BREAKING: Yui Kawagoe is DONE With JAV, Riko Hoshino Persistent To Make A COMEBACK!

Catch up on the most trending gossip that we had our eyes on in July

Goodbyes are hard, right? Ask fans of Yui Kawagoe.

After reading her statement, you won’t feel like she wanted to retire. It almost felt like someone quietly walking away from something so close to their heart.

Yui revealed that she officially left the agency that had supported her for nearly 14 years at the end of June. As a result, she'll also be "graduating" from the name Yui Kawagoe.

Must’ve been shocking to her fans, but she was quick to clear up one thing. There wasn't any falling-out.

In fact, she repeatedly thanked her agency, the production companies she worked with, and everyone who had supported her throughout the years. What stood out to me most, though, was the way she spoke about her career. She reflected on everything she'd experienced, from her early image to later roles playing married women, and said she approached every role with sincerity.

But life changes. According to Yui, raising her kid has become increasingly demanding, so she's decided it's finally time to step back from filming JAVs for an indefinite period. That break will include not only JAV work but also her theater activities.

So, this doesn't really sound like retirement forever. Rather, she openly confessed that she wants to continue working as an actress and is already considering finding a new agency when the time feels right. So perhaps this isn't an ending for her. Maybe it's simply a pause.

She summed up the announcement by thanking her longtime supporters, newer fans, everyone who had attended events, and yes, even those who admitted they'd enjoyed her work over the years.

For now, she says she'll continue participating in JAV fan events whenever she's able to, hoping fans can still meet her as "Yui" while she figures out whether she comes out of retirement.

If you're looking for a lesbian themed JAV featuring Yui from her heyday, this is it! The best thing? It comes with English subtitles.

As for her final AV release under the name Yui Kawagoe, she was last seen in a soapland-themed JAV by the maker Yonaka. The JAV hit the store shelves in June last month. But if you find it too tiring to search, we have the rarest collection of JAVs featuring Yui Kawagoe, handpicked by ZENRA editors.

Looking back now, none of us realized we were watching the closing chapter. Even her fans had a hard time digesting the news. One wrote, “It’s been 10 years since we first met at that photo shoot; I’m truly grateful for everything you’ve done for me.”

Another tweeted, “I hope to see you again at the theater someday, and I’ll be patiently waiting for that day. For now, thank you for all your hard work!”

Sometimes they don't end with a grand announcement. Sometimes, they end with a simple promise, as Yui said, "I hope we can meet again as a different version of me."

How could I miss updating our readers that Riko Hoshino is officially back! Honestly, this one caught me completely off guard.

Most of our readers remember that Riko announced a hiatus back in November 2025. Then, on April 1 this year, she posted that she was finally retiring from the JAV industry, closing the doors to a 4-year career

But I'll admit that because of the date, I genuinely thought it was an April Fools' joke!

As the days passed, she quietly disappeared from her agency's talent roster, and eventually, it became clear that the announcement had been real and post that... Things went quiet, like radio silent on her part. It had been so long since I'd seen any updates from her that she had almost slipped off my radar altogether.

Then recently, while scrolling through X this month, I stumbled across a tweet that immediately made me stop. And it had much to do with Riko. Riko announced that she plans to resume activities in mid-August. She apologized to fans and everyone affected by the suspension of her events, before adding that she'll approach every JAV sincerely as she returns.

But one particular part of the announcement stood out to me.

She's actively looking for work. Appearances. Photo shoots. Fan events, and she seems desperate to find work this time, maybe because it has been a while since she last appeared in front of the camera.

I think that's an encouraging sign because after everything that's happened over the past several months, it doesn't sound like someone walking away from JAV.

Riko almost sounds like someone hoping for another opportunity, which is why I genuinely hope producers take notice. If there are projects that fit her, I'd love to see her back on set again.

For those wondering, Riko's last AV release came through SOD following the studio's rebranding. Since then, there haven't been any new titles, which naturally led many fans to wonder what had happened. Now we finally have at least part of the answer. But if you can't wait, we've the most exciting SOD JAVs available at a great deal at ZENRA. Check out!

She's coming back. And it’s only a matter of time until she lands her first JAV gig in quite a while. Honestly, I don't know what the next chapter of Riko Hoshino's career will look like.

Either way, after months of silence, it's simply nice to see her talking about making a JAV comeback, and hopefully, whatever she's been recovering from is now behind her.

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