When Did Lily Franky Quit Smoking? New Year’s Day 2026 Decision Shared at a Month 9 Preview Event

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2026.10.20

Article updated: 2026-10-20 | Information checked: 2026-10-20

Started on New Year’s Day 2026; public announcement reported on 9/11

At a preview screening for the NHK Special series "Challenge Against Illness," Lily Franky explained that he had quit smoking on New Year’s Day this year—reported by ENCOUNT on 9/11 and by Nikkan Sports the next day on the 12th.

Regarding Lily Franky’s smoking cessation, the publicly verifiable milestone is the preview event on 2026/9/11. Separating "when he quit" from "when it became news," we cross-referenced two press reports covering the event.

Table of Contents for this article.

Separating the Start Date from the Announcement Date Makes It Clearer
In What Context Did Quitting Smoking Come Up?
Remarks About Weight Are His Personal Experience
Sources
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Separating the Start Date from the Announcement Date Makes It Clearer

Item	Content verifiable in press reports
Start date explained by him	2026/1/1 (New Year’s Day)
Occasion where he spoke	Preview event for the NHK Special series "Challenge Against Illness"
Press report dates for the event	2026/9/11 and 12
Verification date of this article	2026-10-20

The source isthe ENCOUNT press event report dated 9/11andthe Nikkan Sports preview event report dated 9/12. Both articles report his explanation that he quit on New Year’s Day. This is not information saying he newly started quitting in month 10.

In What Context Did Quitting Smoking Come Up?

The preview screening was an event related to a medical program hosted by Lily Franky. ENCOUNT reported that alongside an exchange asking why he appeared on the show, he spoke about quitting smoking as part of his health efforts. His remarks were not made at a product launch or a seminar teaching how to quit.

Remarks About Weight Are His Personal Experience

Both reports mention that he also referred to changes in his weight. However, from one person’s remarks at a press event, one cannot conclude that the same change happens to everyone or establish medical causality. This page focuses on the fact that the remarks were made and the timing of when he started.

Furthermore, while we can confirm that he publicly announced quitting smoking at the press event, we have not continuously monitored his private life afterward. Rather than making assumptions about his current smoking status from past photos or acting roles, it is appropriate to read this as a dated statement from the person himself.

Sources

ENCOUNT: dated 2026/9/11, ,Nikkan Sports: published 2026/9/12 at 6:55. Both refer to publicly available press coverage of the event; this is not an exclusive interview by MOQLOG.

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