"XG" producer Simon arrested on suspicion of possession of c*cca*ne and c*nnab*s, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department

【速報】「XG」プロデューサーのSIMON容疑者を違法薬物に関与した疑いで逮捕　警視庁（FNNプライムオンライン（フジテレビ系）） - Yahoo!ニュース

人気アーティストグループ「XG」のプロデューサー・SIMONこと酒井じゅんほ容疑者（39）が、違法薬物に関与した疑いで警視庁に逮捕されました。 SIMON容疑者は23日午前8時すぎ、警視庁の捜査員

news.yahoo.co.jp

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SIMON, also known as Junho Sakai (39), producer of the popular artist group "XG," has been arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on suspicion of involvement with illegal drugs.

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On the 23rd, the Metropolitan Police Department reported that four men, including Junho Sakai (39) (Meguro-ku, Tokyo), a producer of the 7-member girl group "XG" and working as "SIMON", violated the Narcotics Control Act (joint possession ) The current offender was arrested on suspicion. Other arrests were Kim Michael Chung (39), an American national and self-proclaimed music producer, and two male office workers. According to the agency's executives, the four people are suspected of conspiring and possessing a bag of cocaine in a hotel room in Aichi Prefecture around 0:20 a.m. on the 23rd. Late at night on the 22nd, the agency searched the hotel room where four people were staying on the same charge and found four bags of cocaine and one bag of dried cannabis. According to the website of the entertainment agency "XGALX", the suspect Sakai began working as a producer under the name "JAKOPS" in 2013. "XG", produced in 22, was the first Japanese artist to be ranked on the national Billboard chart "Hot Trending Songs Powered by Twitter".

Jesus fucking christ...

This is potentially career/group destroying for the whole group because of Japan/Koreas "guilt by association" mindset.

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Is this the same guy Koreans got mad at when XG first debuted?

Thats him

This is so bad.

Like Japanese variety/music shows will possibly ban XG from appearing just because of this

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I hope they don't take it out on the group, but Japan is very serious about this.

They will have lost any chance now of getting anywhere in Koera. They weren't super popular anyway, but this will do them there.

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I assume this will impact them in the Asian region and might have to focus on western region. It's going to be very tough for the group because anybody that got busted for drugs can't work with the group anymore. Plus, most will take it out on the group and they will possibly lose opportunities to perform on certain stages.

So far, MOST of the postings I've seen from Japan on SNS is showing support for the members. Anger at Simon sure, but a lot more of "I hope the members are ok. I hope they get through OK. I hope this doesn't hurt them"

Next few days and concert dates will be interesting