XG Producer SIMON and Avex Employees Arrested in Major Drug Scandal
SIMON (real name: Junho Sakai), the producer of the popular seven-member girl group XG, was arrested in the early hours of the 23rd by the Metropolitan Police Department on suspicion of involvement in illegal drugs. His age was not disclosed. A total of four individuals, including SIMON, were arrested. It has also been revealed that three of those arrested are employees of Avex, XG's managing agency. The charges relate to violations of the Narcotics Control Law (possession of cocaine and dried cannabis). According to police, on the evening of the 22nd, investigators conducted a search at a hotel in Aichi Prefecture, where they seized four bags of cocaine and one bag of dried cannabis. Reports indicate that SIMON had participated in XG's live tour in Nagoya just the day before his arrest. After 8:00 AM on the 23rd, SIMON was escorted by Metropolitan Police Department investigators and transferred from Nagoya City, where he was taken into custody, to Tokyo Station. This dramatic ...