Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.
XG producer Simon Jakops, along with three AVEX executives including Chancellor, have reportedly been arrested in Japan on charges of cocaine and marijuana possession.
Yomiuri Shimbun Online reported the 39-year-old producer, also known as Simon and whose real name is Junho Sakai, was taken into custody around 1am along with three other individuals at a hotel in Nagoya.
It is understood that one of the others arrested is singer-songwriter and producer Chancellor, real name Kim Jung-seung.
According to investigators, police entered the room following a tip-off and discovered multiple bags of cocaine and dried cannabis.
The arrest occurred just hours after XG had performed a concert in Nagoya as part of their second world tour, which Jakops had attended to oversee .
Authorities from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s Drug and Firearms Division transported Jakops to Tokyo station around 8am for further questioning.
Oddly enough, the thing I remember about his former group DMTN the most is member Daniel getting arrested for selling weed. Perhaps uncoincidentally, Chancellor was introduced to his Duble Sidekick partner via Daniel, which sorta deepens the connection here.
Obviously I don’t care about personal drug use, but I do care about being stupid enough to do this in Japan, where they are likely facing serious legal consequences and potential blacklisting that will inevitably impact XG. Dumb.
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