On October 4, Richard Keita Kusama, 29, of the Ae! group, Richard Keita Kusama, 29, was arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on October 4 on suspicion of public indecency. His agency, STARTO ENTERTAINMENT, acknowledged the arrest on the same day and made the following comment on its official website. Kusama’s “ex-colleague” Ae! group is a five-member group from the Kansai region, which was formed in February 2007 and made its CD debut in May 2012. Kusama is the son of an American father and a Japanese mother! DASH! (Nippon Television Network Corporation), and had been active in DASH Island and Zero Yen Shokudo, and was gaining recognition among the younger members of the group. But what happened to him? On April 4 at around 5:30 a.m., Kusama was suspected of exposing her lower body near the entrance to a building in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The incident was discovered after an eyewitness called 110. It is believed that Kusama was intoxicated at the time.” (A reporter from the society department of a national newspaper) Following the arrest, STARTO announced Kusama’s suspension. The “Tetsuwan DASH” and other programs in which Kusama appeared were forced to deal with the situation. The sudden incident caused a lot of controversy on X: “What, Richa? You’re kidding, right? What do you mean, I can’t believe it at all,” said a number of surprised fans. At the same time, however, there was one person who also came to mind. Mr. Daiharu Fukumoto (25). Fukumoto-san was a member of the A! group before its debut, and is, so to speak, a “former colleague” of Kusama’s. “He passed the entrance exam for the national university,” said Kusama. She was a popular member of the Ae! group, but on December 30, 2011, a notice was suddenly posted on the group’s official website, stating, “As of today, the management contract between our company and Fukumoto has been terminated. The reason was spelled out as “suspicion of noncompliance,” but the details were not disclosed, saying, “Out of respect for the privacy and wishes of the parties concerned, we will refrain from making any public announcement. At the time, the A! group was close to making its debut, and its sudden dismissal for unknown reasons was upsetting to fans. And even the suspect Kusama caused problems. Six years after its formation, two members of the A! group.X has also received the following comments. This is the second scandal from the A! group, but Oharu hasn’t been arrested, so that means Richa’s case is more serious. group, poor other members of the group, the second person… (although the first person was not arrested) 》 《Aaaaah, is this the second A-e…》
