STARTO ENTERTAINMENT reported on the office’s official website on April 4 that A!group Richard Keita Kusama, 29, was arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department on suspicion of public indecency, and apologized. In addition, the group announced the suspension of Kusama’s activities. According to the officials, the group’s activities will continue. The official website reported the arrest and stated, “We deeply apologize to our fans and other concerned parties for the trouble and concern this incident has caused. We take the social impact of this case very seriously and have decided to suspend Kusama’s activities,” the site reported. According to the persons concerned, the members of the group were each informed of the arrest of the suspect Kusama by the persons concerned in their spare time from work. Each of them have accepted the news and are taking it very seriously. The regular crown program, Fuji Television’s “Ae! group’s Q&A! The live-action movie “Osomatsu-san: Mankind Becoming Scum Project (!!!!!?)” is scheduled to be released in 2014. The live-action movie “Osomatsu-san: Mankind Scum Project (?)” is scheduled to be released in 2014. Kusama was arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on suspicion of indecent exposure of the lower half of his body in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo. According to the official, it was discovered by a witness who called 110, and Kusama was intoxicated. ◆Kusama Richard Keita was born on January 11, 1996 (Heihachi) in Kyoto Prefecture. He is the son of an American father and a Japanese mother. He joined the “A! group,” a unit announced to be formed in February 2007. 169 cm. Blood type B.
