Daisuke “Dai” Nagao (49), a former member of the popular Japanese band Do As Infinity, was arrested last month for allegedly possessing stimulants and marijuana. The composer and guitarist was arrested June 24 in Kobayashi, Miyazaki Prefecture. He was subsequently charged with stimulant and marijuana …Read more »
Kill Me Baby voice actress Ai Takabe will not be prosecuted for cocaine use and possession, says Tokyo Reporter. The report follows news that the anime actress and pin-up idol was arrested in November for use of the drug, which is illegal in Japan. The …Read more »
Looks like Aska isn’t the only J-pop artist in trouble for drug use. Kosuke Oba, a composer who has worked with idol groups like AKB48 and on anime like Prince of Tennis and Steins;Gate , was recently arrested for using stimulant drugs. Police were clued …Read more »
Shigeki Miyazaki, better known as Aska from the J-pop duo Chage and Aska, was arrested Saturday for allegedly possessing methamphetamine and MDMA (also known as ecstasy). Chage and Aska (right). Universal Music, which releases Chage and Aska's music, responded by halting shipments of the duo's …Read more »
Matt Schley
