Popular boy group member exposed his lower body on the street..Eventually, the activity was stopped
Oct 05, 2025
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According to local media reports such as Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Yotsuyaseo is an idol group 'A ぇ！ group (Eh! Kusama Richard Keita (草間リチャ)?ド敬太, 29) was arrested on October 4 on charges of obscene performance, it said.
According to police, Kusama Richard Keita is suspected of taking off his bottom and exposing his lower body in front of the entrance on the first floor of a complex building in Shinjuku-gu, Tokyo, at around 5:40 a.m. He was reportedly drunk at the time of the incident.
A passerby who witnessed this immediately reported it to the police, and the dispatched police arrested him at the scene.
The agency, STARTO Entertainment, issued an official statement saying, "We deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused to many people."Kusama Richard Keita announced the suspension of all activities.
A ぇ！ group is a five-member boy group, whose debut album in 2024 topped Japan's Oricon Chart. In particular, the group drew attention as the first male idol group to debut since the former Janice office, which was embroiled in a controversy over sexual violence, was disbanded and reorganized into STARTO Entertainment.
Meanwhile, Kusama Richard Keita has been active in entertainment programs with her outstanding dance skills and pleasant characters, and this incident is expected to disrupt group activities and broadcast appearances in the future.
Police are currently investigating the details of the incident and the exact facts, and will soon send Kusama Richard Keita to the prosecution.
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