Idol group XG chief producer, Junho Sakai, who works under the name Simon Jakops (or simply JAKOPS), was arrested in Japan on suspicion of drug possession on February 23.
According to a source from the investigation, four suspects, including Sakai, are accused of possessing bags of cocaine at a hotel in Aichi Prefecture. Reports indicate that the Drug and Firearm Investigation Division acted on an anonymous tip that suggested the suspects were using cocaine and searched their hotel room.
Four bags of cocaine and dried cannabis were reportedly seized from the room. Multiple Japanese media outlets reported that the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested Sakai and three others for allegedly violating Japan’s Narcotic Control Act.
XG, the idol group that gave the K-pop world songs such as “IS THIS LOVE,” “LEFT RIGHT,” “SHOOTING STAR,” and “WOKE UP,” stirred the pop world with their extravagant music videos, infectious choreography, and catchy hooks when they debuted in 2022. The girl group just released their debut album The Core on January 23.
Sakai debuted as JAKOPS in 2009, participating in MC Mong’s fifth album, and joined the boy group Dalmatians in 2012, later becoming active in South Korea. Starting his career as a producer in 2014, he founded record label XGALX in 2017 and debuted the global girl group XG in 2022.
