Oshio Manabu is due to be arrested for narcotics abuse as Azabu Police Station files an arrest warrant against him in court. Once the warrant is out, Oshio will be officially arrested.
The whole incident arose because of a phone call to the emergency hotline 110 on the night of 2 August. When the police officers got to the scene at a condominium in Roppongi, they found a naked woman dead on the bed and Oshio was present at the scene. After he was brought in for testing of narcotics abuse, he was found positive for consuming the banned hallucinogen, Ecstasy.
Earlier this afternoon, his agency, Avex Management had announced that they were terminating their contract with him with immediate effect because he had committed something which went against the contractual terms. It is believed that Avex was referring to this matter.
Oshio made his debut as an actor in 1998 and was affiliated to the agency Ken-On. He had appeared in many popular dramas like "Love Revolution" and "Kunmitsu no Matsuri". He was also active as the vocalist and leader of rock band, LIV. He married actress Yada Akiko in 2006 and they have a son. Oshio moved to Avex in May last year after leaving Ken-On and was on his own for some time. He was scheduled to revive his music career with a CD release under LIV's name this year.
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So this is what happened...
This is not the first time that someone in showbiz has been caught due to such an offence. Nobody learns their lesson even though countless people have been caught before. And they always come up with excuses like stress to justify their actions. Frankly speaking, I don't think anyone cares why Oshio consumed drugs. I think people are more keen to know what he was doing with a naked woman in an apartment and whether he was the one to call 110.
HOWEVER, it looks like this will be a tricky issue because someone ended up dead at the scene where the drugs were consumed. At least from what it seems, Oshio is a goner. Nobody will want to have anything to do with him especially for his well-known defiant attitude when he was dating Yada Akiko and his bad-boy records. Anyway, even if someone wants to give him a chance in future, he has to buck up and make a difference. As it is, he didn't have much to show even though Avex gave him a chance last year. All the news he was generating had much to do with his wild and womanising ways. On the other hand, Ken-On must be counting their blessings that they do not have to handle this tricky issue since Oshio was out of their doors years ago.
I guess more details will be revealed once the arrest is made official.
Meanwhile, I think many people are dying to know how Yada Akiko will respond. It is not the first time that her husband is making the news for bad things. However, this time round, it is going to be a criminal offence. As it is, everyone was already saying that this marriage is bad for Yada because she lost a lot of jobs and money because of this relationship with a well-known bad boy. She still has not made up for the lost ground compared to the time when she was hot property. Will she follow the examples of people like Hirosue Ryoko and Takeuchi Yuko to dump their disappointing husbands and concentrate on bringing up her child? Will divorce mean a fresh start to her career? Much as most people don't encourage others to get a divorce, I guess there may be times when moving on is better rather than hanging on. We will see what happens then.
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