Overview
- Yomiuri Shimbun Online reported that producer Simon Jakops, also known as Simon and legally named Junho Sakai, was taken into custody around 1 a.m. with three others at a Nagoya hotel.
- One of the other individuals detained was identified in reports as singer-songwriter and producer Chancellor, whose legal name is Kim Jung-seung.
- Investigators cited in the reporting said multiple bags of cocaine and dried cannabis were found in the room after a tip-off.
- Authorities from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s Drug and Firearms Division transported Jakops to Tokyo around 8 a.m. for further questioning.
- Coverage describes the situation as developing, with no formal outcomes announced and potential legal or industry repercussions still uncertain.