Producer behind Japanese girl group XG arrested for cocaine possession

XG made its debut in 2022 and became the first group of Japanese performers to make it into Billboard’s Hot Trending Songs chart. Photo: XG/Instagram

The producer behind popular Japanese girl group XG was arrested along with three others in Aichi Prefecture on Feb 23 on suspicion of possessing cocaine, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said.

Junho Sakai, who works under the name of Simon, was arrested along with a 39-year-old US music producer and two other men on suspicion of violating the Narcotic Control Law by possessing a bag of cocaine at a hotel room, according to the MPD.