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It is reported that actor Arai Hirobumi (formerly known as Park Kyung-pei, 40 years old) was arrested by the police on February 1 on suspicion of violence against a female massage shop clerk in her 30s who served at home in July last year, and was arrested on suspicion of using violence to force female clerks to press their heads and commit assaults. According to investigators, Hirofumi Arai has confessed to some crimes, and his firm said it was "really regrettable." Before his arrest, Hirofumi Arai had taken over a number of movies and TELEVISION programs, and after the incident was exposed, it was bound to have a huge impact on all aspects, and the relevant personnel had to scramble to carry out emergency responses.
At present, it is confirmed that Hirofumi Arai has starred in two films. One is the movie "Typhoon Family" (directed by Masahide Ichii), which is expected to be released in June this year, and on the night of the incident, the filmmakers announced the postponement of the release on the official website. The movie "Typhoon Family" tells the story of a family of four brothers, the original SMAP member Kusanagi Tsuyoshi (also written Kusanagi Tsuyoshi 44 years old) plays the protagonist, the eldest of the four brothers, Arai Hirofumi plays one of the main characters, the second son of the four brothers.
The other is the film "Crumbs of Good and Evil" (directed by Koshi Shiraishi), which is also expected to be released this year, with Hirofumi Arai as one of the double stars and co-starring with Lin Shudu (28 years old). Although the filmmakers said that they are "confirming the factual situation", the postponement of the release is also inevitable. In the worst case scenario, both films could be hidden in the snow.
Hirofumi Arai is also currently taking over the commercial for the NEXON mobile game FAITH. Although NEXON has not clearly stated the current response, this part of the advertisement should not have had the opportunity to air.
The BS Fuji TV program "Drunken Drunkards," which is scheduled to air irregularly on February 10, has also been affected. The guest of honor in this issue is actor Koji Yamamoto (44 years old), and the official promotion of the program team on Twitter is "Based on the information that Hirofumi Arai collected on Twitter, explore the fine wines of various parts of Japan." On this journey of discovery, we will follow Hiroshi Yamamoto to his hometown of Fukui." But according to BS Fuji TV staff, "Drunken Drunkards" will be replaced by other programs.
In addition, due to the appearance of Hirofumi Arai in episodes 10 (broadcast on February 4) and 11 (broadcast on February 5) of "Lovers on Ice" that Fuji TV is replaying, Fuji TV decided to re-edit these two episodes. WOWOW also took the initiative to limit the on-demand of Hirofumi Arai's participation. It is reported that the movie "Dark Gold Ugly Island Jun" that is expected to be broadcast on February 12 will also be replaced by other works. Other television stations have also taken many initiatives, such as deleting the URLs of TV series (starring Hirofumi Arai) that have been broadcast in the past.
It is expected that the film and television works of Hirofumi Arai, which have been released earlier, will be released on DVD in the future. The movies "Sunshine Sister Tao" and "Tsubaki Scattered" will be released on February 27 and April 17, respectively. Although both are popular works, the prospects are still uncertain. If sales are not good, Arai May be required to pay high compensation. (ゴロゴロ/translation)