A well-liked Japanese actor employed to be the healthful face of a low-alcohol beer has been fired after getting drunk and breaking into his neighbor’s house, officers mentioned.
Drinks large Asahi Breweries booked Ryo Yoshizawa — who one trend journal mentioned has “nationwide treasure-class handsomeness” — for a business for its 3.5-percent Super Dry Dry Crystal beer.
But the 30-year-old, considered one of Japan’s hottest actors, returned house on December 30 maybe having consumed one thing stronger.
Yoshizawa was “drunk” and “accidently made his means into an condominium room subsequent to his,” his expertise company Amuse mentioned in a press release Monday.
“I’ve misplaced my recollections. I believe I simply went in with out asking, as a result of I needed to make use of the lavatory,” Yoshizawa was quoted by native media as telling police.
“We have determined to terminate our contract” with Yoshizawa, Asahi Group Holdings spokesperson Shiori Shimizu informed AFP Tuesday.
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“As an alcohol beverage firm, we think about his actions unacceptable”, Shimizu mentioned. “We will now not use him in our future ads.”
Yoshizawa apologized to his shocked neighbor for the “main hassle he induced,” Amuse mentioned, including that the actor already vacated the condominium.
Yoshizawa has roughly 80 display credit, in line with IMDB. Last 12 months, the actor starred as
a younger man with deaf mother and father within the drama, “Living in Two Worlds,” the Japan Times reported.His new film “National Treasure” is ready to open on June 6, 2025, in line with his Instagram web page.
According to Tokyo Reporter, Yoshizawa’s company issued a press release saying partly: “We want to sincerely apologize to [Yoshizawa’s] followers and associated events for the priority and inconvenience we’ve got induced.”
Like different nations, consuming has been declining in Japan, with low-percentage and alcohol-free beverages — and even abstaining — rising in recognition, particularly amongst youthful folks.
