SMAP's Kusanagi apologizes for hijinks
Pop star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi faced reporters April 24, and apologized to fans and fellow SMAP members over his arrest the previous day for stripping naked while drunk in a central Tokyo park — an episode he can't remember.
"I drank lots of alcohol and fell into a state where I couldn't figure out what I was doing," said Kusanagi, 34, in dark suit and tie. "I did something I'm ashamed of as an adult and I deeply regret it."
He is unlikely to appear on TV programs or commercials for the time being.
After visiting the Tokyo prosecutor's office April 24, the member of popular music group SMAP was taken back to Harajuku Police Station, where he was freed.
Kusanagi was apprehended on a charge of public indecency at around 3 a.m., April 23, at a park next to the Tokyo Midtown complex in the Roppongi-Akasaka district, after a man living nearby called the police to report a disturbance.
The Japan Times Weekly: May 2, 2009 (C) All rights reserved
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