Reports have emerged that singer Chancellor has been arrested on charges of drug possession.
According to a media outlet on the 24th, Chancellor was arrested in the early hours of the 23rd at a hotel room in Nagoya, Japan, on suspicion of violating drug control laws. Japanese foreign media reported that four individuals, including Simon, a former member of the group Dalmatian, a producer for the Japanese girl group XG, and officials from a major Japanese agency, were urgently arrested on charges of possessing cocaine. Chancellor is reportedly one of the individuals involved.
It is reported that four bags of cocaine and one bag of marijuana were found in the hotel room. Police are currently investigating the specific circumstances, including the source of the cocaine.
Chancellor is a singer and producer who graduated from Berklee College of Music. He has been active as a member of the producing team One Way and Double Sidekick, receiving critical acclaim from Billboard critics in 2021. Chancellor later married a flight attendant three years his junior and welcomed a daughter in October last year.
Reporter: Soo-min Lee, TenAsia danbilee19@tenasia.co.kr