Kenshin Uemura Arrested in Hong Kong on “Indecency Charges”, Officials Are Willing to Release a Sequel to the Film…But “Harsh Reality” Awaits

Case number: WKCC 919/2025.

This article in the foreign media seems to indicate the seriousness of the situation.

Kenshin Uemura, 25, a former member of the six-member dance and boy group “ONE N’ ONLY,” whose contract was terminated by the major entertainment agency Stardust Promotion on March 4, was the subject of an article in the Hong Kong-based online news portal “Hong Kong 01. According to local news reports, Uemura’s face has been featured prominently in the news.

According to local news, Uemura visited Hong Kong for a fan meeting on March 1, and held a celebration banquet with his staff at a restaurant. At that time, he is suspected of indecently assaulting a woman he had never met before, who acted as an interpreter for the event.

The next day (the 2nd), the female victim, accompanied by a welfare commissioner, reported the incident to the police, who arrested Uemura on the same day. He was provisionally charged and appeared in the West Kowloon Magistrate Court on the morning of the 4th. The case was adjourned until April 15 for further proceedings, according to the report.

At the end of the article,

According to Article 122 of the Penal Code, Chapter 200 of the Laws of Hong Kong, “indecent act” is a felony, with a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison if convicted. He stressed that the police will take a zero tolerance attitude toward any obscenity and will strictly enforce the law. The people shall not break the law.

It is written.

Mr. Uemura was visiting Hong Kong for a fan meeting for the Yomiuri TV drama “Minors: Immature We Are Clumsy in Progress,” which he starred in last October. However, on the 4th, it was suddenly announced that he had withdrawn from the group and terminated his contract with the office due to a serious compliance violation. Behind the scenes, there was this arrest drama,” said a person involved in a wide-ranging TV show.

The fan meeting in Japan that was scheduled to be held on the 5th was canceled, and the content of the “DAN! EBiDAN!” (TV Tokyo), scheduled to air on March 6, has been rescheduled, and “Premier’s Cave” (Fuji TV), scheduled to air on March 9, has also been rescheduled.