A well-liked Japanese actor employed to be the face of a low-alcohol beer has been fired after getting drunk and breaking into his neighbor’s house, officers stated.
Drinks large Asahi Breweries booked Ryo Yoshizawa, who one style journal stated has “national treasure-class handsomeness”, for a industrial 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 “accidentally made his way into an apartment room next to his,” his expertise company Amuse stated in a press release Monday.
“I’ve lost my memory. I think I just went in without asking, because I wanted to use the bathroom,” Yoshizawa was quoted by native media as telling police.
“We have decided to terminate our contract” with Yoshizawa, Asahi Group Holdings spokesperson Shiori Shimizu informed AFP Tuesday.
“As an alcohol beverage company, we consider his actions unacceptable”, Shimizu stated. “We will no longer use him in our future advertisements.”
Yoshizawa apologized to his stunned neighbor for the “major trouble he caused”, Amuse stated, including that the actor already vacated the condominium.
Like different nations, ingesting has been declining in Japan, with low-percentage and alcohol-free beers — and even abstaining — rising in recognition, particularly amongst youthful individuals.
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