Gravure idol Ai Takabe busted for cocaine possession

There are five open secrets about the Japanese entertainment industry: the Yakuza are heavily involved; pedophilia and child abuse exists at Johnny’s; Gravure and music idols have to have sex to advance; idols have plastic surgery; and drugs are rampant.

Ironically, it’s the latter that is the most controversial — and carries the harshest penalties if exposed.

Ai Takabe has become the latest minor celebrity to face a drug scandal. The 27-year-old has been been busted with possessing cocaine that police found during a search (quite why they were conducting a search in the first place is unclear — perhaps she didn’t sleep with the right person).

ai takabe gravure model idol actress seiyuu voice drug cocaine possession bust arrested

The model, actress and sometime seiyuu voice actor tried to deny the drugs were hers but a urine test was positive for traces of the drug.

ai takabe gravure model idol actress seiyuu voice drug cocaine possession bust arrested

ai takabe gravure model idol actress seiyuu voice drug cocaine possession bust arrested

ai takabe gravure model idol actress seiyuu voice drug cocaine possession bust arrested

Her agency has canceled her contract, so while her actual sentence will be relatively light, her career is essentially over.

She was named most beautiful woman in Japan in 2004 and then joined an music idol group. She made her debut as an actress in 2006 and as a seiyuu in 2009.

ai takabe gravure model idol actress seiyuu voice drug cocaine possession bust arrested

ai takabe gravure model idol actress seiyuu voice drug cocaine possession bust arrested

At the age of 21 she appeared on a TV talk show and said she had never dated anyone, nor been kissed. In other words, she was a virgin. This soon attracted lots of otaku fans to her cause. After all, what’s better than a flower that has never been plucked?

She also became notorious for an appearance on a satellite channel adult variety show (the same Yoshimi Tokui TV show that had the “hand job karaoke” contest) where she helped girls unable to orgasm reach climax with the help of a denma massager. Even in such a setting, Takabe maintained her “pure” image and just looked embarrassed by the experience. Perhaps with such hypocrisy, it was only inevitable her downfall would eventually come.

Likely a comeback is off the cards for some time, though there is always AV.

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4 Comments

  • Tsukuyomi December 23, 2015

    Oh GOD … 🙁
    does anyone know what will happen ? is she in prison ?
    please report what will happen for her, according to the laws …
    🙁

  • Tadashi Anahori (Post author) December 24, 2015

    @Tsukuyomi

    We believe she faces jail time. The Japanese legal process is very protracted, like in many places, but we will try to keep you updated.

  • Tsukuyomi December 25, 2015

    Oh .. Thank you very much …. 😉

  • tsukuyomi April 26, 2016

    Hello ….
    Is there any news about Ai takabe ? Where is she now ??
    🙁

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