{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8a83365ad60383bd10d038cc","clusterId":"c_15f66729bf4255e00f84dbb8","slug":"keita-kusama-richard-resumes-entertainment-activities-after-hiatus","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Keita Kusama Richard Resumes Entertainment Activities After Hiatus","summary":"STARTO ENTERTAINMENT announced on July 1 that Keita Kusama Richard will resume entertainment activities effective July 2, stating he has recovered physically and mentally. Kusama Richard had been on hiatus since October 2025 following an arrest on suspicion of indecent exposure and subsequent withdrawal from the idol group Aぇ! group.","whyItMatters":"The announcement marks the end of a nine-month hiatus for the former Aぇ! group member, who remains under contract with STARTO as a solo talent after a legal incident and group departure.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSTARTO ENTERTAINMENT announced on July 1 that Keita Kusama Richard will resume entertainment activities starting July 2. The agency apologized on its official website for the inconvenience caused and stated that Richard has recovered both physically and mentally, adding that he will devote himself more to his activities after reexamining himself.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKusama Richard had been on hiatus since October 2025. He was arrested on October 4 on suspicion of indecent exposure and released two days later. STARTO announced his withdrawal from Aぇ! group on November 20, 2025, after he received a summary order from the Tokyo Summary Court and paid a fine of 100,000 yen. His contract with STARTO continued, with the agency indicating he would work as a contracted talent.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe film \u0026#39;Osomatsu-san: Jinrui Kuzuke Keikaku!!!!!?\u0026#39; starring Kusama Richard, the four current members of Aぇ! group, and Kansai Junior member Takuya Nishimura has been in theaters since June 12. No specific details of his resumed activities were disclosed.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Keita Kusama Richard resumes activities after an eight-month hiatus tied to a criminal charge. STARTO's statement offers no detail on what changed or what conditions accompany his return.","twitterPost":"Kusama Richard returns to entertainment after an eight-month hiatus. STARTO's statement does not mention any ongoing legal conditions.","threadsPost":"Keita Kusama Richard resumes entertainment activities after eight months away. STARTO's announcement says he has recovered but does not clarify whether any legal restrictions remain. The lack of detail leaves open questions about his return to public performance.","newsletterBlurb":"STARTO ENTERTAINMENT announced that Keita Kusama Richard will resume entertainment activities effective July 2, stating he has recovered physically and mentally. The former Aぇ! group member had been on hiatus since October 2025 after an arrest and subsequent withdrawal from the group.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/95840\",\"title\":\"Former Aぇ! group member Keita Kusama Richard resumes entertainment activities; STARTO says 'recovered both physically and mentally'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3940,"outputTokens":631,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1782961970,"createdAt":"2026-07-02T03:06:15.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-02T03:09:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-02T03:09:50.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_15f66729bf4255e00f84dbb8","canonicalTitle":"元Aぇ! group草間リチャード敬太、芸能活動再開　STARTO社「心身ともに回復」","representativeArticleId":"a_c67da0931805d5620e40210c","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"草間リチャード敬太\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-02T02:17:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-02T02:17:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-02T03:09:50.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/95840","title":"元Aぇ! group草間リチャード敬太、芸能活動再開　STARTO社「心身ともに回復」"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["草間リチャード敬太"],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Keita Kusama Richard will resume entertainment activities starting July 2, 2026, after a hiatus since October 2025.","STARTO ENTERTAINMENT announced on July 1 that Richard has recovered physically and mentally and will devote himself more to his activities.","Richard was arrested on October 4, 2025, on suspicion of indecent exposure and released two days later.","He withdrew from the idol group Aぇ! group on November 20, 2025, after receiving a summary order and paying a fine of 100,000 yen.","The film 'Osomatsu-san: Jinrui Kuzuke Keikaku!!!!!?' starring Richard and other members has been in theaters since June 12, 2026."]}