Brief update because I'm sick, and tired, and tired of being sick.At any rate, before I go on with my explorations in the world of Japanese dramas, something is continually being brought to my attention by well-meaning (if annoyingly adamant) folks regarding a controversy that recently surrounded one of the stars of the BEST J-DRAMA EVAR, Maou.
Apparently a couple of photos have been circulating, taken at a party Satoshi Ohno attended back in 2005 where he appears to be (very) stoned. Now, he already addressed this situation when Maou was still being filmed last year (2008) and admitted to smoking marijuana once, and to my knowledge his career hasn't been adversely affected (although, by Japanese cultural standards, he did come dangerously close to losing his "idol" status.) Despite this, his fans in America still seem to make a big deal out of it, even though many of them state it's "no big deal".
Keeping all talk/debate of the legality of marijuana use and the inherent ethical arguments aside, I can only point to this clip on YouTube that shows Satoshi the way he NORMALLY is and ask...how could they tell?
