suji 8317 Posted October 25, 2020 It's not even Halloween yet, and there's already some trickery or treating going on! A man from Nara had been arrested on October 22 on suspicion of fraud after reportedly scamming his in-laws for thousands of yen by impersonating Kyo, the frontman of Dir en grey and Sukekiyo. 39 year old Yoshikazu Kasahara was able to fool the family of his common-law wife into believing he was the prolific singer and scammed them for what would amount to 54 million yen (roughly 515,268 US dollars). He had previously been arrested three times (!!!) for scamming a previous lover's family for a total of around $24k and for assault. A longtime fan of the band's, Kasahara was apparently so committed to this gimmick that he even told his mother 10 years ago and gave her concert tickets to see "him" perform, when in reality he was actually unemployed. He even got identical arm and neck tattoos as Kyo himself and would find time to leave home on the days that Dir would be performing. He would even state that Dynamite Tommy, the owner of Free-Will, had taken his bank book, which is why he frequently demanded money. Link to the translation summary done by our very own @cvltic Original article - Livedoor 1 6 1 Anne Claire, platy, Miku70 and 5 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Himeaimichu 1535 Posted October 25, 2020 This dude shares the last name of Saki from Cuartet and I was thinking... Saki could easily pull this scam off because he and Kyo look (and in some ways, sound) exactly the same lmao Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Total Saikou 735 Posted October 25, 2020 This like the Japanese version of that guy who impersonated Mike Portnoy of Dreamtheater, except he's scamming for cash instead of sex. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anadentone 478 Posted October 25, 2020 that dude is like Kyo from wish.com boy gtfo here tryna scam our grumpy kyo 6 2 Kyo_Toriko, Arkady, alehandroll and 5 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kiryu999 3336 Posted October 25, 2020 That's awful but kinda sad at the same time, like pretending to be someone else for 10+ years, getting the same tattoos etc.. what a sad existence 4 suji, ahnchc, Gesu and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seelentau 884 Posted October 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Kiryu999 said: That's awful but kinda sad at the same time, like pretending to be someone else for 10+ years, getting the same tattoos etc.. what a sad existence Yeah, and this scammer even managed to copy all that. Quote He would even state that Dynamite Tommy, the owner of Free-Will, had taken his bank book, which is why he frequently demanded money. This is honestly the most believable part lol 1 5 Licio123, suji, Total Saikou and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Licio123 181 Posted October 28, 2020 I bet Kyo covers his nose when using a mask, this guy was obviously was a fraud ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) 1 1 Seimeisen and patientZERO reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zombieparadise 487 Posted October 28, 2020 Why would you give money to someone you perceive to be rich and famous? Were they fans? And if they were fans, how could they not tell this wannabe apart from the actual Kyo? So many questions 🤔 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Desqui 48 Posted October 30, 2020 LOL What's Kyo's reaction Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LIDL 692 Posted October 30, 2020 5 hours ago, Desqui said: LOL What's Kyo's reaction Agitated Scream Of Maggots The Sequel is coming where Kyo tell about this story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EvilHippy 142 Posted October 30, 2020 Well, Kaoru, Joe and other guy were discussing fake Kyo in this episode. 2 suji and visvasrit reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
