On April 5, 2009, Alex was arrested for groping the leg of a twenty-one-year-old female student on a train. He admitted to the charges and the case was settled out of court. The band reached their weakest point at this time. Ryota intended to leave bass and take up guitar. They felt it was impossible for them to add a new member. The band’s next single, “Around the World Shounen”, which was planned for a May 6 release as the theme song for the TV drama GodHand Teru , and their nationwide tour were both cancelled. In May 2009, it was announced that One Ok Rock would continue on as a 4-piece band without Alex, who went back to the United States. Toru took his place as lead guitar, and the band re-arranged their songs to be played for one guitar.
Alex was arrested
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