Popular YouTuber Mahoto was arrested for beating and injuring a woman he lived with

Popular YouTuber Watanabe Mahoto (26), who has 2.7 million followers, was arrested in Minato-ku, Tokyo on the morning of June 2nd for beating a woman (a former idol, Yumemiru Adolescence member Kyoka) whom he cohabitated with and stepping on her face.

According to reports, Mahoto said he was drunk.  News reports are saying that his girlfriend confronted Mahoto in regard to his infidelity and he got angered and beat and injured her.

Mahoto was scheduled to release his debut single with his hip hop group Kaiware Hammer (featuring Mahoto and fellow YouTuber Imiga)  from  major record company, avex trax this summer.  Mahoto was the rapper known as BEMA (from WatanaBEMAhoto)

On June 19th, Mahoto posted the following video that he will be suspending activity:

As for Mahoto’s girlfriend, she has been release YouTube videos on her channel, despite Mahoto fans being angry at her.  As if she is at fault.

During the earlier years of YouTubers in Japan, Mahoto, along with PDS and HIKAKIN were often seen together and the three have had amazing success, especially HIKAKIN.  Mahoto (who was originally known as SASHIMAN) has over 2.7 million views also had a very strong following.  But not surprisingly, none of these major YouTubers have commented on what Mahoto had done.

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