is a Japanese actor and singer. After winning the Grand Prix prize at the Bacs Award 2013, he was signed to their agency and debuted with the boy band

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, of which he was a member until leaving the group in 2018. His debut acting role is Rat in ''

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'' (2013), and in the following years, he starred in the television dramas '' Dansui!'' (2017), '' Real Fake'' (2019), '' Aozakura: Bōei Daigakukō Monogatari'' (2019), and ' (2020), as well as the films ' (2018) and ' (2018). Ozawa also starred in several stage productions, including '' Ace of Diamond: The Live'', the '' Hakuoki'' musicals, ''

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Career

Ozawa won the Grand Prix prize at the Bacs Award 2013, which jump-started his acting career. In November 2018, Ozawa left the boy band B2takes!!, and his graduation ceremony took place during the group's 6th anniversary concert. Following domestic abuse reports in December 2020, Ozawa was dismissed from his agency. Subsequently, he was removed from upcoming projects, including the stage play adaptations of ''

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'' and '' Night Flight''. The final episode of ', which he co-starred in, was originally scheduled to broadcast on December 14, 2020, but was delayed to December 19. In addition, his voice clips were removed from '' A3!'' and replaced by Tomoru Akazawa's. In September 2021, Ozawa stated through an interview with ''

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'' that he had no plans on returning to entertainment. However, on October 8, 2022, Ozawa announced through his

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account that he was continuing his career.

Personal life

In December 2020, ''

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'' published allegations from his ex-girlfriend stating that Ozawa physically assaulted her throughout their 5-year relationship. The two began dating in 2015, beginning from when his ex-girlfriend was 16 years old, and moved in together in Setagaya,

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in 2019 until she moved out in September 2020. Ozawa's ex-girlfriend alleged that he assaulted her regularly, especially during sexual intercourse, and that he had once forced her into getting an abortion after she became pregnant. On August 31, 2020, a neighbor called the police after hearing her being physically abused, but charges were not filed. On November 28, 2020, his ex-girlfriend attempted suicide before a friend intervened. On December 14, 2020, AIS, Ozawa's agency, terminated his contract, stating that he confirmed the reports. Ozawa issued a statement of regret on his

account. He later followed up by denying his agency's statement and retweeting his lawyer but has since removed the tweets. After months of silence, Ozawa returned to Twitter on August 12, 2021, posting on his 30th birthday a formal apology for troubling fans and colleagues. On August 30, 2021, through an interview with the magazine ''Weekly Josei Prime'', Ozawa denied the allegations, claiming that he never forced his ex-girlfriend into having an abortion nor hit her stomach, and their sexual acts consisted of

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with her consent. He also claimed that she had physically assaulted him and drew a kitchen knife against him on November 28, 2020 after he had tried to relocate. Through an interview with ''Shūkan Bunshun'', Ozawa also commented on the backlash regarding dating his ex-girlfriend when she was still a minor, stating that her family had given him consent to do so.

Filmography

Television

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Film

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Theater

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'' , Subaru Akehoshi , Lead role , , - , ''Gekidan Shining from Uta no Prince-sama: Pirates of the Frontier'' , Ikki (Otoya Ittoki) , Lead role , , - , 2020 , '' Fire Force'' , Arthur Boyle , Supporting role , , -

Music video

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Video game

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Drama CD

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ozawa, Ren 1991 births Living people 21st-century Japanese male actors Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Japanese male stage actors