Ren Ozawa

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 B2takes! His debut acting role is Rat in Kamen Rider Gaim, 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, Osomatsu-san, Uta no Prince-sama, and Ensemble Stars!

Career

Ozawa won the Grand Prix prize at the Bacs Award 2013, which jump-started his acting career.

Following domestic abuse reports in December 2020, Ozawa was dismissed from his agency. On June 24, 2023, Ozawa announced that he had rejoined B2takes! and would be performing under the stage name Ozawaren (written in roman letters).

Personal life

Domestic abuse allegations

In December 2020, Shūkan Bunshun published allegations from his ex-girlfriend stating that Ozawa physically assaulted her throughout their 5-year relationship. On December 14, 2020, AIS, Ozawa's agency, terminated his contract, stating that he confirmed the reports. Subsequently, he was removed from upcoming projects, including the stage play adaptations of Le Petit Prince 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. Ozawa issued a statement of regret on his Twitter 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, saying that he never forced his ex-girlfriend into having an abortion nor hit her stomach, and their sexual acts consisted of BDSM with her consent. He also stated that she had physically assaulted him and drew a kitchen knife against him on November 28, 2020 after he had tried to relocate.

Filmography

Television Year Title Role Network Notes 2013 Kamen Rider Gaim Rat TV Asahi Supporting role Tabimate Himself Tokyo MX Travelogue 2019 Real Fake Rin Sawase MBS, TBS Supporting role Aozakura: Bōei Daigakukō Monogatari Sōji Okita MBS Lead role 2020 Tomoya Nishina TVK Lead role A3! Season Spring & Summer Kazunari Miyoshi Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS Kyoto, BS11 Supporting role; voice in anime Yūsuke Kaji TV Tokyo Supporting role

Film

Year Title Role Notes 2014Magic Night Kaito Supporting role 2018 Yoshio Kobayashi Lead role Hōsei Dōjō Lead role

Theater

Year Title Role Notes 2015 Ace of Diamond: The Live Eijun Sawamura Lead role Musical Hakuoki Reimeiroku Heisuke Tōdō Supporting role 2016 Musical Hakuoki Shinsengumi Kitan Heisuke Tōdō Supporting role Fairy Tail Lyon Vastia Supporting role Osomatsu-san Jūshimatsu Lead role 2017 Dansui! Mitsuki Taira Supporting role Gekidan Shining from Uta no Prince-sama: Tenka Muteki no Shinobu Michi Otoya Ittoki Lead role 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams: Prince Theater Tiga Lead role 2018 Ensemble Stars! 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

Year Artist Song Notes 2020 OxT "Everlasting Dream"

Video game

Year Title Role Notes 2017A3! Kazunari Miyoshi Lead role Voice removed on December 18, 2020

Drama CD

Year Title Role Notes 2020Kore wa Ai de, Koi Janai