Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Japan's pop group SMAP disband after 25 years.

Leading Japanese pop group SMAP will finally disband after 25 years in the entertainment industry. Nikkan Sport media stated members Nakai Masahiro (43), Goro Inagaki (42), Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (41), Shingo Katori (38) have issues with the management.


Fellow member Takuya Kimura (43) looks gorgeous as usual and seems to be the only one remaining in the group. SMAP was a group that domain the charts during the 1998 era to 2002. They came up with their 1st album in 1991 entitled Can't Stop Loving. Original member Katsuyuki Mori withdrew from the group leaving the 5 members leading on with the group.

SMAP members did various dramas, movies and concerts as well. In1998 they released the single "Yozora no Mukō" (夜空ノムコウ?, "Beyond the Night Sky"). Then in year 2000 the hit single "Lion Heart" sold more than a million copies. 

No doubt SMAP were like the so-called 'Shinhwa' in Japan.- one of the longest running boy band in the country. The group has won numerous awards from Best MV, Song of the Year and Album Award.

Even Korea's Super Junior boy band looked up to SMAP as their idols and a role model.

Fans are disappointed to hear the group's disbandment news as no doubt most members have embark on solo careers all these years. It'd be their 25th anniversary since their debut if they have not split up. 

And so we bid farewell to the SMAP and wish them all the best in their future career!
Am definitely going to miss the song Lion's Heart when I first heard it..love that song.

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