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SMAP
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Native Group Name:
Alternate Group Name(s): Sports Music Assemble People
Group Type: Acting, Singing
Debut Year: 1988
Disbandment Year: 2016
Country of Origin: Japan
Official Links:
Agency: STARTO ENTERTAINMENT
About the Group
SMAP was a Japanese boy band, composed of Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori. The group was created in 1988 by music producer Johnny Kitagawa, founder of Johnny & Associates, originally as a six-piece with Katsuyuki Mori, until his departure from the band in 1996.[1][2] The name stands for “Sports Music Assemble People”.[3] After making their debut in 1991, the group took the Japanese entertainment industry by storm, becoming one of the most successful boy bands in Asia. The group is often referred to as a “national treasure” and a “fortune and property of the country” in Japan.
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Members
- Nakai Masahiro
- Status: Former Member
- Years Active: 1988 - 2016
- Notes: Leader
- Kimura Takuya
- Status: Former Member
- Years Active: 1988 - 2016
- Kusanagi Tsuyoshi
- Status: Former Member
- Years Active: 1988 - 2016
- Inagaki Goro
- Status: Former Member
- Years Active: 1988 - 2016
- Katori Shingo
- Status: Former Member
- Years Active: 1988 - 2016
- Mori Katsuyuki
- Status: Former Member
- Years Active: 1988 - 1996
- Notes: Left SMAP to become a motorcycle racer
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