SMAP
Sign in to savewas 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. The name stands for "Sports Music Assemble People". 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
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- SMAP
- Musical artist.background
- group_or_band
- Musical artist.image
- SMAP_2008_Super_Modern_Artistic_Performance_Tour.jpg
- Musical artist.landscape
- yes
- Musical artist.caption
- SMAP on tour in 2008, from Left to Right: Masahiro Nakai, Shingo Katori. Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Goro Inagaki, Takuya Kimura
- Musical artist.origin
- Japan
- Musical artist.years_active
- –2016
- Musical artist.label
- Victor Entertainment
- Musical artist.past_members
- Masahiro Nakai Takuya Kimura Goro Inagaki Tsuyoshi Kusanagi Shingo Katori Katsuyuki Mori
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- Official website
- www.johnnys-net.jp/j/artists/smap/index.html
- Image
- SMAP 2008 Super Modern Artistic Performance Tour.jpg
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- name in kana
- スマップ
- Commons category
- SMAP
- inception
- 1988-04-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2016-12-31
- start of work period
- 1988-00-00
- name
- SMAP
- end of work period
- 2016-12-31
- pseudonym
- Sports Music Assemble People
- member count
- 5
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33 sectionsContents
- History
- 1986–1991: Formation
- 1991–1993: Debut and early years
- 1994–1995: Breakthrough, "Gambarimashou", and ''SMAP 007 Gold Singer''
- 1996–1997: ''SMAP×SMAP'', Lonvaca phenomenon, Mori's departure, and "Shake"
- 1998–2000: "Beyond the Night Sky", "Lion Heart", and Shingo Mama phenomenon
- 2001–2003: ''SMAP Vest'', ''pamS'', ''Drink SMAP'', "The One and Only Flower in the World", and ''MIJ''
- 2004–2005: Individual activities and ''SAMPLE Bang''
- 2006–2010: ''Pop Up! Smap'', ''super.modern.artistic.performance'', and ''We are SMAP''
- 2011–2015: ''Smap Aid'', ''Gift of Smap'', and ''Mr.S''
- 2016: Disbandment
- Members
- Other ventures
- Philanthropy
- Endorsements and partnerships
- Discography
- Filmography
- Television (as personality and performer)
- Television (as actors)
- Film
- Theatre
- Radio
- Commercials
- Concert tours
- Awards and nominations
- Golden Arrow Award
- Japan Gold Disc Award
- Japan Music Award
- Japan Record Award
- Publications
- See also
- References
- External links
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. The name stands for "Sports Music Assemble People". 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.
SMAP was regarded as an iconic group in Japan, after achieving an unprecedented level of success in numerous genres in the entertainment industry, including music, television, film, radio, and theater, as a group and individually. SMAP was credited for changing the Japanese entertainment and music industry, in terms of prolonging longevity of boy bands and broadening careers by creating new opportunities for bands that followed. After starting out as a typical boy band, with a fan base predominantly of female teens, they gradually transformed into a band with a wider audience, expanding their fan base to preteens, male adults, and even the elderly, after their success as actors and television personalities.