SMAP
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Origin | Japan |
Genres | J-Pop, pop, bubblegum music |
Years active | 1991–2016 |
Labels | Victor Entertainment |
Members | Masahiro Nakai Takuya Kimura Tsuyoshi Kusanagi Goro Inagaki Shingo Katori |
Past member(s) | Katsuyaki Mori |
Website | SMAP's profile at johnnys net |
SMAP is a Japanese boy band. Their music is produced by Johnny's. SMAP was formed in April 1988. Now, the group has five members but at the beginning it had six members. They held their first concert at Nippon Budokan in January 1991. They released their first album Can't Stop!!-LOVING on September 9, 1991.
SMAP is an acronym. It is a short way of writing Sports Music Assemble People.
They officially disbanded on 31 December 2016.
Members
[change | change source]- Masahiro Nakai (born August 18, 1972) from Kanagawa Prefecture
- Takuya Kimura (born November 13, 1972) from Tokyo.
- Goro Inagaki (born December 8, 1973) from Tokyo.
- Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (born July 9, 1974) from Saitama.
- Shingo Katori (born January 31, 1971) from Kanagawa.
Katsuyuki Mori withdrew from the group in 1996 to be an auto racer.
Related pages
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