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Formed in 1988 by a pool of backup dancers for Hikaru Genji, SMAP (Sports Music Assemble People) was the product of the massively successful Johnny's Music Factory, which specialized in boy bands. The band was composed of Masahiro Nakai Takuya Kimura Gorô Inagaki Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Shingo Katori. The group was created by music producer Johnny Kitagawa, originally as a six-piece with Katsuyuki Mori, until his departure from the band in 1996. After making their debut in 1991, the group took the Japanese entertainment industry by storm, becoming the most successful boy band in Japanese history and the bestselling band in Asia,
Formed in 1988 by a pool of backup dancers for Hikaru Genji, SMAP (Sports Music Assemble People) was the product of the massively successful Johnny's Music Factory, which specialized in boy bands. The band was composed of Masahiro Nakai Takuya Kimura Gorô Inagaki Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Shingo Katori. The group was created by music producer Johnny Kitagawa, originally as a six-piece with Katsuyuki Mori, until his departure from the band in 1996. After making their debut in 1991, the group took the Japanese entertainment industry by storm, becoming the most successful boy band in Japanese history and the bestselling band in Asia, often referred to as a "national treasure" and a "fortune and property of the country" in Japan. Being the first boy band to have a career for more than twenty years and to have extended its activities into various fields outside of music, SMAP was credited for changing the Japanese entertainment and music industry. SMAP released 55 singles, all of which reached the top 10 in the charts, 22 consecutive number-one singles, and 33 number-one singles in total. The band has had 24 top-10 albums and 14 number-one albums. "The One and Only Flower in the World", released in 2003, is the best-selling single in the 21st century and the fifth best-selling single in Japanese history. Throughout their career, the band has sold over 35 million records in Japan alone. In April 1996, the group launched its weekly variety show, SMAP×SMAP, which quickly gained high ratings and became one of the most famous television shows in Japan. J-pop group SMAP officially disbanded on 31 December 2016.
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Ex-member
- Katsuyuki Mori (森 且行)
Studio albums
1992: SMAP 001
1992: SMAP 002
1993: SMAP 003
1993: SMAP 004
1994: SMAP 005
1994: SMAP 006: Sexy Six
1995: SMAP 007: Gold Singer
1996: SMAP 008: Tacomax
1996: SMAP 009
1997: SMAP 011: Su
1998: SMAP 012: Viva Amigos!
1999: Birdman SMAP 013
2000: S-map SMAP 014
2002: SMAP 015/Drink! Smap!
2003: SMAP 016/MIJ
2005: Sample Bang!
2006: Pop Up! SMAP
2008: Super Modern Artistic Performance
2010: We are SMAP!
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Tags: Japanese (4), Jpop (3), Asian (2), Johnny's Entertainment (2), R&B (1), Pop (1), 1980s (1), 1990s (1), Legend (1), J-POP (1), Boy Band (1), Boy Group (1), Bubblegum Pop (1), Japanese Boy Group (1), Victor Entertainment (1)
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