SMAP

  Vocals: Masahiro Nakai
  Vocals: Kimura Takuya
  Vocals: Kusanagi Tsyoshi
  Vocals: Inagaki Goro
  Vocals: Katori Shingo


  Started: 1988
  Status: Active

Profile

Consisting of Masahiro Nakai, Kimura Takuya, Kusanagi Tsyoshi, Inagaki Goro and Katori Shingo, this five people make up SMAP, a very famous Japanese pop band under Johnny & Associates which was formed in 1988. Former member was Katsuyuki Mori, who eventually left the group to pursue his racing career in May 1996. The group’s official debut was in 1991, releasing Can’t Stop!!-LOVING- on September 9. The band did not get a lot of attention when they first started out but as time went, their popularity gained and in 1993, they finally had a hit single released on November 11, 1992 titled Egao no GENKI, The song was used for the opening them of drama Asunaro Hakusho starring one of their members, Kimura Takuya. In 1994, their song, Kimi Iro Omoi, was used for the opening of the anime Akazukin Cha Cha.

SMAP has their own variety show, SMAP X SMAP, which is one of the most well-known variety programs in Japan. Three of their singles titled Yozora no Mukou, Lion Heart and the very famous Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana, have sold for more than two million copies. It was truly amazing. Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana was ranked #1 on the Oricon Top 100 Yearly Singles in 2003. Altogether, SMAP has release over thirty singles throughout the group’s history. Their latest single released on October 11 this year titled, Arigatou, was the group’s 40th single. Outside of SMAP, individual members are also busy with their own projects. Nakai, the leader of the pack, even though he is known to be a bad singer, he is a host in Utaban, another variety program. Kimura Takuya had acted in various dramas such as Beautiful Life, Pride and Hero. He also modeled and was the pin up boy for Levis jeans. Inagaki Goro has his own show called Goro’s Bar and also acts in dramas such as Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteiru. Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, known to be fluent in speaking Korean has acted in Japanese and Korean movies such as Yomigaeri and the recent Sinking of Japan and lastly, the youngest member, Katori Shingo sometimes dressed up as Shingo Mama and has acted in Saiyuki.

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Thoughts

What do you expect from a boy band? They sing like all other boy bands do. Though the vocals are hardly average, SMAP definitely has a lot of fun songs that are really easy to listen to and each song gets stuck to your head pretty easily as well. It’s good to be listening to their songs during intervals when your ears are tired of listening to too much J-Metal or Rock songs. If you have not listened to them before, I would highly recommend you to try out Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana, Dear Woman, Fly and their recent single, Arigatou. Slow tracks like It’s A Wonderful World, Triangle, Lion Heart and Eric Clapton’s Say What You Will, are very soothing.
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Music Samples:

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Triangle

Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana

Arigatou

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Pictures

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Discography

Albums
SMAP 001
SMAP 002
SMAP 003
SMAP 004
SMAP 005
SMAP 006 ~SEXY SIX~
SMAP 007 - Gold Singer
SMAP 008 - TACOMAX
SMAP 009
SMAP WOOL
SMAP 011 - SU
SMAP 012 - VIVA AMIGOS!
SMAP 013 - BIRDMAN
SMAP 014 - S map
SMAP 015 - Drink! Smap!
SMAP 016 - MIJ (Made In Japan)
SMAP 017 - SAMPLE BANG!
Smap 018 - PopUp!SMAP

Singles
Dangan Fighter
Can’t Stop!! -LOVING-
Seigi no Mikata wa Ateninaranai
Kokoro no Kagami
Makeru na Baby! ~Never give up~
Egao no Genki
Yuki ga Futtekita
Zutto Wasurenai
Hajimete no Natsu
Kimi wa Kimi Dayo
$10 (Ten Dollars)
Kimi Iro Omoi
Hey Hey Ooki ni Maido Ari
Original Smile
Ganbarimashou
Tabun All Right
KANSHA Shite
Shiyou yo
Donna Ii Koto
Oretachi ni Asu wa Aru
Munesawagi wo Tanomu yo
Hadaka no Ousama ~Shinbutoku Tsuyoku~
Aoi Inazuma
SHAKE
Dainamaito
Celery
Peace!
Yozora no Mukou
Taisetsu
Asahi wo Mi ni Ikou yo
Fly
Let It Be
Lion Heart
Smac
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Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana
Tomodachi e ~Say What You Will~
BANG! BANG! Vacance!
Triangle
Dear WOMAN
Arigatou

Links

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