1/13/2016 Translated by Memoars
SMAP is in danger of splitting and dissolution, it was found on The 12th. On this day, a 58-year-long female manager, who is said to be a parent of raising children, resigned as a director of a subsidiary of Johnny's Office. I'm leaving the office next month. As a result, Masahiro Nakai (43), Goro Inagaki (42), Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (41) and Shingo Katori (38) conveyed their intention to leave the office, and Takuya Kimura (43) decided to remain in the office. At this stage, it is in a state of division, and dissolution is inevitable as it is.
According to Japanese media reports on the 12th, SMAP has a crisis of division and dissolution. On the same day, the female agent (58 years old), known as the "mother of SMAP parenting", resigned from the legal person of the subsidiary of Janis & Associates and is expected to retire from Janis & Associates next month. Along with the impact of this incident, Masahiro Nakai (43), Goro Inagaki (42), Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (41), and Shingo Katori (38) expressed their intention to quit the society, while Takuya Kimura (43) decided to stay at the Janis office. At this stage, SMAP is in a state of division, so if it continues to develop, dissolution is inevitable.
On this day, the female manager resigned as a director of Jay Dream, a subsidiary of Johnny's Office, which produces and manages SAMP video works. At the office, he was in charge of management such as SMAP under the title of manager of the management office.
On the 12th, SMAP's female agent resigned from the legal company "J DREAM", a subsidiary of Janis&D. that produces and manages SMAP's video works. At Janis & Associates, the female agent also holds the title of Head of Management, where she manages combinations such as SMAP.
The firm's general counsel told Sponichi newspaper that the resignation and departure of the female manager were "generally not wrong."
Regarding the resignation and retirement of female agents, when the consultant lawyer of Janis & Associates accepted the japanese newspaper Sponichi, his answer was "more or less so."
Nakai, Inagaki, Kusanagi, and Katori were in tune with the female manager's departure. I told the office that I would leave the office by this day. On the other hand, Kimura decided to remain. Although she feels indebted to the female manager, she has a strong sense that she was raised in johnny's office, and it seems that she decided that it was a source to remain in the office.
Four people who agreed with the female broker's withdrawal from the club were Nakai, Inagaki, Kusanagi, and Katori. As of the 12th, the four of them had conveyed their intention to leave the firm. On the other hand, it was Kimura who decided to stay. Although he is grateful to the female agent, he has a strong sense of being cultivated by The Janis & Associates and should be looking at the situation as intending to stay at the Janis & Associates.
Japanese media news reports on the crisis of SMAP dissolution:
The group name SMAP is named janie Kitakawa, 84. If the four leave the office, it is difficult to use the group name, and SMAP will be de facto dissolved.
SMAP is a group named after President Janis M. Named after Johnny Kitagawa (84). In the event that 4 members withdraw from the firm, it will become difficult to use the name of the group and SMAP will become substantially dissolved.
(↑↑Fax comments published by Janis & Associates)
On the afternoon of The 13th, the Johnny's Office admitted in a fax to the media that it was in discussions and negotiations on the dissolution of SMAP. According to Fax, he asked for understanding of "reports on the independent issues of some members of SMAP and the resignation of directors of the manager in charge," saying, "Yes, there is a fact that discussions and negotiations have been made on this matter, but under such circumstances, we cannot answer inquiries about details."
On the afternoon of the 13th, on the issue of the dissolution of SMAP, The Janis Office admitted to the Japanese media by fax that it was "in the process of agreement and negotiation". Regarding "the independent issue of some members of SMAP and the reports related to the resignation of the broker in charge of SMAP from the work of the corporation," the fax was published as "It is true that we have the fact that we are engaged in agreements and negotiations in response to this incident, so in such cases, we cannot reply to inquiries about the details of the situation" in order to obtain understanding.
SMAP split-. Japan's leading national group is on the verge of dissolution on the 25th anniversary of its CD debut. Is there any longer a possibility that all five members will remain in the office? By following the characteristics of this split play and the glorious history of SMAP, we explored clues to avoid the worst.
SMAP Split... This representative national group of Japan is in disbandment on the 25th anniversary of the debut of CD this year. Is there no longer any possibility of all five members of SMAP staying in the firm? From the characteristics of this split drama and the review of SMAP's glorious history, let's find a clue to avoid this worst state of affairs.
★SMAP Timeline:
(↑↑SMAP in the Age of 6)
1, Debut from formation: "SMAP" was formed in April 1988 with masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Shingo Katori, and Katsuyuki Mori from the members of "Skate Boys" who danced in the back of Hikari GENJI, which was the climax of popularity at the time. In September 1991, he made his CD debut with the single "Can't Stop!!-LOVING-". In the same year, he participated in the Kohaku Uta Gassen for the first time.
1. From becoming an army to debuting: Among the "Skating Boys" who danced behind the popular Light GENJI at that time, there were six members, including Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Shingo Katori, and Yuki Mori, who formed the "SMAP" (the group's name is "Sports Music Assemble People") in April 1988. In September 1991, the group won the single "Can't Stop!! -LOVING-" and CD debut. In the same year, they made their debut at the Red and White Song Festival.
2. Mori leaves: In May 1996, 22-year-old Mori left the show business and retired from the show business. I turned into an auto racer. Mori said, "Auto was his dream, quitting SMAP may be my selfishness, but I can't give up. I want to be the best in the auto world to do it." The members also understood Mori's dream, and they left in a harmonious manner. Since then, five members have continued to work.
2. Sen quit SMAP: In May 1996, at the age of 22, Sen quit SMAP and retired from the show business to become a car racing driver. Sen said, "Racing used to be my dream. Quitting SMAP may be my wayward act, but I can't give up on my dreams. Since we want to do it, we must aim to be the first in the world of racing." Other SMAP members also understood Mori's dream, so Mori withdrew from SMAP in a satisfactory form. SMAP then continues its activities as a 5-person format.
3, "SMAP× SMAP": A crown program representing SMAP, which started in 1996 and is now broadcasting 20 years. The group continued to convey the appeal of the group widely, such as corners, competitions, and songs where members cook and feed guests.
3. "SMAP×SMAP": SMAP representative title program that has been broadcast since its inception in 1996 and has been broadcast for 20 years this year. In this program, through the SMAP members cooking and inviting guests to eat, as well as funny skits, songs and other aspects, SMAP's group charm continues to be displayed.
4. Scandal: Inagaki was arrested in August 2001 for obstructing the execution of official duties and violating the Road Traffic Act. SMAP declined the kohaku uta gassen in the same year, and Inagaki refrained from performing arts until February 2002. In April 2009, Kusanagi was arrested for an openly indecent crime. He was suspended from prosecution and returned to work about a month later.
4. Scandal: In August 2001, Inagaki was arrested as an active offender for obstructing the execution of official duties and violating road traffic laws. SMAP resigned from the Red and White Song Festival held in the same year, and until February 2002, Inagaki stopped acting activities. In April 2009, Kusanagi was arrested as an active offender of blatant indecency, and was eventually given a deferred prosecution and returned to work about a month later.
5. Kimura marries: In 2000, Kimura married singer Shizuka Kudo. There was no withdrawal from the group, and the activity continued as it was. In 2001, the first daughter was born.
5. Kimura's marriage: In 2000, Kimura married singer Shizuka Kudo. Kimura did not withdraw from SMAP, but continued to operate there. In 2001, Kimura's first child, his eldest daughter, was born.
6- and 5th Dome Tour: In 2001, the 10th anniversary of his CD debut, SMAP was the first Japanese artist to perform the "Five Dome Tours" in history.
6. 5 Dome Tour: SMAP celebrated the 10th anniversary of CD debut in 2001, and it was SMAP that became the first group in the history of Japanese singers to hold the "5 Dome Tour".
7, Singer: "Nomkou Nomkou in the Night Sky" in 1998 and "Leyon Heart" in 2000 were million hits. In 2003, "The Only Flower in the World" sold more than 2.5 million copies.
7. Singer's work: The single "The Other Side of the Night Sky" released in 1998 and the single "Lion Heart" released in 2000 respectively generated million sales; the single "The Only Flower in the World" released in 2003 sold more than 2.5 million copies.
8. Acting: Each member demonstrates his talent as an actor. In 2002, Nakai first starred in the movie "The Imitation Criminal" and received high praise for his drama "Sand Bowl". Kimura broke out as an actor in the 1993 drama "Asnuro White Paper". Leading dramas such as "Long Vacation," "HERO" and "The Brilliant Clan" all recorded high viewership. In 2004, he also acted as a voice actor in Hayao Miyazaki's animated film Howl's Moving Castle. Inagaki also has many hits such as "The Story of the University of Tokyo" and "I'm In Love with Buss's Eyes". Kusanagi received high praise for the drama "Me, Her and Her Way to Live", and Katori starred in the 2004 NHK historical drama "Shinsengumi!".
8. Actor work: SMAP members also play their talents as actors. In 2002, Zhongju starred in the film "Imitation Prisoner" for the first time, achieving his first starring role, in addition to the Japanese drama "Sand Instrument" and other works he starred in were also highly praised. Kimura became popular as an actor in 1993 with the Japanese drama "White Paper on Love", and since then, he has starred in the Japanese dramas "Long Holiday", "HERO" and "Gorgeous Family" have all achieved high ratings. In 2004, Kimura also worked as a voice actor in Hayao Miyazaki's animated film Howl's Moving Castle. Inagaki also has many popular works such as "The Story of the University of Tokyo" and "Falling in Love with the Eyes of the Ugly Girl". Kusanagi received high praise for the Japanese drama "The Way I Live with Them", and Katori was featured in the 2004 NHK Okawa drama "New Selection Group!" he has starred in works such as ").
Many entertainment professionals recognize that SMAP's growth into a national group was largely backed by johnny's office, but the chief manager's hestiation brought about it. At that time, all of them were novel, such as aggressive advancement into variety programs, activities centered on actors led by Kimura, and the emcee business where Nakai demonstrated his true value. At the same time, it is true that the chief manager was in a delicate position by distanced himself from other groups in the office and running his own route.
The reason why SMAP can grow into a national group is of course a big factor with the backing of Janis Studios, but this is also the result of the leaders of the main agents, which many people in the show business industry recognize. The positive march towards variety shows, the activities carried out around the work of actors led by Kimura, and the hosting work of Nakaju to play its true value were all very new developments at that time. At the same time, it is also true that SMAP is kept at a distance from the rest of the firm and is bent on taking its own route, so its main brokers have a delicate stance.
★Why is SMAP divided? The trigger is...
This split drama broke out around August last year. Prior to this, an interview with Vice President Mary Kitakawa published in a weekly magazine triggered a major gap with a female manager who is said to be the parent of SMAP's upbringing. The article at the time also suggested that the manager might leave the office.
The split drama broke out around August last year. Prior to this, around the interview with Vice President Mary Kitagawa published in the weekly magazine, there was a huge gap between the female agent who was known as the "Mother of SMAP Parenting" and Vice President Mary, which became the trigger for the split drama of SMAP. In the article report at the time, it was also implied that the agent had the possibility of leaving the firm.
★ The biggest feature of this split drama is?
The biggest feature of this time is that there is no disagreement between the members and financial problems with the office, and it is completely different from the background of dissolution and independent dramas that have occurred many times in the history of the entertainment world. The trend of "Kimura remainder : Nakai, Inagaki, Kusanagi, and katori leaving the company" has hardened, and "The clue of the division and the dissolution avoidance is not seen" (person concerned).
The biggest feature of this split drama is that things do not stem from discord between SMAP members and there are money problems with the firm, which is completely different from the background of most disbanded dramas and independent dramas that have occurred in the history of the Japanese entertainment industry. The trend of "Kimura staying, Nakaju, Inagaki, Kusanagi, and Katori retiring from the society" is fixed, but at this stage, "the clue to avoid splitting and disbanding has not yet been discovered" (according to relevant sources).
★ Got a clue? In October last year, Zhongju confessed that SMAP was in crisis of dissolution
On October 18, 2015, Masahiro Nakai served as MC on fuji tv variety program "Masahiro Nakai's God Sense! I confessed about the crisis of the dissolution of SMAP in the failure confession SP of a noisy entertainer. It is said that five people will not eat together.
On October 18, 2015, Masahiro Nakai worked on the Fuji TV variety show "Masahiro Nakai's God Sence!" in which he was the MC. Salt Sence! In the "Spit of the Failure of the Entertainment Industry People Who Caused the Turmoil", he made a confession about the dissolution crisis of SMAP, and said that none of the five members of SMAP had eaten together.
When asked by Suzuki of Drunk Dragon, "Was there a crisis of dissolution of SMAP?" Nakai frankly admitted, "If you've been doing it for 30 years, right?" "If there's a bit of a fight or skirmish, it's right there," he continued, adding, "When Mori quits, I thought I had to make up my mind when I got six to five people," and gave the name of Mori Katsuyuki, who quit the group and became an auto racer.
At that time, in the show, Suzuki of the funny group "DRUNK DRAGON" asked Nakaju," "Has SMAP ever had a crisis of dissolution?" Zhongju frankly admitted, "If you have been together for nearly 30 years, you should have had it." Immediately afterward, Nakai also said that "a little quarrel, a little dispute will go directly in that direction", and mentioned the name of Mori Andyuki, who quit SMAP to become a racing driver, saying that "the dissolution crisis when Mori Jun quit SMAP was the worst." When you go from 6 to 5, you can't fail to be enlightened."
★ What are the views of other J artists on this split drama?
On The 13th, "TOKIO" Taichi Kokubun (41), who belongs to the same office as SMAP, appeared in the TBS series "Incandescent Live Vivit" (Monday to Friday 8.0). He commented on the news of the dissolution of SMAP, "I am frankly surprised to see this morning's newspaper and learn about it."
On The 13th, Taiichi Fentai (41), a member of TOKYO, who shares the same firm as SMAP, starred in "White Hot LIVE Vivit" (broadcast every Monday to Friday at 8 a.m.) as an MC.D. For the report of SMAP's dissolution, Kokubun's comment was "I also learned about it after watching the news this morning, and frankly, I was really scared."
"I haven't been able to talk about anything yet because the members of SMAP have not talked about anything, and I talked about it at last year's Kohaku Uta Gassen, but I was surprised at the report because I didn't feel that kind of gesture from the SMAP members," he said.
In addition, Kokubun also confessed his mood, "The members of SMAP have not made any statements, and I have nothing to say myself now." I spoke to them last year when I was having a Red and White Song Festival, but I didn't feel that way from the SMAP members, so I was scared when I saw the report."
★ Janis's past "disbanded drama"
The last example of a member of johnny's office and dissolution as a popular group was "Hikari GENJI", which was dissolved in September 1995. In 1994, Osawa and Hiroyuki Sato (45) left the group in a seven-piece group consisting of Osawa Jusei (46) and Katsumi Morohoshi (45). In September 1995, they were disbanded with a performance at the Nagoya City General Gymnasium Rainbow Hall (now Nippon Gaishi Hall). Morohoshi later said, "We were on bad terms" and "Everyone was tired." Many of the members have left the office, and currently only Koji Utsumi (47) and Atsuhiro Sato (42) are enrolled.
The dissolution of "Hikari GENJI" in September 1995 is the last example of the dissolution of the popular group belonging to Janis & Associates during the popular period. The group was a seven-member group consisting of Shusei Osawa (46) and Katsumi Hoshi (45), with Osawa and Hiroyuki Sato (45) withdrawing from the group in 1994. In September 1995, the group Nagoya City Sports Complex · Rainbow Hall (now Gaiji Hall, Japan) was disbanded during a performance. Later, the stars said things like "the relationship between the members is not good" and "everyone is tired". Most of the members of the group have left the Janis office, and only Koji Uchiha (47) and Atsuki Sato (42) are still enrolled.
In August 1988, the "Shibugaki-tai" was declared dissolution with a performance at the Tokyo Welfare Pension Hall, and dissolved in November of the same year. Toshikazu Nunokawa, 50, said on a TV program last year, "I felt threatened by the high level of song and dance of the boys' corps, and decided to dissolve it while it was popular."
The "Shibu Persimmon Team" announced its dissolution in August 1988 at the Tokyo Health and Welfare Pension Association, and disbanded in November of the same year. Last year, toshikazu Bhagawa (50), a member of the group, said on a television show that "we felt threatened by the high difficulty of the songs and dances of the junior team, so we decided to disband when we were popular."
★Future of SMAP
SMAP's split and dissolution crisis were reported. In the future, it is inevitable that not only the entertainment industry but also the advertising industry and the sports world will have a significant impact.
SMAP was broken up in a crisis of split and dissolution... In the future, it is needless to say that this event will have an impact on the Japanese performing arts industry, and it is also inevitable that it will have a huge impact on the advertising industry, sports and other aspects.
SMAP still has the following work:
Now, the key to avoiding division is "bonds". Those who choose to leave the company from the thought based on historical background and those who remain emphasizing the path as a person. "There is a big opening in our thinking, but our thoughts for the group are the same, I hope there is a hope there," he says.
At present, the key to avoiding combinatorial division lies in "bondage". Consider the members who choose to withdraw from the club based on the historical background, or the members who pay attention to the principles of being a person. "Although there are huge differences in the way of consideration, the members have the same intention of the group. I want to look forward to this! People around them pinned a glimmer of hope on this.
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