Category: SMAP

I am sure by now minna-san has mixed feeling about the news on SMAP not disbanding. I have been recently following Yanie’s LiveJournal, who is a wonderful SMAP fan and very informed about their situation. Using her reliable resources, she provides translations from Japanese news articles along with her own opinions. I highly recommend that you give it a skim which provides in-depth details of fiasco with Johnny’s Jimusho about their “empress,” Mary Kitagawa and her daughter, Julie.

Though, SMAP-san did confirm that they will continue as a group, however, their live TV apology was not reassuring nor comforting. It was more like they were being held at gun point with cue cards, so depressing and disturbing. This verifies that Johnny’s Jimusho are tyrants, especially this senile 89-year Mary. I am not sure if Julie becoming the Jimusho’s president would completing remove her mother nor do we know how capable her managing skills are. Mary is one scary individual and we cannot count on Johnny-san any longer, something has happened to him and hopefully, not for the worse. I also pray that SMAP-san will leave this agency once their contract expires together with specific rights, away from all of this evilness.

SMAP’s TV apology:

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Johnny & Associates Issues Official Statement on SMAP’s Situation

Rumors are running rampant that SMAP has broken up. Four members of the group, Nakai Masahiro, Inagaki Goro, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, and Katori Shingo, are reported to have left the company due to the resignation of their manager, Iijima Michi. Kimura Takuya is said to be the only remaining SMAP member in Johnny & Associates.

Johnny & Associates have now issued an official statement on the situation.

The statement reads, “Some news organizations are currently reporting on the independence issue of some of the SMAP members and also the resignation of their head manager. It is true that there are currently discussions and negotiations taking place; however, we can not answer any more inquiries about this issue presently.”

Article from AramaJapan

OMG, so this was real?! An era is about to end and I don’t want it to happen, why, why?? Though, it’s really strange since there were no press conference and even more suspicious that Kimura is staying and Nakai isn’t. Kimura has always wanted to leave, negotiating for years ago for a better share of revenues and more personal life freedom. I wonder if there was an agreement or contract with Johnny’s after his marriage scandal that’s binding him down. Yeah, Johnny’s Entertainment can be evil ne?! I am sure that all of them would be fine on their own two feet or be contracted under a different company, but SMAP would be no longer exist due to copyrights. Just thinking of this is heart-breaking, extremely.

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