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I believe many friends, like Buya, stayed at the last episode of "SMAP X SMAP" yesterday. With the end of this 20-year-old program, the 28-year history of the SMAP group of the Japanese National People's Group has come to an end. Let's first listen to the last time the five members of the end of the program yesterday, the last chorus of the famous song " The World's Only Flower " at the end of yesterday.
The final synthesis performance of the greatest idol group in Japan. I wonder what mood did the five members sing it? What kind of mood do you guys watch this final performance?
The last five members bowed deeply, and the curtain slowly fell, and an idol era ended.
captain Zhongju Zhengguang turned around and wiped his tears. The other members also raised their heads and suppressed the tears flowing down.
Although it is not a very loyal S group rice, Buyajun has liked SMAP for many years, and it is still difficult to calm down after he has disbanded like this. There is too much to say about SMAP, and I don’t know where to start. The following content may be more messy, so please forgive me.
Let’s first look at the 28-year growth history of SMAP made in "SMAP X SMAP" yesterday (the background music is SMAP's song "best friends")
How awesome was SMAP in those years? They represent the golden age of Japanese entertainment
Japanese veteran artist Ito Terry once commented on SMAP, saying, "Representative artists have appeared in all eras in Japan, but no one has been popular for so long and has had such a long influence." So how awesome is SMAP?
SMAP was established in April 1988. Its current members, Masahiro Nakazuki, Kimura Takuya , Inagaki Goro , Kusama Takashi, and Kao Shingo. They debuted in 1991. They are still one of the most popular groups in Japan for 25 years and are the most prestigious idols in Japan. The group made its final debut in the "Japanese Spring Festival Gala" Red and White Song Club many times, and has created the highest ratings in the audience many times. The five members are active in Japanese dramas, movies, hosting, advertising, social activities, etc., and have a huge influence and have also influenced many other artists. Many Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korean artists have said that they are fans of SMAP. It can be said that SMAP is a benchmark for Asian idols. No idol group can maintain its peak for so many years. There may be idols who can surpass SMAP in the future, but no one can achieve their results at present.
SMAP was established in 1988. The six members, Nakajima Masahiro, Kimura Takuya, Inagaki Goro, Kusato, Mori Nakaji (retreat group), and Kaosui Shingo. The largest Nakajima is less than 16 years old, and the youngest Kaosui Shingo is only 11 years old. I think , the president of the , Gitakawa, picks out these little boys from the crowd, which is also considered to be a wise eye. Just like other teenagers in J's , they are responsible for dancing with their predecessors, Genji, and seeking familiarity with each other on various programs and stages.
After three years of establishment, they officially released the single "Can't Stop!! -LOVING-" and made their debut. At the beginning of his debut, SMAP actually developed mediocrely, and the sales of the first single were bleak. The Japanese, affected by the bubble economy, no longer pursued idols like they did in the 1980s. SMAP was only accepted by those young students, and even then there were rumors that the firm would disband the group in 1994.
The SMAP at that time had no agent, and all the daily affairs were communicated to other members by the captain Nakazuo Zhengguang. Mito Iijima, who was originally just a clerk, couldn't stand it and gradually went to their workplace to visit the set, and finally became their agent. Under Iijima's leadership, SMAP gradually began to take a different path than the previous artists of Johnny . First of all, he became a regular guest on the variety show "MORIMORI in Dreams" since 1992. SMAP has no idol burden at all. He plays women's clothing, tells funny jokes, and even participates in some dangerous projects like hand-cut bricks. In order to attract attention, several young men are willing to do anything. This increased SMAP's popularity and became the only way for many idol groups in Johnniez to become famous later: starring in funny and impressive variety shows.
In 1994, they won the oricon sales championship until their 12th single "HeyHey Thanks Every Time". However, they set various records when they started the high-energy mode, and the number of participants in the album sales and concerts all exceeded 10 million.
In addition to the pop music scene, SMAP has done its best to develop everywhere. They benefited from variety shows when they were first accepted by the public. "SMAP×SMAP", which all members participated, has been a long-lasting ace program since its launch in 1996. This variety show allows viewers to see the other side of this idol group: hosting, funny jokes, short dramas, games, Talk Show and even cooking skills.
The guests invited by this program are even more "fearing". Wikipedia's list includes Baker Ham, Shinzo Abe, Junichiro Koizumi, Ken Takakura , Michael Jackson, Avril, Tom Cruise, Lady Gaga, Jean Renault, Jackie Chan, Cristiano, Neymar and even Gorbachev, involving influential celebrities from all walks of life in the world. The variety show he was responsible for made many people who did not love idols and music also began to pay attention to this versatile combination, and eventually made it a "National National Group".
All five members have achieved great success. Kasui Shingo has the familiar " Super Change " among mainland children. Masahiro Zhongju serves as the host of the TBS Olympic Games for 5 consecutive times. They not only bring us singing and laughter, but also love. Takuya Kimura has become a "great" of Japanese dramas with high-rated dramas such as " Long Holiday ", " Love Century ", and "Beautiful Life". Other members also have popular dramas starring. Takashi Kusama, Masahiro Nakajima, and Shingo Kasui have won the Japanese Drama Academy Awards many times, and are the mainstay of the art world. As the lyrics of the famous song "The Only Flower in the World" sung by SMAP, "Everyone has different ideas in his heart, and every flower is unique and obvious", everyone has their own personality and charm.
In the minds of many people, SMAP represents the golden years of Japanese entertainment, leading the "Japanese Arts and Technological Industry First Group". In 2011, when then Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Japan, he met with SMAP. Five members sang the song "The Only Flower in the World" live for Premier Wen in Chinese, and was praised for being "full of health, joy and friendship". Premier Wen invited them to come to China for a concert.
The concert in Beijing is the first overseas performance since SMAP debuted. They carefully prepared the Chinese version of "The Only Flower in the World" and " The Other Side of the Night Sky ". In this concert titled "Come on Japan! Thank China! Asian Family!", they also expressed their gratitude for China's support for the Japanese earthquake.
SMAP has contributed to the cultural exchanges between the two countries in its own way, so yesterday the Chinese Embassy in Japan also expressed its gratitude on the official Twitter. The miracle of
SMAP continues: in 2005, the single sales exceeded 20 million, becoming the singer with the fourth group of singles on the oricon credibility chart. Five years later, on September 15, 2010, they announced at the concert that they became the first artist to have over 10 million singing mobilizations from the Johnniez firm. SMAP contributes more than 25 billion yen to the firm every year and sells more than 35 million CDs.
SMAP's fan club has 1.02 million members, excluding membership fees. Each person must pay about 280 yuan annually. SMAP is dissolved, and about 290 million yuan of revenue is reduced every year. SMAP's sales of CDs, DVDs, concerts, and peripheral products are directly sold at 25 billion yen (about 1.5 billion yuan). If other expenses such as transportation, accommodation, etc. for fans attending concerts, as well as CD and peripheral products production, , Katsuhiro Miyamoto, a professor at Kansai University in Japan, estimates that SMAP contributed 63.6 billion yen to the Japanese economy almost a year.
Music albums, concerts, variety shows, TV series and movies. Such multi-faceted blossoms allow them to appear in major media in various forms, and also increase exposure.For more than 20 years, Japanese citizens have always seen SMAP active in TV series, variety shows, music programs and advertisements as long as they turn on their favorite TV. For them, how can such a combination be out of date?
Although there are often rumors of group disbandment, the dissolution crisis in January this year still shocked Japan. The firm also admitted that there were indeed differences. After some efforts, with a speech on the show, the dissolution crisis has temporarily subsided.
After the dissolution crisis broke out, in order to keep SMAP as it is not to disband, some fans launched a record purchase campaign. Fans chose SMAP's representative tracks and released the popular song "The Only Flower in the World" in March 2003, allowing Johnny and SMAP to see the existence of fans and see their love for SMAP.
Not only SMAP fans, but also fans of other J-groups, as well as fans of B'z, Nantian Stars, Fukuyama Masaji , AKB48 and other fans have also joined: "Although they are not SMAP fans, they have come up with some efforts." It has set off a wave of "protecting the whole nation", and various CD stores and shopping websites have been out of stock one after another.
There are more CD stores in the stores with slogans such as "Support SMAP" and "NO SMAP NO LIFE" in various places. There are even many people who don't chase stars at all. They even support the purchase movement: "Every time my mother sees SMAP, she looks very happy and smiles very brightly. In order to protect her mother's smile, she buys the one from her mother as a gift." "I am not a fan, but I am just an uncle, but when I hear the night sky♪ I think of friends, when I hear LION♪ I think of family, when I hear a flower♪ I think of life... Therefore, this combination cannot be lost like this."
In this month, "The Only Flower in the World" sold over 3 million, and it has been released for 13 years. The cumulative sales this year are still as high as 439,000 copies, ranking 12th on the annual sales list. Perhaps only SMAP can do this miracle.
Late in midsummer in August, SMAP was disbanded again. This time, Johnnys's firm made a positive answer
members also responded positively
Both the firm and members have confirmed the news that they will be disbanded within the year. So far, the history of the National People's Group, which has been established for 28 years, will come to an end. At the end of "SMAP X SMAP" yesterday, five members took photos with staff from all the program teams to express their gratitude. After the program ended, we saw that the news of five members calling on everyone to continue to support the earthquake-stricken areas of Japan were broadcast. In the end, they all exerted the social influence of national idols and promoted public welfare.
I believe that many fans and Mr. Hai hid on the blog and wrote "Actually, in the end, I was still looking forward to this being a prank, and I was looking forward to saying 'We won't disband'." But the miracle has not happened. Although it is difficult for us to say goodbye and do not want to say goodbye, now we can only wish the members a better future in their personal capacity. Perhaps one day they will be resurrected due to certain opportunities, which is what we are looking forward to.
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