SMAP

SMAP is a Japanese boy band. Their music is produced by Johnny's. SMAP was formed in April 1988. Now, the group has five members but at the beginning it had six members. They held their first concert at Nippon Budokan in January 1991. They released their first album Can't Stop!!-LOVING on September 9, 1991.

SMAP
SMAP on tour in 2008
Background information
Origin	Japan
Genres	J-Pop, pop, bubblegum music
Years active	1991–2016
Labels	Victor Entertainment
Members	Masahiro Nakai Takuya Kimura Tsuyoshi Kusanagi Goro Inagaki Shingo Katori
Past member(s)	Katsuyaki Mori
Website	SMAP's profile at johnnys net

SMAP is an acronym. It is a short way of writing Sports Music Assemble People.

They officially disbanded on 31 December 2016.

Members

• Masahiro Nakai (born August 18, 1972) from Kanagawa Prefecture
• Takuya Kimura (born November 13, 1972) from Tokyo.
• Goro Inagaki (born December 8, 1973) from Tokyo.
• Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (born July 9, 1974) from Saitama.
• Shingo Katori (born January 31, 1971) from Kanagawa.

Katsuyuki Mori withdrew from the group in 1996 to be an auto racer.

Related pages

• J-Pop
• Johnny & Associates