SMAP rumored to be disbanding!!!???
Wow, I didn't think that I'd be posting here so quickly since the last time but this announcement really took me by surprise o__o I ever thought that this would happen but according to Japanese newspapers Nikkan Sport and Sports Nippon, 4 of the 5 members of SMAP have left Johnny & Associates, which means the the disbandment of the group..................... OK, WHAT???????? I mean, why are they disbanding??? I'll say it, I'm not a big fan of SMAP except for Kimutaku, you know, but as johnnys, they really concern me. So this is weird.
To be honest I wasn't aware of this but It looks like there was a kind of rivaly in the company from some time now. I mean, I knew there was a debate about the sucession of Johnny-san but I have no idea about that Ijima or Julie. As far as I rembember, there was just Mary Kitagawa lol (???) As I've read, there is a division in the company: Julie (Johnny's niece) and Ijima (SMAP's manager). It seems that both women don't get along well and recently Ijima left the company. So since she has been SMAP's manager from almost the beginning, they decided to follow her (???), except for Takuya, who owes his loyalty to JE. At this point, what I concern the most is the future of Kimutaku and the fact that Kisumai and Sexy Zone are under Ijima's control....... so I don't know what will happen to them ú_ù
Here I post a picture from twitter, where by the way, the hashtag #SMAP解散 (Smap's disband) was worldwide trending topic o___o Actually, it's a big issue for Japan industry of entertainment so I don't know why I get surprised... Another thing that surprised me is that other johnnys didn't know anything at all. I find a cut video on twitter where Kokubun from Tokio looked like he was about to cry :0
In short, everthing is uncertainty. I don't know what will happen next so we'll have to wait for news about it.... just hope that Johnny's Entertainment continues its path and Kisumai and other johnnys remain successful in the future.
EDIT: SMAP didn't disband at all lol
EDIT 2: JE finally confirms SMAP will be disbanding on December 31st (2016).........
To be honest I wasn't aware of this but It looks like there was a kind of rivaly in the company from some time now. I mean, I knew there was a debate about the sucession of Johnny-san but I have no idea about that Ijima or Julie. As far as I rembember, there was just Mary Kitagawa lol (???) As I've read, there is a division in the company: Julie (Johnny's niece) and Ijima (SMAP's manager). It seems that both women don't get along well and recently Ijima left the company. So since she has been SMAP's manager from almost the beginning, they decided to follow her (???), except for Takuya, who owes his loyalty to JE. At this point, what I concern the most is the future of Kimutaku and the fact that Kisumai and Sexy Zone are under Ijima's control....... so I don't know what will happen to them ú_ù
Here I post a picture from twitter, where by the way, the hashtag #SMAP解散 (Smap's disband) was worldwide trending topic o___o Actually, it's a big issue for Japan industry of entertainment so I don't know why I get surprised... Another thing that surprised me is that other johnnys didn't know anything at all. I find a cut video on twitter where Kokubun from Tokio looked like he was about to cry :0
In short, everthing is uncertainty. I don't know what will happen next so we'll have to wait for news about it.... just hope that Johnny's Entertainment continues its path and Kisumai and other johnnys remain successful in the future.
EDIT: SMAP didn't disband at all lol
EDIT 2: JE finally confirms SMAP will be disbanding on December 31st (2016).........