I didn't mean to bring this up again. But I stumbled upon this Japanese fan blog entry about Mary Kitagawa's interview with Bunshun. She's (he?) an Arashi fan but she seems to know alot about the Jimusho politics, Iijima and SMAP. She has a fair judgment, in my opinion, so I decided to translate and share this, cos her thoughts and predictions are
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I was just re-watching Suna no Utsuwa clip and it reminds me of a certain big topic in Early 2004. In January-March / Winter 2004, all five SMAP members had TV dramas in the same season, and they were all the leads. That fact alone has been brought up as headlines in many media and newspapers. They were the first Johnny's group or even, a group in
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I was thinking... in 2009, not only KAT-TUN got to work together with SMAP frequently, it was also the year that SMAP started aggressively mentioning Mori Katsuyuki, SMAP's ex-member, which name used to be a taboo to be mentioned on TV. And then, in 2010, Ikuta Toma officially graduated from "Jr" status and got his own page in Johnny's official
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I read a new rumor headline today that says "Julie focuses more on stage shows. She keeps the Jimusho's old tradition, and makes effort for stage shows. That's why Arashi concerts has superb and wonderful quality
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I just found out that many fans blamed Iijima Michi, for the formation division in Kis-My-Ft2 (Top3 & Back4) and Sexy Zone (Top3 & Back2
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First of all, I hate this picture. They make it like it's a dispute between SMAP & Arashi. Arashi is innocent. They don't know anything, SMAP's battle with the agency has been going on since before Arashi members were born! Lol, okay, that's an exaggeration, since before Arashi made their debut might be correct^^
This is just another rubbish analysis and thoughts of mine. Most of you might not agree. So please read with an open mind and take it with a grain of salt.