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...of Victor Co. of Japan, is widely known for the raft of famous bands and artists on its books, including the Southern All Stars and SMAP. It ranks fourth in the Japanese music software industry after Universal Music LLC, Avex Group...

In this article: Pentax, JVC, Hoya Corp, Konami Corp, Kenwood, Sony Corp., Avex Group Holdings Inc., and Sony Music Entertainment

"It's okay," said Hartnett. "He's a good-looking guy. And I know the ladies love him." Kimura, a one-time member of boyband SMAP, has become an idol throughout Asia thanks to his roles in Japanese television series including the...

In this article: Josh Hartnett, Takuya Kimura, Tran Anh Hung, I Come with the Rain, Hollywood, Cyclo, Asia, and Camera d'Or

Despite his success, he has no desire to expand. Arashi is supposedly being positioned by its talent agency Johnny's Jimusho to take over SMAP's role as Japan's number one boy band, and member Masaki Aiba, who has never starred in his own...

In this article: Arashi, Hamburger, Kinki University, and Masaki Aiba

...to put Japan on a healthier trajectory. That's not to say the spin campaign isn't in high gear, and it even has a role for pop group SMAP. Lest you think I'm referring to a foot fungus or some other infection, the five members of SMAP are...

In this article: Japan, Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Japan, Kaoru Yosano, Junichiro Koizumi, Yukio Hatoyama, George W. Bush, Asia, and Deflation

...in TV dramas, variety shows and music programs each day of the week, and the group appears together in a variety program called "SMAP × SMAP" that airs every Monday at 10 p.m. They also appear in commercials for companies that include Softbank...

In this article: Liberal Democratic Party, Sankei Shimbun, Taro Aso, and Tokyo

...Eri Komukai dresses in a kimono for "cosplay." KYODO PHOTO The drug bust that netted Sakai and her husband came just three months after SMAP member Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, 35, known for his rather meek character, was arrested for drunken nudity...

In this article: Noriko Sakai, Oricon, Kyoko Koizumi, Seiko Matsuda, Johnny and Associates, Shoko Nakagawa, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Namie Amuro

SMAP×SMAP is an ongoing weekly Japanese variety show on Fuji TV starring the members of SMAP. The show began on April 15, 1996 and it airs from 22:00 to 22:54 (JST ) every Monday. The show's usual rating is higher than 20%, which is...

In this article: Smap×smap, Masahiro Nakai, Fuji TV, and Michael Jackson

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi leaves a news conference in Tokyo on Apr. 24, 2009. Kusanagi, a member of the pop group Smap, was arrested last month on charges of public indecency after police found him naked and screaming in a Tokyo park. (Yuriko...

In this article: Tokyo, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Japan, Toyota, and Procter and Gamble

...in Roppongi park, loses sponsors What's wrong with a little public nudity? It's a crime called public indecency. But for pop group SMAP's 34-year-old member Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, it also means angry sponsors and the cancellation of...

In this article: Johnny and Associates, Tokyo Midtown, Asia, and Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Navigation - link to other main sections from here Naked romp shames SMAP boy band star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and puts media in spin Leo Lewis, Tokyo The Japanese media world has been plunged into chaos by the humiliating arrest of...

In this article: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kunio Hatoyama, Tokyo, Democracy, Sri Lankan army, Toyota, Procter & Gamble, and Tamil Tigers