Behind the SMAP x SMAP Public Execution Incident] Johnny’s faced the “beginning of the end” in the form of the SMAP breakup
Akio Nakamori's Theory of Johnny's Desire Chapter 2: It All Started with the "Dissolution of SMAP
SMAP was “smashed.”
I would like to begin my story with the fall of the Johnny’s office.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” (Gibbon) is a classic work that describes the history of the prosperous Roman Empire leading up to its downfall.
In Japan, too, there is “The Tale of the Heike.
The bells of the Gion Shrine echo with the sound of the impermanence of all things.
The color of the flowers of the sarasouju tree shows the inevitable decline of the prosperous.
The luxurious have not been for a long time, but only as a dream on a spring night.
For some reason, people are strongly attracted to the story of the downfall of a huge empire that has reached the height of its prosperity.
When did Johnny’s fall?
Was it because Janie Kitagawa’s sexual assaults became widely known to the public, triggered by reports in the foreign media? No. Was it because the founder, Janney, and then his sister, Mary Kitagawa, died one after the other before that? Or was it because Hideaki Takizawa, who succeeded to Janney’s will and became vice president, left the office?
I think it is neither. I would like to share my thoughts.
Yes, Johnny’s has had its downfall because SMAP broke up.
It was not just a breakup. They were dismantled in an unbelievable manner. It looked as if they had been crushed.
SMAP was a great idol group. No other star group has remained so popular for so long. There is no doubt that they were the best idol group of the postwar era. But it was shattered into tiny pieces.
On the night of January 18, 2016.
Fuji Television’s “SMAP x SMAP” suddenly decided to have the five members appear live at the beginning of the show. They were going to express their own views on the “breakup” issue that had been reported in the sports papers and other media.
It was an odd sight. The five members stood side by side against a dark blue curtain. They were dressed in black suits and ties.
