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
Public Execution” Strikes SMAP
Takuya Kimura, standing in the center of the stage, opens the show.
I thought it was most important for the five of us to get our faces together today and report back to you all, so I took the liberty of taking this time. So I took the liberty of taking the time to do this.”
Kimura was the only one who stood tall. The next four members all bowed deeply with somber expressions on their faces, repeating, “We have caused you trouble,” “We apologize,” and “We will continue to do our best.
Finally, Kimura concluded, ” From now on, no matter what happens, we will just look forward and keep moving forward.
This was a completely incomprehensible press conference. What on earth are they apologizing for and why?
Kusanagi’s words, “Kimura-kun gave us this opportunity to apologize to Mr. Janney, and now we are standing here,” implied all that was going on. Kimura and the other members of the group are split; the four of them plotted to leave the office on their own, and in the end, they probably apologized to Janie Kitagawa, and were dissuaded from doing so. But even so, …….
SMAP x SMAP” has been running for 20 years since 1996. It is a popular Monday primetime show. There is singing, there is comedy. There is Bistro SMAP. There is showtime with a variety of guests. It’s hard to believe that in the heart and soul of SMAP’s hometown, we would be treated to such a wretched and miserable showcase of their wretchedness. It’s hard to believe.
Public execution, they called it.
Perhaps that was when, yes, SMAP “died.
Osamu Suzuki, the broadcaster of “SMAP x SMAP,” wrote a novel about that day (Bungeishunju, January 2023). It is titled “20160118” and the date in question. However, the table of contents of the magazine carried the following headline.
SMAP’s Longest Day in Japan.
This must be a reference to “Nihon no ichiban nagai hi” (“Nihon no ichiban nagai hi”). A Documentary by Souichi Oya, which has been made into a movie. It depicts August 15, 1945. Yes, that is the day Japan was defeated in the Pacific War. So what exactly did they lose the war for on “SMAP’s Longest Day”?
