Behind the SMAP x SMAP Public Execution Incident] Johnny’s faced the “beginning of the end” in the form of the SMAP breakup

The “Curse of SMAP” struck Johnny’s.

The breakup was then officially announced on August 14 of the same year, and SMAP’s activities continued until the end of the year. However, …….

When the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, died, John Lennon commented.

‘Elvis died when he joined the army.

He probably meant to say that Presley, who represented the rebellious youth, “symbolically died” at that moment when he agreed to serve and became an honorary soldier.

Then, SMAP, the brilliant national idol group that was so free and full of life, seems to have “symbolically died” as well on the night of January 18, 2016.

Johnny’s was the birthplace of SMAP, the greatest idol group in postwar Japan. And then they were cruelly crushed. They were big stars, and they brought great embarrassment to the live broadcast of their signature program.

It stunned many viewers, nay, the nation, and knocked SMAP fans into the depths of despair.

Not only did they not hold a breakup concert, they did not even hold a press conference. The members remained tight-lipped, and SMAP disintegrated and disintegrated in mid-air.

So, what happened next?

Let me try to keep it short.

2016 = SMAP disbanded.
2018 = TOKIO ceases music activities (Yamaguchi Tatsuya leaves; 2021 = Nagase Tomoya leaves).
2018 = Tackey & Tsubasa, disband.
2020 = Issei Nishikori and Kazuhide Uekusa leave the group. Shonen-tai (effectively) disband.
2020 = Arashi will go on hiatus.
2021 = V6 breaks up.

What a surprise. From Shonen-tai, the oldest group, to Tokio, Tackey & Tsubasa, V6, and Arashi (……), the top groups at the core of the Johnny’s office are being forced to break up or go on hiatus one after another.

That’s right. This can only be attributed to the breakup of SMAP. Johnny’s’s empire, which had reached the height of its glory, has come to its lowest point. Isn’t that the reward for having so cruelly crushed that great group?

Let me make this clear. Johnny’s is about to collapse under the “curse” of SMAP.

In the next article, “[On the Eve of SMAP’s Birth] The Fearful Ability of ‘Shonendai’ and ‘Hikaru Genji’ to Fulfill Janie Kitagawa’s Ideal,” we will delve into what was happening just before the formation of SMAP, a national group.