What is SMAP?
{{Infobox musical artist | Background = group_or_band | Name = SMAP | Img = SMAP_2008_Super_Modern_Artistic_Performance_Tour.jpg | Img_capt = SMAP on tour in 2008 | Origin = {{flag|Japan}} | Genre = [[J-Pop]], [[Pop music|pop]], bubblegum music | Years_active = 1991–2016 | Label = [[Victor Entertainment]] | URL = [http://www.johnnys-net.jp/artist/info/smap.html SMAP's profile at johnnys net] | Current_members = [[Masahiro Nakai]]<br />[[Takuya Kimura]]<br />[[Tsuyoshi Kusanagi]]<br />[[Goro Inagaki]]<br />[[Shingo Katori]] | Past_members = [[Katsuyaki Mori]] }} '''SMAP''' is a [[Japan]]ese boy [[band]]. Their music is [[Record producer|produced]] by Johnny's. SMAP was formed in April 1988. Now, the group has five members but at the beginning it had six members. They held their first concert at [[Nippon Budokan]] in January 1991. They released their first [[album]] ''Can't Stop!!-LOVING'' on September 9, 1991. SMAP is an [[acronym]]. It is a short way of writing '''S'''ports '''M'''usic '''A'''ssemble '''P'''eople. They officially disbanded on 31 December 2016. == Members == * Masahiro Nakai (born August 18, 1972) from [[Kanagawa Prefecture]] * Takuya Kimura (born November 13, 1972) from [[Tokyo]]. * Goro Inagaki (born December 8, 1973) from [[Tokyo]]. * Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (born July 9, 1974) from [[Saitama]]. * Shingo Katori (born January 31, 1971) from [[Kanagawa]]. Katsuyuki Mori withdrew from the group in 1996 to be an [[Auto racing|auto racer]]. == Related pages == * [[J-Pop]] * [[Johnny & Associates]] {{Authority control}} {{Commonscat|SMAP}} {{multistub|Japan|music}} [[Category:Japanese boy bands]]