Nakai Masahiro, member of the über-popular pop group SMAP, is all set to star in the upcoming TBS mystery drama “ATARU.” More »

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Idol group AKB48 guest-featured on the December 19th episode of SMAP x SMAP, and performed a Christmas medley collaboration with the boys of SMAP. More »

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NHK’s annual New Year’s music program “Kohaku Uta Gassen” will have 55 artist appearing on this 62nd show, airing on December 31st at 7:15 pm JST. More »

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On December 19th, Fuji TV’s ‘Hey Hey Hey Music Champ’ held a Christmas special featuring many top stars. Comedian due Downtown (Matsumoto Hitoshi and Masatoshi Hameda) were joined by child star Miguel as hosts for this epic live show. More »

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TV Asahi announced the artist lineup for their year-end music special “MUSIC STATION SUPER LIVE” on their official website. There will be 30 artists broadcasting live from Chiba Makuhari Messe on December 23rd from 7:00 – 11:10pm. More »

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BIGLOBE has compiled a list of the most popular Twitter trends of 2011 in Japan. With the top ‘word,’ ‘hashtag,’ and ‘celebrity’ ranking, the results are pretty interesting. As expected, the Tohoku Earthquake made a prevalent appearance, but even the Hallyu wave has appeared in these Twitter trends: More »

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It’s been announced that SMAP’s annual store, SMAP SHOP, will be opening at Akasaka Sacas on December 8th. SMAP SHOP has been opened for a limited time every year since 2005. This year’s theme will be ‘RUNNING SMAP’, so the shop’s floor will be designed like an athletic track. More »

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It has been revealed that SMAP will be releasing their 46th single, titled “Boku no Hanbun“ next month on December 21st. The upcoming single will be entirely written, composed, and arranged by Saito Kazuyoshi. More »

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It has been announced that pop group SMAP would be releasing a DVD of their Beijing concert on December 7th! More »

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It looks like Justin Bieber is not only popular in America, but in Japan as well. He has recently performed two of his hit tracks, “Baby” and “Never Say Never” on the JPOP group SMAP’s show, SMAPxSMAP. He didn’t perform with it alone though, SMAP also rocked the stage with him. Be sure to check out the enthusiastic performance below! More »

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