SMAP have become the third group in Japanese history to have No.1 albums in three different decades, reports Oricon and Sponichi Annex.
The group’s latest album “We are SMAP!”, which was released on July 21, made its debut on the Japanese charts at number one, having sold 180,000 records so far. Not only that, but it means SMAP have now had number one album records in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s.
Other groups who have achieved such a record are the Southern All Stars (number ones in 1980s, 1990s, 2000s) and CHAGE and ASKA (number ones in 1980s, 1990s, 2000s).
It is the fifth consecutive SMAP album to go to number one, and is the group’s 11th number one since their debut in 1991. In a time where the life of a popstar is often short-lived, SMAP’s latest record has proven that they have been able to stand up to the challenge.
In other news, TV magazines are reporting that SMAP, TOKIO, and Arashi will all appear on the August 13th episode of Music Station. This is not yet confirmed, but if it's true, it's going to be epic.
His group starts their tour today, but it had been revealed yesterday SMAP’s Masahiro Nakai (37) has acute lower back pain, reports Daily Sports Online.
It had been reported Nakai had first complained of having some back pain on July 27.
He is currently wearing a medical corset.  The injury has had no effect on his professional work, and he has been recording TV shows and taking part in SMAP concert rehearsals as usual.
SMAP’s We are SMAP! Tour 2010 starts in Hokkaido today.
KinKi Kids member Koichi Domoto (31) has been performing his musical "SHOCK" (currently titled "Endless SHOCK") since 2000. On Saturday, after the musical's 751st performance, it was announced by Johnny's Jimusho president Johnny Kitagawa that there are plans to bring the production to the United States by as early as 2012.
Saturday marked the final performance of "Endless SHOCK" for this year. 2010 was a milestone for the musical, as an anniversary year and as the first year that it was performed 100 times.
The central story of "SHOCK" is about a small, unknown group of actors in New York who get a chance to produce a big show for a Broadway theater. Because of its story and its long-running success so far, Kitagawa feels that American audiences can also enjoy the musical. Currently, he is aiming to have it performed in major entertainment cities such as New York and Las Vegas, though more specific planning will be done later this year.
The United States will not be the only new location for the musical. Up until now, all of the performances have been held at the Imperial Garden Theater in Tokyo, but in 2012, Kitagawa plans to do shows in other major cities in Japan, including Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, and Fukuoka. The U.S. performances, if they happen, would be in addition to those new venues.
It was also announced on Saturday that Domoto will release a new solo album titled "BPM" on September 1, his first in four years. Starting on September 11, he will launch a solo tour consisting of 25 concerts at 9 venues.
Ikimono Gakari – Kimi ga iru
Cecil Corbel – Arrietty’s song
TOKIO – NaNaNa (Taiyo nante iranee)
Fukuyama Masaharu – Hotaru
RIP SLYME – Good Times
WaT – Kimi ga boku ni kiss wo shita
Arashi/Love Rainbow[w/ DVD, Limited Edition]  CDA
1400 yen US$16/87.67  Release Date:2010/09/08
Description:Thirty-second single release from Arashi featuring the theme to TV series "Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku" starring Jun Matsumoto. Limited edition includes bonus DVD with video clip of "Love Rainbow."  *Unless otherwise indicated, DVDs are region-2 encoded (Japan, Europe, and Middle East), and carry no subtitles.
URL - http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=JACA-5238
Arashi/Love Rainbow[Regular Edition]  CDA
952 yen US$11/87.67  Release Date:2010/09/08
Description:Thirty-second single release from Arashi featuring the theme to TV series "Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku" starring Jun Matsumoto. Regular edition includes original karaoke tracks.
URL - http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=JACA-5240
SMAP announced that they will be holding live concerts in Shanghai on October 9th and 10th at the Shanghai Stadium, which is the 2nd biggest stadium in China. The announcement was made during their nation tour at Sapporo Dome on August 1st.
SMAP was going to hold their first live concert in a foreign country on June 13th at the Shanghai Expo, but it was unfortunately canceled. So, this will be the first time for SMAP to hold a live concert in a foreign country and it is expected to pull in a crowd of 80,000 fans.
SMAP members are all excited about it, especially after they canceled the previous concert in Shanghai.
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Matsumoto Jun (Arashi) will interview Angelina Jolie on the next week’s “Arashi ni shiyagare“, which will be broadcasted on August 7th.
There is a corner called “Michi tono Sougu shiyagare” (close encounter of unfamiliar things), and Jun meets a famous translator, Toda Natsuko in the corner. Natsuko teaches Jun how to interview Hollywood stars, and Jun will accept a challenge to interview Angelina Jolie, who visited Japan to promote her movie “Salt”.
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