|
|
news...
Japan's biggest all-boy band tipped to go it alone
Horror of horrors! Japan's biggest all-boy band -- its members remain boys even as they edge toward middle-age and barrel toward baldness -- is about to do the unthinkable and strike out on its own, according to Shukan Gendai (9/11).
Ever since it emerged in the early '90s with its team of then six teens SMAP (Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Shingo Katori, Katsuyuki Mori-left in 1996) has been under the control of Johnny & Associates Inc., one of Japan's most powerful celebrity handlers headed by the redoubtable Johnny Kitagawa and an agency known for an uncanny ability to produce almost endless supplies of gifted pretty boys.
Johnny's has remained in strict control over SMAP and its individual members, of whom there are now five 30-somethings, watching them grow to icon status, reaping the benefits of their unheard-of rule of the Japanese pop world and now, so rumor has it, faced with the threat of losing it all as the group is poised to create its own management company.
"Stars like Hiromi Go and Toshihiko Tahara had gigantic battles with the agency when they struck it out alone," a veteran entertainment reporter tells Shukan Gendai.
"Apparently, there were quite a few who've left the agency after fights about money."
SMAP, a huge revenue generator with its members dominating small and large screens as well as music charts across Japan, would pose a major problem for Johnny's if it decided to go it alone.
"Normally, turnover among male performers is incredibly rapid, but SMAP's survival at the top of the heap for so long is simply unprecedented," an editor from a sports newspaper says. "Michi Iijima, SMAP's manager since the band's debut, is growing increasingly powerful within the agency. There have been rumors for a few years now about Iijima leaving Johnny's and taking SMAP with her."
Seen as proof of the likelihood of Iijima's independence has been the recent formation of J-Dream, a wholly owned subsidy of Johnny & Associates headed by none other than Michi Iijima.
"Johnny has probably come to the conclusion that it'd be better off to set Iijima up with SMAP in a related company than have her go out and start up something herself," the sports paper reporter says. "Nonetheless, there are still plenty of rumors that this company will eventually break off from the parent."
J-Dream occupies an entire floor in a building located directly across from the Johnny's headquarters in Tokyo's Minato-ku. It's from there that Iijima speaks to the men's weekly, acting as a representative of both the newly formed company and its parent.
"J-Dream is a company that will look after the revenue and production costs from any SMAP footage. I am an employee of Johnny & Associates, so there's absolutely no way I will be forming my own company," Iijima tells Shukan Gendai. "SMAP's payment will continue to be made by Johnny & Associates and Johnny & Associates will still be the point of contact for the management of the band."
It seems, then, that whispers of the demise of one of the most successful partnerships in Japanese showbiz history have been grossly exaggerated.
"Iijima will remain in control of SMAP for as long as the band exists," the sports rag reporter tells Shukan Gendai. "But we may not see any major movement until Johnny (Kitagawa) decides to resign." (By Ryann Connell)
September 5, 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
alahai jauhnya kebelakang ..... takpe munna kasi up kan thread ni |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
hye takuya's fan...leh join...minat gak kat mamat jepun nih...
tq 4 the cf...ade la wat gif utk iklan ni...khas utk peminat takuya..
<<my avatar:love::love::love:encem nye die... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Originally posted by zeleia at 14-9-2005 04:03 PM
hye takuya's fan...leh join...minat gak kat mamat jepun nih...
tq 4 the cf...ade la wat gif utk iklan ni...khas utk peminat takuya..
[IMG]http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/7146/takuya22h ...
hehehe berasap2 Takuya berlari....:bgrin: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
uhuhu.. ttinggl ketapi lagikkkkk.. uwaaaaaaaaaaa!! |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Originally posted by aGuiLeHa at 20-9-2005 07:59 PM
uhuhu.. ttinggl ketapi lagikkkkk.. uwaaaaaaaaaaa!!
kesian aGuiLeHa..... lain kali jgn naik keretapi .... naiklah LRT laju sikit.....:cak::cak: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Originally posted by rinoaheartilly at 23-9-2005 12:43 PM
Aku dh tengok cerita yang agak terbaru lah dari cerita-cerita yang lain yang Takuya berlakon...
Sapa ada tengok cerita Engine?
Cerita ni best sangat...
[img]http://animegifs.free.fr/ ...
sape heroin cite engine?... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Originally posted by zeleia at 24-9-2005 11:24 PM
sape heroin cite engine?...
Heroin cerita ni nama dia Koyuki...Heroin yang berlakon cerita The Last samurai (yg berlakon ngan Tom Cruise tu..).
Cerita lain yg dia berlako kan...cerita You're My Pet (Kimiwa Petto..)
Sapa tak tengok lagi memang wajib tengok...
Bagi sapa yg minat sgt ngan Takuya la..
heehehehe...
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
tolong..tolong..
Aku nak mntk sangat tolong ngan korang sumer kat thread nih...
Aku teringin sangat nak tengok gmbr anak takuya, ayah dia, mak dia dan adik dia ...
Aku tengok gmbr adik dia kat majalah Hype dulu memang muka sama betul ngan muka takuya..
Dengar kata adik dia ada buka butik fesyen yg terkenal jugak kat jepun..
Betul ke?
Gmbr family takuya kat mula-mula thread ni aku tak dpt tengok sebab gmbrnya tak kuar..
so sesapa yg ada gmbr2x family takuya..mntk tolong paste kat thread nih...
arigatou gozaimasu.......
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Originally posted by rinoaheartilly at 26-9-2005 05:46 PM
tolong..tolong..
Aku nak mntk sangat tolong ngan korang sumer kat thread nih...
Aku teringin sangat nak tengok gmbr anak takuya, ayah dia, mak dia dan ...
hmm, actually Takuya ni memang protective dengan family dia...kalau ada kuar pun muka anak2 dia, mesti akan di'blur'kan...even macam tu pun, masa Kokomi (anak sulung Takuya) nak di'register' kat sekolah ternama kat Tokyo, application tu ditolak semata2 sebab dia anak Takuya Kimura & sekolah tak nak media tertumpu kat sekolah tu...so bayangkanlah kalau muka Kokomi tu masuk media... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Originally posted by munna at 22-9-2005 03:21 PM
kesian aGuiLeHa..... lain kali jgn naik keretapi .... naiklah LRT laju sikit.....:cak::cak:
uwaaa!! lrt jauh laa, stsn ketapi je yg ade.. cian kn kt aku, hehehe.. =) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Originally posted by whitedove at 28-9-2005 01:11 PM
hmm, actually Takuya ni memang protective dengan family dia...kalau ada kuar pun muka anak2 dia, mesti akan di'blur'kan...even macam tu pun, masa Kokomi (anak sulung Takuya) nak di'register' ka ...
kalau gmbr anak dia tak de...Tak pa lah...
Tapikalau ada gmbr parents dia n adik dia ...
Boleh tak tolong paste kat cni sebab aku try search byk tmpat dah pasal takuya ni tapi tak jmpa yg ada letak gmbr-gambr tu...:cry:
TQ!! |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whitedove san..
brapa umur anak takuya yg sulung aar??
Dia dh ada brapa org anak dah?
Sorry la pasal ni aku agak ketinggalan ckit...
Tapi drama-drama yg dia berlakon byk dh yg aku tengok...
heh!!heh!!
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Originally posted by rinoaheartilly at 29-9-2005 05:30 PM
kalau gmbr anak dia tak de...Tak pa lah...
Tapikalau ada gmbr parents dia n adik dia ...
Boleh tak tolong paste kat cni sebab aku try search byk tmpat dah pasal takuya ni tapi tak j ...
hmm...memang gambar family pun susah nak dapat...Takuya ni memang protective dengan family dia...tapi bukan Takuya je, artis2 bawah Johnny's Entertainment pun sama, either SMAP, V6, Arashi, KinKi Kids...semua pun jenis yg berahsia sebab polisi Johhny yg strict...even yg muda2 macam Arashi, NEWS, Tackey&Tsubasa nak bercinta pun tak dibenarkan, kecuali kalau diorang wat senyap2...
kalau nak tahu even kat Jepun tu, gambar2 Takuya dan artis2 Johnny yg lain dikira copyright Johnny...unless Johnny yg release memang susah nak dapat...sebab tu kalau kat official website drama2 artis Johnny, takde pun muka2 diorang ni diletak sebab copyright...muka diorang pun copyringht ni kan pulak family diorang...
[ Last edited by whitedove at 30-9-2005 05:05 PM ] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Originally posted by rinoaheartilly at 29-9-2005 05:34 PM
Whitedove san..
brapa umur anak takuya yg sulung aar??
Dia dh ada brapa org anak dah?
Sorry la pasal ni aku agak ketinggalan ckit...
Tapi ...
anak sulung dia Kokomi dah 4 tahun, Mitsuki lak 2 tahun... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
hahaha selama ni aku dok searching cari pasal Takuya kat net pon jarang sangat jumpa infor pasal family dia... memang tip top punya rahsia agaknya..:hmm: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Originally posted by rinoaheartilly at 23-9-2005 12:43 PM
Aku dh tengok cerita yang agak terbaru lah dari cerita-cerita yang lain yang Takuya berlakon...
Sapa ada tengok cerita Engine?
Cerita ni best sangat...
[img]http://animegifs.free.fr/ ...
hi ,..bestnya ada cita tbaru takuya ..last tgk cita dia jadie pilot tu ..betul ker cita ENGINE nie ada scene kat sepang ..?
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Post time 6-9-2005 02:14 PM
sedih sangat sangat...masa anak-anak yang ayah angkat dia bela tu nak kene berpisah sebab rumah diorang nak kena ditarik balik sebab tak mampu nak byr sewa rumah ..
