SMAP

Japanese idol group (1988-2016)
MusicGroup boy_band Q1138250
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SMAP

Summary

SMAP is a boy band[1]. SMAP worked as a Japanese idol[2]. SMAP draws 1,613 Wikipedia views per month (boy_band category, ranking #23 of 207).[3]

Key Facts

  • SMAP worked as a Japanese idol[2].
  • A notable work attributed to SMAP is Can't Stop!! Loving[4].
  • A notable work attributed to SMAP is Q2497035[5].
  • A notable work attributed to SMAP is Lion Heart[6].
  • A notable work attributed to SMAP is Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana[7].
  • A notable work attributed to SMAP is Shake[8].
  • A notable work attributed to SMAP is SMAP×SMAP[9].
  • SMAP received the Japan Music Awards[10].
  • SMAP is in the country of Japan[11].
  • SMAP's instance of is recorded as boy band[12].
  • SMAP's genre is pop music[13].
  • sport is named after SMAP[14].
  • music is named after SMAP[15].
  • people is named after SMAP[16].
  • SMAP's record label is recorded as Victor Entertainment[17].
  • SMAP's discography is recorded as SMAP discography[18].
  • SMAP's Commons category is recorded as SMAP[19].
  • SMAP's country of origin is recorded as Japan[20].
  • SMAP comprises Masahiro Nakai[21].
  • SMAP comprises Takuya Kimura[22].
  • SMAP comprises Tsuyoshi Kusanagi[23].
  • SMAP comprises Gorō Inagaki[24].
  • SMAP comprises Shingo Katori[25].
  • SMAP comprises Katsuyuki Mori[26].
  • April 1988 marks the founding of SMAP[27].

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Career and Affiliations

SMAP worked as a Japanese idol[2].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Can't Stop!! Loving[4], a single[28]; Q2497035[5], a single[29]; Lion Heart[6], a single[30]; Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana[7], a single[31]; Shake[8], a single[32]; and SMAP×SMAP[9], a television series[33].

Recognition

SMAP received the Japan Music Awards[10].

Why It Matters

SMAP draws 1,613 Wikipedia views per month (boy_band category, ranking #23 of 207).[3] SMAP has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] SMAP is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What did SMAP do for work?

SMAP worked as Japanese idol[2].

What awards did SMAP receive?

Honors received include Japan Music Awards[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [22] . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] . wikidata.org.
  17. [25] . wikidata.org.
  18. [26] . wikidata.org.
  19. [27] . wikidata.org.
  20. [4] . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . wikidata.org.
  22. [6] . wikidata.org.
  23. [7] . wikidata.org.
  24. [8] . wikidata.org.
  25. [9] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14487 music/artist/8518
    P14501 3655
    P14494 3810
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14501]]: 3655, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/291513768|SMAP (#291513768)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7967|DAM karaoke artist ranking]] "
  2. 4w ago · うにょす · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discography SMAP discography
    Work period start
    Languages spoken, written or signed Japanese
    Significant event break-up of SMAP
    + 42 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||en, ja */"
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