The will-they, won't-they breakup of SMAP is back on: The five members of the all-male pop group will go their separate ways at the end of this year, after performing together for more than two decades.
The group's agency, Johnny & Associates, announced Aug. 14 that SMAP would disband and focus on solo careers. Although the agency proposed a hiatus, some members wanted to break up for good, it said. (AP)
国民的アイドルグループ「SMAP」が、今年12月31日をもって解散することになった。
The Japan Times ST: August 26, 2016