An Aging Boy Band Calls It Quits, but Japan Can’t Let Go

Re:An Aging Boy Band Calls It Quits, but Japan Can’t Let Go by wodenokoto on Saturday August 20, 2016 @02:54PM (#12327857)

I thought SMAP had a young version, ready to graduate into the real SMAP as the core members slowly got too old, so that the brand could live on, similarly to how Morning Musume are still around as a brand, though none of the original cast is present.

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Re:An Aging Boy Band Calls It Quits, but Japan Can’t Let Go by jrockway on Saturday August 20, 2016 @05:33PM (#12328378)

Morning Musume was always about churning through members:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_Musume#/media/File:MMa...

We always joke at work that the interns get younger every year. They don't, we all get older. But with MoMusu, they really do get younger every year.

I always wondered about the business model. As a high school student, I didn't have money to buy albums or go to concerts. As an adult, I do. But I'm not going to go see a group of 12-year-olds perform.

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Re:An Aging Boy Band Calls It Quits, but Japan Can’t Let Go by makomk on Saturday August 20, 2016 @05:54PM (#12328434)

I think that once your original lineup has reached its thirties without being replaced, you've basically declared that you're not going to be taking the Morning Musume approach.

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Re:An Aging Boy Band Calls It Quits, but Japan Can’t Let Go by kazinator on Sunday August 21, 2016 @12:41AM (#12329403)

That concept is not new; have you heard of Menudo?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menudo_(band)

SMAP isn't like Menudo; it doesn't have a rotating membership. SMAP denotes five specific guys.

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