THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 27, 2024 at 17:32 JST
From left, Goro Inagaki, Shingo Katori and Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, former SMAP members, who left Johnny & Associates Inc. (Sawaaki Hikita)
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