Major TV networks are scrambling to deal with programs emceed by former SMAP member Masahiro Nakai, who is caught up in an alleged sex scandal. Nakai, 52, once belonged to the hugely popular male ...

(Mainichi/Naoaki Hasegawa) TOKYO -- Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the now-defunct idol group SMAP, on Jan. 9 responded over a widely publicized scandal involving a woman, admitting to the ...

A two-month investigation headed by an independent team commissioned by Fuji TV concluded on March 31 that host Masahiro Nakai had indeed ... of Asia's top boy bands Smap in the 1990s, retired ...

TOKYO – A former Fuji Television employee expressed both relief and frustration in a statement on April 1 after a third-party panel report concluded she was sexually assaulted by Masahiro Nakai.

A leading Japanese tabloid magazine reported in December 2024 that Fuji TV’s celebrity presenter Masahiro ... agreement. Nakai – a former leader of Japanese male idol group Smap, which swept ...

Disgraced celebrity Masahiro Nakai sexually assaulted a former announcer ... Nakai, 52, rose to fame as a member of the now-disbanded idol group SMAP. He announced his retirement from show ...