Fans send message to SMAP in newspaper ad before band's breakup

Fans send message to SMAP in newspaper ad before band's breakup

Photo shows part of an eight-page ad placed by thousands of fans of SMAP, one of Japan's most popular and longest-lived pop groups, in the morning edition of major Japanese daily the Asahi Shimbun on Dec. 30, 2016, a day before SMAP's breakup. The ad, saying the fans will continue rooting for SMAP and including the names of the fans, was paid for by an online crowdfunding campaign that had solicited about 39 million yen ($334,000) by early morning on Dec. 28 from over 12,800 fans. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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