SMAP

Article summary

was a Japanese boy band, composed of Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori. The group was created in 1988 by music producer Johnny Kitagawa, founder of Johnny & Associates, originally as a six-piece with Katsuyuki Mori, until his departure from the band in 1996. The name stands for "Sports Music Assemble People". After making their debut in 1991, the group took the Japanese entertainment industry by storm, becoming one of the most successful boy bands in Asia. The group is often referred to as a "national treasure" and a "fortune and property of the country" in Japan. SMAP was regarded as an iconic group in Japan, after achieving an unprecedented level of success in numerous genres in the entertainment industry, including music, television, film, radio, and theater, as a group and individually. SMAP was credited for changing the Japanese entertainment and music industry, in terms of prolonging longevity of boy bands and broadening careers by creating new opportunities for bands that followed. After starting out as a typical boy band, with a fan base predominantly of female teens, they gradually transformed into a band with a wider audience, expanding their fan base to preteens, male adults, and even the elderly, after their success as actors and television personalities.…

Key claims

1. release date: 2003 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 1992 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 1994-11-11 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 1995 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 1997-12-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 1998-12-24 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 1999-12-22 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 2001-03-14 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 2001-12-21 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. release date: 2003-03-05 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. release date: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. release date: 2003-12-24 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
14. release date: 2004-09-08 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
15. release date: 2003 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
16. release date: 2005-07-27 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
17. release date: 2005-12-14 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
18. release date: 2006-12-06 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
19. release date: 2008-12-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
20. release date: 2010-12-08 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
21. release date: 2011 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
22. release date: 2011 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
23. release date: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
24. release date: 2011-12-07 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
25. release date: 2012-12-05 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
26. release date: 2015 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
27. release date: 2014-12-10 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
28. release date: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the release date is "2003". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "1992". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "1994-11-11". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "1995". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "1997-12-17". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "1998-12-24". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "1999-12-22". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "2001-03-14". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the release date is "2001-12-21". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the release date is "2003-03-05". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the release date is "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the release date is "2003-12-24". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. The record states that the release date is "2004-09-08". What evidence would count against this claim?
16. The record states that the release date is "2003". What evidence would count against this claim?
17. The record states that the release date is "2005-07-27". What evidence would count against this claim?
18. The record states that the release date is "2005-12-14". What evidence would count against this claim?
19. The record states that the release date is "2006-12-06". What evidence would count against this claim?
20. The record states that the release date is "2008-12-17". What evidence would count against this claim?
21. The record states that the release date is "2010-12-08". What evidence would count against this claim?
22. The record states that the release date is "2011". What evidence would count against this claim?
23. The record states that the release date is "2011". What evidence would count against this claim?
24. The record states that the release date is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
25. The record states that the release date is "2011-12-07". What evidence would count against this claim?
26. The record states that the release date is "2012-12-05". What evidence would count against this claim?
27. The record states that the release date is "2015". What evidence would count against this claim?
28. The record states that the release date is "2014-12-10". What evidence would count against this claim?
29. The record states that the release date is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
30. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
31. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359511531