Japanese media criticize SHINee for using SMAP’s popularity for promotion

[anthonymarie.livejournal.com]

Recently, SHINee was forced to cancel their event in Japan due to safety issues as too many fans were gathered in the area. However, media in Japan have been reporting that the reason why there was such a big crowd was because the organizer of the event stated that the group holding the event is “a 5-member group with a name beginning with the letter S.” This made the crowd believe that the organizer was referring to a popular Japanese group, SMAP. This has angered netizens and resulted in criticism that SHINee was trying to boost their popularity with SMAP’s name.

Following the cancellation of the event, SHINee expressed, “Given that there was such a big crowd, it is a shame that we had to cancel the event. But we still want to thank our fans for their support.” However, local Japanese media later revealed that there has been a mistake as the only reason why so many fans gathered is because there were workers handing out fliers on the streets, with a message telling the fans to find 5 Santa Clauses with the name starting with S. As the clue given fits SMAP, rumours began to spread that SMAP would be at the event, and the crowd started to gather based on false information.

It will never be known as to whether the organizer’s intentions were to mislead the public; however, with the event canceled, it is a big disappointment for the fans who attended the event in hopes of supporting SHINee.

This was the ad:

Source: TVBS koreaboo
lol idek.

Comments

[devilsatin.livejournal.com]

wow that's rly desperate but not surprising considering SHINee's sales decrease by 50% with each release

[ialways-am.livejournal.com]

lol

[zeldas.livejournal.com]

ahahaha, golden :'>

[volume1995.livejournal.com]

what the fuck japaniizu

[baeby-bloo-skys.livejournal.com]

in all of japan, is smap the only 5 membered group with a name starting with s? ._.

[nortonamo.livejournal.com]

There's also SHU-I.

[yejun.livejournal.com]

lol can people not read? The flier describes the group as being YOUNG, good looking, good at singing and dancing etc.
SMAP are not young, are not good at dancing and singing and with the exception of KimuTaku they're not really good looking either. If people had actually read the flier.
Also if u go onto the twitter account it's tweeting about SHINee.
I cannot.

[lachatagirl.livejournal.com]

That definitely describes SHINee.

[seungtoria.livejournal.com]

dunno I just goggled SMAP

[nortonamo.livejournal.com]

This was great.

[kanbinayume.livejournal.com]

lol

[gator-yoong.livejournal.com]

*raises hand* Considering I'm on Japanese news sites every day...I haven't seen anything regarding this...at all.

That is all~

(So clearly not a big deal)

[lachatagirl.livejournal.com]

Probably because SHINee isn't famous.

[lachatagirl.livejournal.com]

This is even more desperate than Infinite releasing their single in the middle of the week to get higher on the charts. You know you've sunken so far when you're trickin' dirtier than Infinite.

[nortonamo.livejournal.com]

I agree

[taecake.livejournal.com]

I have a feeling they're just running their mouths again because it's kpop. whatever tbh

[none-neither.livejournal.com]

Actually you're right, on the day of the event pretty much everyone was certain that it was SHINee before it was revealed.
But one or two persons came into the SHINee thread on 2ch just to spread hate against kpop, it really wasn't against "SHINee" it would have just been whoever. Eventually they made their own thread.

If you don't take it seriously, some of it is funny.
Like they're reading SHINee as しねぇ/死ねえ (Shinee) meaning along the lines of "Die!" / "Go die!"

[kiminikaeru.livejournal.com]

embarrassed for them

[baboboy.livejournal.com]

lmao

[umetraehi.livejournal.com]

my friend tried to go to this since she had the day off

[mayuuu.livejournal.com]

Poor bbs don't deserve those netizens'/fans' accusation/s as it's clearly not their fault. This is really sad and heartbreaking. ;__;

I just want them back in Korea tbh. :(

[maple88.livejournal.com]

So it's Shinee's fault for something that their marketing team did? smh.
I know they're the public figures, etc. but at least place the blame where it's supposed to go.
Plus, as muilla said, the ad doesn't exactly describe SMAP~
Whatever, Japanese media, let's blame K-pop groups for shit they have not control over.

duh who's face is everywhere? not the fugly pr

[itskimbitches.livejournal.com]

gurl where have you been?! song plagiarism-"groups fault", dance plagiarism-"group's fault", fan get's mad he isn't the one-"sunye's fault", somebody leaves the group-"sme you greedy bastards!!!!"

[uniqlos.livejournal.com]

looking at that ad it's very obvious that the people in the silhouette were not SMAP lol.

[kakkoi-x.livejournal.com]

LMAO smh at whoever was dumb enough to think it was SMAP anywayz

[hitsujiga.livejournal.com]

ikr xD smap in shibuya AT A GUERILLA EVENT lmao XDDD

[deerlike.livejournal.com]

This just tells me that they should stop trying to make Shinee happen in Japan.

[walkin-siesta.livejournal.com]

another proof that the so called 'netizens' need to get a life
i thought it was pretty much confirmed who the santas were before the event..

[jeit91.livejournal.com]

SMAP sounds like a sexually transmitted infection

for 20 years

[itskimbitches.livejournal.com]

they've been all up in the Japanese females' pussies tbh

[kuumin.livejournal.com]

so DESPERATE omFg

[tigrexa.livejournal.com]

wtf is a smap? lol wtv.

[yuki-yang.livejournal.com]

Desperate. As expected of SM.

Don't be rude. SMAP is very popular in Japan. They are hail as Gods of Japanese entertainment.
Besides for Arashi, no other boy group is as popular as SMAP.
They are popular with old people, young people, children and men&women alike.
Extremely influential with the media too.

Shinee can only dream of being in their presence.

[ialways-am.livejournal.com]

ikr

[guiltyschu.livejournal.com]

Pfft, as if SMAP are going to get out on the streets to drum up fan support. They're too busy spending their weekends rolling around in giant piles of yen. And yeah, the poster doesn't describe SMAP at all, and there's a QR code for people to check out and establish who it is, so bullshit story stinks of bullshit. Haters stfd, let SHINee have their fun in Japan.

[jewelry-flower.livejournal.com]

That's what I think. I don't think SMAP has any time to do something like this, except JE or Victor (their production company) required.

Then again, all of JE groups are busy for the year-end promo/ concerts/ TV appearances, so ...no!

[ghost-whisper.livejournal.com]

Lol, the pressage.