Masahiro Nakai left Johnny's office and became independent February 21 at 18:30

Former member of SMAP, which broke up more than three years ago, Masahiro Nakai has left the Johnny's office at the end of next month, revealing his independence.

Masahiro Nakai held a press conference in Tokyo on the afternoon of the 21st, stating at the beginning that he was leaving March and leaving the Johnny's office by the end of next month. .

After that, he revealed that he had set up a new office called "Casual Life", and expressed his intention to continue performing arts independently after leaving the office.

Nakai is a former member of the popular idol group SMAP, which was formed in 1988. Even after the group was dissolved in December 2016, he remained at the Johnny's Office and continued activities such as hosting variety programs.

At the conference, he explained the reasons for this decision, "After disbanding, I didn't feel like motivated or" good next. I thought I had to change the environment and decided on my own. " He explained that he had been consulting the office since last May.

He also brought the remains of Jannie Kitagawa, who passed away in July of last year, and said, "I was taught a lot both as a person and as a creator of the show. I brought it. "

Three of the five former members of SMAP left the Johnny's office in 2017, and Takuya Kimura remains in the office and continues to work.