SMAP discography
The discography of Japanese boy band SMAP consists of 21 studio albums, five compilation albums, 23 video albums, and numerous singles. Sports Music Assemble People, abbreviated as SMAP, was formed in 1988 by a group of backup dancers for the boy band Hikaru Genji of Johnny & Associates.
The band's initial releases performed poorly on the charts, but their later releases started gaining attention, aided by the group's appearance on their own variety show, SMAP×SMAP. Meanwhile, their 1994 single, Kimi Iro Omoi, was used as the opening theme to the animated TV series Akazukin Chacha, broadcast in Japan from 1994 to 1995. This single is only available on MP3 Store and as a download between TV size and full version. On the DVD release of the series, Kimi Iro Omoi was sung by Shoko Sawada instead. Their 2003 single, "Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana", sold over two million copies in Japan, becoming one of the best-selling singles in the country.
In August 2016, the group announced that they would disband by the end of the year. Since 2003, all of the band's releases have peaked at number one on the Oricon Albums or Singles Chart. The group has sold over 38.5 million records in Japan.