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Huge Japanese pop group SMAP will perform in the Expo Culture Center on June 13.

Free tickets can be reserved free at the center on the day for the 1pm concert. More details will be available at .

The current members of SMAP, which stands for Sports Music Assemble People, are Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Goro Inagaki and Shingo Katori.

SMAP, considered a Japanese idol's band because of the huge profile of its members, released its first CD "Can't Stop LOVING" in 1991 and has since released more than 40 singles and 20 albums.

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中新網(wǎng)4月27日電 據(jù)“共同社”消息，上海世博會(huì)事務(wù)協(xié)調(diào)局26日宣布，日本超級(jí)人氣組合SMAP全部5名成員將于6月13日在世博會(huì)場舉辦名為“SMAP放歌世博樂迷會(huì)”的活動(dòng)。據(jù)SMAP所屬的杰尼斯事務(wù)所稱，這將是該組合自1988年成立以來首次一起出國演出。

該活動(dòng)的舉辦場所“世博文化中心”能容納1.8萬人。據(jù)悉，入場免費(fèi)，只需當(dāng)天在世博會(huì)場所設(shè)的預(yù)約機(jī)器上預(yù)約即可。因考慮到SMAP在中國也擁有超高人氣，屆時(shí)粉絲們將蜂擁而至，世博事務(wù)協(xié)調(diào)局稱，希望能在安全上確保萬無一失。

SMAP就此發(fā)表評(píng)論稱：“此次我們能獲得參加上海世博這一盛事的機(jī)會(huì)，感到很光榮。我們將全心投入演出?！鄙虾Ｊ啦┦聞?wù)協(xié)調(diào)局則充滿期待地稱，希望SMAP能與中國和各國歌迷一起共襄世博盛舉。

該事務(wù)協(xié)調(diào)局還計(jì)劃在世博期間，邀請(qǐng)歐美當(dāng)紅歌手和美國著名管弦樂隊(duì)費(fèi)城樂隊(duì)前來舉辦音樂會(huì)等文化活動(dòng)。