Masahiro Nakai (中居 正広, Nakai Masahiro, born August 18, 1972) is a Japanese former television personality, actor, radio personality, and singer. He debuted as the leader of the boy band SMAP, [1] which had been the best-selling boy band in Asia. [2]

Jan 23, 2025 · TOKYO (AP) — Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan’s top TV hosts and a former pop star, said Thursday he was retiring to take responsibility over sexual assault allegations that are part of a wave roiling Japan’s entertainment industry and have triggered an avalanche of lost advertising at one of the networks where he worked.. Weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun reported in December that Nakai had ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Nakai presented for Fuji Television and was one of Japan's best-known TV hosts Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, one of the country's most recognisable faces on television, has announced that he is ...

3 days ago · The scandal centers on Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan's once-hugely popular boy band SMAP, and his costly settlement with a woman over the alleged sex assault at a 2023 dinner party that ...

3 days ago · Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a 2023 dinner party allegedly organised by Fuji TV staff. He announced his retirement from show business last week.

4 days ago · Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a 2023 dinner party allegedly organised by Fuji TV staff. He announced his retirement from show business last week.

Jan 23, 2025 · Masahiro Nakai was the leader of Smap that swept the charts in Japan and across Asia during the boy band’s nearly 30 years of fame. PHOTO: AFP. UPDATED Jan 23, 2025, 06:41 PM.

Jan 23, 2025 · TV personality Masahiro Nakai, stung by a reported sexual misconduct scandal and feeling pressure from corporate sponsors and broadcasters, announced his retirement from the entertainment industry ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan’s top TV hosts and a former pop star in the band SMAP, announced today that he was retiring to take responsibility over sexual assault allegations.

Jan 23, 2025 · TOKYO -- Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan’s top TV hosts and a former pop star, said Thursday he was retiring to take responsibility over sexual assault allegations that are part of a wave roiling ...