omg, did you hear about Kusanagi (right?) of SMAP getting arrested for getting drunk and naked in a park? It totally made national news too. O_o The punishments to celebrities are so harsh over there, seriously, getting called "worst kind of scum" just for getting naked and drunk? It's not like he killed somebody. This also reminds me of Koda Kumi's "rotten amniotic fluid" comment.
I was actually ranting to my Video Comm teacher (lol he's lived in Japan before) about how terrible SMAP are because whenever I see them singing a medley with certain artists (Mariah Carey, Namie Amuro, Tohoshinki) they're so horrible! x_x
Personally the JE band that I listen to the most would be TOKIO. They're like pop-rock. I have some V6 songs too, but the main reason I was curious is because Ken Miyake's a cutie. I've been warming up to KAT-TUN as well... I guess they aren't half-bad.