JO1 Ren Kawajiri, Tomohisa Yamashita, SMAP's past backing dancer Snow Man Koji Mukai "Ano Toki no Kimi?" Ren Kawajiri of the global boy group JO1 appeared on the 2-hour special of Snow Man's show "Sore Snow Man, please let me do it'' (TBS, 8 p.m.), which was broadcast on the 23rd. He revealed his past as a backup dancer for Tomohisa Yamashita and SMAP.
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Ren Kawajiri (C) Model Press |
This is the third installment of "Dance No Complete Copy Revolution,'' where everyone competes to see who can perfectly copy a choreography they've seen at least once in 3 minutes without making any mistakes. Kawajiri, who boasts the best dancing skills in the group, was asked by Tatsuya Fukasawa about his experience as a backup dancer.
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Tomohisa Yamashita (C) Model Press |
First, he revealed that he had served as Yamashita's backup dancer, and when he reminisced, "We went on tour together...'' Koji Mukai was surprised with a humorous response, "That's you back then!'' He also mentioned the name of SMAP and said, "When I was in high school, I wore a school uniform and was a backup dancer.''