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Here is some information about which Johnny Entertainment entertainers paid the most tax in Japan for the year.

Article: May 8, 2006
Source: Liberty Times
http://www.kkfcn.com/kinkinews/Play.asp?id=125

Last year SMAP’s tax was 458,370,000 yen. It is estimated that the five member’s income total 1,272,460,000 yen.

Nakai :
Tax 187,450,000 yen (second to program host Minomonta, the top tax payer)
Estimated income 513,350,000 yen (US$4.568 million)

Kimura is at tenth position.
Tax 98,030,000 yen
Estimated income 271,670,000 yen (US$2.417 million)

Even though Nakai is the worst singer in SMAP, he is a top program host and he has six programs, three radio programs, plus four commercials. With SMAP he has three commercials, with Tsuyoshi, he has one commercial.

SMAP’s other members did not get into top 10.

Tsuyoshi:
Tax: 97960000 yen
Estimated income 271,480,000 yen (US$2.416 million - catching up with Kimura!)

Goro:
Estimated income 129,100,000 yen (Yikes!! Half of that of Tsuyoshi!! - That's US$1.148 million)

Shingo has the least:
Estimated income 6,860,000 yen (Half of Goro’s!) (US$61,051)

Other JE artists, the ones who have above 100,000,000 yen (US$889,956) includes Koichi Domoto, Tsuyoshi Domoto of Kinki Kids and Nagase Tomoya of TOKIO.

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Well, I have to say I'm very surprised how close Tsuyoshi is to Kimura's income. It shows Tsuyoshi has a great increase of work and Kimura has less and less. At least Goro has over 100 million yen, and so does Koichi!