SMAP, other artists to perform in concert one year after the 03.11 disaster

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The concert is entitled “Toward Tomorrow,” and will air from 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. on NHK General TV and for six hours from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m. on BS Premium TV. The program will be broadcast live from two locations—Makuhari Messe in Chiba and Sugakawa City Cultural Center in Fukushima Prefecture. SMAP singer Masahiro Nakai, 39, will be the MC.

SMAP, AKB48, Perfume and seven other groups will perform at Makuhari Messe, while singers Saburo Kitajima, Fuyumi Sakamoto, Yo Hitoto, and Ayaka Hirahara, will perform at Fukushima.

I read some nasty feedbacks from commenters (not Japanese) at an online newspaper, but guys, it's through the power of music that these artists want to deliver their message of hope to the people in the disaster area. I'm sure that the organizers had done a survey (don't the Japanese love surveys?) if the concert will be acceptable before giving the go-ahead. Donations? How much more donation do you want from SMAP?