Smash (app)

{{Short description|Japanese mobile streaming app}} {{Infobox software | title = smash. | logo = Smash app logo.webp | developer = Showroom Co., Ltd. | released = October 22, 2020<ref name="anim" /> | operating system = iOS, Android | website = {{Official URL}} }} '''Smash''' (stylized as '''smash.''') is a Japanese video on demand mobile application. It offers original content such as music, dramas, animated series,<ref name="anim">{{cite web |title=smash.オリジナルアニメシリーズ『暗黒家族ワラビさん』4/1(金)、ついに公式YouTubeで第1話〜第13話を一挙公開！ |url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000013.000050333.html |access-date=2022-04-29 |website=プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1 ｜PR TIMES |date=April 2022 |type=Press release}}</ref> and variety shows, all in vertical video format optimized for viewing on smartphones. It is notable for featuring exclusive content from popular Japanese and Korean pop groups, such as the AKB48 Group, the Sakamichi Series, Hey! Say! JUMP and BTS.<ref>{{cite web |title= |script-title=ja:BTSや乃木坂46も！ SHOWROOMが提供する縦型動画アプリ「smash.」人気の秘訣 |trans-title=BTS and Nogizaka46! The secret to the popularity of Showroom's vertical video app "smash" |url=https://digital-shift.jp/platformer/220419 |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=Digital Shift Times |date=19 April 2022 |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2021-06-18 |title=BTS Smash App: How to Watch Smash City |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/bts-smash-app-how-to-watch-smash-city/ |access-date=2022-04-29 |website=Den of Geek |language=en-US}}</ref> It is officially available for use in Japan, the United States, and South Korea.<ref>{{cite web |title=Can I download and use smash. overseas? |url=https://support.showroom-live.com/hc/ja/articles/900007130983-Can-I-download-and-use-smash-overseas- |website=Showroom}}</ref> Its major shareholders include the Korean entertainment company Hybe.<ref>{{cite web |title=Showroom、BTS（防弾少年団）ら所属するHYBEと資本業務を提携…今後に注目 |url=https://news.kstyle.com/article.ksn?articleNo=2168127 |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=Kstyle |date=10 May 2021}}</ref>

As of October 2021, the app has over 1.63 million downloads.<ref>{{cite web |title=バーティカルシアターアプリ「smash.」提供開始から1周年。世界最大の縦型映像サービスを創り上げたCEO前田裕二が次に見据えるビジョン |url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000573.000026205.html |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1 ｜PR TIMES |date=22 October 2021 |type=Press release}}</ref>

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== See also == * Showroom (streaming service)

Category:Mobile applications Category:Video on demand services Category:Internet properties established in 2020