The Tigers
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The Tigers were Japan's most popular band of the Group Sounds era. The group featured a singer named Kenji Sawada, and were signed to Watanabe Productions.
In 1969, the Bee Gees were hired to compose two songs for Sawada's band, The Tigers (in the English language), in an attempt by the band to become an international success. One of the songs was a hit in Japan, titled "Smile For me" and sung by Sawada. In spite of his English pronunciation being clear and concise, the recording did not make the pop charts in foreign markets as the Watanabe Productions management team had hoped. The Tigers disbanded shortly after that record release.
After The Tigers broke up, Sawada formed the first Japanese supergroup, Pyg, in 1970.
