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Team Tomodachi remix

In November 2024, Will Smith released a remix of Japanese hip-hop artist Yuki Chiba's viral return track Team Tomodachi, adding a prominent Western voice to the lineup of remixes that have followed the song’s February release. ^[1] Smith announced the remix to his 70 million Instagram followers on October 30, 2024, with a bilingual post in English and Japanese ^[2], followed by a video teaser which garnered over 3.5 million views.^[3] RundleTash (talk) 12:04, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2022 Oscars incident

I think that the context of the fact that Will chuckled at the joke at first but stopped and slapped after seeing “G.I. Jane”'s face. Brushwashere (talk) 07:05, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

^ "Will Smith drops surprise remix of Yuki Chiba hit 'Team Tomodachi'". Electric Bloom Webzine. November 1, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ "Will Smith on Instagram: "My turn. Team Tomodachi (Will Smith Remix) coming 11.1"". Instagram. October 30, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ "Will Smith on Instagram: Teaser video for "Team Tomodachi" remix". Instagram. November 1, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[1] "Will Smith drops surprise remix of Yuki Chiba hit 'Team Tomodachi'". Electric Bloom Webzine. November 1, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[2] "Will Smith on Instagram: "My turn. Team Tomodachi (Will Smith Remix) coming 11.1"". Instagram. October 30, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[3] "Will Smith on Instagram: Teaser video for "Team Tomodachi" remix". Instagram. November 1, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

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+In November 2024, Will Smith released a remix of Japanese hip-hop artist Yuki Chiba's viral return track Team Tomodachi, adding a prominent Western voice to the lineup of remixes that have followed the song’s February release. <ref>{{cite web |title=Will Smith drops surprise remix of Yuki Chiba hit ‘Team Tomodachi’ |url=https://electricbloomwebzine.com/2024/11/will-smith-drops-surprise-remix-of-yuki-chiba-hit-team-tomodachi.html |website=Electric Bloom Webzine |date=November 1, 2024 |access-date=November 1, 2024}}</ref> Smith announced the remix to his 70 million Instagram followers on October 30, 2024, with a bilingual post in English and Japanese <ref>{{cite web |title=Will Smith on Instagram: "My turn. Team Tomodachi (Will Smith Remix) coming 11.1" |url=https://www.instagram.com/willsmith/p/DBuvuxVsTK9/?img_index=1 |website=Instagram |date=October 30, 2024 |access-date=November 1, 2024}}</ref>, followed by a video teaser which garnered over 3.5 million views.<ref>{{cite web |title=Will Smith on Instagram: Teaser video for "Team Tomodachi" remix |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DB1lPPcR4oC/ |website=Instagram |date=November 1, 2024 |access-date=November 1, 2024}}</ref> [[User:RundleTash|RundleTash]] ([[User talk:RundleTash|talk]]) 12:04, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
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+== 2022 Oscars incident  ==
-Shouldn't the [[New Village Leadership Academy]] be mentioned in this article (if only in passing)? [[Special:Contributions/173.88.246.138|173.88.246.138]] ([[User talk:173.88.246.138|talk]]) 00:24, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
+I think that the context of the fact that Will chuckled at the joke at first but stopped and slapped after seeing “G.I. Jane”'s face. [[User:Brushwashere|Brushwashere]] ([[User talk:Brushwashere|talk]]) 07:05, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
-== Semi-protected edit request on 3 September 2022 ==
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-Add 3 children Jaden Smith, Willow Smith, Trey Smith. As it's stated 3 children including Willow and Jaden, it appears the third child, his firstborn son, is irrelevant. [[User:Riguy6969|Riguy6969]] ([[User talk:Riguy6969|talk]]) 01:59, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
-: Trey is already named in the article.  See the Personal Life section [[User:RudolfRed|RudolfRed]] ([[User talk:RudolfRed|talk]]) 02:43, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
-: Done (and sorted into birth order). Willard Carroll Smith III is a known by the nickname "Trey" (which is often used for someone whose name includes the [[Suffix_(name)#Generational_titles|generational ordinal suffix]] "III"). [[User:Martin Kealey|Martin Kealey]] ([[User talk:Martin Kealey|talk]]) 23:49, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
-== What does he do ==
-sing,actor [[User:Tebello magaele|Tebello magaele]] ([[User talk:Tebello magaele|talk]]) 05:24, 26 April 2023 (UTC)