The SMAP version is so good, thanks :) Does someone know why it wasn't used on DVD releases, always wondered that...?

There's a whole scandal around their production company that went down a few years ago if you want to look that up that's way too much to go over here. The company was also extremely protective of their licensing rights, and before it went down, it was very difficult to get the licenses for their music in media like anime. Now, any music that was changed because of those deals could come back.

It looks like there was indeed a Bluray release of the show. Maybe a nice person out there can release some rips...

Blurays found and in progress. It's an upscale, but not too bad. Uploading once it's done.

The Bluray set isn't salvageable, so this is probably the best the show is going to look for a while.