Members Name:
山田涼介
Ryosuke Yamada
(May 9th, 1993-Tokyo, Japan)
野尾慧
Kei Inoo
(June 22nd, 1990-Saitama, Japan)
知念 侑李
Yuri Chinen
(November 30th, 1993-Shizuoka, Japan)
有岡 大貴
Daiki Arioka
(April 15th, 1991-Chiba, Japan)
岡本 圭人
Keito Okamoto
(April 1st, 1993-Osaka, Japan)
中島 裕翔
Yuto Nakajima
(August 10th, 1993-Tokyo, Japan)
薮 宏太
Kota Yabu
(January 31st, 1990-Kanagawa, Japan)
高木 雄也
Yuya Takaki
March 3rd, 1990-Osaka, Japan)
八乙女 光
Hikaru Yaotome
(December 2nd, 1990-Miyagi, Japan)
森本龍太郞
Ryutaro Morimoto (ex-member)
(April 6th, 1995-Ishikawa, Japan)
Hey! Say! JUMP
is a nine-member Japanese idol group under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The name
Hey! Say! refers to the fact that all the members were born in the Heisei period and JUMP is an acronym for
Johnny's
Ultra
Music
Power. Like agency seniors Hikaru Genji and V6, the group is split into two subgroups: Hey! Say! BEST (
Boys
Excellent
Select
Team)
and Hey! Say! 7 (not to be confused with the temporary group of the
same name), which consists of the five oldest members and four youngest
members respectively.
History
Early 2007: The Temporary Hey! Say! 7
During a KAT-TUN spring concert on April 3, 2007, Johnny's
Juniors Yuya Takaki, Daiki Arioka, Ryosuke Yamada, Yuto Nakajima and
Yuri Chinen
were named to be part of a new group called Hey! Say! 7. Initially, the
temporary status of the group was unclear, worrying a lot of fans of
Johnny Jr's group J.J.
On June 16, 2007, it was announced that Hey! Say! 7 would release
"Hey! Say!" as a single on August 1, 2007. While the A-side "Hey! Say!"
was used as the second opening song for the anime
Lovely Complex, the single's B-side "Bon Bon" was used as the second ending song for the same anime.
The single went on to sell 120,520 copies in its first week, making the group the youngest male group to top the
Oricon singles chart.
Late 2007: Debut of Hey! Say! JUMP
On September 24, 2007, Johnny & Associates announced the
formation of Hey! Say! JUMP, the agency's largest group in history. The
five members of Hey! Say! 7 were joined by Johnny's Jrs Kota Yabu, Kei
Inoo, Hikaru Yaotome, Keito Okamoto and Ryutaro Morimoto, and the
ten-member group was split into two subgroups of five based on age.
It was also announced that they would make their CD debut on November
14, 2007 with "Ultra Music Power", which was used as Japan's Volleyball
World Cup Relay 2007 theme song.
On December 22, 2007, Hey! Say! JUMP held their debut concert "Hey!
Say! JUMP Debut & First Concert Ikinari! in Tokyo Dome". They became
the youngest group ever to perform in Tokyo Dome with the average age
of 15.7 years old.
2008: Members Acting Activities
On April 30, they released their first ever concert DVD
Hey! Say! JUMP Debut & First Concert Ikinari! in Tokyo Dome. The group released their second single Dreams Come True on May 21, which topped the Oricon Chart.
In July 2008 it was announced that the group's third new single "Your
Seed" would be used as the image song for Japanese release of the
animated film
Kung-Fu Panda.
In October 2008, the group released their fourth single "Mayonaka no
Shadow Boy", which was used as the theme song for the drama
Scrap Teacher starring members Yamada, Nakajima, Arioka and Chinen.
2009-2010: JUMP No. 1
Hey! Say! JUMP released their second DVD Concert Hey! Say! Jump-ing Tour '08-'09 on April 29, 2009.
On February 24, 2010, the group released their fifth single "Hitomi no Screen", which topped the
Oricon weekly single charts with 202,000 copies.
Hey! Say! JUMP released their first album titled
Jump No. 1 on July 7, 2010.
On December 15, 2010, the group released a new single with the name
of "Arigatō (Sekai no Doko ni Ite mo)". It reached number one on the
Oricon singles chart and sold 64,206 albums on its first day.
2011: Yan Yan JUMP, Morimoto's Suspension and The Smurfs
Hey! Say! JUMP and other Johnny's Juniors are currently starring in a new variety show called
Yan Yan JUMP. The show started on April, 16, 2011. It begins at 6:30 JST every Saturday. The name and theme of the show is based on
Yan Yan Utau Studio, a program that aired roughly 20 years previously, featuring some of the senior Johnny's members.
The group was surrounded by much controversy on June 28, 2011 after
the photos of Morimoto smoking underage were leaked onto the Internet.
The following day, in response to the scandal, Johnny's Entertainment
issued a statement of apology and planned to suspend Morimoto from all
of his activities indefinitely. Following the removal of Morimoto's profile from the official Johnny & Associates website, Johnny Kitagawa
himself made an official announcement on the issue. He stated that
Morimoto now has ambitions to focus on studying and denied any
possibility of him returning soon.
On June 29, 2011, the group released a new single with the name of "Over".
It peaked at number one on the Oricon singles chart on its first day
with 113,554 sales. This has made it Hey! Say! JUMP's highest selling
single since 'Ultra Music Power' as their debut song back in 2007.
On September 21, 2011, they released their eighth single, "Magic Power".
This was their first solo without Morimoto, due to the aforementioned
smoking scandal and suspension. "Magic Power" was used as the theme for
the Japanese dub of the 3D movie "The Smurfs".
2012: International Activities: Asian Tour and "Jump World"
The group held their first Asian tour from March to June, with a series of concerts in Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan.
It was also announced that they will be releasing their first single of
the year and ninth in all, on February 22, titled "Super Delicate"
.
On March 15, it was announced that Hong Kong leg tour would be
postponed until May and that the Bangkok tour was cancelled respectively
due to unknown reason.
On the 22nd, it was announced that a new musical called
Johnny's World
will be produced and directed by Johnny Kitagawa which would start its
run at the Imperial Garden Theater
during the months of November through December. Hey! Say! JUMP would be
the main cast while 100 others would be making an appearance including
Kis-My-Ft2, Sexy Zone, A.B.C-Z and Johnny's Jr.. Kamenashi Kazuya,
Takizawa Hideaki and Domoto Koichi will be making guest appearance as
well.
On April 25, almost two years since the released of their first album
Jump No. 1, the group announced that they will released their second
album on June 6. The album is called
Jump World and it contained their singles from "Arigatō (Sekai no Doko ni Ite mo)" onwards.
Hey! Say! JUMP kicked off their first Asian tour at the Yokohama Arena on 3 May.
Members
Hey! Say! 7 (First Format)
Ryosuke Yamada
Yuto Nakajima
Yuri Chinen
Daiki Arioka
Yuya Takaki
Hey! Say! 7 (Second Format)
Ryosuke Yamada
Yuto Nakajima
Yuri Chinen
Keito Okamoto
Ryutaro Morimoto
