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Hey! Say! JUMP
OriginTokyo, Japan
GenresPop
Years active2007 (2007)–present
LabelsJ Storm
MembersHey! Say! 7
Ryosuke Yamada
Yuri Chinen
Yuto Nakajima
Ryutaro Morimoto (still under suspension)
Keito Okamoto
Hey! Say! BEST
Daiki Arioka
Yuya Takaki
Kei Inoo
Hikaru Yaotome
Kota Yabu
Websitewww.j-storm.co.jp/hsj

Hey! Say! JUMP is a ten-member Japanese boy band 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.[1] 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 five youngest members respectively.

History

Early 2007: The Temporary Hey! Say! 7

Hey! Say! 7
OriginTokyo, Japan
GenresPop
Years active2007 (2007)
LabelsJohnny's Entertainment
Past membersYuya Takakii
Daiki Arioka
Ryosuke Yamada
Yuto Nakajima
Yuri Chinen

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. Express as it could mean that the group was splitting up and that Yuya Takaki and Daiki Arioka would permanently be in this group instead.

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.[2] 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.[3]

Late 2007—Present: Debut of Hey! Say! JUMP

On September 24, 2007, Johnny & Associates announced the formation of Hey! Say! JUMP, the agency's largest Johnny's 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.[1] 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.[4][5]

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.

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.[6] 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.[7]

On February 24, 2010, the group released their fifth single "Hitomi no Screen", which topped the Oricon weekly single charts with 202,000 copies.[8] 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.

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. “Yan Yan JUMP” is an entertainment show that combines “SPORTS”, “GAME” and “LIVE”. The name and theme of the show is based on "Yan Yan Utau Studio," a program that aired roughly 20 years ago, featuring some of the senior Johnny's members.[9]

On June 28, 2011, photos of Morimoto smoking underage were leaked onto the Internet.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]

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. It has sold over 30,000 copies more than 'Ultra Music Power'.

On September 21, 2011, they released their 8th single, "Magic Power".[10] 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".

Members

Hey! Say! 7

Hey! Say! Best

Discography

Singles

Year Title Peak Album
JPN
[11]
2007 "Hey! Say!" 1 -
"Ultra Music Power" 1 Jump No. 1
2008 "Dreams Come True" 1
"Your Seed/Bōken Rider" 1
"Mayonaka no Shadow Boy" 1
2010 "Hitomi no Screen" 1
"Arigatō (Sekai no Doko ni Ite mo)" 1 -
2011 "OVER" 1 -
"Magic Power" 1 -

Albums

Year Album details Peak
JPN
[11]
2010 Jump No. 1
  • Release date: July 7, 2010
  • Label: J Storm (JACA-5230, JACA-5231)
  • Format: CD
 1

DVD

Group activities

Variety shows

  • Ya Ya Yah (Yabu, Yaotome, Yuto, Ryutaro, Daiki, Inoo, Takaki, Chinen, Yamada)
  • Bakushō Hyappun Terebi Heisei Families (爆笑100分テレビ!平成ファミリーズ) (Yamada, Nakajima, Morimoto)
  • Hi! Hey! Say! (Yabu, Yaotome)
  • Jikuukan Sedai Batoru Shōwa x Heisei Sho wa Hey! Say! (時空間☆世代バトル 昭和×平成 SHOWはHey! Say!) (Yamada, Nakajima, Morimoto)
  • School Kakumei! (スクール革命!) (Yamada, Chinen, Yaotome)
  • Shūmatsu YY JUMPing (週末YY JUMPing) (Yabu, Yaotome)
  • Shōnen Club (ザ少年倶楽部, Za Shōnen Kurabu)
  • Yan Yan JUMP

Concerts

  • Johnny's Jr's Hey Say '07 in Yokohama Arena (September 24, 2007)
  • Hey! Say! JUMP Debut & First Concert Ikinari! in Tokyo Dome (December 22, 2007)
  • Hey! Say! JUMP Spring Concert 2008 (April 4, 2008 – May 6, 2008)
  • Johnny's Theater "Summary" 2008
  • Hey! Say! Jump-ing Tour '08-'09 (December 20, 2008 – January 5, 2009)
  • Hey! Say! JUMP Spring Concert 2009 (March 21, 2009 – April 26, 2009)
  • Hey! Say! JUMP Summer Concert 2009 (July 25, 2009 – August 27, 2009)
  • Hey! Say! JUMP Winter Concert 2009–2010 (December 19, 2009 – January 6, 2010)
  • Hey! Say! 2010 TEN JUMP (April 2, 2010 – May 16, 2010)
  • Johnny's Theater "Summary" 2010
  • Hey! Say! JUMP Winter Concert 2010-2011 (December 25, 2010 - January 16, 2011)
  • Hey! Say! JUMP & Yuuki 100％ Concert with NYC (April 10, 2011 - May 29, 2011)
  • Johnny's Theater "Summary" 2011 (August 7, 2011 - September 25, 2011)

Awards

Japan Gold Disc Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2008 Hey! Say! JUMP The Best 10 New Artists Won[12]
"Ultra Music Power" The Best 10 Singles Won[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "New Johnny's group: Hey! Say! JUMP". Tokyograph. 2007-09-24. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  2. ^ "Hey! Say! 7 to sing new "Lovely Complex" themes". Tokyograph. 2007-06-16. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  3. ^ "Oricon charts: Hey! Say! 7 youngest to reach #1". Tokyograph. 2007-08-06. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  4. ^ Johnny's Net Hey! Say! JUMP Debut Announcement
  5. ^ News article on Hey! Say! JUMP's debut in the Hochi Shimbun
  6. ^ "Hey! Say! JUMP sings for "Kung Fu Panda"". Tokyograph. 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  7. ^ "Yusuke Kamiji cast in "Scrap Teacher"". Tokyograph. 2008-08-14. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  8. ^ "Charts: Tokyo Jihen, Hey! Say! JUMP". Tokyograph. 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  9. ^ "Hey! Say! JUMP to have new variety show in April". Asia Pacific Arts. 2011-03-24.
  10. ^ http://www.j-storm.co.jp/heysayjump/disco/single/s_08.html
  11. ^ a b "Hey! Say! JUMPの関連リリース一覧" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  12. ^ a b "The 22nd Japan Gold Disc Award 2008". RIAJ. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
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