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Hey! Say! JUMP | |
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| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Years active | 2007 (2007)–present |
| Labels | Storm Labels,Johnny & Associates |
| Members | Hey! Say! BEST Kota Yabu Yuya Takaki Kei Inoo Hikaru Yaotome Daiki Arioka Hey! Say! 7 Ryosuke Yamada Yuri Chinen |
| Past members | Hey! Say! 7 Ryutaro Morimoto Keito Okamoto Yuto Nakajima |
| Website | Hey! Say! JUMP Johnny's-net |
Hey! Say! JUMP (HSJ orJUMP) is a seven-memberJapaneseboy band under the Japanese talent agencyStarto Entertainment (formerly known asJohnny & Associates). The group is split into two sub-groups:Hey! Say! BEST andHey! Say! 7. In Japan they sold more than 10 million physical copies.
Hey! Say! JUMP originally debuted with ten members, the largest group inJohnny's history. In 2011, Ryutaro Morimoto was indefinitely suspended from the group following an underage smoking scandal.[2] On April 11, 2021, Keito Okamoto announced that he would be leaving the group in order to pursue an acting career but would be remaining under Johnny & Associates. On August 28, 2025 Yuto Nakajima announced he would graduate from the group.
Hey! Say! 7 | |
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| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Years active | 2007 (2007) |
| Labels | Johnny & Associates,Storm Labels |
| Members | 5 |
During aKAT-TUN spring concert on April 3, 2007,Yuya Takaki,Daiki Arioka,Ryosuke Yamada,Yuto Nakajima andYuri Chinen were announced to become part of a temporary group called Hey! Say! 7. The name refers to theHeisei period during which all members were born, as well as to the year 2007 as the group's formation year.
On June 16, 2007, it was announced that Hey! Say! 7 would release "Hey! Say!" as a single on August 1. This later became Hey! Say! JUMP's single. The song and the single's B-side, "Bon Bon", were used as the second opening and closing themes for the animeLovely Complex.[3] The single sold 120,520 copies in its first week, making the group the youngest male group to top theOricon singles chart.[4]
On September 24, the five members of Hey! Say! 7 were joined byKota Yabu,Kei Inoo,Hikaru Yaotome,Keito Okamoto andRyutaro Morimoto, all represented by Johnny's Jr's. The ten-member group was organized into two sub-groups of five, with the older members forming Hey! Say! BEST and the younger members in Hey! Say! 7.[5]
It was announced that they would release their firstCD on November 14, 2007, including the song "Ultra Music Power", which was used as the theme at Japan'sVolleyball World Cup Relay 2007.[6][7][8]
On December 22, the group held their debut concert:Debut Concert Ikinari! in Tokyo Dome. With an average age of 15.7, they were the youngest group to perform in theTokyo Dome.[9][10] A concert DVD was released on April 30, 2008.[11]
The group released their third single "Dreams Come True" on May 21, which topped theOricon Chart.[12] In July 2008, it was announced that the group's fourth new single "Your Seed" would be used as the title song for the Japanese release of the animated filmKung-Fu Panda.[13]
In October 2008, the group released the single "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy". It was used as the theme song for the dramaScrap Teacher, which starred members Arioka, Yamada, Nakajima, and Chinen.[14]
After the full group's tour, junior division Hey! Say! 7 had their first concert series calledHey! Say! 7 Spring Concert 09 MONKEY.[15] Following this, the entire group toured their concertHey! Say! JUMP CONCERT TOUR Spring '09.[16] A second concert DVD,Hey! Say! JUMP-ing Tour '08–'09, was released in April 2009.[17]
On February 24, 2010, after a year and a half of touring, the group released their sixth single "Hitomi no Screen", which topped the Oricon weekly singles chart with 202,000 sales.[18]
The group released its first album,Jump No. 1, on July 7, 2010.[19] On December 15, the group released the single "Arigatō (Sekai no Doko ni Ite mo)".[20] It reached number one on the Oricon singles chart, and sold 151,000 copies on its first week.[21]
Hey! Say! JUMP and other Johnny's Jr. members starred in the 2011 variety showYan Yan JUMP. It was based onYan Yan Utau Studio, which had aired two decades earlier, featuring senior celebrities of Johnny & Associates.[22]
The group was surrounded by controversy in June 2011 after photos of Ryutaro Morimoto smoking while underage were leaked. When he was asked about the photos, he said "it was alright" and that it was "no big deal".[23] In response to the scandal,Johnny's Entertainment issued a statement of apology the following day and planned to indefinitely suspend Morimoto from all of his activities.[24] Following the removal of Morimoto's profile from the official Johnny & Associates website,Johnny Kitagawa stated that Morimoto had ambitions to focus on studying and denied any possibility of his returning to the group.[25]
On June 29, the group released the new single "Over". It peaked at number one on theOricon singles chart on its first day, and was the group's highest-selling single since "Ultra Music Power" in 2007.
On September 21, 2011, they released their ninth single, "Magic Power",[26] their first release after Morimoto's suspension. "Magic Power" was used as the theme for the Japanese dub ofThe Smurfs, in which members Yamada and Chinen provided the voices for Clumsy Smurf and Brainy Smurf.
The group held their first Asian concert tour from March to June 2012, performing inTaiwan,Thailand,South Korea, and Japan.[27][28] However, on March 15, it was announced that theHong Kong leg would be postponed until May and that the Bangkok tour was cancelled for unstated reasons.[29][30][31] The tour was launched at theYokohama Arena on May 3.[32]
Their tenth single, "Super Delicate", was released on February 22,[33] and was used as a theme song forRisou no Musuko.
On March 22, it was announced that a new musical calledJohnny's World would be produced and directed by Johnny Kitagawa and start its run at theImperial Garden Theater in November 2012. Hey! Say! JUMP would be the main cast while one hundred others made an appearance includingKis-My-Ft2,Sexy Zone,A.B.C-Z and Johnny's Jr., and guest appearances byKamenashi Kazuya,Takizawa Hideaki andDomoto Koichi.[34]
On April 25, the group announced that they would be releasing their second album,JUMP World, with their singles from "Arigatō (Sekai no Doko ni Ite mo)" onwards.[35]
At the end of 2012, it was announced thatRyosuke Yamada would be making his solo debut with the single "Mystery Virgin" on January 9, 2013. The song was first solicited to mainstream on the radio on November 30, 2012, and was available for digital download on December 26, 2012.
JUMP held another nationwide tour, Hey! Say! JUMP Zenkoku e JUMP Tour 2013, from April to August 2013. The corresponding DVD with scenes from the concert reached the top spot on theOricon chart.[36] Both of the singles that they released in 2013, "Come On A My House"[37] and "Ride with Me", went to number one on the Oricon chart. The latter was the theme song of the 2014 sequel toKindaichi Case Files, with Yamada reprising his role.[38]
In January 2014, the group released "AinoArika". The song was used as the theme forDark System Koi no Ouza Ketteisen, starring Yaotome and Inoo. The single topped the Oricon chart.[39]
Other acting appearances by the group's members include Yamada and Arioka in the dramaKindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo Neo, Nakajima and Takaki inSuikyu Yankees, with Takaki also appearing inDr. DMAT andHAMU. The group released a double A-side single called "Weekender/Asu e no Yell", which was the theme song for Yamada's and Nakajima's dramas, and topped theOricon chart.[40]
The group's third albumS3ART went to number one on the Oricon chart the week it was released. The group embarked on an accompanying tour for the album titledHey! Say! JUMP Live Tour 2014 S3ART including a show in Tokyo Dome.[41]
In 2015, the group started their first TV show calledItadaki High JUMP[42] and hostedLittle Tokyo Life withJohnny's West, another Johnny's group.[43] They were also the main personalities of 24-hour television.[44][45]
In March, Yamada made his film debut as Nagisa Shiota in the live action adaptation ofAssassination Classroom. The group released the singleSensations, which included the songKoro Sensations used as the image song of the movie.[46] The single topped the Oricon chart.
The following singles, "Chau#/我 I Need You"[47] and "Kimi Attraction",[48] and their fourth albumJUMPing Car also topped the charts. They promoted the album with a tour titled Hey! Say! JUMP LIVE TOUR 2015 JUMPing CARnival and collaborated with the annualJohnny's Countdown Concert which was broadcast live.
JUMP held their own 2015–2016 countdown concert atKyocera Dome, making them the youngest group ofJohnny's Entertainment to ever hold their own countdown concert.
Hey! Say! JUMP returned as their sub unit, Sensations, and released the single for the movie titled "Sayonara Sensation". It was released for the filmAssassination Classroom: Graduation, starring Yamada.[49]
The group also released the single "Maji Sunshine". It topped the Oricon charts in its first week, and was used for the group'sadvertisement for KOSE Cosmeport Cosmetics. They were one of the main personalities of Fuji Television'sFNS 27Hour Festival, with Inoo being one of the main MCs. During this, their showItadaki High JUMP also had a crossover withKis-My-Ft2's showKisumai Busaiku in which the two groups competed in various activities.
On July 27, the group released their fifth album titledDear which sold 141,079 copies on its first day. It landed on the No. 1 spot at the Oricon Weekly Album Chart.[50] In support of the album, a tour started on July 28 at theOsaka-jō Hall calledHey! Say! JUMP LIVE TOUR 2016 DEAR.On October 26, the group released a new single called "Fantastic Time", which was used as the opening theme for animeTime Bokan 24.[51]
On December 14, the group released a new single called "Give Me Love", which was used for the dramaCain and Abel starring member Yamada. It was described[by whom?] as a mellowR&B song about life's troubles and love.[52]
The song "Over the Top" was announced as the new opening theme song for the animeタイムボカン24 (Time Bokan 24).[53]
To honor the group's tenth anniversary, the greatest hits albumHey! Say! JUMP 2007-2017 I/O was released on July 26, 2017, featuring all 23 singles from their first ten years.
"Maeomuke" was released on February 14, 2018, and was the theme song for the dramaThe Kitazawas: We Mind Our Own Business, which starred Yamada.[54]
In April 2021, Okamoto announce he would leave the group to pursue an acting career, remaining as part of the agency.[55]
On October 12, 2023, Hey! Say! JUMP announced through their fan club that they would no longer be performing the song "Ultra Music Power", their debut song, as a consequence of the agency'ssexual abuse scandal, citing the lyric line "J! Johnny's!" as the reason.[56] They also stated they won't change the group name as they never considered the "J" in "JUMP" as "Johnny's" and will continue to perform as Hey! Say! JUMP.[57]
On August 28, 2025, Yuto Nakajima announced his graduation from the group to seek an acting career. According to the Starto Entertainment post, he is to open a personal fan club in October, date pending.[58][59][60]
On October 3, 2025, Hey！Say！JUMP announced their Halloween digital single "Ghost" to be released on October 8, together with a music video coreographed byTravis Japan's Kaito Miyachika and dancerRiehata's [ja] group RHT.'s Macoto. In addition, everyone that downloads the song from the different music download service and registers in the special page within the application period, will receive an original image as a gift. Image vary depending on the download site chosen.[61]
Hey! Say! 7 (a temporary group before Hey! Say! JUMP was formed)
Kaito y-ELLOW-voice (怪盗y-ELLOW-voice)
Night Style People
Aioitai (愛追I隊)
According to lore, Sensations is a group that looks like Hey! Say! JUMP, but is different. Its origin is as an assassin group under contract to killKoro-sensei, but that failed and was made to become a sing-and-dance group as punishment. The group sings the theme songs forAssassination Classroom andAssassination Classroom: Graduation films.[63][64]
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TheRecording Industry Association of Japan recognized the group with the followingJapan Gold Disc Awards for music sales:
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2008 | Hey! Say! JUMP | The Best 10 New Artists | Won[65] |
| "Ultra Music Power" | The Best 10 Singles | Won[65] | |
| 2015 | Hey! Say! JUMP | Yahoo! Search Awards: Idol Award | Won[66] |
