Hey!Say!JUMP member profile : Bio, Facts etc.
Hey!Say!JUMP
Hey! Say! JUMP is a nine-member Japanese boy group under Johnny & Associates. The group consists of Yabu Kota, Takaki Yuya, Inoo Kei, Yaotome Hikaru, Arioka Daiki, Okamoto Keito, Yamada Ryosuke, Nakajima Yuto and Chinen Yuri. They’re split into two groups by the names of Hey! Say! 7 and Hey! Say! BEST. They made their debut on November 14th, 2007 with their song ‘Ultra Music Power’. Former member Ryutaro Morimoto was removed from the group due to an underage smoking scandal.
YAMADA RYOSUKE ( 山田 涼介 )
Yamada Ryosuke became a famous teen idol in 2007 after his role in the Japanese TV drama "Tantei Gakuen Q". After starting his music career in 2007 as a member of Hey!Say!JUMP he released his deubt solo single "Mystery Virgin" in 2013 and it became N0.1 in Oricon Chart and he became the first teenage male singer in 33 years having a no.1 debut single. This record is the only second time in history to achieve this milestone.
BIO
Name: Yamada Ryosuke ( 山田 涼介 )
Stage Name: Yamada Ryosuke ( 山田 涼介 )
DOB: May 9, 1993
Birth Place: Tokyo Japan
Position: Vocalist, Dancer, Singer, Model, Actor
Blood Type: B
Hobbies: Cooking, Fishing, Soccer
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Member Color: Red
FACTS
* He is the most popular member of the group.
* His sub-unit is Hey!Say!7.
* He loves cooking and playing soccer.
* His favourite color is white.
* His favourite actors are Morita Go and Ninomiya Kazunari.
* His favourite food are eggplant, strawberry and meat.
* He loves to collect coins.
* He is scared of dark places, aeroplanes and ghosts
* He has 2 guinea pigs, a rabbit and a hamster.
* His favourite word is "Thank You".
* His favourite J-Drama is Remote
YUTO NAKAJIMA (中島裕翔)
Yuto Nakajima joined Johnny's Jr in his 5th year of elementary schoool in Marcj 2004. After joining Johnny's Jr he began performing with a pop idol group J.J.Express. In 2005, he dubuted as an actor and appeared in a couple of dramas "24 Hour Television" and "Nobuta wo Produce" with another 2 seniors from the company. He was chhoosen to be a member of the temporary init Hey!Say on April 7, 2007 and then the group made their debut CD in August with their single Hey!Say! which hit No.1 Oricon charts. The same year the group debuted under a new name Hey!Say!Jump
BIO
Name: Yuto Nakajima (中島裕翔)
Stage Name: Yuto Nakajima (中島裕翔)
DOB : August 3, 1993
Birth Place: Tokyo, Japan
Position: Vocalist, Dancer, Singer, Model, Actor
Blood Type: A
Hobbies: Watching movies
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Member Color: Light Blue
Admired Senpai: Takizawa Hideaki
FACTS
* His sub-unit is Hey!Say!7
* His favourite colors are orange,red and greeen
* His favourite sport is horse riding and skiing.
* He is a big fan of Daniel Radcliffe and Johnny Depp.
* His favourite mangas are Naruto and Arakawa Under the Bridge.
* His favourite movies are Spider Man and Star Wars.
* His Favourite animal is dog.
* His pet is Japanese Killifish.
ARIOKA DAIKI (有岡 大貴)
Arioka Daiki was a member of "JUNES Project" before he became a member of J.J.Express. In April, 2007 he joined the temporary group Hey!Say!7 which later became Hey!Say!JUMP. In October 2008, he acted in TV dramas namely "Sensei wa Erai", Scrap Teacher" with other Hey!Say!JUMP members.
BIO
Name:
Arioka Daika (有岡 大貴)
Stage Name: Arioka Daika (有岡 大貴)
DOB: April 15, 1991
Birth Place: Chiba,Japan
Position: Vocalist, Dancer, Singer, Actor, Voice Actor
Blood Type: A
Hobbies: Listening music
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Member Color: Orange
Admired Senpai: Katori Shingo
FACTS
* His sub-unit is Hey!Say!7
* His favourite sport is soccer.
* His favourite food is omelette and fried rice.
* His dream is travelling to England.
* His favourite word is "Powerful".
* His pet is parakeet.
* He doesn't like mayonnaise, seaweed, plum pickles and tomato.
YURI CHINEN (知念侑李)
Yuri Chinen entered Johnny & Associates as a trainee on June 2003. After 4 years he became a member of Hey!Say!7 and later it was renamed as Hey!Say!JUMP. He is known as a young brother character but despite from his sweet looks his athletic skill is fantastic as his father was a third medalist of gymnastics from Barcelona Olympic. He is also a member of "NYC boys" from 2009.
BIO
Name: Yuri Chinen (知念侑李)
Stage Name: Yuri Chinen (知念侑李)
DOB: November 30, 1993
Birth Place: Shizuoka, Japan
Position: Vocalist, Dancer, Singer, Actor
Blood Type: AB
Hobbies: Dancing and soccer
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Member Color: Pink
FACTS
* His sub-unit is Hey!Say!7
* His mother taught him jazz.
* When he wants attention he sits on the laps of other members.
* He is left handed.
* His favourite food is gyoza, muskmelon and cucumber
* His ideal idol is Satoshi Ono
* His favourite color is pink.
INOO KEI (伊野尾慧)
Inoo Kei entered Johnny & Associates as a trainee in September 2001 with Yabu Kota who became his best friend. He was a member of J.J.Express and also chosentemporarly vocal unit of Kitty GYM in 2006. On September 2007 he began performing as a member of Hey!Say!JUMP. I 2009 he announced he passed Meiji University at Yokohama Arena while their concert and graduated the universuty in 2013.
BIO
Name: Inoo Kei (伊野尾慧)
Stage Name: Inoo Kei (伊野尾慧)
DOB: June 22,1990
Birth Place: Saitama,Japan
Position: Vocalist, Singer, Actor
Blood Type: A
Hobbies: Piano
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Member Color: Blue
FACTS
* His sub-unit is Hey!Say!7
* His favourite food is ramen, udon and cooked rice.
* He is goo at drawing.
* He can play guitar and piano.
* He values letters from his fans.
* He likes learning English.
* He has a pet Miniature Schnauzer.
TAKAKI YUYA (高木雄也)
Yuya Takaki entered Johnny & Associates as a trainee on June 2004. Originally he was a member of Japanese pop idol group Jr.BOYS and J.J.Express. From April 2007 he began activities as Hey!Say! then became a member of Hey!Say!JUMP. In 2008 he starred in the third season of TV drama "Gokusen" with his solo song "Oretachi no Seishun" as tyhe drama's soundtrack.
BIO
Name: Takaki Yuya (高木雄也)
Stage Name: Takaki Yuya (高木雄也)
DOB: March 26,1990
Birth Place: Osaka, Japan
Position: Vocalist, Singer, Actor
Blood Type: O
Hobbies: Dancing
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Member Color: Purple
Admired Senpai: Akanishi Jin, Domoto Koichi
FACTS
* His sub-unit is Hey!Say!7
* His favourite food is gratin pineapple and pizza.
* He has a chihuahua named Chokko.
* His good point is he is kind to people.
* His favourite manga is Naruto.
* His favourite color is orange.
* His favourite movie is Sekaino Mannaka de Ai wo sakebu.
* His favourite word is "thank you".
OKAMOTO KEITO (岡本 圭人)
Okamoto Keito was born in Tokyo and entered Johnny & Associates in 2006. He is son of Kenichi Okamoto who was a member of the rock band Otokogumi under Johnny's group and model Nishi Katsue. Each of thwm, he and his father hit Oricon Chart No.1 with their each debut songs so it is a record of Japanese Music Industry. He graduated at Framlingham College in UK before returning to Tokyo, Japan thus he is the only member of Hey!Say!JUMP who can speak in English. He also plays guitar along with Yaotome Hikaru in their concerts.
BIO
Name: Okamoto Keito (岡本 圭人)
Stage Name: Okamoto Keito (岡本 圭人)
DOB: April 1,1993
Birth Place: Osaka, Japan
Position: Vocalist, Singer, Actor
Blood Type: O
Hobbies: Billiard
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Member Color: Light Blue
FACTS
* His sub-unit is Hey!Say!7
* He loves Doraemon.
* His favourite color is blue.
* He doesn't like sea food.
* His favourite food are white chocolate, strawberry milk, fried chicken and ice-cream.
* He had joined army when he was in UK.
* His nick name is Kah-Kun.
* His favourite anime is Naruto.
* His club activity at school was basketball.
* He is currently on a 2 year study at American Academy of Dramatic Arts in America.
YAOTOME HIKARU (八乙女光)
Yaotome Hikaru entered Johnny & Associates as a trainee on December 2002. At first he was a member of junior group Ya-Ya and became the secondary lead vocalist after Kota Yabu. On September 2007 he began performing as a member of Hey!Say!JUMP. He is the one who loves hip-hop and does MC in Hey!Say!JUMP.
BIO
Name: Yaotome Hikaru (八乙女光)
Stage Name: Yaotome Hikaru (八乙女光)
DOB: April 1,1993
Birth Place: Miyagi. Japan
Position: Vocalist, Singer, Dancer, Rapper, Song writer
Blood Type: O
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Member Color: Light Green
FACTS
* His sub-unit is Hey!Say!7
*He favourite colors are blue, white, black and all browns.
* He likes western music.
* He composed music for their song "Tears and Smile"
* His favourite food is wasabi.
* He wrote the rap section for their song "Score".
* Director Johnny Kitazawa called him directly when he passed Johnny & Association audition.
YABU KATO (薮宏太)
Yabu Kato entered Johnny & Associates as a trainee on September 2001. From the time he joined the agency to the year 20014 he had the most high pitched voice in the history of Johnny's which eventually led him up to become the leader of Johnny's Jr. Two months later he was chosen to be the leader of Ya-Ya. They released a CD which was very unusual because they were still members of Johnny's Jr.
BIO
Name: Yabu Kato (薮宏太)
Stage Name: Yabu Kato (薮宏太)
DOB: Janauary 31, 1990
Birth Place: Kanagawa, Japan
Position: Singer, Model, Vocalist, Dancer
Blood Type: A
Hobbies: Listening music
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Member Color: Green
Admired Senpai: Domoto Koichi
FACTS
* His sub-unit is Hey!Say!7
* His favourite food are curry rice, oden and boiled fish.
* He loves kittens.
* His favourite color is red.
* His idol is Johnny Depp.
* He was voted as "Most wanted as a little brother" and "Most wanted as a pet" in idol magazines.
* He is close with Akanishi Jin from KAT-TUN thet they raise a dog together.
* He can play piano and guitar.
