JUMP originally debuted with ten members, the largest group in Johnny's history.
[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.
During a KAT-TUN spring concert on April 3, 2007, Yuya Takaki, Daiki Arioka, Ryosuke Yamada, Yuto Nakajima and Yuri Chinen were announced to become part of a temporary group called Hey!
7 were joined by Kota Yabu, Kei Inoo, Hikaru Yaotome, Keito Okamoto and Ryutaro Morimoto, all represented by Johnny's Jr's.
[5] It was announced that they would release their first CD on November 14, 2007, including the song "Ultra Music Power", which was used as the theme at Japan's Volleyball World Cup Relay 2007.
[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 film Kung-Fu Panda.
It was used as the theme song for the drama Scrap Teacher, which starred members Arioka, Yamada, Nakajima, and Chinen.
[19] On December 15, the group released the single "Arigatō (Sekai no Doko ni Ite mo)".
[22] The group was surrounded by controversy in June 2011 after photos of Ryutaro Morimoto smoking while underage were leaked.
[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.
The group held their first Asian concert tour from March to June 2012, performing in Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, and Japan.
[27][28] However, on March 15, it was announced that the Hong Kong leg would be postponed until May and that the Bangkok tour was cancelled for unstated reasons.
[32] Their tenth single, "Super Delicate", was released on February 22,[33] and was used as a theme song for Risou no Musuko.
[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 that Ryosuke Yamada would be making his solo debut with the single "Mystery Virgin" on January 9, 2013.
The latter was the theme song of the 2014 sequel to Kindaichi Case Files, with Yamada reprising his role.
The song was used as the theme for Dark System Koi no Ouza Ketteisen, starring Yaotome and Inoo.
[citation needed] Other acting appearances by the group's members include Yamada and Arioka in the drama Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo Neo, Nakajima and Takaki in Suikyu Yankees, with Takaki also appearing in Dr. DMAT and HAMU.
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 the Oricon chart.
In March, Yamada made his film debut as Nagisa Shiota in the live action adaptation of Assassination Classroom.
It topped the Oricon chart as did following singles "Chau#/我 I Need You" and "Kimi Attraction", and their fourth album JUMPing Car.
It topped the Oricon charts in its first week, and was used for the group's advertisement for KOSE Cosmeport Cosmetics.
On July 27, the group released their fifth album titled Dear which sold 141,079 copies on its first day.
[37] In support of the album, a tour started on July 28 at the Osaka-jō Hall called Hey!
[38] On December 14, the group released a new single called "Give Me Love", which was used for the drama Cain and Abel starring member Yamada.
"Maeomuke" was released on February 14, 2018, and was the theme song for the drama The Kitazawas: We Mind Our Own Business, which starred Yamada.
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's sexual abuse scandal, citing the lyric line "J! Johnny's!"
[42] 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!
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