Hey! Say! Jump! holds first 2011 live at Yokohama Arena

Boy band Hey!Say! Jump! held their first solo concert for 2011 at Yokohama Arena on January 2nd. Performing for the third year in a row at that venue, the concert was a stop in their live tour, “Hey!Say! JUMP ‘Arigatou’~Sekai no Doko ni Itemo~ WINTER CONCERT 2010~2011“, which spans 3 cities and 16 stages.


Impressively, the concert at Yokohama Arena – two stages, one day – pulled in a total audience figure of 30,000. Fans were delighted as Hey!Say! Jump! delivered 20 songs, including their latest track, “Arigatou~Sekai no Doko ni Itemo~.”


During the concert, Yabu Kota remarked, “Since this is the year of

Hey! Say! JUMP Announced to Release Their 1st Album in this Summer

Hey! Say! JUMP, held the tour "Hey! Say! 2010TEN JUMP" at Yokohama Arena, where they made the formation. Performing hit songs such as "Hitomi no Screen", they charmed the audience and liven the venue up. They even screamed "Everyone, we love you!" without using microphone to

Ryutaro Morimoto, currently the youngest member of Hey! Say! JUMP at 14 years old, recently had his mobile phone stolen. The suspect, a 17-year-old boy, was arrested on Wednesday by Kanagawa police. The boy has reportedly denied the charges.

The phone was stolen at around 11:45pm on Tuesday night. The boy, a fan of Morimoto, had followed him around on multiple occasions in the past. Last December, Morimoto's family consulted police about the problem.

On Tuesday at about 10:00pm, Morimoto went to a restaurant near his house, meeting the boy in person to ask him to stop his behavior. The boy then apparently threatened Morimoto by saying that he had a knife. When Morimoto attempted to call his family from outside the restaurant, the boy grabbed the phone and ran away. He was later found after police traced a call to another cell phone owned by Morimoto.

Morimoto's management has not yet issued an official statement on the matter.





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Nakayama, Yamada, Chinen form NYC Boys

Last week, Johnny's Jimusho announced the formation of a new unit called "Yuma Nakayama with B.I.Shadow." Now, that group's five members will be teaming up with Hey! Say! JUMP's Ryosuke Yamada and Yuri Chinen to form a temporary seven-member unit known as "NYC boys."

The group made their first stage appearance on Sunday during a Johnny's Jr. concert. The name comes from the initials of Nakayama, Yamada, and Chinen. The "NYC boys" will serve as the special supporters of the Women's Volleyball World Grand Prix, which takes place from July 31 to August 23. The competition is being aired on Fuji TV, and the unit will sing the theme song, titled "NYC."

"NYC" is being sold as a double A-side with "Akuma na Koi," the debut single of Yuma Nakayama with B.I.Shadow. That release goes on sale July 15.