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The group held their first tour in Asia from March to June, with a series of concerts in Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, and Japan. It was also announced that they will be releasing their first single of the year and tenth in all, on February 22, titled "SUPER DELICATE". The single was a theme song for Risou no Musuko, in which Ryosuke Yamada stars in alongside Yuto Nakajima.  On March 15, it was announced that Hong Kong leg tour would be postponed until May and that the Bangkok tour was cancelled respectively due to unknown reason. On the 22nd, it was announced that a new musical called Johnny's World will be produced and directed by Johnny Kitagawa which would start its run at the Imperial Garden Theater during the months of November through December. Hey! Say! JUMP would be the main cast while 100 others would be making an appearance including Kis-My-Ft2, Sexy Zone, A.B.C-Z and Johnny's Jr.. Kamenashi Kazuya, Takizawa Hideaki and Domoto Koichi will be making guest appearances as well.  On April 25, almost two years since the released of their first album JUMP No. 1, the group announced that they will be releasing their second album on June 6. The album is called JUMP World and it contains their singles from "Arigato (Sekai no Doko ni Ite mo)" onwards. In the same month, Yuya Takaki starred as Shohei Tatsunami in the TV drama, Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou. In the same year, Takaki returned as Shohei Tatsunami in the Shiritsu Bakaleya Koko movie.  Hey! Say! JUMP kicked off their first Asian tour at the Yokohama Arena on 3 May.  At the end of 2012, it was announced that Ryosuke Yamada will 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. CANNOTANSWER
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Hey! Say! JUMP (HSJ or JUMP) is an eight-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The group is split into two sub-groups: Hey! Say! BEST and Hey! Say! 7. In Japan they sold more than 10 million physical copies.

Hey! Say! JUMP originally debuted with ten members, the largest group in Johnny's history. In 2011, Ryutaro Morimoto was indefinitely suspended from the group following an underage smoking scandal. On April 11, Keito Okamoto announced that he will leave the group in order to pursue a career in acting, but remained under Johnny & Associates.

History

Formation

 
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! Say! 7. The name refers to the Heisei 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 anime Lovely Complex. The single sold 120,520 copies in its first week, making the group the youngest male group to top the Oricon singles chart.

On September 24, the five members of Hey! Say! 7 were joined by Kota Yabu, Kei Inoo, Hikaru Yaotome, Keito Okamoto and Ryutaro 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.

Early releases
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.

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 the Tokyo Dome. A concert DVD was released on April 30, 2008.

The group released their third single "Dreams Come True" on May 21, which topped the Oricon Chart.  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.

In October 2008, the group released the single "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy". It was used as the theme song for the drama Scrap Teacher, which starred members Arioka, Yamada, Nakajima, and Chinen.

After the full group's tour, junior division Hey! Say! 7 had their first concert series called Hey! Say! 7 Spring Concert 09 MONKEY. Following this, the entire group toured their concert Hey! Say! JUMP CONCERT TOUR Spring '09. A second concert DVD, Hey! Say! JUMP-ing Tour '08–'09, was released in April 2009.

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 single charts with 202,000 sales.

The group released its first album, JUMP No. 1, on July 7, 2010. On December 15, the group released the single "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.

2011: Yan Yan JUMP, Morimoto's suspension, The Smurfs
Hey! Say! JUMP and other Johnny's Jr. members starred in the 2011 variety show Yan Yan JUMP. It was based on Yan Yan Utau Studio, which had aired two decades earlier, featuring senior celebrities of Johnny & Associates.
 
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". 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. 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.

On June 29, the group released the new single "OVER". It peaked at number one on the Oricon 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", their first release after Morimoto's suspension. "Magic Power" was used as the theme for the Japanese dub of The Smurfs, in which members Yamada and Chinen provided the voices for Clumsy Smurf and Brainy Smurf.

2012: Asia tour, musical, second album
The group held their first Asian concert tour from March to June 2012, performing in Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, and Japan. 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.  The tour was launched at the Yokohama Arena on May 3.

Their tenth single, "SUPER DELICATE", was released on February 22, and was used as a theme song for Risou no Musuko.
 
On March 22, it was announced that a new musical called Johnny's World would be produced and directed by Johnny Kitagawa and start its run at the Imperial Garden Theater in November 2012. Hey! Say! JUMP would be the main cast while one hundred others made an appearance including Kis-My-Ft2, Sexy Zone, A.B.C-Z and Johnny's Jr., and guest appearances by  Kamenashi Kazuya, Takizawa Hideaki and Domoto Koichi.
 
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.

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 song was first solicited to mainstream on the radio on November 30, 2012 and was available for digital download on December 26, 2012.

2013–2014: S3ART, LIVE With Me, shows
JUMP held another nationwide tour, Hey! Say! JUMP Zenkoku e JUMP Tour 2013, from April to August 2013. Both of the singles that they released in 2013, "Come On A My House" and "Ride With Me", went to number one on the Oricon chart. The latter was the theme song of the 2014 sequel to Kindaichi Case Files, with Yamada reprising his role.
 
In January 2014, the group released "AinoArika". The song was used as the theme for Dark System Koi no Ouza Ketteisen, starring Yaotome and Inoo. The single topped the Oricon chart.
 
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.
 
The group's third album S3ART went to number one on the Oricon chart the week it was released. The group embarked on an accompanying tour for the album titled Hey! Say! JUMP LIVE TOUR 2014 S3ART including a show in Tokyo Dome.

2015: JUMPing CAR, "Chau#", Itadaki High JUMP, 24 hour television, JUMPing CARnival, "Kimi Attraction"
In 2015, the group started their first TV show called Itadaki High JUMP and hosted Little Tokyo Life with Johnny's WEST, another Johnny's group. They were also the main personalities of 24 Hour Television.
 
In March, Yamada made his film debut as Nagisa Shiota in the live action adaptation of Assassination Classroom. The movie topped the box office of Japan on its first opening week.

The group released the single Sensations, which was used as the image song of the movie Koro Sensations. It topped the Oricon chart as did following singles "Chau#/我 I Need You" and "Kimi Attraction", and their fourth album JUMPing CAR. They promoted the album with a tour titled Hey! Say! JUMP LIVE TOUR 2015 JUMPing CARnival and collaborated with the annual Johnny's Countdown Concert which was broadcast live.
 
JUMP held their own 2015–2016 countdown concert at Kyocera Dome, making them the youngest group of Johnny's Entertainment to ever hold their own countdown concert.

2016: DEAR, "Sayonara Sensation", "Maji SUNSHINE", "Fantastic Time", "Give Me Love", FNS 27Hour Festival
Hey! Say! JUMP returned as their sub unit, Sensations, and released the single for the movie titled "Sayonara Sensation". It was released for the film Assassination Classroom: Graduation, starring Yamada.
 
The group also released the single "Maji SUNSHINE". It topped the Oricon charts in its first week, and was used for the group's CM for KOSE Cosmeport Cosmetics. They were one of the main personalities of Fuji Television's FNS 27Hour Festival, with Inoo being one of the main MCs. During this, their show Itadaki High JUMP also had a crossover with Kis-My-Ft2's show Kisumai Busaiku in which the two groups competed in various activities.
 
On July 27, the group released their fifth album titled DEAR which sold 141,079 copies on its first day. It landed on the No. 1 spot at the Oricon Weekly Album Chart. In support of the album, a tour started on July 28 at the Osaka-jō Hall called Hey! 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 anime Time Bokan 24.
 
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. It was described as a mellow R&B song about life's troubles and love.

2017–present
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).

To honor the group's tenth anniversary, the greatest hits album Hey! 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 drama The Kitazawas: We Mind Our Own Business, which starred Yamada.

Members

Hey! Say! BEST 
Kota Yabu
Yuya Takaki
Kei Inoo
Hikaru Yaotome
Daiki Arioka

Hey! Say! 7
Ryosuke Yamada
Yuto Nakajima
Yuri Chinen

Units
Hey! Say! 7 (a temporary group before Hey! Say! JUMP was formed)
Yuya Takaki
Daiki Arioka
Ryosuke Yamada
Yuto Nakajima
Yuri Chinen

S3ART Units
Kaito y-ELLOW-voice (怪盗y-ELLOW-voice)
Yuya Takaki
Hikaru Yaotome
Ryosuke Yamada
 
Night Style People
Kota Yabu
Yuto Nakajima
Yuri Chinen
 
Aioitai (愛追I隊)
Kei Inoo
Daiki Arioka
Keito Okamoto

Sensations
Kota Yabu as Scope (スコープ)
Yuya Takaki as Rapid Fire (ラピッドファイヤー)
Kei Inoo as Geek (ギーク)
Hikaru Yaotome as Sonic Hunter (ソニックハンター)
Daiki Arioka as Falcon Jr. (ファルコンJr.)
Keito Okamoto as Shinobi (SHINOBI)
Ryosuke Yamada as Commander (コマンダー)
Yuto Nakajima as Bullet (弾丸)
Yuri Chinen as Doctor (ドクター)

JUMPing Carnival Units
UNION
Kota Yabu
Hikaru Yaotome
Daiki Arioka

Pet Shop Love Motion
Yuya Takaki
Kei Inoo
Yuto Nakajima
Yuri Chinen

Sangatsu Juuyokka ~ Tokei
Yamada Ryosuke
Okamoto Keito

A.Y.T.
Yuya Takaki
Hikaru Yaotome
Daiki Arioka

Discography

Singles
 2007: "Hey! Say!" – Hey! Say! 7 (Temporary group)
 2007: "Ultra Music Power"
 2008: "Dreams Come True"
 2008: "Your Seed/Bōken Rider"
 2008: "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy"
 2010: "Hitomi no Screen"
 2010: "Arigatō (Sekai no Doko ni Ite mo)"
 2011: "OVER"
 2011: "Magic Power"
 2012: "SUPER DELICATE"
 2013: "Come On A My House"
 2013: "Ride With Me"
 2014: "AinoArika/Aisureba Motto Happy Life"
 2014: "Weekender/Asu e no YELL"
 2015: "Koro Sensations" – Sensations
 2015: "Chau#/我 I Need You"
 2015: "Kimi Attraction"
 2016: "Sayonara Sensation" - Sensations
 2016: "Maji SUNSHINE"
 2016: "Fantastic Time"
 2016: "Give Me Love"
 2017: "OVER THE TOP"
 2017: "Precious Girl/Are You There? (A.Y.T)"
 2017: "White Love"
 2018: "Maeomuke"
 2018: "COSMIC☆HUMAN"
 2019: "Lucky-Unlucky / Oh! My Darling"
 2019: "Fanfare!"
 2020: "I AM / Muah Muah"
 2020: "Last Mermaid..."
 2020: "Your Song"
 2021  "Negative Fighter" 
 2021  "Gunjo Runaway"
 2021  "Sing-Along"

Albums
 2010: JUMP No. 1
 2012: JUMP World
 2014: S3ART
 2015: JUMPing CAR
 2016: DEAR
 2017: Hey! Say! JUMP 2007-2017 I/O (10th Anniversary Album)
 2018: SENSE or LOVE
 2019: Parade
 2020: ''Fab! -Music Speaks.-

DVDs
 2019: "Ai Dake Ga Subete / What Do You Want?"

Awards

Japan Gold Disc Awards
The Recording Industry Association of Japan recognized the group with the following Japan Gold Disc Awards for music sales:

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| Yahoo! Search Awards: Idol Award
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References

External links
 Hey! Say! JUMP

Living people
Johnny & Associates
2007 establishments in Japan
Musical groups established in 2007
Japanese idol groups
J Storm
Musical groups from Tokyo
Japanese pop music groups
Japanese musical groups
Year of birth missing (living people)
Maria Arredondo is the first album by  Norwegian singer Maria Arredondo, released in Norway on March 17, 2003, with a second edition released on June 30, 2003. The album was the most successful album by Arredondo either in critics or sales. It has 12 songs with the second edition and 5 singles were released. One of the singles, "In Love With An Angel", a duet with Christian Ingebrigtsen, was nominated for the 2003 Norwegian Grammy Awards as 'Song Of The Year'.

History 
After two years recording the songs, Arredondo signed with Universal Music Norway. The album entered the Norwegian Top 40 and Norwegian Topp 30 Norsk at #2 and spent 23 weeks on the charts. It was recorded in Sweden and Norway, and was produced by several well-known Scandinavian producers such as Jonas von Der Burg, Espen Lind, Bluefish, Jonny Sjo, Harry Sommerdahl and Bjørn Erik Pedersen. Several successful songwriters also contributed, including Christian Ingebrigtsen, Jonas von Der Burg, Silje Nergaard, Espen Lind and Harry Sommerdahl. The first single released was "Can Let Go". The second single, "Just A Little Heartache" was very successful in the radio charts. "In Love With An Angel" was the third single and became the first and only #1 single for Arredondo.

The album was re-released with a new song, "Hardly Hurts At All", which was released as a single. The last single from the album was "A Thousand Nights". The album went platinum and sold more than 70,000 copies.

Track listing

Charts

Album

Singles

References 

2003 debut albums
Maria Arredondo albums
Universal Music Norway albums Black and White is the second studio album and major label debut by British hip hop recording artist Wretch 32. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 21 August 2011 through Ministry of Sound, debuting at number four on the UK Albums Chart with first week sales of nearly 25,000 copies. The album follows his independent debut album, Wretchrospective, which was released three years earlier, in 2008. The album spawned six singles over the course of eighteen months, all of which peaked inside the UK top 50, including three top five singles, and a number one single, "Don't Go". The album includes collaborations with Ed Sheeran, Daley, Etta Bond and Example.

Singles
 "Traktor" was released as the first single released from the album on 16 January 2011. It peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the third most successful single from the album. The track features vocals from L Marshall and was produced by Yogi.
 "Unorthodox" was released as the second single from the album on 17 April 2011. It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the second most successful single from the album. The track features vocals from Example.
 "Don't Go" was released as the third single from the album on 14 August 2011. It peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the album's most successful single. The track features vocals from upcoming musician and songwriter Josh Kumra.
 "Forgiveness" was released as the fourth single from the album on 11 December 2011. It peaked at number 39 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the least successful single from the album. The track features vocals from Etta Bond, and was produced by Labrinth.
 "Long Way Home" was released as a single from the album on 14 February 2012, in promotion of the track's featuring artist, Daley. It was ineligible to chart on the UK Singles Chart, and was simply released in the form of a promotional music video.
 "Hush Little Baby" was released as the fifth and final single from the album on 27 May 2012. It peaked at number 35 on the UK Singles Chart, due to little promotion. The track features vocals from singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran.

Track listing 

Notes
 "Forgiveness" features uncredited vocals from Labrinth.

Sample credits
 "Black and White" samples "Different Strokes" by Syl Johnson
 "Unorthodox" samples "Fools Gold" by The Stone Roses.
 "Hush Little Baby" adapts lyrics from the lullaby "Hush, Little Baby".

Charts

Release history

References

2011 albums
Wretch 32 albums
Ministry of Sound albums
Albums produced by Labrinth