Hey! Say! JUMP Brings the Fight With Upcoming Single!

Popular eight-member boy idol group Hey! Say! JUMP announced that they will be releasing a brand new single, “Negative Fighter”, May 12. This will be the latest single from the group since “Your Song” back in September of last year and will be the first single following member Keito Okamoto’s full retirement from the group. “Negative Fighter” is et to become the theme song of upcoming NHK drama 探偵☆星鴨 (Tantei ☆ Hoshikamo), which member Daiki Arioka will also star in. 

The single will come in five editions, including a CD-only standard edition and two limited editions lovingly called Type 1 and Type 2 . Both limited editions will include a bonus Blu-ray or DVD. Type 1 will only include the title track along with the music video, along with a camera roll video of the song “#502”. Type 2 will include an additional track, “Try & error”, along with a short video clip version of “Negative Fighter” which will feature all eight members singing for fans. Not to be outdone by the limited editions, the standard edition will be released with three bonus tracks which differ from Type 2, along with their instrumentals as well, making this a must-have for fans. 

Be sure to check out the music video for “Your Song” along with the pre-order links for all five editions of “Negative Fighter”, including two exclusive bundle editions below!

Standard edition

Limited edition Type 1 DVD/ Blu-ray

Limited edition Type 2 DVD/ Blu-ray

DVD Bundle edition

Blu-ray Bundle edition

Hey! Say! JUMP「Negative Fighter」

Standard Edition

CD

01. ネガティブファイター

02. #502

03. Letter

［作詞・作曲：DECO*27 / 編曲：Rockwell］

04. 僕らの意味を

［作詞・作曲：映秀。 / 編曲：映秀。、TomoLow］

05. ネガティブファイター（オリジナル・カラオケ）

06. #502

07. Letter

08. 僕らの意味を

Limited Edition Type 1

CD

01. ネガティブファイター

［作詞・作曲：うじたまい / 編曲：吉岡たく］

DVD / Blu-ray

・「ネガティブファイター」Video Clip ＆ Making

・「ネガティブファイター」Promotion Video（ネオアバターVer.）

・「#502」Camera Roll Movie

Limited Edition Type 2

CD

01. ネガティブファイター

02. Try & error

［作詞：草川瞬 / 作曲：Andreas Ohrn、Chris Wahle、草川瞬、佐原康太 / 編曲：Chris Wahle、佐原康太］

DVD / Blu-ray

・「ネガティブファイター」Short Video Clip Solo Edition

Ryosuke Yamada Ver. / Yuri Chinen Ver. / Yuto Nakajima Ver. / Daiki Arioka Ver. / Yuya Takaki Ver. / Kei Inoo Ver. / Hikaru Yaotome Ver. / Kota Yabu Ver.

Keito Okamoto Announces Departure from Hey!Say!JUMP

We have the unfortunate news of reporting that member Keito Okamoto of the popular boy group Hey!Say!JUMP will be ending his activity with the group starting April 11th to focus on his acting career. This isn’t the first time his acting career has butted heads with his singing career as back in 2018 he left to study drama at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts New York School and was still on hiatus from the group. Okamoto had thought about his life and future course in his study abroad life and he said that he wanted to walk his future path as an actor. As a result of communicating between the members and Johnny’s Entertainment, he will be contracted as an actor belonging to Johnny's Entertainment.

Okamoto said to the members and fans,  “Everyone who has been looking forward to my return to the group to this day, due to my selfishness I'm really sorry to have surprised you for that reason. I will do my best to support my new dreams and new paths in the future."

We at OTY would like to thank Okamoto to all he has done to the Japanese music industry and wish him the best of luck with his future endeavors. 

J Storm Lauches YouTube Channel And Brings A Storm of Videos!

Record label J Storm consists of the labels J Storm, Johnny’s Entertainment Record, and INFINITY RECORDS and the famous artists Johnnys West, KinKi Kids, Hey! Say! JUMP, KAT-TUN, Arashi, and many more! J Storm has begun uploading music videos and live concert videos to their official YouTube Channel! The music video uploads so far currently consist of KinKi Kids “KANZAI BOYA”, Kanjani8 “Re:LIVE”, Hey! Say! JUMP “Your Song”, and Johnnys WEST “Shouko”. Live concert video of the track “DANGER” by KAT-TUN from their arena tour IGNITE and “BRAVE” by Arashi from their ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5x20 tour have been released so far. Make sure to subscribe to J Storm’s YouTube page for more music videos and live concert clips! Check out the latest music video “Your Song” by Hey! Say! JUMP below!

Hey! Say! JUMP Sings Your Song In New Single

Boy-group Hey! Say! JUMP has revealed they will be dropping a brand-new single titled “Your Song” on September 30. The new song is being used as the theme song for the police drama Kiwado 2 people-K2-Ikebukuro Police Department Criminal Division Kanzaki/Kuroki. The police drama co-stars Ryosuke Yamada who is a member of Hey! Say! JUMP. 

“Your Song” is being released in three editions total: a standard CD-only edition and two limited editions that will come with a bonus DVD. The Type A limited edition will feature the music video for “Your Song” while the contents of the Type B edition DVD have yet to be revealed. A full track-listing is posted below for all editions and pre-order links are posted right below along with the bundle that combines all editions. 

Standard Edition

Limited Edition Type 1

Limited Edition Type 2

Bundle

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Hey! Say! JUMP「Your Song」

Limited Edition Type 1 

CD

01. Your Song

02. Title undecided A

DVD

・「Your Song」Video Clip & Making

Limited Edition Type 2

CD

01. Your Song

02. Title undecided B

DVD

・Bonus video (contents to be determined)

Standard Edition

CD

01. Your Song

02. Title undecided C

03. Title undecided D

04. Title undecided E

05. Your Song（original karaoke）

06. Title undecided C（original karaoke）

07. Title undecided D（original karaoke）

08. Title undecided E（original karaoke）

Tuneback Tuesday For The Second Week of March

Let’s turn back the hands of time as we look back on the songs that made the Japanese music industry what it was on the Oricon Weekly Chart. This week we look at the third week of January for both 2010 and 2015, where two Johnny’s boy groups Hey! Say! JUMP and Arashi reigned supreme with “Hitomi no Screen” and “Sakura” respectively. But just what exactly made these songs so great?

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“Hitomi no Screen ( 瞳のスクリーン)” was Hey! Say! JUMP!’s fifth single and continued their streak of consecutive number one’s on the Oricon charts. It initially sold 201,000 copies and became the 21st best selling single of that year totaling 250,206 copies. The single was originally available in two editions, a CD-only regular edition and a CD + DVD limited edition with each version containing different material. “Hitomi no Screen” was composed by famous composer and arranger Makaino Kouji. Kouji had worked with many popular artists such as Arashi, SMAP, and Kinki Kids, just to name a few. The song was used as the theme to the popular j-drama “Hidarime no Tantei EYE” which also stars Hey! Say! JUMP! member Yamada Ryousuke. “Hitomi no Screen” encompasses their vocal unity, catchy chorus, and infectious melody that Hey! Say! JUMP had on the industry with their high energy and harmonious vocals. Hey! Say! JUMP! continues to dominate the Japanese music industry to this day with their latest release, I Am / Muah Muah, reaching number 1 on the Oricon chart.

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“Sakura” was ARASHI’s forthy-fifth single and topped the Oricon charts for three consecutive weeks in the top ten. It originally sold 465,381 copies it first week and became the 11th best selling single of 2015 with 521,067 copies sold. The single was availabe in two editions, a CD-only regular edition and a CD + DVD limited edition with each edition containing a different track listing. “Sakura” is written and composed by eltvo, who is known for writting and composing many of ARASHI’s other famous tracks such as “Kimi Iru Kara” and “Fly on Friiday”. The track was chosen to be the theme song for the j-drama “Ouroborous” and this became a first for ARASHI as they had never had one of their songs in a j-drama despite being an established group. “Sakura” encompasses an arrangement of various instruments mixed together with each member’s vocals in a unison that is uncomparable. This track shows how ARASHI has captured and still captures the industry strongly with their enchanting melodies, vocals, and charisma. ARASHI’s domination of the industry shows in “Sakura” as the track was a part of their forty consecutive number 1 singles.