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Hey! Say! JUMP
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<p>Hey! Say! JUMP (HSJ or JUMP) is an nine-member <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japanese</a> <a href="/facts/Boy_band/wo1gDJ2A">boy band</a> under the Japanese talent agency Smile-Up (formerly known as <a href="/facts/Johnny_%26_Associates/nrTuBmVD">Johnny & Associates</a>). 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. </p><p>Hey! Say! JUMP originally debuted with ten members, the largest group in <a href="/facts/Johnny%27s_Entertainment/nrTuBmVD">Johnny's</a> history. In 2011, Ryutaro Morimoto was indefinitely suspended from the group following an underage smoking scandal. 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. </p>