Ya-ya-yah
Encyclopedia
Ya-Ya-yah is a Johnny's Jr.
group from Johnny & Associates
, which also produced groups such as KAT-TUN
, SMAP
, TOKIO
, KinKi Kids
, Arashi
, NEWS
and Tackey & Tsubasa. On May 15, 2002, the group released double A-side single "Yūki 100%/Sekai ga Hitotsu ni Narumade." The single debuted at #9 on the Oricon
charts. On September 24, 2007, members Kota Yabu
and Hikaru Yaotome debuted under Hey! Say! JUMP
. As of November 30, 2007 after the resignation of Taiyo Ayukawa from Johnny & Associates
, Ya-Ya-yah has been removed from Johnny & Associates's official line-up. In 2010, the remaining previous Ya-Ya-yah member Shoon Yamashita, resigned from the company.
Johnny's Jr.
is a part of Johnny & Associates that focuses only on boys who have not yet officially debuted either with a unit or as a solo act. The juniors are mostly younger than 30, with the exception of Sano Mizuki.- A.B.C-Z : is a part of Johnny & Associates that focuses only on boys who have not yet...
group from Johnny & Associates
Johnny & Associates
is a talent agency formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962. Johnny & Associates trains and promotes groups of male idols, collectively known as , in Japan.-1962–1989:...
, which also produced groups such as KAT-TUN
KAT-TUN
KAT-TUN is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates in 2001. The group's name is an acronym based on the first letter of each member's family name until the departure of Jin Akanishi in 2010. As of 2010, KAT-TUN stands for Kazuya KAmenashi, Junnosuke Taguchi, Koki Tanaka, Tatsuya Ueda,...
, SMAP
SMAP
SMAP is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. While originally consisting of six members, the current group members are Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori...
, TOKIO
Tokio
Tokio is an alternative spelling for Tokyo, the capital of Japan, used primarily in non-english speaking countries.Tokio may also refer to:-Music:*Tokio , a Japanese pop/rock band**Tokio , the debut by Tokio...
, KinKi Kids
KinKi Kids
is a Japanese duo consisting of Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto under the talent agency Johnny & Associates. Although the members share the same surname, the only relation they have to each other is that they both hail from the Kinki region, hence the duo's name....
, Arashi
Arashi
is a Japanese boy band formed under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates, which announced the formation of the group on November 3, 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii...
, NEWS
NeWS
NeWS was a windowing system developed by Sun Microsystems in the mid 1980s. Originally known as "SunDew", its primary authors were James Gosling and David S. H. Rosenthal...
and Tackey & Tsubasa. On May 15, 2002, the group released double A-side single "Yūki 100%/Sekai ga Hitotsu ni Narumade." The single debuted at #9 on the Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
charts. On September 24, 2007, members Kota Yabu
Kota Yabu
Kota Yabu , is a Japanese singer as well as a member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He was born in Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan and currently lives in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area.On September 23, 2001, he entered Johnny & Associates as a trainee...
and Hikaru Yaotome debuted under Hey! Say! JUMP
Hey! Say! JUMP
Hey! Say! JUMP is a ten-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The name Hey! Say! refers to the fact that all the members were born in the Heisei period and JUMP is an acronym for Johnny's Ultra Music Power...
. As of November 30, 2007 after the resignation of Taiyo Ayukawa from Johnny & Associates
Johnny & Associates
is a talent agency formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962. Johnny & Associates trains and promotes groups of male idols, collectively known as , in Japan.-1962–1989:...
, Ya-Ya-yah has been removed from Johnny & Associates's official line-up. In 2010, the remaining previous Ya-Ya-yah member Shoon Yamashita, resigned from the company.
Former members
- Hikaru YaotomeHikaru Yaotomeis a Japanese singer and songwriter as well as member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He was born in Miyagi and lives in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area....
(Left in 2007, debuted under Hey! Say! JUMPHey! Say! JUMPHey! Say! JUMP is a ten-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The name Hey! Say! refers to the fact that all the members were born in the Heisei period and JUMP is an acronym for Johnny's Ultra Music Power...
) born December 2, 1990 - Kota YabuKota YabuKota Yabu , is a Japanese singer as well as a member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He was born in Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan and currently lives in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area.On September 23, 2001, he entered Johnny & Associates as a trainee...
(Left in 2007, debuted under Hey! Say! JUMPHey! Say! JUMPHey! Say! JUMP is a ten-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The name Hey! Say! refers to the fact that all the members were born in the Heisei period and JUMP is an acronym for Johnny's Ultra Music Power...
) born January 31, 1990 - Shoon Yamashita (Resigned in 2010) born December 20, 1988
- Taiyo Ayukawa (Left in 2007, resigned) born January 18, 1991
- Naoya Akama (Left in 2004), born April 5, 1991
- Masaki Hoshino (Left in 2004), born October 10, 1987
- Yuuki Yoshida (Left in 2002), born November 16, 1987
- Yasuhiro Ando (Left in 2002), born January 21, 1987
Songs
- 世界がひとつになるまで (Sekai ga hitotsu ni narumade)
- 勇気100% (Yuuki 100%) (Originally a Hikaru Genji song)
- Up Down Ya-Ya-yah
- 合言葉はＹＡ-ＹＡ-ＹＡＨ (Ai kotoba wa Ya-Ya-yah)
- Love Together 2002
- HA-RU-NA-TSU-A-KI-FU-YU
- Stompin'
- Singing For You
- Just Wanna Lovin' You
- Never Stop The Music
- ひまわりのメロディ (Himawari no Melody)
- 風に乗って (Kaze ni Notte)
- START!
- To the Freedom
- サマー×サマー×) (SummerxSummerxSummer)
- 2 of Us
- Ikujinashi
- 愛しのプレイガール (Itoshi no Playgirl)
- 今進もう (Ima Susumou) Lyrics written by Yaotome Hikaru
- 手をつないでゆこう (Te wo tsunaide yukou) Lyrics co-written by Ya-Ya-yah
- Baby Babe
Other Johnny's Jr. groups
- K.K.KityK.K.KityThis Johnny's Jr. group was formed by Koichi Domoto from Kinki Kids under the name J-Support. Later the name of this group changed into K.K.Kity.-Members: born 1 May 1984 born July 11, 1987 born February 15, 1988* Kyohei Iida* Kotaro Takeuchi...
- A.B.C-Z
- Question?
- Kis-My-Ft2Kis-My-FT2Kis-My-Ft2 is a 7-member Japanese boy band under Johnny & Associates. Their name comes from their members' names: Hiromitsu Kitayama, Kento Senga, Toshiya Miyata, Wataru Yokō, Taisuke Fujigaya, Yūta Tamamori and Takashi Nikaidō.The group was a former Johnny's Jr. unit and debuted August 10, 2011...