Okamoto Keito (岡本 圭人), is a Japanese actor and former member of the J-pop group Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He was born in Tokyo to Kenichi Okamoto, a former member of the rockband & Johnny's group Otokogumi and model Nishi Katsue. He was living in England for almost four years until returning to the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. For many years he went to school in England at Homefield School, Brandeston Hall and Framlingham College.
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Okamoto Keito, September 2014
Okamoto Keito, February 2013
Okamoto Keito, March 2012
Okamoto Keito, August 2011
Okamoto Keito, April 2011
Okamoto Keito, 2010
Okamoto Keito, 2 Years Old
- Name: Okamoto Keito (岡本圭人)
- Birthdate: April 1, 1993 (31)
- Western Zodiac: Aries
- Eastern Zodiac: Rooster
- Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
- Blood Type: O
- Height: 175 cm (5'9 ft)
- Weight: 63 kg
- Johnny's Status:
- 2006-08-14: Trainee
- 2007-09-21: Member
- 2021-04-11: Former member and soloist still under the same company
- Family: Father Okamoto Kenichi is a former member of the rockband Otokogumi, mother is the model Nishi Katsue.
- Instruments: Guitar
- Favorite Food: Fried Chicken, Ice Cream and Strawberry Milk
- Dislike Food: Seafood, leek
- Favorite homecooked meal: Carbonara
- Respected Senior: Kimura Takuya, Taguchi Junnosuke
- Charming Point: Mole under right eye
- First Kiss: Never
- Girl Type: Nice, kind, does things freely, peaceful, honest, neutral, optomistic, hard-working, spoilt, long, wavy hair (dark brown, brown, or black), cute smile, girly clothes: pumps, skirts-max down the knees, and likes handwarmers.
- Dream: To be a doctor
- Possible Apology: "I don't have anything to "apologize now" because I always apologize after I done a bad thing."
- Favorite song: Pikanchi Double by Arashi , Code by Nishikido Ryo
- Favorite Color: Green
- Love confessions: zero
- Favorite subject: Math
- Liked TV show: Doraemon
- Special ability: Unintentionally funny
- Johnny & Associates Group's:
- Hey! Say! JUMP (2007-2021)
- Hey! Say! 7 (2007-2021)
Career[]
On October, 2006, he started work with the Johnny & Associates talent agency. On September 21, 2007, he began performing as a member of Hey! Say! JUMP.
In 2011, Keito Okamoto appeared in the final episode of long-running drama Kinpachi Sensei as a student delinquent.
In January 2012, he passed the entrance exam for the Faculty of International Liberal Arts at Sophia University.
In April 2018, he announced that he had dropped out of Sophia University. He said that he had dropped out voluntarily in the spring of 2014 and had returned to school in the spring of 2015. In June, he announced that he would study abroad at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York for two years starting in September of the same year. On August 3, he appeared on the TV Asahi music program “Music Station” and performed the last performance before the leaving, and went on hiatus from the end of August.
In 2021, it was announced that he would be leaving the group from April 11, 2021 to pursue an acting career. However, he would still remain under the management of the same company. Despite leaving the group, he was not removed from past performances and during their 15th Anniversary Concert, his pictures with the group were still used during Hey! Say! 7!'s performance. His picture was also uploaded on the group's official Instagram post when he attended member Takaki's stage play in Osaka and took a picture with him off-stage. He even left comments during the group's Instagram live sessions - showing his continued friendship with the members even though he left.
Discography[]
Solo Song[]
- "Babylon" -
Concerts[]
For Hey! Say! JUMP-related concert, please see Hey! Say! JUMP.
TV Drama[]
- San nen B-gumi Kinpachi-sensei Final SP (March 27, 2011)
Variety Shows[]
- The Shōnen Club
- Hyakushiki
- YanYan JUMP (April 2011)
TV Appearances[]
For Hey! Say! JUMP-related appearances, please see Hey! Say! JUMP.
TV Commercials / Advertisements[]
- Deca Sports - Wii
- LOTTE Ghana (2009)
- LOTTE Plus X Fruitio (2010)
- LOTTE Fruitio Squash
Trivia[]
- Closest member is Yuto. He inspired and helped Yuto to improve his English so much that Yuto assumed the role of the group's English-speaker after he left. Yuto teared up during the group's camping trip where it was announced that he was going on a hiatus to study. When he opened his official Instagram account in June 2023, his first post was a series of pictures taken by Yuto showing that the two has continued to hang out together. During the group's Instagram live for Inoo's 33rd birthday, he left a comment complimenting Yuto's English.
- He was the group's guitarist, and after his departure, the role was assumed by Yabu.
- Since 5th grade of elementary school (10 years old) until he was about to start 3rd year of middle school (14 years old), he lived and studied in Suffolk (England). As the public announcement about his joining showbusiness he returned back to Japan.
- Even though he's good at English, he's said that he hates speaking it.
- He doesn't eat fish because he think they're too pretty and thus he prefers to only watch them.
- When he told his father about his debut, he told him that he wouldn't lose to him.
- His favorite TV drama "My boss My Hero".
- His favorite Hey! Say! JUMP song is "Your Seed".