my day was almost complete because i got hold of Hey! Say! JUMP's new single's PV ~ OVER...
then it got WORSE because of this:
http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/06/hey-say-jumps-morimoto-ryutaro-activities-supsended-due-to-smoking-underage/Hey! Say! JUMP’s Morimoto Ryutaro activities supsended due to underage smoking
“Shukan Josei” posted the photo of Morimoto smoking which was from back in May of 2010 when Morimoto was just 15 years old. Additionally, other photos of him from January 2010 were also posted which means he was 14 years old at the time of those photos.
According to Johnny & Associates, when they asked Morimoto for an explanation, he admitted that he has smoked several times in the past out of curiosity.
The company made a statement, “Although he is deeply searching his conscience, it is common sense that the law prohibits minors from smoking, and it’s a prohibited act. Taking this fact seriously, we have decided to suspend his entertainment activities indefinitely.”
Hey! Say! JUMP is scheduled to release their new single “OVER” on the 29th, and also many promotional activities are planned, however, the group will have to continue their activities with nine members now.
I know it is Ryu's fault for that underage smoking (well, even if you're not a minor anymore, it's still bad) but i hope that Johnny will be a little considerate to Ryutaro's fans (moreover, JUMP's fans) and HIM...
I just hope that Ryu learns his lesson well and will not do it again...(Ryutaro, that's bad, you know?)
please support Morimoto Ryutaro. Show Johnny that Hey! Say! JUMP won't be complete without Ryu...
you could do that through your own simple ways...In facebook, we actually changed our profile pictures to pictures of Ryutaro to show that we support him.
Pray that he will not be kicked-out of JUMP and his punishment for his mistakes is just as far as the suspension...pray that nothing more will happen....only Ryutaro's change for the better...
(Morimoto Ryutaro's career is NOT OVER!)