is a Japanese singer and actor associated with

Johnny & Associates is a Japanese talent agency, formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which trains and promotes groups of male entertainers known as . History 1962–1989 In 1962, Kitagawa launched his first group, Johnnys. In its early days, Kitagawa's agency rente ...

. and former member of

Hey! Say! JUMP Hey! Say! JUMP (HSJ or JUMP) is an eight-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The group is split into two sub-groups: Hey! Say! BEST and Hey! Say! 7. In Japan they sold more than 10 million physical co ...

Early life

Okamoto was born in Tokyo to Kenichi Okamoto, a former member of the rock band Otokogumi, and model Katsue Nishi. He was educated at

Framlingham College Framlingham College is a public school (independent day and boarding school) in the town of Framlingham, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. Together with its preparatory school and nursery at Brandeston Hall, it serves pupils from 3 to 18 ye ...

in England before returning to the

Tokyo Metropolitan Area The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, consisting of the Kantō region of Japan (including Tokyo Metropolis and the prefectures of Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tochigi) as well as the pre ...

Career

In October 2006, he started work with the

talent agency as a

Johnny's Jr is a Japanese talent agency, formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which trains and promotes groups of male entertainers known as . History 1962–1989 In 1962, Kitagawa launched his first group, Johnnys. In its early days, Kitagawa's agency rente ...

. On September 21, 2007, he debuted as a member of

. While he was a member, he wrote the lyrics to the song "Hero" and composed the song "H.our Time." He, occasionally, plays guitar along with

Kota Yabu Hey! Say! JUMP (HSJ or JUMP) is an eight-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The group is split into two sub-groups: Hey! Say! BEST and Hey! Say! 7. In Japan they sold more than 10 million physical co ...

and

Hikaru Yaotome is a Japanese singer, actor, tarento, and model. He is a member of Hey! Say! JUMP under Johnny & Associates. He was born in Miyagi Prefecture. On December 1, 2002, he entered Johnny & Associates as a trainee. Later, he was put in the junior ...

in their concerts. In March 2011, Okamoto made his acting debut in the final episode of long-running drama ''

Kinpachi Sensei is a Japanese television drama that aired from 1979 to 2011. The official English title is Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B. ''Kinpachi-sensei'' tells the story of a third-year junior high school class in Japan; its teacher is Kinpachi Sakamoto, played ...

'' as a delinquent student. In June 2018, following the announcement of Hey! Say! JUMP's single, "Cosmic Human", Okamoto announced that he was taking a break from entertainment to study abroad at the

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, beginning in September.

Personal life

Okamoto enrolled in

Sophia University Sophia University (Japanese: 上智大学, ''Jōchi Daigaku''; Latin: ''Universitas Sedis Sapientiae'') is a private research university in Japan. Sophia is one of the three ''Sōkeijōchi'' (早慶上智) private universities, a group of the to ...

in 2012, but he revealed in 2018 that he dropped out.

Discography

Filmography

TV drama

* '' Kinpachi-sensei Final SP''(March 27, 2011) * ''First Class Season 2''

Variety shows

* ''

Shounen Club is a Japanese music variety show that airs on NHK BS Premium. The show premiered on NHK BS 2 on April 9, 2000 and continues to this day. Worldwide, it airs on NHK World Premium and TV Japan (US) as Pop Music Club It features the juniors of Joh ...

'' * ''Hyakushiki'' * ''YanYan JUMP'' (April 2011) * ''

Itadaki High JUMP is a Japanese variety show featuring Johnny & Associates' 8 members idol group Hey! Say! JUMP. About ''Itadaki High JUMP'', sometimes abbreviated as , is the all-male idol group Hey! Say! JUMP's first regular one-man show. The show airs every We ...

TV appearances

For Hey! Say! JUMP-related appearances, please see

. * School Kakumei ** 「今からでも遅くない！？英会話のススメ」as Guest Teacher (20150201) ** 「話せないのは時代遅れ？！英会話のススメ」as Guest Teacher ** 「今からでも遅くない！？英会話のススメ」as Guest Teacher (20160117) ** 「今からでも遅くない！？英会話のススメ」as Guest Teacher (20160612) ** 「今からでも遅くない！？英会話のススメ」as Guest Teacher (20161211)

TV commercials/advertisements

* Deca Sports – Wii * LOTTE Ghana (2009) * LOTTE Plus X Fruitio (2010) * LOTTE Fruitio Squash * Vermount Curry (2013)

References

External links

Hey! Say! JUMP

Johnny's-net
{{DEFAULTSORT:Okamoto, Keito 1993 births Living people Japanese male pop singers Japanese idols Johnny & Associates Hey! Say! JUMP members Singers from Tokyo Male actors from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese male singers