Hikaru Yaotome

Yaotome Hikaru (八乙女 光), is 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.

On December 1, 2002, he entered Johnny & Associates as a trainee. Later, he was put in Ya-Ya-yah group and become the second lead singer behind Kota Yabu. On September 21, 2007, he began performing as a member of Hey! Say! JUMP. In 2009, he graduated from Horikoshi High School along with actress Saki Fukuda.

He can play bass guitar in their concerts and even displayed talents in composing and lyrics writing on their first studio album Jump No. 1. He is really interested in Western music like Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nsync. For more info click here.

Profile

•     Name: Yaotome Hikaru (八乙女光)

•     Nickname: Hikaru, Tome-chan, Hikka, Yao-chan, Hikaru-kun, Yaotome Hikaru-kun, Hika

•     Birthday: December 2, 1990 (age 23)

•     Horoscope: Sagittarius

•     Hometown: Miyagi Prefecture, Sendai-shi, Kurogawa-gun

•     Height: 173cm

•     Weight: 54kg

•     Shoe size: 27.5cm

•     Eyesight: 1.0(Right) 1.0(Left)

•     Blood Type: O

•     Schools: Narashino Shiritsu-daigo Middle School & Horikoshi Gakuen (High-school)

•     Favourite Color: All brown colors, white, black, blue

•     Disliked Color: Purple

•     Favourite Food: Melon (The orange one)

•     Favourite Subject: Health Class (knowing about your body and daily things is important)

•     Reason for joining Johnny's: He thought Kamenashi Kazuya who were backdancing for KinKi Kids at one of KinKi's concerts was cool.

•     Admired senior: Domoto Tsuyoshi

•     Family: Parents, 2 older borthers (12 years older & 5 years older), 1 older sister (9 years older)

 TV & Cinema

Dramas

•     [2004] 3nen Bgumi Kinpachi Sensei (Season 7)
•     [2009] Orthros no Inu
•     [2011] Ikemen Desu ne
•     [2012] 37-sai de Isha ni Natta Boku ~Kenshui Junjo Monogatari~
•     [2014] Dark System ~Battle of Love~ 

Variety Shows

• The Shōnen Club (2003–Present)
• Ya-Ya-yah (5 January 2003 - 27 October 2007)
• Hyakushiki (2007–2008)
• Hi! Hey! Say! (3 November 2007–Present)
• YY Jumping (October 2009–Present)
• Dark System Koi no Ouza Ketteisen (2014) 

Theatre

• Stand by me (July 25 - August 10, 2003)
• Stand by Me (July 16 - August 1, 2004)

CM

•     PIZZA-La
•     Maruchan Akai Kitsune no Tanuki (TU→YU)

Publications

•     [2011.07.xx] Wink up August 2011 Issue (Cover & Feature)
•     [2011.07.xx] POTATO August 2011 Issue (Cover & Feature) 

Awards

• 8th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Apr 2004-Mar 2005): Best Newcomer for 3 nen B gumi Kinpachi Sensei 7
• Won the "Best Boke-Tsukkomi Couple 2012" in [Myojo] - (with Inoo Kei)

Trivia

• He studied in Horikoshi High School.
• Around May he dyed his hair blonde for the drama Ikemen Desu ne.
• Favorite color is green
• Has a toy car collection
• Likes Western music
• Wrote the lyrics of Ya-ya-yah’s song “今進もう (Ima susumou)“
• Friends with Miura Haruma in high school (Pictures here)
• Doesn’t like cats
• Has a regular column with Yabu in TV Life since January 2009 called “Yabu & Hika Onegai Kingdom“
• Likes playing billiards/pool since SUMMARY 2008
• Composed the music for “Tears and Smile” while Yabu wrote the lyrics.
• Wrote the rap section of the song “Score” while Yabu wrote the rest of the lyrics