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This article is about the Japanese band. For the American country-rock band, see Exile (American band).
Exile
Also known as Egu
J Soul Brothers (1999-2001)
Origin Tokyo, Japan
Genres Pop, R&B, Dance, House
Years active 2001–present (1999-2001 as J Soul Brothers)
Labels Rhythm Zone
Associated acts Boyz II Men, Zoo, Glay,Kumi Koda
Website exile.jp
Members
Hiro
Makidai
Matsu
Usa
Akira
Kenchi
Keiji
Tetsuya
Naoto
Naoki
Nesmith
Shokichi
Atsushi
Takahiro
Past members
Shun

Exile (Stylized as EXILE) is a 14-member all-male Japanese pop dance group. The leader of the group is Hiro, who debuted as a member of Zoo under For Life Music, but Exile has released their singles and albums under Avex Group's label Rhythm Zone. Hiro and Avex's president Max Matsuura came from the same high school.[1]

In total, they have sold over 20 million records in Japan alone.

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[edit] History

The current leader, Hiro, was originally in the pop group Zoo before they split up in 1995. In 1999, he started a new group called J Soul Brothers, which later changed its name to Exile in 2001. (But the name of J Soul Brothers was later revived by Hiro again in 2007 when he helped to form another 7-member group under the new J Soul Brothers moniker.)

Atsushi and Shun became the lead vocalists of the group. Atsushi is a fan of American R&B group Boyz II Men. In November 2003, Exile remade Zoo's hit single "Choo Choo Train", which became a strong promotional single for their third studio album Exile Entertainment. The album sold over a million copies. They took part in the NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen of the year, singing "Choo Choo Train". At first, their music style was influenced by R&B, but their style later became more pop-oriented form. Their 2004 single "Real World" became their first number-one single on Oricon weekly charts. They released the collaboration "Scream" with Japanese rock band Glay in July 2005, peaking at No. 1 and selling over 500,000 copies on Oricon charts.[2]

The group released "Tada...Aitakute" in December 2005 and "Yes!" in March 2006. Both singles topped the Oricon weekly charts. However, Shun left the group in March 2006 and became a solo singer. After the group sought a new vocalist from the public, Takahiro joined the group in September 2006. Takahiro originally tried to become a hairdresser in his school days, but eventually joined the group as a vocalist.[3]

On February 14, 2007, the group released the single "Michi", which became their first number-one single on the Oricon charts since Takahiro joined the group. Their 2007 studio album, Exile Love, became the highest selling album of Japan in 2008, selling nearly 1.5 million copies on Oricon charts. Their compilation album Exile Ballad Best sold nearly 1 million copies in its first week on Oricon charts, making it the highest first week sales for an album of Japan in 2008. The song, "Ti Amo", was certified Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for 1,000,000 full-track ringtone digital music downloads (Chaku Uta Full).[4] They also won the Grand Prix Award at the 50th edition of Japan Record Awards for "Ti Amo".

In 2009, Exile's song "The Next Door" was featured as the theme of the Japanese edition of Street Fighter IV. The song was released at the iTunes Store on February 22, 2009. The English version "The Next Door -Indestructible-" was used for the international edition of the game. The English version was released as the third track of their single "The Hurricane (Fireworks)" on July 22, 2009, featuring American rapper Flo Rida.

On March 1, 2009, Exile and J Soul Brothers announced that they would merge to become a 14-member group. They released their first studio album with 14 members, Aisubeki Mirai e, on December 2, 2009. They won the Grand Prix Award for the song, "Someday", at the 51st Japan Record Awards.

On May 19, 2010, the CD of the suite "Taiyō no Kuni" (太陽の国?), or "The Country of the Sun," written by Yasushi Akimoto and sung by Exile, was released for the 20 years anniversary of the accedence of the Emperor of Japan Akihito. However, the CD was not reflected on the Oricon charts.[5]

[edit] Members

[edit] Performers

  • Hiro, real name Hiroyuki Igarashi (五十嵐 広行 Igarashi Hiroyuki?) June 1, 1969 – leader of the group
  • Makidai, real name Daisuke Maki (眞木 大輔 Maki Daisuke?) October 27, 1975
  • Matsu, real name Toshio Matsumoto (松本 利夫 Matsumoto Toshio?), born May 27, 1975.
  • Usa, real name Yoshihiro Usami (宇佐美 吉啓 Usami Yoshihiro?), born February 2, 1977.
  • Akira, real name Ryōhei Kurosawa (黒沢 良平 Kurosawa Ryōhei?), born August 23, 1981 – was a member of Rather Unique and joined the group 2006 summer.
  • Kenchi, real name Kenichirō Teratsuji (寺辻 健一郎 Teratsuji Ken'ichirō?), born September 28, 1979.
  • Keiji, real name Keiji Kuroki (黒木 啓司 Kuroki Keiji?), born January 21, 1980.
  • Tetsuya, real name Tetsuya Tsuchida (土田 哲也 Tsuchida Tetsuya?), born February 18, 1981.
  • Naoto, real name Naoto Kataoka (片岡 直人 Kataoka Naoto?), born August 30, 1983.
  • Naoki, real name Naoki Kobayashi (小林 直己 Kobayashi Naoki?), born November 10, 1984.

[edit] Vocalists

  • Atsushi, real name Atsushi Satō (佐藤 篤志 Satō Atsushi?), born April 30, 1980.
  • Takahiro, real name Takahiro Tasaki (田崎 敬浩 Tasaki Takahiro?), born December 8, 1984 – the new vocalist chosen to replace Shun during the "Exile Vocal Battle Audition 2006: Asian Dream" summer audition.

[edit] Vocalists & performers

  • Nesmith, real name Nesmith Ryuta Karimu (ネスミス・竜太・カリム Nesumisu Ryuta Karimu?), born August 1, 1983.
  • Shokichi, real name Shokichi Yagi (八木 将吉 Yagi Shokichi?), born October 3, 1985.

[edit] Former member

  • Shun, real name Shunsuke Kiyokiba (清木場 俊介 Kiyokiba Shunsuke?), born January 11, 1980 – currently a solo artist under his real name.

[edit] Awards and nominations

Exile awards and nominations
Awards and nominations
Award Wins Nominations
MTV Video Music Awards Japan
 8 8
Billboard Japan Music Awards[6]
 3 0
Japan Gold Disc Awards
 19 0
Japan Record Awards
 4 0
Japan Yusen Awards[7]
 2 0
Space Shower Music Video Awards[8]
 1 0
Totals
Awards won 37
Nominations 8

[edit] Billboard Japan Music Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result
2009 Exile Artist of the Year Won
Top Pop Artists Won
Exile Ballad Best Album of the Year Won
2010 Exile Artist of the Year Won
Top Pop Artists Won
AISUBEKI MIRAI E Album of the Year Won

[edit] Japan Gold Disc Awards

The Japan Gold Disc Awards is an annual music awards ceremony established by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.[9][10][11][12]

Year Nominated work Award Result
2007 Asia Best 10 Albums Won
2008 Exile Artist of the Year Won
"Lovers Again" Best 5 Chaku-Uta Songs Won
Best 5 Chaku-Uta Full Songs Won
Best 5 PC Download Songs Won
Exile Love Album of the Year Won
Best 10 Albums Won
Exile Evolution Won
Exile Live Tour 2007 Exile Evolution Best Music Video Won
2009 Exile Artist of the Year Won
"The Birthday (Ti Amo)" Best 5 Chaku-Uta Songs Won
Best 5 Chaku-Uta Full Songs Won
Exile Ballad Best Album of the Year Won
Best 10 Albums Won
Exile Catchy Best Won
Exile Entertainment Best Won
2010 "The Generation" Best 5 Songs Won
Aisubeki Mirai e Best 5 Albums Won
Exile Live Tour "Exile Perfect Live 2008" Best Music Video Won

[edit] Japan Record Awards

The Japan Record Awards is a major music awards show held annually in Japan by the Japan Composer's Association.[13][14][15][16]

Year Nominated work Award Result
2008 "Ti Amo" Japan Record Award Won
Gold Award Won
2009 "Someday" Japan Record Award Won
Best Song Won
2010 "I Wish For You" Japan Record Award Won
Best Song Won

[edit] MTV Video Music Awards Japan

The MTV Video Music Awards Japan is a music awards show hosted annually by MTV Japan.[17][18][19]

Year Nominated work Award Result
2003 Exile Best Live Performance Nominated
2004 Exile Entertainment Album of the Year Nominated
2005 "Carry On" Best Group Video Nominated
Best Pop Video Nominated
"Real World" Best BuzzAsia Japan Nominated
2006 "Scream" Best Collaboration (Glay x Exile) Nominated
2007 "Lovers Again" Best Group Video Won
2008 "I Believe" Video of the Year Won
Exile Love Album of the Year Won
"Toki no Kakera" Best Karaoke Song Won
2009 "Ti Amo (Chapter 2)" Video of the Year Won
"Ti Amo (Chapter 2)" Best Group Video Won
Exile MTV Best Choreography Award Nominated
2010 "Futatsu no Kuchibiru" Video of the Year Won
Aisubeki Mirai e Album of the Year Won
Exile MTV Icon Award Won

[edit] Japan Yusen Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result
2008 Exile Grand Prize Won
Most Requested Artist Won

[edit] Space Shower Music Video Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result
2010 "Futatsu no Kuchibiru" Best Shooting Video Won

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

No. Title Release date Peak position Sales
1 Your Eyes Only: Aimai na Boku no Katachi (Your Eyes Only 曖昧なぼくの輪郭 Your Eyes Only: My Ambiguous Outline?) 2001-09-27 4 249,880
2 Style 2001-12-12 11 112,760
3 Fly Away 2002-02-20 18 31,880
4 Song for You 2002-04-17 6 91,750
5 Cross: Never Say Die 2002-08-07 13 38,410
6 Ex-style: Kiss You 2002-11-13 6 92,769
7 We Will: Ano Basho de (We Will あの場所で We Will: At That Place?) 2003-02-05 16 32,703
8 Breezin': Together 2003-05-28 2 366,804
9 Let Me Luv U Down feat. Zebra & Maccho 2003-07-09 3 64,854
10 Choo Choo Train [20] 2003-11-06 2 286,812
11 Eternal... 2003-11-12 7 46,762
12 Kizuna 2003-11-19 5 40,468
13 O'ver 2003-11-27 7 33,822
14 Carry On 2004-05-12 2 233,120
15 Real World 2004-06-30 1 126,311
16 Heart of Gold 2004-08-18 4 93,873
17 Hero 2004-12-01 2 181,997
18 Exit 2005-08-24 2 202,827
19 Tada...Aitakute (ただ...逢いたくて) 2005-12-14 1 562,196
20 Yes! 2006-03-01 1 92,622
21 Everything 2006-12-06 2 153,065
22 Lovers Again 2007-01-17 2 259,578
23 Michi 2007-02-14 1 112,106
24 Summer Time Love 2007-05-16 3 132,824
25 Toki no Kakera / 24 karats: type EX (時の描片 ～トキノカケラ～) 2007-08-29 2 142,202
26 I Believe 2007-11-21 3 143,080
27 Pure / You're my sunshine 2008-02-27 2 160,605
28 The Birthday: Ti Amo 2008-09-24 1 320,445
29 Last Christmas 2008-11-26 1 226,829
30 The Monster: Someday 2009-04-15 1 271,711
31 The Hurricane ~Fireworks~ 2009-07-22 1 279,264
32 The Generation: Futatsu no Kuchibiru (The Generation ~ふたつの唇~ The Generation: Two Lips?) 2009-11-11 2 288,752
33 Fantasy 2010-06-09 1[Note 1] 473,051
34 Motto Tsuyoku (もっと強く Stronger?) 2010-09-15 1 230,564
35 I Wish For You 2010-10-06 2 276,875
36 Each Other's Way (Tabi no Tochū) (Each Other's Way ~旅の途中~ Each Other's Way (On the Way to Travel)?) 2011-02-09 1 119,419
37 Rising Sun / Itsuka kitto… (Rising Sun / いつかきっと… Rising Sun / Surely Someday?) 2011-09-14 1 311,568
38 Anata e / Ooo Baby (あなたへ / Ooo Baby For You / Ooo Baby?) 2011-11-23 2 147,124
  1. ^ Nine-track "Double maxi single" that charted at number 1 on Oricon albums chart.

[edit] Collaborations

No. Collaborated with Title Release date Peak position Sales
1 Glay Scream 2005-07-20 1 545,095
2 Kumi Koda Won't Be Long 2006-11-22 2 235,476

[edit] Others

No. Title Release date
1 Song Soldier: Ashita no Senshi (ソングソルジャー～明日の戦士～ Song Soldier: Tomorrow's Soldier?)[22] 2007-03-07

[edit] Albums

[edit] Studio albums

No. Title Release date Peak position First week sales Sales
1 Our Style 2002-03-06 5 110,010 291,000
2 Styles of Beyond 2003-02-13 1 145,102 430,000
3 Exile Entertainment 2003-12-03 1 395,257 1,176,090
4 Asia 2006-03-29 1 280,371 520,319
5 Exile Evolution 2007-03-07 1 300,323 762,335
6 Exile Love[Note 1] 2007-12-12 1 670,478 1,480,088
7 Aisubeki Mirai e 2009-12-02 1 730,253 1,299,235
8 Negai no Tō 2011-03-09 1 480,537 743,242
9 Exile Japan/Solo[Note 2] 2012-01-01 1 350,277 669,790
  1. ^ Best selling album of 2008
  2. ^ Includes Atsushi's solo debut album, therefore they were credited as EXILE/EXILE ATSUSHI.

[edit] Best of albums

No. Title Release date Peak position First week sales Sales
1 Single Best[Note 1] 2005-01-01 1
2 Select Best[Note 1] 2005-01-01 1
3 Perfect Best[Note 1] 2005-01-01 1 970,126 1,624,541
4 Exile Catchy Best 2008-03-26 1 680,162 1,287,955
5 Exile Entertainment Best 2008-07-23 1 400,038 638,959
6 Exile Ballad Best[Note 2] 2008-12-03 1 943,901 1,837,325
7 Exile Perfect Year 2008 Ultimate Best Box 2009-03-25 27 6,115 8,688
  1. ^ a b c Perfect Best is the best album release by Exile. Perfect Best is a special 2CD+DVD version which included Single Best and Select Best plus 21 songs promotional video clips DVD.
  2. ^ Highest debut sales of any album in 2008.

[edit] Other albums

No. Title Release date Peak position Sales
1 The Other Side of Ex Vol. 1 2003-09-10 5 -
2 Appreciation to the Million Breakthrough (祝ミリオン・初回アルバム ３枚組 Box Set: Appreciation to the Million Breakthrough?) 2004-03-31 55 -
3 Heart of Gold: Street Future Opera Beat Pops 2004-09-29 1 476,626

[edit] References

  1. ^ "『第4回渡辺晋賞』エイベックス松浦社長が受賞 プロデュース手腕高評価" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2009-03-02. http://career.oricon.co.jp/news/63670/full/. Retrieved 2009-08-29. 
  2. ^ "EXILE、2作目のシングルチャート首位狙うダントツスタート！" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2005-12-14. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/6142/. Retrieved 2010-01-18. 
  3. ^ "ＥＸＩＬＥ新ボーカル母校で卒業式ライブ" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. Asahi Shimbun. 2007-03-02. http://www.asahi.com/culture/music/NIK200703020009.html. Retrieved 2010-03-25. 
  4. ^ "レコード協会調べ　1月度有料音楽配信認定" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w090220_3.html. Retrieved 2009-10-24. 
  5. ^ "奉祝曲 組曲「太陽の国」についてのお知らせ" (in Japanese). The Celebration Committee of the 20th Anniversary of His Majesty the Emperor's Accession to the Throne. http://www.houshuku.org/taiyounokuni/. Retrieved 2010-05-27. 
  6. ^ "Billboard Japan Music Awards: EXILE named Artist of the Year". Tokyograph. 2010-02-01. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-5751. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 
  7. ^ "EXILE wins Nihon Yusen Taisho". Tokyograph. 2008-12-18. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-4195. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 
  8. ^ "Space Shower Music Video Awards: Namie Amuro wins Best Video". Tokyograph. 2010-03-23. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-5936. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 
  9. ^ "Kumi Koda takes second consecutive Gold Disc award". Tokyograph. 2007-03-13. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-678. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 
  10. ^ "EXILE wins Gold Disc award". Tokyograph. 2008-03-04. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2695. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 
  11. ^ "EXILE captures Gold Disc Award again". Tokyograph. 2009-03-03. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-4480. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 
  12. ^ "Arashi dominates Gold Disc Awards". Tokyograph. 2010-02-25. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-5842. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 
  13. ^ "50th Japan Record Awards". Tokyograph. 2008-12-02. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-4108. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 
  14. ^ "EXILE, Jero win Japan Record Awards". Tokyograph. 2008-12-31. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-4231. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 
  15. ^ "51st Japan Record Awards announced". Tokyograph. 2009-12-01. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-5530. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 
  16. ^ "51st Japan Record Awards: EXILE, BIG BANG". Tokyograph. 2009-12-30. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-5639. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 
  17. ^ "3 awards again for Koda at VMAJ". Tokyograph. 2007-05-27. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-1103. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 
  18. ^ "VMAJ 2009: EXILE triumphs again". Tokyograph. 2009-05-31. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-4877. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 
  19. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2010". Tokyograph. 2010-05-30. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-6149. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 
  20. ^ Like Zoo's version of the song, Exile's "Choo Choo Train" also features a voice sample of D. Train's dance hit "Keep On".
  21. ^ A single made up of the five 2006 summer audition finalists (under the name "Dreamers: Exile Vocal Battle Audition Finalist".

[edit] External links

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