Exile (Japanese band)

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EXILE
Origin Tokyo
Country Japan
Years active 2001-present
Genres urban contemporary JPop
Labels Rhythm Zone
Members HIRO
MAKIDAI
MATSU
USA
AKIRA
ATSUSHI
Website(s) official Japanese web site

EXILE is a 6-member Japanese pop music band.

EXILE leader Hiro was originally in the band ZOO, which split up in the mid-1990s. ZOO had had a hit with "Choo Choo TRAIN". In 1999 Hiro started a new group J Soul Brothers, which changed its name to EXILE in 2001. In November 2003 they remade "Choo Choo TRAIN", which became a huge success in Japan, selling well over a million copies.

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[edit] Members

[edit] Performers

  • HIRO (五十嵐広行, Hiroyuki Igarashi), born June 1, 1969 - Leader of the group. Originally a member of ZOO.
  • MAKIDAI (眞木大輔, Daisuke Maki), born October 27, 1975.
  • MATSU (松本利夫, Toshio Matsumoto), born May 27, 1975.
  • USA (宇佐美吉啓, Yoshihiro Usami), born February 2, 1977.
  • AKIRA, born August 23, 1981 - Originally a member of Rather Unique. Joined the group 2006 summer.

[edit] Vocalists

  • ATSUSHI (佐藤篤志, Atsushi Satou), born April 30, 1980.
  • TAKAHIRO (田崎敬浩, Takahiro Tasaki), born December 8th, 1984. He is the new vocalist chosen to replace Shun during the 2006 summer audition.
  • SHUN (清木場俊介, Shunsuke Kiyokiba), born January 11, 1980. He also released his own solo album "Shunsuke Kiyokiba" in 2005.

SHUN has announced on March 29th, 2006 that he will be leaving EXILE to focus on his solo career. What this means for the rest of the group has not yet been confirmed, however.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

Japanese Title
 Romanized Title English Translation Release Date
YOUR EYES ONLY～曖昧なぼくの輪郭～ Your eyes only～Aimai na Boku no Katachi～ Your eyes only~My Ambiguous Outline- September 27, 2001
STYLE — — December 12, 2001
FLY AWAY — — February 2, 2002
SONG FOR YOU — — April 17, 2002
CROSS～never say die～ — — August 7, 2002
EX-STYLE (KISS YOU) — — November 13 2002
We Will～あの場所で～ We Will~Ano Basho de~ We Will~At that place~ February 5, 2003
Breezin'～Together～ (Together) — — May 28, 2003
LET ME LUV U DOWN feat. ZEEBRA & MACCHO (OZROSAURUS) — — July 9, 2003
Choo Choo TRAIN — — November 6, 2003
Eternal... — — November 12, 2003
ki・zu・na — The Bond November 19, 2003
O'ver — — November 27, 2003
Carry On／運命のヒト Carry On/Unmei no Hito Carry On/Destiny's Humans May 12, 2004
real world — — June 30, 2004
HEART of GOLD — — August 18, 2004
HERO — — December 1, 2004
SCREAM (GLAY×EXILE) — — July 20, 2005
EXIT — — August 24, 2005
ただ…逢いたくて Tada Aitakute Just Wanna See You December 14, 2005
YES! — — March 1, 2006
WON'T BE LONG (EXILE & Kumi Koda) — — 2006-11-22

[edit] Albums

Title
 Release Date
our style March 6, 2002
Styles Of Beyond February 13, 2003
The other side of EX Vol. 1 September 10, 2003
EXILE ENTERTAINMENT December 3, 2003
Iwai MIRION Shokai ARUBUMU 3maigumi BoX SET
~Appreciation to the million breakthrough~ ¹		 March 31, 2004
HEART of GOLD ~STREET FUTURE OPERA BEAT POPS~ (EXILES) ² September 29, 2004
PERFECT BEST ³ January 1, 2005
SELECT BEST January 1, 2005
SINGLE BEST January 1, 2005
ASIA March 29, 2006

[edit] Notes

  • ¹ The Japanese title of the album is 祝ミリオン・初回アルバム ３枚組 BOX SET~Appreciation to the million breakthrough~
  • ² HEART of GOLD ~STREET FUTURE OPERA BEAT POPS~ is a compilation album of EXILES (EXILE, Rather Unique, Never Land, COLOR, and Kiyokiba Shunsuke).
  • ³ PERFECT BEST is a two-disc set of both SELECT BEST and SINGLE BEST
  • ただ…逢いたくて (Tada Aitakute) single has been released for anime Black Jack's ending theme. It is commonly known in Europe/U.S. as Careless Breath, rather.
  • The chorus of the Notorious B.I.G. song "Sky's The Limit" (from the late rapper's 1997 "Life After Death" album) shares the same lyrics as the opener of Exile's "Choo Choo TRAIN".

[edit] External links

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