Exile (Japanese band)

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EXILE
Also known as Egu
Origin Flag of Japan Tokyo, Japan
Genre(s) Japanese pop, urban contemporary
Years active 2001–present
Label(s) Rhythm Zone
Website Official website
Members
Hiro
Makidai
Matsu
Usa
Akira
Atsushi
Takahiro
Former members
Shun

EXILE (エグザイル Eguzairu?) is a 7-member Japanese pop music band.

Current leader Hiro was originally in the band Zoo that split up in the mid-1990s. In 1999, he started a new group called J Soul Brothers, which later changed its name to EXILE in 2001. On November 2003, they remade Zoo's hit single "Choo Choo Train" and sold over a million copies.

Exile's latest album, EXILE LOVE, has sold exceptionally well, selling nearly 1.5 million copies in less than four months.

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[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 Yoshishiro Usami (宇佐美吉啓 Usami Yoshishiro?), 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.

[edit] Vocalists

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

[edit] Former member

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

# 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 -
2 Style 2001-12-12 #11 -
3 Fly Away 2002-02-02 #18 -
4 Song for You 2002-04-17 #6 -
5 Cross ~Never Say Die~ 2002-08-07 #13 -
6 Ex-style ~Kiss You~ 2002-11-13 #6 -
7 We Will ~Ano Basho de~ (We Will ～あの場所で～ We Will ~At That Place~?) 2003-02-05 #16 -
8 Breezin' ~Together~ 2003-05-28 #2 -
9 Let Me Luv U Down feat. Zeebra & Maccho 2003-07-09 #3 -
10 Choo Choo Train [1] 2003-11-06 #2 286,812
11 Eternal... 2003-11-12 #7 -
12 ki・zu・na 2003-11-19 #5 -
13 O'ver 2003-11-27 #7 -
14 Carry On 2004-05-12 #2 -
15 Real World 2004-06-30 #1 -
16 Heart of Gold 2004-08-18 #4 -
17 HERO 2004-12-01 #2 181,997
18 EXIT 2005-08-24 #2 195,004
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 #2 257,393
23 Michi 2007-02-14 #1 112,106
24 SUMMER TIME LOVE 2007-05-16 #3 132,824
25 Toki no Kakera / 24karats -type EX- (時の描片 ～トキノカケラ～) 2007-08-29 #2 141,161
26 I Believe 2007-11-21 #3 142,228
27 Pure / You're my sunshine 2008-02-27 #2 158,503

[edit] Collaborations

# 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

# 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~?)[2]		 2007-03-07

[edit] Albums

[edit] Studio albums

# Title Release Date Peak Position Sales
1 our style 2002-03-06 #5 291,000
2 Styles Of Beyond 2003-02-13 #1 430,000
3 EXILE ENTERTAINMENT 2003-12-03 #1 1,170,600
4 ASIA 2006-03-29 #1 519,757
5 EXILE EVOLUTION 2007-03-07 #1 727,574
6 EXILE LOVE 2007-12-12 #1 1,439,294

[edit] Best of albums

# Title Release Date Peak Position Sales
1 SINGLE BEST* 2005-01-01 #1
2 SELECT BEST* 2005-01-01 #1
3 PERFECT BEST* 2005-01-01 #1 1,438,889
4 EXILE CATCHY BEST 2008-03-26 #1 1,115,070
5 EXILE ENTERTAINMENT BEST 2008-07-xx TBR TBR
6 EXILE BALLAD BEST 2008-xx-xx TBR TBR
  • "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.

[edit] Other albums

# Title Release Date Peak Position
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

[edit] References and footnotes

  1. ^ 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".
  2. ^ 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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