Exile (Japanese band)
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Pop , RnB , dance , house |
| founding | 1999 as J Soul Brothers , 2001 as Exile |
| Website | exile.jp |
| Current occupation | |
singing |
Exile Atsushi |
singing |
Exile Takahiro (since 2006) |
Song, dance |
Exile Shokichi (since 2009) |
Song, dance |
Exile Nesmith (since 2009) |
dance |
Exile Akira (since 2006) |
dance |
Kenchi Tachibana (since 2009) |
dance |
Keiji Kuroki (since 2009) |
dance |
Exile Tetsuya (since 2009) |
dance |
Exile Naoto (since 2009) |
dance |
Naoki Kobayashi (since 2009) |
dance |
Takanori Iwata (since 2014) |
dance |
Alan Shirahama (since 2014) |
dance |
Mandy Sekiguchi (since 2014) |
dance |
Sekai (since 2014) |
dance |
Taiki Sato (since 2014) |
| former members | |
singing |
Shun (until 2006) |
dance |
Exile Hiro (until 2015) |
dance |
Toshio Matsumoto (until 2016) |
dance |
Exile Üsa (until 2016) |
dance |
Exile Makidai (until 2016) |
Exile (spelling: EXILE) is a 19-member Japanese pop and dance group. Group member Hiro is the band leader who made his debut as part of the group Zoo , with the record label For Life Music . However, the releases were released through Rhythm Zone, a sub-label of Avex . Hiro and the president of Avex, Max Matsuura, went to the same school.
In total, the band has sold more than 20 million units in Japan alone.
history
The current band leader, Hiro, was actually a member of the group Zoo , which broke up in 1995. In 1999 he founded a new music group called J Soul Brothers and later changed the name to Exile in 2001 . (However, Hiro started a new band project in 2007, which he named J Soul Brothers .)
Atsushi and Shun became the front men of the group and accompany them with their singing. Atsushi is a fan of the American R&B group Boyz II Men . In November 2003, the band re-recorded Zoo's hit single, Choo Choo Train , and received heavy advertising for their third studio album, Exile Entertainment . The album sold more than a million copies in Japan. They were also part of the Kōhaku Uta alleys in 2003 and performed for Choo Choo Train . In the beginning, Exiles music was clearly influenced by the R&B genre, later the band moved further and further into the oriental pop genre. They reached their first number 1 in the Oricon single charts with the single Real World , and they also released a collaboration called Scream with the Japanese rock group Glay . The single sold more than 500,000 times and landed at number 1 on the Oricon charts.
Group member Shun left the group in March 2006 because he wanted to focus on his solo career. Then a new singer was wanted to join the group and so, in September 2006, Takahiro joined the group. Although he had wanted to be a hairdresser since high school , he decided to join the band.
In 2007 Exile released their studio album Exile Love and set another milestone as the album was the best-selling album in Japan in 2008 with almost 1.5 million units sold. The compilation Exile Ballad Best sold almost a million copies in the first week and thus secured first place on the Oricon album charts. The song Ti Amo , which appeared on Exile Ballad Best , was awarded a Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) because the song was legally downloaded one million times. They also won the Grand Prix Award at the 50th Japan Record Awards for the song Ti Amo .
On February 17, 2009, Exile released their first download single, which was called The Next Door and was used as the theme song for the Japanese version of Street Fighter IV . At the same time there was also an English version, The Next Door: Indestructible , which was used for the international version of the game. A collaboration with rapper Flo Rida on The Next Door: Indestructible was also later released.
Exile and J Soul Brothers announced on March 1, 2009 that they were uniting to become a group of 14. The first studio album, as a 14-member band, was released on December 2, 2009, was called Aisubeki Mirai e ( Japanese 愛 す べ き 未来 へ ) and was able to build on the previous success. They also won a Grand Prix Award for the song Someday at the 51st Japan Record Awards.
In 2011 and 2012 Exile were nominated for the EMAs in the Best Asian Act category.
Discography
Albums
| publication | title | Chart position * | Sales * | Annotations and Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 6, 2002 | Our style | 5 (51 weeks) |
291,000 | 1st studio album / RIAJ: Platinum |
| February 13, 2003 | Styles of Beyond |
1 (80 weeks) |
430,000 | 2nd studio album / RIAJ: Platinum |
| September 10, 2003 | The Other Side of Ex Vol. 1 | 5 (13 weeks) |
- | 1st remix album |
| December 3, 2003 | Exile entertainment |
1 (58 weeks) |
1,176,000 | 3rd studio album / RIAJ: Million |
| January 1, 2005 | Perfect Best |
1 (193 weeks) |
1,625,000 | 1st compilation / RIAJ: Million |
| March 29, 2006 | Asia |
1 (47 weeks) |
520,000 | 4th studio album / RIAJ: 2 × platinum |
| March 7, 2007 | Exile evolution |
1 (97 weeks) |
762,000 | 5th studio album / RIAJ: 3 × platinum |
| December 12, 2007 | Exile love |
1 (62 weeks) |
1,480,000 | 6th studio album / RIAJ: Million |
| March 26, 2008 | Exile Catchy Best |
1 (97 weeks) |
1,288,000 | 2nd compilation / RIAJ: Million |
| July 23, 2008 | Exile Entertainment Best |
1 (49 weeks) |
639,000 | 3rd compilation / RIAJ: 3 × platinum |
| December 3, 2008 | Exile Ballad Best |
1 (153 weeks) |
1,853,000 | 4th compilation / RIAJ: 2 × million |
| December 2, 2009 | Ai Subeki Mirai e 愛 す べ き 未来 へ |
1 (67 weeks) |
1,299,000 | 7th studio album / RIAJ: Million |
| March 9, 2011 | Negai no Tō 願 い の 塔 |
1 (60 weeks) |
760,000 | 8th studio album / RIAJ: Million |
| January 1, 2012 | Exile Japan / Solo |
1 (47 weeks) |
767,000 | 9. Studio album / RIAJ: 3 × platinum |
| 5th December 2012 | Exile Best Hits: Love Side / Soul Side |
1 (83 weeks) |
728,000 | 5. Compilation |
| March 25, 2015 | 19: Road to Amazing World |
1 (43 weeks) |
284,000 | 10th studio album |
| July 25, 2018 | Star of Wish |
1 (24 weeks) |
185,000 | 11th studio album |
| "-" means no chart entry, no information or no publication. * Charts and sales in Japan only. |
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Singles
| publication | title | Chart position | Sales | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27, 2001 |
Your Eyes Only: Aimai na Boku no Katachi Your eyes only ~ 曖昧 な ぼ く の 輪 郭 ~ |
4 (17 weeks) |
250,000 | 1. Single |
| December 12, 2001 | Style | 11 (10 weeks) |
113,000 | 2nd single |
| February 20, 2002 | Fly away | 18 (3 weeks) |
32,000 | 3. Single |
| April 17, 2002 | Song for You | 6 (7 weeks) |
92,000 | 4. Single |
| August 7, 2002 | Cross: Never Say Die | 13 (5 weeks) |
38,000 | 5. Single |
| November 13, 2002 | Ex-style: Kiss You | 6 (12 weeks) |
93,000 | 6. Single |
| February 5, 2003 | We Will: Ano Basho de We Will ~ あ の 場所 で ~ |
6 (6 weeks) |
33,000 | 7. Single |
| May 28, 2003 | Breezin ': Together | 2 (31 weeks) |
367,000 | 8. Single |
| July 9, 2003 | Let Me Luv U Down | 3 (8 weeks) |
65,000 | 9. Single with Zeebra and Machho |
| November 6, 2003 | Choo Choo Train | 2 (23 weeks) |
287,000 | 10. Single |
| November 12, 2003 | Eternal ... | 7 (5 weeks) |
47,000 | 11. Single |
| November 19, 2003 | Kizuna | 5 (4 weeks) |
40,000 | 12. Single |
| November 27, 2003 | O'ver | 7 (4 weeks) |
34,000 | 13. Single |
| May 12, 2004 | Carry On / Unmei no Hito Carry On / 運 命 の ヒ ト |
2 (22 weeks) |
233,000 | 14. Single |
| June 30, 2004 | Real world |
1 (10 weeks) |
126,000 | 15. Single |
| August 18, 2004 | Heart of gold | 4 (8 weeks) |
94,000 | 16. Single |
| December 1, 2004 | Hero | 2 (10 weeks) |
182,000 | 17. Single |
| August 24, 2005 | Exit | 2 (22 weeks) |
203,000 | 18. Single |
| December 14, 2005 | Tada… Aitakute た だ… 逢 い た く て |
1 (18 weeks) |
562,000 | 19. Single |
| March 1, 2006 | Yes! |
1 (7 weeks) |
93,000 | 20th single |
| December 6, 2006 | Everything | 2 (13 weeks) |
153,000 | 21. Single |
| January 17, 2007 | Lovers Again | 2 (33 weeks) |
257,000 | 22. Single |
| February 14, 2007 | Michi 道 |
1 (5 weeks) |
112,000 | 23. Single |
| May 16, 2007 | Summer time love | 3 (17 weeks) |
133,000 | 24. Single |
| August 29, 2007 |
Toki no Kakera / 24 Karats: Type Ex 時 の 描 片 ~ ト キ ノ カ ケ ラ ~ / 24karats -type EX- |
2 (15 weeks) |
142,000 | 25. Single |
| November 21, 2007 | I believe | 3 (11 weeks) |
142,000 | 26. Single |
| February 27, 2008 | Pure / You're My Sunshine | 2 (10 weeks) |
161,000 | 27. Single |
| September 24, 2008 | The Birthday: Ti Amo |
1 (28 weeks) |
320,000 | 28. Single |
| November 26, 2008 | Last Christmas |
1 (6 weeks) |
227,000 | 29. Single |
| February 17, 2009 | The next door | - | - | 1. Download single |
| April 15, 2009 | The Monster: Someday |
1 (32 weeks) |
272,000 | 30. Single |
| July 22, 2009 | The Hurricane: Fireworks |
1 (18 weeks) |
279,000 | 31. Single |
| November 11, 2009 |
The Generation: Futatsu no Kuchibiru The Generation ~ ふ た つ の 唇 ~ |
2 (17 weeks) |
288,000 | 32nd single |
| June 9, 2010 | Fantasy |
1 (34 weeks) |
473,000 | 33.Single |
| June 16, 2010 | One wish | - | - | 2. Download single |
| September 15, 2010 | Motto Tsuyoku も っ と 強 く |
1 (19 weeks) |
231,000 | 34.Single |
| October 6, 2010 | I wish for you | 2 (27 weeks) |
277,000 | 35th single |
| February 9, 2011 | Each Other's Way: Tabi no Tochuu Each Other's Way ~ 旅 の 途中 ~ |
1 (9 weeks) |
119,000 | 36th single |
| September 14, 2011 | Rising Sun / Itsuka Kitto ... Rising Sun / い つ か き っ と ... |
1 (29 weeks) |
318,000 | 37. Single as Exile / Exile Atsushi |
| November 16, 2011 | Beautiful life | - | - | 3. Download single |
| November 23, 2011 | Anata e / Ooo Baby あ な た へ / Ooo Baby |
2 (11 weeks) |
152,000 | 38. Single as Exile / Exile Atsushi |
| June 20, 2012 | All night long |
1 (14 weeks) |
242,000 | 39.Single |
| July 25, 2012 | Bow & Arrows | 2 (11 weeks) |
117,000 | 40th single |
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April 3, 2013 + October 23, 2013 |
Exile Pride: Konna Sekai wo Aisuru Tame EXILE PRIDE ~ こ ん な 世界 を 愛 す る た め ~ |
1 (35 weeks) |
1,018,000 | 41st single |
| 19th June 2013 | Flower Song | 2 (9 weeks) |
126,000 | 42nd single |
| September 25, 2013 | No limit | 2 (10 weeks) |
95,000 | 43.Single |
| 23rd July 2014 | New Horizon |
1 (14 weeks) |
174,000 | 44th single |
| 4th March 2015 | Jōnetsu no Hana 情 熱 の 花 |
2 (7 weeks) |
74,000 | 45th single |
| 19th August 2015 | 24Karats Gold Soul | 3 (22 weeks) |
103,000 | 46th single |
| December 9, 2015 | Ki-Mi-Ni-Mu-Chu | 2 (15 weeks) |
124,000 | 47th single |
| 17th August 2016 | Joy-ride: Kanki no Drive Joy-ride ~ 歓 喜 の ド ラ イ ブ ~ |
2 (... weeks) |
- | 48th single |
| "-" means no chart entry, no information or no publication. * Charts and sales in Japan only. |
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Collaborations
| publication | title | Chart position | Sales | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 20, 2005 | Scream | 1 | 538,000 | 1. Collaboration with Glay |
| November 22, 2006 | Won't be long | 2 | 224,000 | 2. Collaboration with Kumi Kōda |
| 5th September 2012 | 24 Karats Tribe of Gold | 2 | 204,000 | 3. Collaboration as an exile tribe |
| "-" means no chart entry, no information or no publication. * Charts and sales in Japan only. |
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Web links
- Official Website (Japanese)
- Exile on Facebook (Japanese / English)
- EXILE mobile global (English)
- EXILE mobile (Japanese)
- EX FAMILY -EXILE TRIBE OFFICIAL FAN CLUB- (Japanese)
- EXILE on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oricon Style 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 Oricon (Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2012
- ↑ asahi.com EXILE 新 ボ ー カ ル 母校 で 卒業 式 ラ イ ブ In asahi.com (Japanese), accessed December 8, 2012
- ↑ RIAJ 「着 う た フ ル (R)」 In Recording Industry Association of Japan (Japanese), accessed December 8, 2012
- ↑ Kanki EXILE nominated for 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards In TokyoHive , accessed December 8, 2012
- ↑ Oricon-Style CD Ranking Albums - EXILE In Oricon (Japanese), accessed December 8, 2012
- ↑ a b c d Generasia EXILE In Generasia , accessed December 8, 2012
- ↑ Oricon CD Ranking Singles - EXILE In Oricon (Japanese), accessed December 9, 2012