EXILE (JAPANESE BAND)


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.

Contents
Members
Performers
Vocalists
Former member
Discography
Singles
Collaborations
Others
Albums
Studio albums
Other albums
References and footnotes
External links

Members


Performers


★ 'Hiro', real name June 1, 1969 – leader of the group

★ 'Makidai', real name October 27, 1975

★ 'Matsu', real name , born May 27, 1975.

★ 'Usa', real name , born February 2, 1977.

★ 'Akira', real name , born August 23, 1981 – was a member of Rather Unique and joined the group 2006 summer.
Vocalists


★ 'Atsushi', real name , born April 30, 1980.

★ 'Takahiro', real name , born December 8th, 1984 – the new vocalist chosen to replace Shun during the "Exile Vocal Battle Audition 2006 ~Asian Dream~" summer audition.
Former member


★ 'Shun', real name , born January 11, 1980 – currently a solo artist under his real name.

Discography


Singles

# Title Release Date
12001-09-27
2"Style"2001-12-12
3"Fly Away"2002-02-02
4"Song for You"2002-04-17
5"Cross ~Never Say Die~"2002-08-07
6"Ex-style ~Kiss You~"2002-11-13
72003-02-05
8"Breezin' ~Together~"2003-05-28
9"Let Me Luv U Down" feat. Zeebra & Maccho (of Ozrosaurus)2003-07-09
10"Choo Choo Train"[1]2003-11-06
11"Eternal..."2003-11-12
12"Ki・zu・na"2003-11-19
13"O'ver"2003-11-27
14"Carry On"2004-05-12
15"Real World"2004-06-30
16"Heart of Gold"2004-08-18
17"Hero"2004-12-01
18"Exit"[2]2005-08-24
192005-12-14
20"Yes!"2006-03-01
21"Everything"2006-12-06
22"Lovers Again"2007-01-17
232007-02-14
24"Summer Time Love"2007-05-16
252007-08-29

Collaborations

# Collaborated with Title Release Date
1Glay (under the name "Glay x Exile")"Scream"2005-07-20
2Kumi Koda (under the name "Exile & Kumi Koda")"Won't Be Long"2006-11-22

Others

# Title Release Date
1[3]2007-03-07

Albums

Studio albums

# Title Release Date
1''Our Style''2002-03-06
2''Styles of Beyond''2003-02-13
3''Exile Entertainment''2003-12-03
4''Exile Asia''2006-03-29
5''Exile Evolution''2007-03-07

Best of albums


# Title Release Date
1''Perfect Best''[4]2005-01-01
2''Select Best''2005-01-01
3''Single Best''2005-01-01

Other albums

# Title Release Date
1''The Other Side of Ex Vol. 1''2003-09-10
22004-03-31
3''Heart of Gold ~Streat Future Opera Beat Pops~''[5]2004-09-29

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. "Exit" was used as the ending theme for the drama ''Jyō no Kyōshitsu.
3. A single made up of the five 2006 summer audition finalists (under the name "Dreamers ~Exile Vocal Battle Audition Finalist".
4. A two-disc set of both ''Select Best'' and ''Single Best''.
5. A compilation album of Exiles (Exile, Rather Unique, Never Land, COLOR, and Shunsuke Kiyokiba).

External links



Exile's Official Website

Scream – Official Glay x Exile "Scream" website

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