- Exile (Japanese band)
Infobox musical artist
Name = EXILE
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Alias = Egu
Origin =Tokyo ,Japan
Genre =Japanese pop ,urban contemporary
Years_active = 2001–present
Label =Rhythm Zone
URL = [http://exile.jp/ Official website]
Current_members = Hiro
Makidai
Matsu
Usa
Akira
Atsushi
Takahiro
Past_members = Shunnihongo|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 artwork and promotional material, the band name is typeset in all capitals. 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.
Members
Performers
* Hiro, real name nihongo|Hiroyuki Igarashi|五十嵐広行|Igarashi Hiroyuki
June 1 ,1969 – leader of the group
* Makidai, real name nihongo|Daisuke Maki|眞木大輔|Maki DaisukeOctober 27 ,1975
* Matsu, real name nihongo|Toshio Matsumoto|松本利夫|Matsumoto Toshio, bornMay 27 ,1975 .
* Usa, real name nihongo|Yoshishiro Usami|宇佐美吉啓|Usami Yoshishiro, bornFebruary 2 ,1977 .
* Akira, real name nihongo|Ryōhei Kurosawa|黒沢良平|Kurosawa Ryōhei, bornAugust 23 ,1981 – was a member of Rather Unique and joined the group 2006 summer.Vocalists
* Atsushi, real name nihongo|Atsushi Satō|佐藤篤志|Satō Atsushi, born
April 30 ,1980 .
* Takahiro, real name nihongo|Takahiro Tazaki|田崎敬浩|Tazaki Takahiro, bornDecember 8 ,1984 – the new vocalist chosen to replace Shun during the "EXILE Vocal Battle Audition 2006 ~Asian Dream~" summer audition.Former member
* Shun, real name nihongo|
Shunsuke Kiyokiba |清木場俊介|Kiyokiba Shunsuke, bornJanuary 11 ,1980 – currently a solo artist under his real name.Discography
Singles
Albums
Studio albums
References and footnotes
External links
*ja icon [http://exile.jp/index.htm Exile's Official Website]
*ja icon [http://glay.exile.jp/index.html/ Scream] – Official Glay x Exile "Scream" website
*it icon [http://www.jmusicitalia.com/exile/ Exile @ J-Music Italia]
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