EXILE’s 2nd year victory in MTV Japan’s VMA

On Saturday, the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2009 took place at the Saitama Super Arena. The big winner of the night was the group EXILE, picking up a total of three awards for the second straight year.

EXILE again won the title of Best Video of the Year, this time with “Ti Amo (Chapter 2).” The same video earned them honors for Best Group Video. EXILE completed the trifecta with the Best Choreography Award.

News Source:  Tokyograph

EXILE performed Touch the Sky for the awards ceremony.

KEIJI’s Achilles tendon injured

EXILE member KEIJI will no longer be participating in EXILE’s current tour, due to rupturing his left Achilles tendon.

During a performance on the 24th in Hiroshima, KEIJI felt a pain in his left foot and left the stage in the middle of the concert. After being taken to a hospital and getting examined, he was diagnosed with a ruptured Achilles tendon that will require several months of treatment.

On May 9th, EXILE started their nationwide tour, “EXILE LIVE TOUR 2009 ‘THE MONSTER’,” which covers 30 performances in 9 cities. The remaining thirteen members of EXILE plan to continue the tour without KEIJI, all the way until the final day on August 2nd.

Source: Tokyograph

However with this news, Makidai confirmed on his radio program that KEIJI will still continue to film EXILE’s variety shows.

Let us hope for his fast recovery.

EXILE’s Upcoming Single for July

EXILE will release their 31st single on July 22, 2009. Included in the single is the song Yasashii Hikari, a ballad composed by Atsushi, which they have been already performed in their Monster Tour.

More details will be posted once the official site updates for more info.

EXILE’s official website announced their new single called 「THE HURRICANE ~FIREWORKS~」（ザ・ハリケーン・ファイヤーワークス）2 jackets as usual; CD and CD+DVD.

For those who order online at some websites, A3 poster is also be yours to grasp.

EXsub Staff Recruitment

EXsub needs the following people for the upcoming big projects (big as in a few 1-2 hours long videos)