Posted by moshmoshi on July 29, 2009
Congratulations to EXILE once again to reign the 1st rank of the chart on their first week of release.
On the singles chart, EXILE had a predictably strong showing with “THE HURRICANE ~FIREWORKS~.”
At 174,000 copies, it sold about 60,000 more than the rest of the top ten combined. This is EXILE’s fourth consecutive chart-topping single, and their eighth in total.
Source: Tokyograph
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Posted by moshmoshi on July 15, 2009
On July 15th, this collaboration is officially available for download on Apple iTunes Store in 22 countries. Also, this song includes in EXILE’s latest single THE HURRICANE ~Fireworks~, released on Wed, July 22nd.
“THE NEXT DOOR ‐INDESTRUCTIBLE ‐ featuring FLO RIDA”
A brand new collaboration track by FLO RIDA who dominated the Billboard No.1 position for 6 amazing weeks and Japan/Asia No.1 monster group EXILE!
The track “THE NEXT DOOR –INDESTRUCTIBLE – feat. FLO RIDA” is featured in “Street Fighter World Project Theme Song” for the very popular game “Street Fighter 4” (U.S. version) which has sold over 2 million units. This fantastic collaboration is inevitably gathering strong attention among affiliates and fans alike.
Source: J!-ENT
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Posted by moshmoshi on July 8, 2009
EXILE member Toshio Matsumoto (34), better known as MATSU, has been given the lead role in the movie “LONG CARAVAN,” scheduled for release this October. MATSU has some acting experience with “Gekidan EXILE,” but this will be his first acting role in a film.
Appearing under his real name, Matsumoto will play the comical main character, an unemployed surfer who takes a road trip with his friends, meeting and parting with various people along the way. One part of the story involves him making a bold confession to a girl with whom he falls in love at first sight.
MATSU, who suffers from deteriorating eyesight due to Behcet’s disease, frequently serves as the “comedian” among EXILE’s members. With that cheerfulness, he was chosen to take on the starring role in “LONG CARAVAN.”
Having no experience in surfing, MATSU trained extremely hard for two weeks. With a strong sense of balance attained through dance, he was quickly able to ride the waves.
Go Shichitaka (“Top Caster,” “Meitantei no Okite”) is directing the movie. Miki Fujimoto, Shigeru Izumiya, Jay Kabira, Mika Mifune, and Chisato Morishita will also appear in the film.
Source: Tokyograph
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Posted by moshmoshi on June 18, 2009
Popular group EXILE has officially been declared the top seller for the first half of 2009. According to Oricon figures, the group sold an estimated 5.48 billion yen worth of CDs and DVDs in the period between December 15 and June 7.
This achievement is nothing new for EXILE – they also achieved the highest sales in the first half of 2008.
Source: Tokyograph
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Posted by glacial07 on May 31, 2009
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
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Posted by glacial07 on May 27, 2009
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.
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Posted by glacial07 on May 23, 2009
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.
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Posted by glacial07 on May 23, 2009
EXsub needs the following people for the upcoming big projects (big as in a few 1-2 hours long videos)
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Posted by moshmoshi on April 22, 2009
EXILE once again proved their popularity this past week, even after doubling in size due to their recent merger with J Soul Brothers. Their new single, “THE MONSTER ~Someday~,” picked up the #1 ranking with 172,000 copies sold.
Source: Tokyograph
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Posted by moshmoshi on April 11, 2009
Sorry that I didn’t update EXILE news for a while, now I’m back with many recent news of EXILE from their commercials, TV programs and CD/DVD releases.
EXILE TV programs
NTV’s EXILE GENERATION TV program has been changed the showtime date to every Wednesdays from 24:59-25.44 (JAP time).
This is EXILE’s new TV program on TBS channel. The show will start from April 18th and will on air every Saturdays from 24:00-25:30 (JAP time)
EXILE GENERATION DVD releases
Release date: 2009/04/29
DJ MAKIDAI CD/DVD releases
Release date: 2009/05/20
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