Jr.EXILE is the name given to the collective of boy groups from LDH which are part of EXILE TRIBE and debuted between 2012 and 2022. They represent the new generation of groups inspired by EXILE, hence the name "Jr.EXILE".
This collective was announced on April 20, 2019, together with the project BATTLE OF TOKYO and currently includes 44 individual members.
Members[]
Current Members
History[]
2019[]
On April 20, the formation of a new comprehensive group called Jr.EXILE with the same form as EXILE TRIBE was announced. The unit would be made up of GENERATIONS, THE RAMPAGE, FANTASTICS and BALLISTIK BOYZ, whose members were inspired by EXILE to follow their dreams and become artists. Many of the members learned about EXILE's entertainment and ideology at the talent school EXPG STUDIO which is founded and managed by LDH, leading to their debut as artists.[1][2][3][4]
On the same day, the project BATTLE OF TOKYO was announced and it was relvealed that it would follow the same structure as the multimedia project HiGH&LOW. Initially, BATTLE OF TOKYO would focus on the 4 groups of the Jr.EXILE unit, with them releasing an album titled BATTLE OF TOKYO ~ENTER THE Jr.EXILE~ on July 3[1] and holding a 4-day live concert with the same title, from July 4 to July 7 at Makuhari Messe.[5][6][7]
On April 24, GENERATIONS made a surprise appearance at THE RAMPAGE's THE RAMPAGE LIVE TOUR 2019 "THROW YA FIST" concert at Saitama Super Arena and the groups performed their collaboration song "SHOOT IT OUT" from the upcoming album for the first time.[8][9]
In June, the groups of Jr.EXILE released two music videos for their collaboration songs every week, sorted by "Rounds": ROUND1: GENERATIONS vs THE RAMPAGE ("SHOOT IT OUT"), ROUND2: THE RAMPAGE vs BALLISTIK BOYZ ("Dead Or Alive"), ROUND3: GENERATIONS vs FANTASTICS ("Supersonic"), ROUND4: FANTASTICS vs BALLISTIK BOYZ ("SHOCK THE WORLD"), ROUND5: THE RAMPAGE vs FANTASTICS ("MIX IT UP") and ROUND6: GENERATIONS vs BALLISTIK BOYZ ("BREAK DOWN YA WALLS").[10] The concept of those music videos revolves around a battle of the groups in both the real world Shin TOKYO (新TOKYO; New TOKYO) and the space of a parallel universe, BABYLONIUM, of Cho TOKYO (超TOKYO; Super TOKYO).[11][12]
To promote the album release on July 3, different members of each group were mixed together for interviews and TV appearances.[13] Prior to the live concert, Nikkan Sports released the original newspaper BATTLE OF TOKYO Shinbun (BATTLE OF TOKYO新聞), which includes interviews and more content from the members of Jr.EXILE, on July 2.[14]
After the 4-day live concert BATTLE OF TOKYO ~ENTER THE Jr.EXILE~ from July 4 to July 7 attracted about 120.000 attendants, it was announced on July 9 that the project would continue as 2020 BATTLE OF TOKYO LIVE in the next year.[15][16]
2020[]
On October 30 and 31, the groups of Jr.EXILE held the joint online live LIVE×ONLINE INFINITY HALLOWEEN.
2021[]
With the release of EXILE TRIBE's fourth single "RISING SUN TO THE WORLD" on January 1, 2021, Jr.EXILE released their first joint, original song titled "WAY TO THE GLORY" and the first music video in which all members of the collective are present.
On April 18, it was revealed that all members of Jr.EXILE would be turned into avatars for the second stage of BATTLE OF TOKYO.[17]
On June 23, they released their second album BATTLE OF TOKYO TIME 4 Jr.EXILE as part of BATTLE OF TOKYO's anime project of the same name.
On September 27, it was announced that the collective would release a series of covers celebrating EXILE's 20th anniversary titled EXILE TRIBUTE, with each group releasing a single composed of four selected songs from EXILE's discography for four consecutive weeks starting from December 1.[18]
2022[]
On April 27, the collective released the digital single "Kiniro no Baton" which was used for the April and May broadcast of the NHK program Minna no Uta.[19]
On May 26, a 4-day live concert titled BATTLE OF TOKYO TIME 4 Jr.EXILE, based on the album of the same title, was announced to take place at Saitama Super Arena from July 21 to July 24 with special battles based on others projects such as HiGH&LOW and iCON Z.
On November 26, it was announced that the collective would hold a special new year's eve concert titled Jr.EXILE LIVE-EXPO 2022 at the Ariake Arena on December 31. With the announcement, it was revealed that the group PSYCHIC FEVER had become part of the collective.[20]
2023[]
On May 17, the third chapter of BATTLE OF TOKYO was announced, with a live concert and new album titled BATTLE OF TOKYO CODE OF Jr.EXILE scheduled for July.
On July 19, they released their third album BATTLE OF TOKYO CODE OF Jr.EXILE as part of BATTLE OF TOKYO's anime project of the same name.[21][22]
From July 21 to 30, the collective held a 5-day live concert titled BATTLE OF TOKYO CODE OF Jr.EXILE at Saitama Super Arena and Kyocera Dome Osaka.[21]
2024[]
On May 7, the fourth chapter of BATTLE OF TOKYO was announced, with a live concert titled BATTLE OF TOKYO ~Jr.EXILE vs NEO EXILE~ scheduled from August to September and a new album titled BATTLE OF TOKYO Jr.EXILE vs NEO EXILE to release on August 7, both in collaboration with the collective NEO EXILE.[23][24]
On June 25, Sekiguchi Mandy left the collective following his graduation from GENERATIONS and departure from LDH JAPAN.
Discography[]
- Studio Albums
- [2019.07.03] BATTLE OF TOKYO ~ENTER THE Jr.EXILE~
- [2021.06.23] BATTLE OF TOKYO TIME 4 Jr.EXILE
- [2023.07.19] BATTLE OF TOKYO CODE OF Jr.EXILE
- Other Albums
- [2024.05.08] BATTLE OF TOKYO CODE OF Jr.EXILE (digital live album)
- [2024.08.07] BATTLE OF TOKYO Jr.EXILE vs NEO EXILE (Jr.EXILE vs NEO EXILE) (Collaboration Album)
- Digital Singles
- [2022.04.27] Kiniro no Baton
- Pre-release Digital Singles
- [2020.11.30] WAY TO THE GLORY
- [2021.06.21] Alternate Dimension (GENERATIONS & THE RAMPAGE)
- Video Releases
- [2023.01.28] BATTLE OF TOKYO TIME 4 Jr.EXILE
- [2024.05.29] BATTLE OF TOKYO CODE OF Jr.EXILE
Concerts/Tours[]
- Concerts
- [2019.07.04-2019.07.07] BATTLE OF TOKYO ~ENTER THE Jr.EXILE~
- [2022.07.21-2022.07.24] BATTLE OF TOKYO TIME 4 Jr.EXILE
- [2022.12.31] Jr.EXILE LIVE-EXPO 2022
- [2023.07.21-2023.07.30] BATTLE OF TOKYO CODE OF Jr.EXILE
- Concerts/Tours Featured In
- [2024.08.10-2024.09.01] BATTLE OF TOKYO ~Jr.EXILE vs NEO EXILE~
See Also[]
- Jr.EXILE/Gallery
- Jr.EXILE/Music Videos
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jr.EXILE世代による、新たな歴史の幕開け！ 総合エンタテインメント・プロジェクト『BATTLE OF TOKYO』始動!! GENERATIONS, THE RAMPAGE, FANTASTICS, BALLISTIK BOYZ from EXILE TRIBE『BATTLE OF TOKYO ～ENTER THE Jr.EXILE～』リリース決定！
- ↑ GENERATIONSら4組38人“Jr.EXILE”、アルバム&幕張ライブ4days決定
- ↑ https://realsound.jp/2021/07/post-822181.html
- ↑ https://realsound.jp/2023/05/post-1322085.html
- ↑ 『BATTLE OF TOKYO 〜ENTER THE Jr. EXILE〜』開催決定!!
- ↑ GENERATIONSらJr.EXILE世代、5都市でビジュアルジャック 4つのバトル企画
- ↑ BATTLE OF TOKYO4グループがMV上映会に集結「LDH新世代のエンタテインメントを」
- ↑ GENERATIONS VS RAMPAGEがサプライズバトル Jr.EXILE新プロジェクト新曲初披露
- ↑ https://realsound.jp/2022/06/post-1041811.html
- ↑ ジェネ×バリボ、ランペ×ファンタ「BATTLE OF TOKYO」コラボ曲MV公開
- ↑ GENERATIONS×RAMPAGE、FANTASTICS×BALLISTIK BOYZコラボバトルMV公開
- ↑ 「BATTLE OF TOKYO」ジェネ×ファンタ、ランペ×バリボのMV公開
- ↑ スペシャプラスで「BATTLE OF TOKYO」特番放送決定、総当たり対談オンエア
- ↑ Jr.EXILEの38名が全員登場「BATTLE OF TOKYO新聞」7月発売
- ↑ GENERATIONSら“Jr.EXILE”世代が躍動 『BATTLE OF TOKYO』来年も開催決定
- ↑ Jr. EXILE世代「BATTLE OF TOKYO」で熱演、豪華コラボで12万人を沸かす
- ↑ https://natalie.mu/music/news/424966
- ↑ Jr.EXILE4組によるEXILEデビュー20周年を記念した企画「EXILE TRIBUTE」12/1(水)から4週連続トリビュートシングル発売決定！
- ↑ https://m.tribe-m.jp/news/detail?news_id=37844
- ↑ 12/31(土)『Jr.EXILE LIVE-EXPO 2022』開催決定!!
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000234140
- ↑ https://m.tribe-m.jp/news/detail?news_id=43124
- ↑ https://m.tribe-m.jp/news/detail?news_id=46969
- ↑ https://m.tribe-m.jp/news/detail?news_id=47094
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