Nidaime J Soul Brothers (二代目J Soul Brothers; J Soul Brothers Second Generation; official English: J Soul Brothers Ⅱ), at that time known as simply J Soul Brothers, was a Japanese dance & vocal boy group formed and managed by LDH and signed to the record label Rhythm REPUBLIC. It was the second generation of the original J Soul Brothers group.
The group was formed in 2007 with two EXILE VOCAL BATTLE AUDITION 2006 ~ASIAN DREAM~ finalists and 5 dancers. They made their indie debut on May 7, 2008 with the single "WE!". On March 1, 2009, the group disbanded after the members were transferred to EXILE.
Members[]
History[]
On January 2007, EXILE announced at the beginning of the EXILE LIVE TOUR 2007 EXILE EVOLUTION concert tour that J Soul Brothers would be revived with new members. At the end of the tour, in August, EXILE VOCAL BATTLE AUDITION 2006 ~ASIAN DREAM~ finalists NESMITH and SHOKICHI were added as the new vocalists while KENCHI, KEIJI, and TETSUYA were added as the new performers. Both NAOTO and NAOKI were added three months later to the group as performers at the COLOR LIVE TOUR 2007 "BLUE".
In October 2008, Nidaime J Soul Brothers held a free nationwide tour titled Musha Shugyo Futatabi (武者修行再び). From November to the end of December 2008, the group also participated in EXILE's first dome tour EXILE LIVE TOUR "EXILE PERFECT LIVE 2008".
The second generation released a total of four singles under the indies label Rhythm REPUBLIC. The group also released their first self-titled album on February 2009, however, the group was put on hiatus once again when it was announced that all the second generation members would be joining EXILE a week after the album's release.
After the disbandment, the group was renamed Nidaime J Soul Brothers in 2011, when the group was temporarily revived for the EXILE TRIBE Nidaime J Soul Brothers VS Sandaime J Soul Brothers Live Tour 2011 ~Keishou~. The group also temporarily revived in 2012 for the EXILE TRIBE LIVE TOUR 2012 ~TOWER OF WISH~, and in 2014 when the group participated in selected dates of the EXILE TRIBE PERFECT YEAR 2014 SPECIAL STAGE "THE SURVIVAL" IN SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 10DAYS, performing together with Sandaime J Soul Brothers again. On November 10, 2020, the group temporarily revived to celebrate Sandaime's 10th anniversary since debut at the online concert LIVE×ONLINE INFINITY Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS 10th ANNIVERSARY ~JSB HISTORY~. The 2020 revival was the last to feature the complete line-up following Kuroki Keiji's graduation and retirement from the entertainment industry in 2022.
Post-Nidaime Careers[]
- Both NAOTO and NAOKI later rejoined J Soul Brothers as leaders of its third generation, the Sandaime J Soul Brothers, which debuted in 2010.
- NESMITH, SHOKICHI, KENCHI, KEIJI and TETSUYA formed a new unit in 2012, THE SECOND from EXILE. In 2016, the unit changed its name to EXILE THE SECOND and added the EXILE member AKIRA to its line-up.
- On October 31, 2022, Kuroki Keiji graduated from both EXILE and EXILE THE SECOND, and retired from the entertainment industry.
Discography[]
- Collaborations / Other
- [2008.07.30] COLOR - BLACK ~A night for you~ (#5 "BUDDY" feat. J Soul Brothers)
- [2008.09.24] EXILE - "The Birthday ~Ti Amo~" (#3 "24karats" feat. J Soul Brothers & DOBERMAN INC)
- [2008.12.03] EXILE - EXILE BALLAD BEST (#14 "Love Dream & Happiness")
- [2011.06.01] Sandaime J Soul Brothers - J Soul Brothers (#9 "GENERATION", #10 "Japanese Soul Brothers" / Nidaime J Soul Brothers + Sandaime J Soul Brothers)
Concerts/Tours[]
- Tours
- [2011.06.28-2011.08.07] EXILE TRIBE Nidaime J Soul Brothers VS Sandaime J Soul Brothers Live Tour 2011 ~Keishou~ (with Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS)
- Concerts Featured In
- [2012.04.14-2012.07.01] EXILE TRIBE LIVE TOUR 2012 ~TOWER OF WISH~
- [2014.06.13-2014.06.22] EXILE TRIBE PERFECT YEAR 2014 SPECIAL STAGE "THE SURVIVAL" IN SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 10DAYS
- [2020.11.10] LIVE×ONLINE INFINITY Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS 10th ANNIVERSARY ~JSB HISTORY~
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