Exile (Stylized as EXILE) is a 14-member all-male Japanese pop dance group. The leader of the group is Hiro, who debuted as a member of Zoo under For Life Music, but Exile has released their singles and albums under Avex Group's label Rhythm Zone. Hiro and Avex's president Max Matsuura came from the same high school.
PerformersHiro (五十嵐 広行 Igarashi Hiroyuki) 1969 – leader of the groupMakidai (眞木 大輔 Maki Daisuke), 1975Matsu (松本 利夫 Matsumoto Toshio), 1975Usa (宇佐美 吉啓 Usami Yoshihiro), 1977Akira (黒沢 良平 Kurosawa Ryōhei), 1981Kenchi (寺辻 健一郎 Teratsuji Ken'ichirō), 1979Keiji (黒木 啓司 Kuroki Keiji), 1980Tetsuya (土田 哲也 Tsuchida Tetsuya), 1981Naoto (片岡 直人 Kataoka Naoto), 1983Naoki (小林 直己 Kobayashi Naoki), 1984
VocalistsAtsushi (佐藤 篤志 Satō Atsushi), 1980Takahiro (田崎 敬浩 Tasaki Takahiro), 1984
Vocalists & performersNesmith (ネスミス・竜太・カリム Nesumisu Ryuta Karimu), 1983Shokichi (八木 将吉 Yagi Shokichi), 1985