Ballistik Boyz from Exile Tribe

Ballistik Boyz from Exile Tribe (Japanese: バリスティック ボーイズ・フロム・エグザイル・トライブ, stylized as BALLISTIK BOYZ from EXILE TRIBE and formerly known as Ballistik Boyz) is a seven-member Japanese male dance, vocal and MC unit formed and managed by LDH. The group is part of the collective Exile Tribe, related to Exile, and signed to the record label Rhythm Zone from the Avex Group .

Ballistik Boyz from Exile Tribe
Also known as
  • Ballistik Boyz
  • BBZ
OriginJapan
GenresJ-pop, dance-pop, Hip hop, Rap
Years active2018–present
LabelsLDH, Rhythm Zone
Members
  • Miku Fukahori
  • Rikiya Okuda
  • Masahiro Sunada
  • Ryuta Hidaka
  • Yoshiyuki Kanou
  • Ryusei Kainuma
  • Riki Matsui
WebsiteBallistik Boyz

The group was formed in a collaboration of Hiro and Doberman Infinity during Vocal Battle Audition 5.

They are the first group in Exile Tribe where all members are holding microphones to sing and rap while dancing.

Ballistik Boyz debuted with their self-titled first album, Ballistik Boyz, on May 22, 2019.

History

2018 : Formation and Pre-debut

In April 2018, Exile Hiro and Doberman Infinity decided to produce a new group by choosing 4 finalists from "Vocal Battle Audition 5", Ryusei Kainuma and Riki Matsui from the rap division and Ryuta Hidaka and Yoshiyuki Kanou from the vocal division, plus three members of Project TARO who were the winners of 2014's "Global Japan Challenge", Miku Fukahori, Rikiya Okuda, and Masahiro Sunada.[1]

On May 1, 2018, the group's formation was announced on TBS TV show "Weekly Exile" (週刊EXILE).

Starting May 12, the group participated as the opening act of Fantastics nation-wide small-scale tour, the so called, Musha shugyō,"FANTASTICS yume-sha shugyō FANTASTIC 9". They were also performing as opening act of Dance Earth Party's 3-day festival Dance Earth Festival 2018 ~Splash Summer~ on July 14, 15 and 16, 2018.

2019: Major Debut and Battle of Tokyo

From March 2 to 31, 2019, Ballistik Boyz launched their own nation-wide small-scale Musha shugyō tour.[2]

On March 31, it was announced that the group would make their major-label debut on May 22 with a self-titled album.[3] On the same day, the group released their first official music video for the song "Tenhane 1000%", which was filmed in Los Angeles.[4]

In June 2019, LDH's multimedia project "Battle of Tokyo", which includes all Jr.Exile groups, started. During this month those 4 groups released collaboration singles every week, until they released a full album titled "Battle Of Tokyo 〜Enter The Jr.Exile〜" on July 3, 2019. Accompanying the album release, the groups held a row of live performances from July 4 to 7 with the same name.

On August 28 it was announced that Ballistik Boyz would release their first single "44Raiders" on October 23 accompanied by a row of release-events.[5] In September, the group held performances in Malaysia and Taiwan and announced they would also perform in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam in near future. On October 1, they released the music video for the title track of their new single and launched their own YouTube channel at the same time.

2020: Additional singles and Live×Online

After performing in different countries across Asia, it was announced that the group would release their second single "Anti-Hero's" on February 12, 2020, as the kickoff single for their first national tour Ballistik Boyz Live Tour 2020 "BBZ" , which would take place from February 14 to April 25, 2020. The lead song “Anti-Hero's” of the second single includes a message from the life of Ballistik Boyz about pursuing what you truly believe: 'If you believe in yourself and fight without fear, you will truly shine.'[6] Furthermore, all songs from the single were be pre-delivered for digital streaming in a weekly manner starting with "Anti-Hero's" on January 22, followed by "Front Burner" on January 29, "Bang Out" on February 5 and "Strangers" on February 12.

On June 10, it was announced that due to COVID-19 pandemic, all remaining concerts were cancelled, therefore the tour finishing on February 22.[7] On August 3, the group revealed their new digital single "Summer Hype" to be released on August 10.[8] In compensation of the suspension of their tour, the group held a series of livestreamed concerts on the Japanese streaming platform AbemaTV from September to December. Their first livestreamed concert LIVE×ONLINE IMAGINATION Ballistik Boyz was held on September 20,[9][10] and on October 30, they took part in livestreamed joint concert Live×Online Iinfinity "Halloween" Trick or Treat!! R.F.B.Halloween Party!!.[11] On December 23, they held another livestreamed concert LIVE×ONLINE BEYOND THE BORDER BALLISTIK BOYZ.[12] On December 31, the group took part in the livestreamed concert of LDH artists, LIVE×ONLINE COUNTDOWN 2020▶2021"Rising Sun to the World". [13]

2021: Pass The Mic

On January 1, 2021, the group released their new single Animal on February 3.[14] On February 17, it was announced that they would hold their second national tour Ballistik Boyz Prologue Live Tour 2021 "Pass The Mic" ～Way To The Glory～ in March and April.[15]

On April 18, a new album by Jr.Exile for the Battle of Tokyo project titled "Battle of Tokyo Time 4 Jr.Exile" was announced to be released on June 23, the songs by the individual groups and the collaboration song of Generations & The Rampage were pre-released digitally from April 19 to June 21, the music videos were released in a hybrid live-action/animated form, with this latter featuring the four groups' avatars. Moreover, the DVD Version included the concert video of "Battle Of Tokyo ~Enter The Jr.Exile~" held in Makuhari Messe in July 2019.[16][17]

On August 4, they released their fourth single "Sum Baby".

On November 24, Ballistik Boyz released their second album "Pass The Mic", it includes all their singles since their debut plus the album's promotional track "All Around The World" with a total of 18 songs.[18]

On December 8, the group released the tribute single "Ballistik Boyz from Exile" as a part of Exile's 20th anniversary celebration project "Exile Tribute", the single is the second of the four consecutive tribute singles releases by Jr.Exile groups.[19]

Members
Name Position[upper-alpha 1] Date of birth Birthplace Blood Type Notes
Miku Fukahori (深堀未来) Vocalist & Performer (1999-07-01) July 1, 1999 Tokyo O Ex-members of

Project Taro

Rikiya Okuda (奥田力也) Rapper & Performer (1999-10-12) October 12, 1999 Osaka Prefecture A
Masahiro Sunada (砂田将宏) Vocalist & Performer (2000-05-17) May 17, 2000 Osaka Prefecture A
Ryuta Hidaka (日髙竜太) (1996-01-11) January 11, 1996 Miyazaki Prefecture B Ex-members of Crasher kidz
Yoshiyuki Kanou (加納嘉将) (1996-09-10) September 10, 1996 Miyagi Prefecture A
Ryusei Kainuma (海沼流星) Rapper & Performer (1999-06-19) June 19, 1999 Kanagawa Prefecture O Ex-members of Crasher kidz
Riki Matsui (松井利樹) (2000-03-26) March 26, 2000 Fukuoka Prefecture A Ex-members of Crasher kidz

Discography

Studio albums
Title Details Chart positions Sales
Oricon (JPN)
[20]		 First week Total
Ballistik Boyz 1
Pass the Mic
  • Released: November 24, 2021 (JPN)
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
 8

Singles
Title Release date Chart positions Sales
Oricon
[20]		 Hot 100
[24][upper-alpha 2]
"44Raiders" October 23, 2019 2 7
"Anti-Hero’s" (アンタイ・ヒーローズ) February 12, 2020 14 83
  • JPN: 5,456
"Animal" February 3, 2021 10 57
  • JPN: 4,912
"Sum Baby" August 4, 2021
3
18
  • JPN: 20,247
Ballistik Boyz from Exile
("Touch the Sky", "Fireworks",
"The Next Door" and "Heads or Tails")		 December 8, 2021
10
—
"Ding Ding Dong" May 31, 2023
3
7
"All I Ever Wanted"
(featuring Gulf Kanawut)		 October 4, 2023
2
20

Participating works
Release date Song Artist Single/Album
June 26, 2019 D.I till Infinity feat. Tomogen, Ballistik Boyz Doberman Infinity Doberman Infinity Best Album "5IVE"
July 3, 2019 Dead or Alive The Rampage Vs Ballistik Boyz "Battle of Tokyo 〜Enter the Jr.Exile〜"
Shock the World Fantastics Vs Ballistik Boyz
Break Down Ya Walls Generations Vs Ballistik Boyz
24World Generations, The Rampage, Fantastics and Ballistik Boyz
January 1, 2021 Way To The Glory Exile Tribe Rising Sun To The World
June 23, 2021 Viva La Evolucion Jr.Exile "Battle of Tokyo Time 4 Jr.Exile"
Untitled Future
April 27, 2022 Kinironobaton (金色のバトン) Kinironobaton [34]
December 28, 2022 We never die Ballistik Boyz High & Low The Worst Best Album

Live

As lead artists
Year Period Title
2020 From February 14 to February 26 BALLISTIK BOYZ LIVE TOUR 2020 "BBZ"

As a participating group
Year Period Title Group
2019 From July 4 to July 7 Battle Of Tokyo 〜Enter The Jr.Exile〜 Generations, The Rampage, Fantastics, Ballistik Boyz from Exile Tribe
December 31 LDH Perfect Year 2020 Countdown Live 2019▶︎2020 "Rising"

Livestreamed Concerts

Headlining

LIVE×ONLINE IMAGINATION BALLISTIK BOYZ(September 20, 2020)

LIVE×ONLINE BEYOND THE BORDER BALLISTIK BOYZ(December 23, 2020)

Joint

LIVE×ONLINE INFINITY "HALLOWEEN" Trick or Treat!! R.F.B.Halloween Party!!.(October 30, 2020)

LIVE×ONLINE COUNTDOWN 2020▶2021"Rising Sun to the World" .(December 31, 2020)

Tie-up
Song Tie-Up Tracklist
Tenhane -1000％- (テンハネ -1000％-) Fuji TV drama "The King Of Novels" Theme song[35][36] Album "BALLISTIK BOYZ"
TV Tokyo "Japan Countdown" May's opening theme
Music On! TV "Zoom Up!" ending theme
PASION Fuji TV drama "The King Of Novels" Ending song[36]
Make U a believer TV Asahi "Freestyle Dungeon" ending song[37]

Filmography

TV shows
Year Title Network
2018 – present Weekly Exile (週刊EXILE) TBS

Awards
Year Ceremony Award Nominee/Work Result
2019 MTV VMAJ 2019 Rising Star Award
—
 Won[38]

Notes
  1. Positions change according to the song
  2. Sources for chart positions are as follows: "44raiders",[25] "Anti-Hero's",[26] "Sum Baby",[27] "Ding Ding Dong",[28] "All I Ever Wanted"[29]

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