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
  • Ballibo
  • BBZ
OriginJapan
GenresJ-pop, dance-pop, Hip-hop, Rap
Years active2018–present
LabelsLDH, Rhythm Zone
Associated actsExile, Exile Tribe, Jr.Exile, Doberman Infinity
WebsiteBallistik Boyz
Members
  • Miku Fukahori
  • Rikiya Okuda
  • Masahiro Sunada
  • Ryuta Hidaka
  • Yoshiyuki Kanou
  • Ryusei Kainuma
  • Riki Matsui

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" (週間EXILE).

Starting May 12, the group participated as the opening act of Fantastics 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 Fesival 2018 ~Splash Summer~ on July 14, 15 and 16, 2018.

2019-present: Major Debut and Battle of Tokyo

From March 2 to 31, 2019, Ballistik Boyz launched their own Musha shugyō.[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.

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]

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
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
Riki Matsui (松井利樹) (2000-03-26) March 26, 2000 Fukuoka Prefecture A

Discography

Studio albums
Title Details Chart positions Sales
Oricon (JPN)
[9]		 First week Total
Ballistik Boyz 1

As lead artists
Title Year Release date Chart positions Sales
Oricon
[9]		 Hot 100
[12][upper-alpha 2]
"44Raiders" 2019 October 23 2 7
"Anti-Hero’s" (アンタイ・ヒーローズ) 2020 February 12 14 83
"Animal" 2021 February 3

Participating works
Release date Song Artist 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

Live

As a lead artists
Year Period Title
2020 From February 14 to September 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"

Tie-up
Song Tie-Up Tracklist
Tenhane -1000％- (テンハネ -1000％-) Fuji TV drama "The King Of Novels" Theme song[16][17] 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[17]
Make U a believer TV Asahi "Freestyle Dungeon" ending song[18]

Filmography

TV Shows
Year Title Network
2018 – present Weekly Exile (週間EXILE) TBS

Awards
Year Ceremony Award Nominee/Work Result
2019 MTV VMAJ 2019 Rising Star Award
—
 Won[19]

Notes
  1. Positions change according to the song
  2. Sources for chart positions are as follows: "44raiders",[13] "Anti-Hero's",[14]

References
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  2. LDH. "EXILE TRIBE FAMILY -EXILE TRIBE OFFICIAL FAN CLUB-". EXILE TRIBE FAMILY -EXILE TRIBE OFFICIAL FAN CLUB-. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  3. "ＢＡＬＬＩＳＴＩＫ ＢＯＹＺがメジャーデビューへ（日刊スポーツ）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  4. "Interview with BALLISTIK BOYZ". JaME U.S.A. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
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  6. "【2020/1/22(水)より4週連続楽曲配信START!!】BALLISTIK BOYZ from EXILE TRIBE 2nd Single『ANTI-HERO'S』2020/2/12(水)発売決定!! | NEWS". EXILE TRIBE mobile (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  7. "LDH PERFECT YEAR 2020 公演についての重要なお知らせ". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  8. "BALLISTIK BOYZ from EXILE TRIBE 配信限定シングル「SUMMER HYPE」8/10(月)リリース決定!!". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  9. "BALLISTIK BOYZ from EXILE TRIBEの売上ランキング". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
  10. 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年06月03日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking on June 3, 2019]. Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved May 29, 2019.
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  13. "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  14. "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). February 24, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  15. "オリコン週間 シングルランキング 2019年10月21日～2019年10月27日". Oricon. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
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  17. "LDH7人組BALLISTIKBOYZ、白濱亜嵐主演ドラマ主題歌 デビュー前の抜てき「まさか」". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  18. "BALLISTIK BOYZ from EXILE TRIBE's "Make U a believer" chosen as the ending song for tv asahi's "Freestyle Dungeon"! | NEWS (ALL) | LDH - LOVE + DREAM + HAPPINESS TO THE WORLD -". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  19. "BALLISTIK BOYZ from EXILE TRIBEが「MTV VMAJ 2019」にて『Rising Star Award』受賞 & 9/18(水)にSTUDIO COASTにて開催「MTV VMAJ 2019 -THE LIVE-」出演！". Exile Tribe Mobile. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
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