Vocalist EXILE ATSUSHI announced that he will be graduating from EXILE on November 2nd and will be fully focusing on only solo projects from here on out. EXILE ATSUSHI made his debut as a vocalist of EXILE in September 2001 with the single "Your eyes only ~ 曖昧なぼくの輪郭~". With EXILE, he sang about 200 songs, produced 11 original albums, and performed 15 live tours. With the ongoing pandemic, EXILE ATSUSHI faced himself, thought about the future, and became more motivated to challenge himself with a new dream as a solo artist. EXILE ATSUSHI wrote “Taking this opportunity, I decided to leave EXILE” in his upcoming book Sign which will be published on November 12th. What is written describes the feeling that he decided to graduate from the group before the 20th anniversary of EXILE's debut next year.

EXILE members, including EXILE ATSUSHI and EXILE HIRO, commented about the announcement through their official website. ATSUSHI said, "EXILE for me has been everything in my life since I made my debut at the age of 21." Looking back on his activities with EXILE, "20 years of experience and learning not just as an artist, but a little about society. I just started to understand and learned about this world that I live in. That's why I really think that this is the beginning of my true life. I would like to continue singing in the hope that my songs can benefit someone, so I would be grateful if you could continue listening to both EXILE and EXILE ATSUSHI in the future."

We like to thank EXILE ATSUSHI for his services with EXILE and look forward to his upcoming solo projects!