2022

This is a page for news, debuts, concerts and releases that happened in **2022** with the EXILE TRIBE artists. The year was also marked for the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, which made concerts, tours and releases get either cancelled or postponed.

## Notable Events

* January 31: AKIRA announces the birth of his first child.
* March 26: TAKAHIRO announces the birth of his second child.
* April 18: SAM leaves PSYCHIC FEVER and LDH JAPAN.
* May 21: LIL LEAGUE win the grand prix at the final screening of *iCON Z ~Dreams For Children~* audition.
* July 13: PSYCHIC FEVER make their major debut, and join the EXILE TRIBE.
* July 15: Yagi Masayasu announces the birth of his second child.
* October 22: GEKIDAN EXILE member Suzuki Nobuyuki makes his debut as a solo singer.
* October 25: NESMITH announces marriage with trombone player and HEY-SMITH member Canasu.
* October 31: Kuroki Keiji graduates from EXILE and EXILE THE SECOND, and leaves LDH JAPAN to retire from the entertainment industry.
* November 1:
	+ Shiono Akihisa, Maeda Kentaro and Sakurai Yuki join GEKIDAN EXILE.
	+ EXILE TRIBE FAMILY fanclub is reborn; fanclubs of the EXILE TRIBE groups EXILE, Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS, GEKIDAN EXILE, GENERATIONS, THE RAMPAGE, FANTASTICS, BALLISTIK BOYZ and PSYCHIC FEVER are opened.
* December 21: ATSUSHI resumes activites as an active EXILE member, cancelling his previously announced retirement.
* December 25: Machida Keita announces marriage with actress Hyunri.
* December 31: PSYCHIC FEVER announce first tour *PSYCHIC FEVER LIVE TOUR 2023 "P.C.F"*.

## Releases

### Singles

* March 9: "Santa Monica Lollipop" (FANTASTICS)
* May 25: "Last Dance ni BYE BYE" (BALLISTIK BOYZ)
* June 3: "5" (MA55IVE THE RAMPAGE) *(MUSIC CARD)*
* June 29: "Escape" (FANTASTICS)
* August 3: "Chikara no Kagiri" (GENERATIONS)
* August 24: "Summer Bike" (FANTASTICS)
* September 7: "THE POWER" (THE RAMPAGE)
* October 19: "Tsunage Kizuna" (THE RAMPAGE)
* November 16: "Choo Choo TRAIN" (FANTASTICS)
* November 23: "Aikizu / My Turn" (GENERATIONS)
* November 30: "ROUND UP / KIMIOMOU" (THE RAMPAGE)
* December 3: "PARTY7 ~GENEjaNIGHT~" (GENERATIONS)

#### Digital Singles

* March 1: "Turn to You" (FANTASTICS)
* March 2: "Change My Life" (THE RAMPAGE)
* March 28: "ANSWER ~LIVE FOREVER~" (ØMI)
* April 27: "Kiniro no Baton" (Jr.EXILE)
* May 13: "Tsura" (RYUJI IMAICHI)
* May 23: "Atarashii Sekai" (GENERATIONS)
* May 27: "BE THE ONE" (EXILE)
* June 3: "RILY'S NIGHT -Hyakugouenya-" (RYUJI IMAICHI)
* July 1: "POWER OF WISH" (EXILE)
* August 15: "Beautiful Sunset" (Kazuhara Ryuto)
* August 24: "Choose One (Remix)" (PSYCHIC FEVER)
* August 30: "Unmei" (Katayose Ryota)
* October 7: "REPLAY" (Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS)
* October 22: "Futarinori" (Suzuki Nobuyuki)
* November 5: "LIT" (MA55IVE THE RAMPAGE)
* November 22: "Michi" (EXILE TAKAHIRO)
* December 9: "Dramatic wo Nokoshitai" (BALLISTIK BOYZ)
* December 22: "You Own My Heart" (EXILE ATSUSHI)

### Albums

* January 1: *PHOENIX* (EXILE)
* January 21: *HIP LIFE:POP LIFE* (CrazyBoy)
* January 25: *RAY OF LIGHT* (THE RAMPAGE)
* February 2: *ANSWER...* (ØMI)
* February 16: *GENERATIONS LIVE TOUR 2018 "UNITED JOURNEY"* (GENERATIONS)
* April 30: *ONE* (EXILE ATSUSHI)
* May 25: *FANTASTICS LIVE TOUR 2021 "FANTASTIC VOYAGE" ~WAY TO THE GLORY~ LIVE CD* (FANTASTICS)
* July 13: *P.C.F* (PSYCHIC FEVER)
* July 29: *NEOTOKYO Ⅴ EP* (CrazyBoy)
* October 12: *The Chocolate Box* (Iwata Takanori)
* November 2: *GOOD OLD FUTURE* (RYUJI IMAICHI)
* December 7: *POWER OF WISH* (EXILE)
* December 28: *HiGH&LOW THE WORST BEST ALBUM*

### Other Song Releases

* April 25:
	+ "MY PRAYER - From THE FIRST TAKE" (THE RAMPAGE)
	+ "Starlight - From THE FIRST TAKE" (THE RAMPAGE)

### DVD/Blu-rays

* March 9: EXILE TRIBE LIVE TOUR 2021 "RISING SUN TO THE WORLD"
* April 27: THE RAMPAGE LIVE TOUR 2021 "REBOOT" ~WAY TO THE GLORY~ THE FINAL
* July 13: ØMI LIVE TOUR 2022 "ANSWER..."

### Photobooks

* March 6: *As i* (Yoshino Hokuto)
* August 3: *CHARACTER* (Hasegawa Makoto)
* October 20: *MYSTERIOUS* (Fujiwara Itsuki)

## Concerts/Tours

* ~January 6 - February 22: FANTASTICS LIVE TOUR 2021 "FANTASTIC VOYAGE" ~WAY TO THE GLORY~
* February 5 - April 28: ØMI LIVE TOUR 2022 "ANSWER..."
* February 26 - May 26: EXILE 20th ANNIVERSARY EXILE LIVE TOUR 2021 "RED PHOENIX"
* March 11 - December 15: GENERATIONS LIVE TOUR 2022 "WONDER SQUARE"
* April 16 - December 24: THE RAMPAGE LIVE TOUR 2022 "RAY OF LIGHT"
* June 3 - July 12: THE SURVIVAL 2022 ~BALLISTIK BOYZ vs MA55IVE~ × PSYCHIC FEVER
* June 4 - December 7: RYUJI IMAICHI CONCEPT LIVE 2022 "RILY'S NIGHT"
* June 8 - August 7: FANTASTICS LIVE TOUR 2022 "FAN FAN HOP"
* July 6 - September 25: EXILE LIVE TOUR 2022 "POWER OF WISH"
* July 21 - July 24: BATTLE OF TOKYO TIME 4 Jr.EXILE
* November 2 - December 28: FANTASTICS LIVE TOUR 2022 "FAN FAN STEP"
* November 9 - December 27: Takanori Iwata LIVE TOUR 2022 "THE CHOCOLATE BOX"
* December 10 - December 21: EXILE LIVE TOUR 2022 "POWER OF WISH" ~Christmas Special~
* December 31: Jr.EXILE LIVE-EXPO 2022

## Anniversaries

* January 25: THE RAMPAGE's 5th debut anniversary.
* February 22: EXILE THE SECOND's 5th *EXILE THE SECOND DAY*.
* May 22: BALLISTIK BOYZ's 3rd anniversary.
* September 12: THE RAMPAGE's 8th formation anniversary.
* September 21: EXILE's 21st anniversary.
* September 24: PSYCHIC FEVER's 2nd formation anniversary.
* November 7: EXILE THE SECOND's 10th anniversary.
* November 10: Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS' 12th anniversary.
* November 21: GENERATIONS' 10th anniversary.
* December 5: FANTASTICS' 4th anniversary.