2023

This is a page for news, debuts, concerts and releases that happened in **2023** with the EXILE TRIBE artists.

## Notable Events

* January 1:
	+ Katayose Ryota announces marriage with actress Tsuchiya Tao and her pregnancy.
	+ Matsumoto Toshio announces the birth of his second child.
* January 11: LIL LEAGUE makes their major debut, and join the EXILE TRIBE.
* April 12: MAKIDAI announces the birth of his second child.
* April 14: LIL LEAGUE announce their first tour *LIL LEAGUE LIVE TOUR 2023 "LIL GATEWAY"*.
* April 23: ATSUSHI goes on hiatus due to health problems caused by a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.
* June 22: HIRO announces the birth of his third child.
* August 23: THE JET BOY BANGERZ, KID PHENOMENON and WOLF HOWL HARMONY make their major debut, and join the EXILE TRIBE.
* September 27: ATSUSHI reveals his diagnosis with Ménière's disease and Lyme disease and continues his hiatus.
* December 8: GENERATIONS/EXILE member Shirahama Alan makes his solo debut as a DJ and singer in Japan.
* December 31: Suzuki Nobuyuki graduates from GEKIDAN EXILE and EXILE TRIBE.

## Releases

### Singles

* January 11: "Hunter" (LIL LEAGUE)
* February 1: "STARS" (Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS)
* February 22: "Twilight Cinema" (EXILE THE SECOND)
* April 19: "PANORAMA JET" (FANTASTICS)
* May 2: "16BOOSTERZ" (THE RAMPAGE)
* May 31: "Ding Ding Dong" (BALLISTIK BOYZ)
* July 26: "Higher / Monster" (LIL LEAGUE)
* August 2: "Summer Riot ~Nettaiya~ / Everest" (THE RAMPAGE)
* August 16: "Tell Me" (FANTASTICS)
* August 23:
	+ "Jettin'" (THE JET BOY BANGERZ)
	+ "Wheelie" (KID PHENOMENON)
	+ "Sweet Rain" (WOLF HOWL HARMONY)
* September 13: "INVADERZ" (MA55IVE THE RAMPAGE)
* October 4: "All I Ever Wanted" (BALLISTIK BOYZ)
* November 8: "Katasumi" (THE RAMPAGE)
* November 29: "Sonzai Shoumei" (KID PHENOMENON)

#### Digital Singles

* January 10: "RICH & BAD" (PSYCHIC FEVER)
* February 5: "Drop Dead" (PSYCHIC FEVER)
* February 8: "Ambivalence" (Suzuki Nobuyuki)
* February 16: "Drop Dead" (BALLISTIK BOYZ)
* March 5: "ForEVER" (PSYCHIC FEVER)
* April 3: "Spotlight ~Hikari no Saki e~" (EXILE TAKAHIRO)
* April 7: "BREAK THE LAW" (Iwata Takanori)
* April 26: "Reason" (EXILE)
* May 24: "NEVER SAY GOODBYE" (EXILE THE SECOND)
* May 26: "Yume wa Yume no Mama" (MA55IVE THE RAMPAGE)
* May 29: "Hand in Hand" (Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS)
* June 14: "Photograph" (EXILE ATSUSHI)
* July 10: "Minna no Uta" (GENERATIONS)
* July 14: "Kusabana to Kazan no Monogatari"(SHO HENDRIX)
* October 18: "HYPE UP" (LIL LEAGUE)
* October 23: "Temperature" (PSYCHIC FEVER)
* October 27: "Emishinokuni" (SHO HENDRIX)
* November 3: "15-fun" (LIL LEAGUE)
* November 6: "Monokuro no Sekai" (Iwata Takanori)
* November 10: "ROSE" (SHO HENDRIX)
* November 11: "Awakening Light" (Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS)
* November 15: "Sugar Honey" (WOLF HOWL HARMONY)
* November 24: "What is done" (THE RAMPAGE)
* December 20: "Hiryu -FeiLong-" (LIL LEAGUE)
* December 21: "SPICE" (PSYCHIC FEVER)
* December 22: "Peppermint Yum" (FANTASTICS⨯EPEX)
* December 23: "N.E.X.T." (BALLISTIK BOYZ)

### Albums

* January 18: *BATTLE OF TOKYO TIME 4 Jr.EXILE ☆Taku Takahashi Chou TOKYO Makaizou Remix EP* (Jr.EXILE)
* February 22: *ROUND & ROUND* (THE RAMPAGE)
* March 8: *Ⅹ* (GENERATIONS)
* April 26: *GENERATIONS LIVE TOUR 2022 "WONDER SQUARE"* (GENERATIONS)
* May 17: *PSYCHIC FILE Ⅰ* (PSYCHIC FEVER)
* July 19: *BATTLE OF TOKYO CODE OF Jr.EXILE* (Jr.EXILE)
* September 6: *EXPLORE* (EXILE TAKAHIRO)
* October 6: *Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS LIVE TOUR 2023 "STARS" ~Land of Promise~* (Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS) *(digital live album)*
* November 21: *beyond the GENERATIONS* (GENERATIONS) *(mini-album)*
* November 15: *DOZEN ROSES* (SHO HENDRIX) *(digital album)*
* November 29: *EXILE LIVE TOUR 2022 "POWER OF WISH" ~Christmas Special~ (Live Selection)* *(digital live album)*
* December 5: *FANTASTIC ROCKET* (FANTASTICS)
* December 8: *null* (ALAN SHIRAHAMA) *(digital EP)*
* December 13: *MBAT* (EXILE ATSUSHI) *(digital EP)*

### DVD/Blu-rays

* January 18: *BATTLE OF TOKYO TIME 4 Jr.EXILE*
* January 25: *HiGH&LOW THE WORST X*
* March 1: *RYUJI IMAICHI CONCEPT LIVE 2022 "RILY'S NIGHT" & RYUJI IMAICHI CONCEPT LIVE 2022 "RILY'S NIGHT" ~Rock With You~*
* March 8: *DOBERMAN INFINITY LIVE TOUR 2022 "LOST+FOUND"*
* April 18: *Takanori Iwata LIVE TOUR 2022 "THE CHOCOLATE BOX"*
* April 26: *GENERATIONS LIVE TOUR 2022 "WONDER SQUARE"*
* September 25: Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS LIVE TOUR 2023 "STARS" ~Land of Promise~
* October 11: *EXILE THE SECOND LIVE TOUR 2023 ~Twilight Cinema~*

### Photobooks

* February 14: *Awake* (Maeda Kentaro)
* March 24: *Sotahon* (Nakajima Sota)
* April 26: *CONTACT* (Yagi Yusei)
* October 17: *LAST SCENE* (ØMI)

## Concerts/Tours

* February 5: BALLISTIK BOYZ VS PSYCHIC FEVER THE SURVIVAL 2023 THAILAND
* February 15 - May 13: FANTASTICS LIVE TOUR 2023 "FAN FAN JUMP"
* February 10 - June 2: EXILE THE SECOND LIVE TOUR 2023 ~Twilight Cinema~
* February 18 - September 24: Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS LIVE TOUR 2023 "STARS" ~Land of Promise~
* March 25 - December 13: GENERATIONS LIVE TOUR 2023 "THE BEST"
* April 13 - June 18: EXILE TAKAHIRO LIVE TOUR "TAKAHIRO Michi no Eki 2023" ~Road to EXPLORE~
* April 21 - June 30: BALLISTIK BOYZ LIVE TOUR 2023 "N.E.X.T."
* ~~April 30 - September 27: EXILE ATSUSHI LIVE TOUR 2023 "Heart to Heart" Season 2~~
* May 27 - September 14: THE RAMPAGE LIVE TOUR 2023 "16"
* June 10 - August 27: FANTASTICS ARENA LIVE 2023 "HOP STEP JUMP"
* June 13 - June 29: PSYCHIC FEVER LIVE TOUR 2023 "P.C.F"
* July 21 - July 30: BATTLE OF TOKYO CODE OF Jr.EXILE
* July 25 - August 26: LIL LEAGUE LIVE TOUR 2023 "LIL GATEWAY"
* September 21: EXILE TAKAHIRO BUDOKAN LIVE 2023 "EXPLORE"
* September 29 - November 10: GENERATIONS LIVE TOUR 2023 "THE STORY"
* October 14 - December 24: THE RAMPAGE LIVE TOUR 2023 "16" NEXT ROUND
* November 18: 2023 THE RAMPAGE 1st FAN CONCERT in SEOUL ~THE BEGINNING~
* November 18 - December 23: Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS PRESENTS "JSB LAND"
* December 2 - December 27: EXILE SHOKICHI LIVE TOUR 2023 "BRAIN"
* December 7: GENERATIONS ORCHESTRA LIVE 2023 "THE LOVE"
* December 9: EXILE LIVE 2023 in TAIPEI
* December 26: EXILE TAKAHIRO CHRISTMAS LIVE 2023 ~EXPLORE~ Bounenkai
* December 24: PSYCHIC FEVER LIVE 2023 "P.C.F" in THAILAND
* December 26 - December 28: RYUTO KAZUHARA Billboard Live 2023

## Anniversaries

* January 25: THE RAMPAGE's 6th debut anniversary.
* February 22: EXILE THE SECOND's 6th *EXILE THE SECOND DAY*.
* May 22: BALLISTIK BOYZ's 4th anniversary.
* June 16: THE RAMPAGE's 1st *RAVERS DAY*.
* July 13: PSYCHIC FEVER's 1st anniversary.
* September 12: THE RAMPAGE's 9th formation anniversary.
* September 21: EXILE's 22nd anniversary.
* September 24: PSYCHIC FEVER's 3rd formation anniversary.
* November 7: EXILE THE SECOND's 11th anniversary.
* November 10: Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS' 13th anniversary.
* November 21: GENERATIONS' 11th anniversary.
* December 5: FANTASTICS' 5th anniversary.