Shokichi Yagi

Shokichi Yagi (八木 将吉 Yagi Shōkichi; born October 3, 1985, in Tomakomai, Hokkaido),

In 2012, Shokichi joined the Exile sub-unit Exile The Second alongside his fellow former Nidaime J Soul Brothers members Nesmith, Kenchi, Keiji and Tetsuya.

In 2013, he played his first leading role in the Nippon TV drama Frenemy: Dobunezumi no Machi alongside Exile/Sandaime J Soul Brothers member Naoto.

On June 14, 2014, he debuted as a soloist with the single "BACK TO THE FUTURE". On October 22, Shokichi released his 2nd single "The One". At the end of the year he was invited to perform at the Asia Song Festival 2014 in South Korea together with DJ Hal.

On July 22, 2015, he released his 3rd single "Don't Stop the Music". The B-side tracks featured several of his label mates, such as CrazyBoy on "Anytime" and PKCZ on "Y.L.S.S.". Shortly after on August 16, Shokichi performed for the first time at Summer Sonic 2015 in Osaka. Additionally, the title track of his 4th single "IGNITION" was used as the theme song for the Japanese release of the American movie The Transporter Refueled which was released on October 24.

On April 27, 2016, Shokichi released his first solo album, titled THE FUTURE. On May 14, 2018 it was announced that Exile The Second's song "Hi Noboru Hikari ni ~ Pray for Now ~ " (日昇る光に ～Pray for Now～; Sunlight rising to Pray for Now), written by Shokichi, was chosen as the official support song for the Japanese Judo Federation during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. On July 16, he performed at DANCE EARTH FESTIVAL 2018 ～SPLASH SUMMER～, a festival hosted by LDH. In the same month, he established and started producing his own label KOMA DOGG. This project is hosted by him at LDH Music & Publishing, LDH's own record label. Shortly after he participated in another festival, DOBERMAN INFINITY presents D.Island 2018.

On October 3, 2018, his 33rd birthday, Shokichi released his 6th single "Futen Boyz". The music video for the title track features him and his brother Masayasu Yagi, who is also appearing in the movie DTC - Yukemuri Junjō-hen - from HiGH& LOW (DTC -湯けむり純情篇- from HiGH＆LOW) for which this track is used as the theme song. On December 15, 2018, he released his first photo book titled BYAKUYA. The first press edition included a new song with the same title, "Byakuya" (白夜; White Night).

On February 12, 2019 it was announced that Shokichi would release his second album and hold the first solo arena tour in his career. The release of his second album 1114, thoroughly composed and written by himself, was set for May 15 with the title representing the number of days since the release of his first album THE FUTURE. His tour EXILE SHOKICHI LIVE TOUR 2019"UNDERDOGG" went from June 29 to September 15 with 8 performances in 6 cities. Shokichi also composed the debut track of Ballistik Boyz from Exile Tribe, "Tenhane -1000%-" (テンハネ -1000%-) in the same year.

Business

Koma Dogg KOMA DOGG is Shokichi's own label which he established in July 2018. He started this project because he wants to contribute to LDH with music by becoming a representative producer of the company. Furthermore, he enjoys collaborating with various artists and likes to challenge himself. The goal of his label is to let musicians be able to express themselves freely, pursue creativity and create an enjoyable production environment. Since its establishment, the label has signed Japanese artists such as Salu and Kodai Sato. Shokichi stated his next step is to increase the number of artists even more.

Participating groups Name Period of time Ref. Jack Pot 2004 symphony 2005 – unknown Nidaime J Soul Brothers 25 January 2007 – 1 March 2009 Exile 1 March 2009 – present Exile The Second 1 July 2012 – present

Discography

Singles Year Title Ranking Ref. Oricon BillboardJapan 2014 BACK TO THE FUTURE 2 10 The One 5 9 2015 Don't Stop the Music 4 29 IGNITION 6 29 2018 Underdog 7 18 Futen Boyz 828

Digital Singles Year Title Ranking Ref. BillboardJapan 2017 Back 2U -2019 Kimi ni Au Tame ni Boku wa Umaretekitanda (君に会うために僕は生まれてきたんだ) - Psychedelic Romance (サイケデリックロマンス) -

Albums Year Title Ranking Ref. Oricon BillboardJapan 2016 The Future 5 4 2019 1114 3 2

Covers Title NotesJust the Two of UsGrover Washington Jr. cover; recorded in the cover album Exile Cover

Collaboration single

Participating works Year Song ArtistAlbum Notes Ref. 2014 Glory Sandaime J Soul BrothersC.O.S.M.O.S. #Hotline Doberman Infinity#PRLG Loveholic +α MhiroFeaturing Best "+α" 2015 Daydream Akiko WadaWadasoul 2016 Whiteout Various artistsHigh & Low Original Best Album 2017 Diamond Dust Kodai SatoSnow Globe Fight ClubMiyaviSAMURAI SESSIONS vol.2 2018UntitledDoberman InfinityOFF ROAD Double Play RemixCrazyBoyNEOTOKYO IV EP Lights OffNEOTOKYO FOREVER Good Vibes OnlySalu Never Say GoodbyeSwayUNCHAINED Furui Nikki (古い日記)Various artistsAKKO GA OMAKASE -WADA AKIKO 50 SHUUNEN KINEN TRIBUTE ALBUM(アッコがおまかせ ～和田アキ子 50周年記念 トリビュート・アルバム～) 2019白濁 Collaboration with EXILE SHOKICHIsukekiyoINFINITUM（公式通販限定盤） SUPERSTAR Various artists ANOTHER VOICE -Full Of Harmony Tribute Album- THE FOOLEXILE AKIRATHE FOOL MOVIE 2 〜THE FOOLS〜 2020 DANCE PARTY Part 2〜Music Bird〜 LEMON FRIDAY EXILE SHOKICHI & DEEP SQUAD 2021 Fridays Fantasy feat. EXILE SHOKICHI, SALU SIMON & YMG TRY

Compositions and lyrics Song Artist Recorded Notes Ref. Everlasting Song Exile Album Exile Japan Written and composed Beautiful Life Wrote lyrics, co-written with Atsushi PARTY ALL NIGHT ～STAR OF WISH～Album Star of WishWrote lyrics, co-written with Akira STEP UPCo-produced with Jay'ed and The Stereotypes Back To The Future Shokichi Single "Back To The Future" Wrote lyrics, co-written with Verbal and Sway The Anthem Written and composed, co-composed with Nakkid and Doberman Inc, co-written with Doberman Inc, Sway and Elly Enrai Wrote lyrics Hello Written and composed The One Single "The One" Written and composed, co-composed with Sunny Boy Loveholic Wrote lyrics, co-written with Kubo-C, GS, P-Cho, Sway, and Kazuki Here We Go Written and composed, co-composed with Sky Beatz and Dexpistols Don't Stop the Music Single "Don't Stop the Music" Wrote lyrics Freaky Cheeky Written and composed, co-written with Sakura, co-composed with T.Kura-Sakura Anytime Written and composed, co-written with Crazyboy, co-composed with Nakkid Y.L.S.S. Written and composed, co-written with Verbal, co-composed with Lucas Valentine (Ambushr) Ignition Single "Ignition" Written and composed, co-written with Amon Hayashi, co-composed by Amon Hayashi and Nao the Laiza Last Song Wrote lyrics Ao no Hibi Written and composed, co-composed with D&H Machine Gun Funk Album The Future Written and composed, co-composed with Sky Beatz Rock City Co-written with Sway You are Beautiful Written and composed, co-composed with Uta A Wrote lyrics Without You (Interlude) Written and composed, co-composed with Sky Beatz Future Written and composed, co-composed with T-SK Chaos Exile The Second Single "Think 'Bout It!" Written and composed, co-composed with Sky Beatz, Fast Lane and Mats Lie Skare Rock Star Wrote lyrics Survivors Single "Survivors feat. DJ Makidai from Exile/Pride" Lost In Time Bump Up Wrote lyrics, co-written with P-Cho, GS, Kubo-C and Tomogen Beginning Of The Second Age Album The II Age Wrote Lyrics Missing You Written and composed, co-composed with Sky Beatz and Fast Lane Signal Fire Wrote lyrics, co-written with Sway Yeah!! Yeah!! Yeah!! Single "Yeah!! Yeah!! Yeah!!" Wrote lyrics Going Crazy Wild Wild Wild Single "Wild Wild Wild" Ray Written and composed, co-composed with Henrik Nordenback, Sirius and Big-F Glory Sandaime J Soul Brothers Single "C.O.S.M.O.S." Wrote lyrics, co-written with Amon Hayashi #Hotline Doberman Infinity Album #PRLG Written and composed, co-written with Elly, Kubo-C, GS, P-Cho and Sway, co-composed with Nakkid, Elly, Kubo-C, GS, P-Cho and Sway Loveholic Alternate version of "Loveholic (Exile Shokichi feat. Doberman Infinity)" Love U Down Album The Line Written and composed, co-written with Sky Beatz-Shikata-Chris Hope-J Faith Don't Stop The Music DEEP Single "Last Goodbye" Wrote lyrics Intro –Love again– Album Love Light Written and composed Higher Ground Exile Tribe Album High & Low Original Best Album/Various artists Written and composed, co-written with Dimitri Thivaios, Michael Thivaios, Willem van Hanegem, Ward van der Harst, Chris Hope, Shikata, Maria Marcus, Masaya Wada and Crazyboy ASOBO! Exile The Second Wrote lyrics, co-written with Verbal, Nesmith, and Far East Movement (Kevin Nishimura-James Roh-Virman Coquia) Diamond Dust Kodai Sato Single "Snow Globe" Wrote lyrics The One Recruit Zexy advert song Onegai! Ranking October 2014 ending theme Loveholic Angfa "Scalp D" advert song Don't Stop the Music Sukkiri!! July 2015 ending theme Ignition The Transporter Refueled Japanese theme song Freaky Cheeky Exile Tribe Otoko Tabi Season III theme song Rock City Yōfuku no Aoyama "Natsu Suits" advert song Whiteout High & Low: The Story of S.W.O.R.D. insert song

Filmography

TV programmes Year Title Network Notes Ref. 2012 EX-Lounge TBS MC 2013 Massugu ni Chikako, Yume e STV Navigator 2014 Dosanko Wide 179 "Exile Shokichi mirai no Sora" mirai Ōen Caster; irregular appearances 2014–presentExile Tribe Otoko Tabi (EXILE TRIBE 男旅)UHB travelog in Hokkaido with 4 other members of Exile Tribe

TV dramas Year Title Role Network Notes 2012 Sugarless Itaru Aramaki / Shake NTV 2013 Frenemy: Dobunezumi no Machi Natsuki Morishita Lead role

Advertisements Year Title Ref. 2013 Daiichi Kosho Company "Smart Dam" 2014 Recruit Zexy AOYAMA PRESTIGE TECHNOLOGY "Soul Man" Angfa "Scalp D" beats by dr. re 2015 Suntory The Malts 2016 Yōfuku no Aoyama "Natsu Suits" 2018RED SOUL BLUE DRAGONRed Diamond Dogs

Live Year Title Ref. 2012 VBA Live Tour 2012 Vocal Battle Stage 2014 Vocal Battle Audition Presents "Vocal Battle Stage 2014" 2019 Exile Shokichi Live Tour 2019 "UNDERDOGG"

Photobook Release dateTitleRef.December 15, 2018BYAKUYA