NAOTO is now part of EXILE GENERATION

[Draggi]

http://exile.jp/profile/naoto.html

just take a look..i think it is him or?
he entered J SOUL BROTHERS after having a good time with ayu
and now he is an official member of EXILE

[Pow!]

WHOA!! right, it's him!!!
So, he's part of EXILE's performer, eh?
Hmm, good for him, then

[Aderianu]

good for him...

[lfe.]

Exile and J Soul Brothers merged, that is why hes there. Great for him career-wise

http://www.nt2099.com/J-ENT/news/asi...-member-group/

[Blasterion]

wow yeah, that's really great for him. ^^

[lfe.]

Actually...this may be good for Naoto but....hmmm...I hope someone with extensive knowledge on J-pop boy bands reads this thread....hmmm....KarenPang?

Is this good for Exile though? I don't know much about J-pop bands, but korean boy/girl bands of 10+ members usually ended up failing.

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

Nesmith freaks me out a little bit...

but thats cool for naoto! though i feel like exile is a bit excessive lately, its great for him ^^;;

[noidea]

Wow, cool for naoto, he was my favourite dancer of hers, he will probably earn lots of money now, too, right? I mean, EXILE counts the dancers as full members, right? and they are the only artist that surpassed ayu on this money chart there was(xD)

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

wow!!

i was always asking myself what happened with him LOL




good luck for him!!
but im guessing he doesnt need it!!

[DA1SUK1DAY01691]

Originally Posted by lfebaggins

Actually...this may be good for Naoto but....hmmm...I hope someone with extensive knowledge on J-pop boy bands reads this thread....hmmm....KarenPang?

Is this good for Exile though? I don't know much about J-pop bands, but korean boy/girl bands of 10+ members usually ended up failing.

Well, as far as I know, Super Junior and Girls' Generation have moderate success now. They WERE wildly popular, but the hype has dwindled down rapidly. (right?)

There haven't been (again, as far as I know) any male bands with more than ten members (Hikaru Genji?). Morning Musume and AKB48 have moderate success (although I think MoMusu is more popular), but this is considering they're girls. Their main target is the older men (the 30+ ones) and the young children, since I don't think their fashion sense is something the teens and 20-somethings want to follow.

As for EXILE, they can target all female demographics, and even some of the male ones, too. So they may experience a jolt of popularity.

BUT

I think that in the end, it'll fail. The hype isn't gonna keep them around that long I think. If I'm thinking right, with four talented male vocalists and ten background dancers, I don't think it'll work out. TOO much talent isn't good.

[jimex289]

EXILE is totally different from a boy idol group. They have a more mature image about them (and I don't mean that in a derogatory way to boy idol groups). That's just how I feel when I look at EXILE and say...KAT-TUN or Arashi.

[alternarist]

i wonder if he will be as famous if he stuck with ayu..

[darc_aqua]

awesome, i think he will be pretty good

[prussian blue]

Originally Posted by tokyoxjapanxfan

Nesmith freaks me out a little bit...

but thats cool for naoto! though i feel like exile is a bit excessive lately, its great for him ^^;;

yah, in that profile pic he look pretty scary XD

[jimex289]

The hair style he started out with was the best I think. Also the one in CDL 05-06 and AT06, the ghetto gangster hairstyle with those corn rows or w/e hahaha. They obviously wouldn't fit J Soul Brothers though. I hope he becomes famous now that he is part of EXILE actually.

[Yoake]

wow I didn't know that! It's good for him! I didn't know he sings!

[noidea]

Originally Posted by Yoake

wow I didn't know that! It's good for him! I didn't know he sings!

Hes a performer/dancer for EXILE, they count as band members

[jimex289]

Yep. They are the entertainers. It's funny how they don't sing but are part of the band and just as popular as its vocalists.

[noidea]

Yes, it really is, I was like OOOOOOOOOOKKKK(o.0) when I found that out xD