Shokichi

Shokichi
Birth name Shokichi Yagi (八木 将吉, Yagi Shōkichi)[1]
Born (1985-10-03) 3 October 1985
Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan[1]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • dancer
  • lyricist
  • composer
Years active 2004–
Labels Rhythm Zone
Associated acts
Website Official website

Shokichi (stylized as SHOKICHI; born 3 October 1985, in Tomakomai, Hokkaido)[1] is a Japanese singer, dancer, songwriter and composer. He is the vocalist and performer of Exile and Exile The Second. He is also a member of the former Nidaime J Soul Brothers.

Participating groups

Name Period of time Ref.
Jack Pot2004[2]
symphony2005 – unknown[3]
Nidaime J Soul Brothers25 January 2007 – 1 March 2009
Exile1 March 2009 –
Exile The Second1 July 2012 –

Discography

Singles

Year Title Ranking Ref.
Oricon Billboard
Japan
2014 "Back To The Future" 2 10 [4]
"The One" 5 9
2015 "Don't Stop the Music" 4 29
"Ignition" 6 29
2018 "Underdog" 7 18
"Futen Boyz" - -

Digital Singles

Year Title Ranking Ref.
Billboard
Japan
2017 "Back 2U" -

Albums

Year Title Oricon
2016 The Future 5

Covers

Title Notes
"Just the Two of Us"Grover Washington Jr. cover; recorded in the cover album Exile Cover

Participating works

Year Song Recorded work Notes Ref.
2014"Glory"Sandaime J Soul Brothers "C.O.S.M.O.S."[5]
"#Hotline by Exile Shokichi, Doberman Infinity & Elly (Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe)"Doberman Infinity #PRLG
"Loveholic (feat. Exile Shokichi)"[lower-alpha 1]
"+α feat. Exile Shokichi"Mhiro Featuring Best "+α"
2015"Daydream feat. Exile Shokichi"Akiko Wada Wadasoul[6]
2016"Whiteout"Various artists High & Low Original Best Album
2017"Diamond Dust feat. Exile Shokichi"Kodai Sato "Snow Globe"[7]

Compositions and lyrics

Song Artist Recorded Notes Ref.
"Everlasting Song"ExileAlbum Exile JapanWritten and composed
"Beautiful Life"Wrote lyrics, co-written with Atsushi
"Back To The Future"ShokichiSingle "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 (Exile Shokichi feat. Doberman Infinity)"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 feat. Crazyboy"Written and composed, co-written with Crazyboy, co-composed with Nakkid
"Y.L.S.S. feat. PKCZ®"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 FutureWritten and composed, co-composed with Sky Beatz
"Rock City feat. Sway & Crystal Kay"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 SecondSingle "Think 'Bout It!"Written and composed, co-composed with Sky Beatz, Fast Lane and Mats Lie Skare
"Rock Star"Wrote lyrics
"Survivors feat. DJ Makidai from Exile"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 AgeWrote Lyrics
"Missing You"Written and composed, co-composed with Sky Beatz and Fast Lane
"Signal Fire feat. Sway"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 BrothersSingle "C.O.S.M.O.S."Wrote lyrics, co-written with Amon Hayashi
"#Hotline by Exile Shokichi, Doberman Infinity & Elly (Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe)"Doberman InfinityAlbum #PRLGWritten 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 (feat. Exile Shokichi)"Alternate version of "Loveholic (Exile Shokichi feat. Doberman Infinity)"
"Love U Down"Album The LineWritten and composed, co-written with Sky Beatz-Shikata-Chris Hope-J Faith
"Don't Stop The Music"DeepSingle "Last Goodbye"Wrote lyrics
"Intro –Love again–"Album Love LightWritten and composed
"Higher Ground feat. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike"Exile TribeAlbum High & Low Original Best Album/Various artistsWritten 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! feat. Far East Movement"Exile The SecondWrote lyrics, co-written with Verbal, Nesmith, and Far East Movement (Kevin Nishimura-James Roh-Virman Coquia)
"Diamond Dust feat. Exile Shokichi"Kodai SatoSingle "Snow Globe"Wrote lyrics[7]

Tie-ups

Song Tie-up Ref.
"Back To The Future"Onegai! Ranking May 2014 ending theme[8]
"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[9]
"Freaky Cheeky"Exile Tribe Otoko Tabi Season III theme song[10]
"Rock City feat. Sway & Crystal Kay"Yōfuku no Aoyama "Natsu Suits" advert song[11]
"Whiteout"High & Low: The Story of S.W.O.R.D. insert song

Filmography

TV programmes

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2012EX-LoungeTBSMC
2013Massugu ni Chikako, Yume eSTVNavigator
2014Dosanko Wide 179"Exile Shokichi mirai no Sora" mirai Ōen Caster; irregular appearances[12]
Exile Tribe Otoko TabiUHB[13][14]

TV dramas

Year Title Role Network Notes
2012SugarlessItaru Aramaki / ShakeNTV
2013Frenemy: Dobunezumi no MachiNatsuki MorishitaLead role

Advertisements

Year Title Ref.
2013Daiichi Kosho Company "Smart Dam"
2014Recruit Zexy
Yōfuku no Aoyama "Parts Stretch "Soul Man""
Angfa "Scalp D"
beats by dr. re
2015Suntory The Malts[15]
2016Yōfuku no Aoyama "Natsu Suits"[11]

Live

Year Title Ref.
2012VBA Live Tour 2012 Vocal Battle Stage
2014Vocal Battle Audition Presents "Vocal Battle Stage 2014"[16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "苫小牧出身のEXILE・SHOKICHIさんにインタビュー". Tomakomai Minpō (in Japanese). Tomakomai Minpō-sha. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 5 Feb 2017.
  2. ↑ "佐藤広大、EXILE SHOKICHI、DEEP KEISEI" (in Japanese). ASWYL Inc & Kodai Sato. Archived from the original on 2016-10-23. Retrieved 5 Feb 2017.
  3. ↑ "PROFILE". Exile Official Website (in Japanese). Avex Marketing. Retrieved 5 Feb 2017.
  4. ↑ "SHOKICHI、EXILEから3人目のソロデビュー". Music Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 10 Apr 2014. Retrieved 5 Feb 2017.
  5. ↑ Shokichi (15 Oct 2014). "カップリングのGloryでRapperとして客演させて頂きました!!". Exile Shokichi Official * instagram Account (in Japanese). Instagram. Retrieved 5 Feb 2017.
  6. ↑ "和田アキ子＆EXILE SHOKICHI、新作収録曲でデュエット". Music Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 27 Aug 2015. Retrieved 5 Feb 2017.
  7. 1 2 "佐藤広大、メジャーデビューシングルのカップリング曲は親友・EXILE SHOKICHIから贈られた"友情の歌"" (in Japanese). M-On! Press. 11 Jan 2017. Retrieved 5 Feb 2017.
  8. ↑ "「お願い!ランキング」より" (in Japanese). TV Asahi. Retrieved 5 Feb 2017.
  9. ↑ "EXILE SHOKICHI、リュック・ベッソン最新作で主題歌「本当に光栄」". Music Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 27 Aug 2015. Retrieved 5 Feb 2017.
  10. ↑ "EXILE TRIBE 男旅". Exile Tribe Otoko Tabi Facebook (in Japanese). Facebook. 30 Mar 2016. Retrieved 5 Feb 2017.
  11. 1 2 "洋服の青山「AOYAMA PRESTIGE TECHNOLOGY」のCM第8弾に EXILE SHOKICHIとDOBERMAN INFINITY SWAYが登場！新CMは本日よりオンエア！" (in Japanese). Rhythm Zone. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 5 Feb 2017.
  12. ↑ "STV『どさんこワイド』"みらいの応援キャスター"にEXILE SHOKICHI抜擢★" (in Japanese). LDH. 18 Mar 2014. Retrieved 5 Feb 2017.
  13. ↑ "【5/17(土)より新番組放送START!!】UHB『EXILE TRIBE男旅』にSHOKICHI出演" (in Japanese). LDH. 26 Apr 2014. Retrieved 5 Feb 2017.
  14. ↑ "【TV】2015年4月、SHOKICHI出演番組 UHB『EXILE TRIBE 男旅』SEASON Ⅱスタート!!" (in Japanese). Ex Family. 20 Mar 2015. Retrieved 5 Feb 2017.
  15. ↑ "『ザ・モルツ』" (in Japanese). Suntory The Malts. 3 Sep 2015. Retrieved 5 Feb 2017.
  16. ↑ "EXILE TRIBE PERFECT YEAR 2014". Exile Tribe Perfect Year 2014 Official Site (in Japanese). LDH. 10 Feb 2014. Retrieved 5 Feb 2017.

Notes

  1. ↑ Alternate version of the song "Loveholic (Exile Shokichi feat. Doberman Infinity).
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