GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE

Overview

GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE is a six-member Japanese dance and vocal group formed and managed by LDH, part of the EXILE TRIBE collective and signed to the label rhythm zone. The group made its major debut on 21 November 2012 with the single "BRAVE IT OUT". Its fan name, DREAMERS, was announced on 21 November 2021, the ninth anniversary of the debut.

Career

Formation and pre-debut (2011-2012)

In April 2011, HIRO of EXILE began forming the group through an audition within EXPG, from which Hayato Komori, Reo Sano and Mandy Sekiguchi were chosen. Alan Shirahama and Keita Machida from Gekidan EXILE, plus Ryota Katayose and Ryuto Kazuhara, finalists of VOCAL BATTLE AUDITION 2, completed a seven-member candidate lineup announced on 19 July 2011. Activities began on 23 July with the "Yumesha Shugyo" training journey. In February 2012 Machida left to pursue acting, and on 17 April the remaining candidates were confirmed as official members. On 11 September 2012, support member Yuta Nakatsuka was announced as an official member. The group made its major debut on 21 November 2012 with "BRAVE IT OUT", the theme song of the NTV drama Sugarless starring Shirahama.

2013-2016

In January 2013 the group released its second single "ANIMAL" and changed its name to GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE. In May 2013 it released the third single "Love You More", and on 13 November 2013 it released its self-titled first original album, which took first place on the Oricon chart for the first time. In January 2014 Shirahama was appointed leader; in April 2014 Shirahama and Sekiguchi passed the final audition to join EXILE as performers. The second album Generation Ex was released on 18 February 2015 and reached No. 1 on the Oricon weekly chart. From April to June 2015 the group held its first hall and world tour, GENERATIONS WORLD TOUR 2015 "GENERATION EX". "Hard Knock Days" was used as an opening theme for the anime One Piece, and "All For You" became the group's first No. 1 single. In 2016 the third album Speedster topped the Oricon weekly ranking, and the group held its first arena tour, GENERATIONS LIVE TOUR 2016 "SPEEDSTER", across 18 venues. "AGEHA" won best choreography at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Japan.

2017-2023

In 2017 the group released "Taiyou mo Tsuki mo" and set out on a second world tour. From 12 May to 5 August 2018 it held its first dome tour, GENERATIONS LIVE TOUR 2018 "UNITED JOURNEY". In 2020 "One in a Million" won best art direction video at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan. In 2023 the group celebrated its 10th anniversary, starred in the film Minna no Uta and released the mini album "beyond the GENERATIONS" on 21 November.

2024 onward

On 30 April 2024 it was announced that Mandy Sekiguchi would leave the group and the agency on 25 June, and on 1 May the members announced that the group would continue as six from July. The group then released "エンドレス・ジャーニー" (2024), followed in 2025 by "Cozy", "True or Doubt", "Two Steps Back", "MY GENERATION", "Magic Hour" and "Summer Vacation", and the album "6IX PIECE" on 17 December 2025. The documentary film GENERATIONS: The Documentary opened on 21 November 2025, and the single "本心" followed on 2 March 2026.

Members

Alan Shirahama (leader, performer), Ryota Katayose (vocal), Ryuto Kazuhara (vocal), Hayato Komori (performer), Reo Sano (performer) and Yuta Nakatsuka (performer).

Musical style

GENERATIONS is a J-POP dance and vocal group with two vocalists and four performers. Its songs have been tied to many dramas, films, commercials and anime, and include both dance-driven tracks and ballads such as "Namida".