After that, he also failed the COLOR audition, which led him to the decision to attend the EXPG (Exile Professional Gym), LDH's talent academy.
The group announced their indefinite hiatus after releasing one album in 2009 and all members joined the line-up of Exile shortly after.
[3] 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.
[7] At the end of the year he was invited to perform at the Asia Song Festival 2014 in South Korea together with DJ Hal.
[14]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.
[23][24] On February 12, 2019 it was announced that Shokichi would release his second album and hold the first solo arena tour in his career.
[28] Shokichi also composed the debut track of Ballistik Boyz from Exile Tribe, "Tenhane -1000%-" (テンハネ -1000%-) in the same year.
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