EXILE ATSUSHI
Born on April 30th, 1980 in Koshigaya, Saitama, Japanese singer, songwriter, and
producer Atsushi Satō aka Exile Atsushi began playing piano aged four and
tinkered around in high school bands before setting his sights on singing. After
training as a vocalist at Tokyo's ESP Musical Academy, he entered TV Tokyo's
former talent search variety show Asayan in 2000, where he was duly discovered
by Hiro – of J-poppers Zoo – and subsequently invited to join the Hiro-produced
group J Soul Brothers; the precursor to Exile. Exile launched their career in
2001 with the gold-certified single,...
