Sandaime J Soul Brothers

Sandaime J Soul Brothers
From left to right: NAOTO, Takanori Iwata, Hiroomi Tosaka, Naoki Kobayashi, Ryuji Imaichi, Kenjiro Yamashita, ELLY.
Background information
Also known as	3JSB 三代目JSB J Soul Brothers III[1] The Third J Soul Brothers
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	J-pop Pop dance R&B electronic EDM rock
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Rhythm Zone, LDH
Associated acts	J Soul Brothers Exile Tribe Exile Afrojack
Website	www.jsoulb.jp
Members	Naoto Naoki Kobayashi Elly Kenjiro Yamashida Takanori Iwata Ryuji Imaichi Hiroomi Tosaka

Sandaime J Soul Brothers (Japanese: 三代目, Sandaime; "The Third"), officially known as Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe, are the third generation unit of the J Soul Brothers, a J-pop vocal and dance group formed by Exile leader Hiro. Sandaime J Soul Brothers are managed by Hiro's talent agency LDH, and are a part of the supergroup, Exile Tribe.

Formed exclusively by Exile's Vocal Battle Audition in 2010, Sandaime J Soul Brothers released their first single "Best Friend's Girl" in November 2010, which peaked at number three on the Oricon Singles Chart. Their self-titled debut album J Soul Brothers, released in 2011, also peaked at number three.^[2] In 2013, they achieved their first number-one record with their third album Miracle.

Sandaime J Soul Brothers were propelled to commercial and critical success following the release of their 2014 single "R.Y.U.S.E.I.", (Choreograped by member Elly) which won the Japan Record Award, the highest honor at the 56th Japan Record Awards.^[3]

Sandaime J Soul Brothers' album 'PLANET SEVEN' was the 2nd best selling Japanese album and the 3rd best selling Asian album of 2015 selling a total of 871,000 physical copies worldwide alone plus over one million digital copies sold.^[4] By the end of 2015, Sandaime was reported to have sold an estimated total gross of ¥6,856,000,000 from single, album, music DVD, and music Blu-ray sales together. ^[5] Additionally, Recochoku revealed the group as the best selling artist of the year with R.Y.U.S.E.I reported as the best selling song for both Recochoku and Billboard year end charts. ^[3][6]

History

2010: Group formation and debut

In July 2010, Japanese music dance group Exile announced on their variety show Shuukan EXILE that the J Soul Brothers would be returning with new members. The new generation, called Sandaime J Soul Brothers, would be led by Exile members Naoto and Naoki Kobayashi, both who were also members of the previous J Soul Brothers lineup.^[7] Elly, a member of the Exile theater group Gekidan EXILE, was announced to be the first new member.

To select a main vocalist for the group, Exile monitored the contestants in the singing competition, Vocal Battle Audition 2. Created by Exile's Hiro in 2006, the Vocal Battle Audition is held every few years to find new talents for their management agency, LDH. Ryuji Imaichi from Kawasaki participated in the first Vocal Battle Audition in 2006, but failed to pass the second screening. Imaichi tried his luck again four years later with the second series of Vocal Battle Audition, auditioning against 30,000 applicants. He finished first place with Hiroomi Tosaka from Tokyo.

In September 2010, Exile confirmed the final new members of Sandaime J Soul Brothers at their concert in Aichi: Gekidan EXILE member Kenjiro Yamashita, new recruit Takanori Iwata, and Vocal Battle Audition 2 winners, Imaichi and Tosaka. Exile then revealed that the new group were in the midst of preparing two debut singles.^[8]

Sandaime J Soul Brothers released their debut single, "Best Friend's Girl", on November 10, debuting at number three on the Oricon Singles Chart.^[9] It was used as a theme song for Meiji Meltykiss. The single was mildly successful, selling about 83,000 physical copies by 2011. However, the single was more well-received digitally, and went to receive the platinum digital certification by the RIAJ in 2013.

Their second single "On Your Mark ~Hikari no Kiseki~", released on December 1, also debuted at number three.^[10] It was used as the opening theme song for the Japanese television drama Kenji Kijima Heihachiro and sold about 59,000 physical copies.

2011–13: J Soul Brothers, Tribal Soul and Miracle

In May 2011, Sandaime J Soul Brothers released their third single Love Song. Debuting at number seven and selling only about 44,000 copies, it was the group's lowest-selling single. Despite the slow decline in sales, the group released their debut studio album, self-titled J Soul Brothers, to mild commercial success in June 2011. The album debuted at number three on the Oricon Albums Chart, selling 93,548 copies in the first week of release.^[11] It charted for 30 weeks, selling 137,366 physical copies by the end of the year.

The following month, LDH announced that Sandaime J Soul Brothers would perform the theme song for the Japanese television drama Rokudenashi Blues, a live adaptation of the manga series of the same name.^[12] In July, a series of PVs for the drama, titled "Fighters", was revealed online.^[13] The single was released on September 7, and became the group's first single to debut at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart, selling 83,000 copies on the first week. Their fifth single "Refrain", released in November 2011, debuted at number two.

Sandaime J Soul Brothers' second studio album, Tribal Soul, was released in December 2011. It debuted at number two and charted for 45 weeks, selling 156,894 physical copies.

The group released three singles in 2012, all debuting at number three on the Oricon Singles Chart. Their seventh single "0 ~Zero~", released in August 2012, became their first single to sell over 100,000 copies. Their third studio album, Miracle, debuted at number one on the Oricon Album Chart and received a platinum certification by the RIAJ, selling 264,345 copies in 2013.

2014–15: R.Y.U.S.E.I and PLANET SEVEN

In February 2014 LDH announced that Sandaime J Soul Brothers would release a four "seasonal" single series from the beginning of the year till the very end of it with each single representing the spring, summer, fall and winter seasons thorough the year. The first single "S.A.K.U.R.A" was released on March 2014 and debuted at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart.^[14]

During the following months it was revealed that the group went to Los Angeles for the shooting of the MV of the new single. Producer STY was accredited with the production of the song and member ELLY made the choreography. Their new single "R.Y.U.S.E.I" was set to be released on June 25. The song topped the Oricon Single Charts at number one selling 162,174 copies on its first week. "R.Y.U.S.E.I" gained media attention for its different approach, visuals and refreshing EDM style which earned recognition to Sandaime J Soul Brothers for the following months until their nomination to the Japan Record Award, later winning the highest honor and skyrocketing the group to mainstream success for its following year too.

After their return to Japan, Sandaime J Soul Brothers released their next single C.O.S.M.O.S. ~Akizakura~ (秋桜) on October 15. The single sold a total of 147,059 on its first month and went gold on digital sales. Finally O.R.I.O.N the last single for the winter season was released. O.R.I.O.N topped both Recochoku and iTunes weekly single charts in its first week of release, and ranked #2 in Oricon weekly single chart, selling 190,261 physical copies.

On late December the details of their new album were released. The album would be titled PLANET SEVEN and it would be released in January 28, 2015 JST.^[15][16]

In 2015 Sandaime J Soul Brothers's fifth studio album PLANET SEVEN was released in five editions and sold 508,337 on its first week once again gaining the number one spot at the Oricon Album Charts. PLANET SEVEN stayed in the top five position for over a moth and amassed at total of 855,215 physical copies sold and 1 million digital sales. A promotional music video was released in early January for the track "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe!". Even though the video wasn't an actual single it gathered 8 million views on YouTube on its first month and currently has over 20 million views.

In March 2015 it was revealed that the group would release two new singles in the month of April. The first single "starting over" sold 439,067 copies on its first week. The latter major maxi single STORM RIDERS featured Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash.^[17] The song sold 107,685 copies on its first week too. Additionally the group released a promotional music video for the B-side track "J.S.B Dream" to promote the launch of their website and clothing apparel brand JSB.^[18]

In July 8 Sandaime J Soul brothers was set to release their new single "Summer Madness" which was a collaboration with DJ and producer Afrojack. Previous collaborator STY also took part on the production of the song. "Summer Madness" sold 194,883 copies on its first week and remained on the Oricon charts for the next four weeks.^[19] The song was also featured on the set of Afrojack at Ultra Music Festival Japan. Ultimately the single sold a total of 233,768 physical copies and went Double Platinum on the RIAJ digital sales.

Sandaime J Soul Brothers receiving their second Japan Record Awards Grand Prize in December, 2015

Almost two weeks after releasing 'Summer Madness' Sandaime announced their next single titled "Unfair World" which was tied up with the movie UNFAIR.^[20] The song would be a ballad, meaning it would be around a year since their last ballad C.O.S.M.O.S. ~Akizakura~ (秋桜). On the 2nd of September "Unfair World" was released selling 179,822 copies on its first week and selling a reported total of 204,588 copies. The song was later nominated at the Japan Record Awards for the grand prize which the group won with an excellence award in addition. This was the second year in a row Sandaime J Soul Brothers won the top award over other veteran artists such as AKB48, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and AAA.^{[21] [22]}

2016–present:Born in the EXILE and New Album

Since early 2016, it was announced that a documentary film featuring the members of Sandaime J Soul Brothers would be screened in major theaters in Japan in the 12th of February. The documentary titled "Born in the EXILE" would include footage from their previous 'BLUE PLANET' tour as well as extra footage describing the group's history and the members outlook on their activities and grow so far as a group. A song under the same title "Born in the EXILE" was used as the official theme song and was wrote and composed by both vocalists Hiroomi Tosaka and Ryuji Imaichi. In late February, Avex released a teaser through JSB's official website and YouTube announcing their new album titled 'THE JSB LEGACY'. The album track list includes previous singles; "starting over", "Storm Riders", "Summer Madness" and "Unfair World".

Members

Name	Position	Date of birth	Birthplace	Notes
NAOTO	Leader, performer	August 30, 1983	Saitama Prefecture	Also a member of EXILE
Naoki Kobayashi (小林直己 Kobayashi Naoki)		November 10, 1984	Chiba Prefecture	Also a member of EXILE
ELLY	Performer	September 21, 1987	Aomori Prefecture
Kenjiro Yamashita (山下健二郎 Yamashita Kenjirō)		May 24, 1985	Kyoto Prefecture
Takanori Iwata (岩田剛典 Iwata Takanori)		March 6, 1989	Aichi Prefecture	Also a member of EXILE
Ryuji Imaichi (今市隆二 Imaichi Ryūji)	Vocalist	September 2, 1986	Kyoto Prefecture
Hiroomi Tosaka (登坂広臣 Tosaka Hirōmi)		March 12, 1987	Tokyo Prefecture

*Before becoming leaders of Sandaime J Soul Brothers, NAOTO and Naoki Kobayashi were members of Nidaime J Soul Brothers (The 2nd J Soul Brothers). Because of this, they are frequently referred to as 2nd and 3rd generation J Soul Brothers.

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak positions		Sales	Certifications
		JPN [23]	TWN East Asian [24]
J Soul Brothers[2]	Released: June 1, 2011 (JPN) Label: Rhythm Zone Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download	3	—	JPN: 137,366	RIAJ: Gold[25]
Tribal Soul	Released: December 7, 2011 (JPN) Label: Rhythm Zone Formats: CD, CD/DVD, CD/3DVD, digital download	2	—	JPN: 156,894	RIAJ: Gold[26]
Miracle	Released: January 1, 2013 (JPN) Label: Rhythm Zone Formats: CD, CD/DVD, CD/2DVD, digital download	1	9	JPN: 264,345	RIAJ: Platinum[27]
Blue Impact[upper-alpha 1]	Released: January 1, 2014 (JPN) Label: Rhythm Zone Formats: 2CD, 2CD/2DVD, 2CD/2Blu-ray, digital download	1	—	JPN: 391,217	RIAJ: Platinum[28]
Planet Seven	Released: January 28, 2015 (JPN) Label: Rhythm Zone Formats: CD, CD/DVD, CD/Blu-ray, digital download	1	—	JPN: 868,247[29]	RIAJ: Million[30]
THE JSB LEGACY	Release: March 30, 2016 (JPN) Label: Rhythm Zone Formats: CD, CD/DVD, CD/Blu-ray, digital download	1	—	JPN: 533,766	*RIAJ: Triple Platinum [31]

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak positions	Certifications
		JPN [23]
The Best[upper-alpha 1]	Released: January 1, 2014 (JPN) Label: Rhythm Zone Formats: 2CD, 2CD/2DVD, 2CD/2Blu-ray, digital download	1	RIAJ: Platinum[28]

Singles

As lead artists

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
		Oricon Singles Charts [23]	Billboard Japan Hot 100 [6][upper-alpha 2]
"Best Friend's Girl"	2010	3	3	RIAJ (digital): Platinum[55] RIAJ (physical): Gold[56]	J Soul Brothers
"On Your Mark (Hikari no Kiseki)" (ヒカリのキセキ, "Miracle of Light")		3	5	RIAJ (cellphone): Gold[57]
"Love Song"	2011	7	8	RIAJ (digital): Platinum[58]
"Fighters"		1	7	RIAJ (digital): Gold[55] RIAJ (physical): Gold[59]	Tribal Soul
"Refrain" (リフレイン Rifurein)		2	7	RIAJ (digital): Gold[55]
"Go My Way"	2012	3	3	RIAJ (digital): Gold[55] RIAJ (physical): Gold[60]	Miracle
0: Zero		3	—[upper-alpha 3]	RIAJ (physical): Gold[62]
"Powder Snow (Eien ni Owaranai Fuyu)" (永遠に終わらない冬, "Endless Winter")		3	3	RIAJ (digital): Gold[63] RIAJ (physical): Gold[64]
"Spark"	2013	2	3	RIAJ (physical): Gold[65]	Blue Impact
"Fuyu Monogatari" (冬物語, "Winter Story")		2	10	RIAJ (download): Platinum[66] RIAJ (physical): Gold[67]
"So Right"		2	3
"S.A.K.U.R.A." ("Cherry Blossoms")	2014	2	2	RIAJ (physical): Gold[68]	Planet Seven
"R.Y.U.S.E.I." ("Meteor")		1	1	RIAJ (digital): 3× Platinum[66] RIAJ (physical): Gold[69]
"C.O.S.M.O.S." (秋桜 Kosumosu)		3	2	RIAJ (digital): Gold[70] RIAJ (physical): Gold[71]
"O.R.I.O.N."		2	1	RIAJ (digital): Gold[72] RIAJ (physical): Gold[73]
"Starting Over"	2015	1	1	RIAJ (physical): Platinum[74]	The JSB Legacy
"Storm Riders" (featuring Slash)		3	2	RIAJ (digital): Gold[66] RIAJ (physical): Gold[74]
"Summer Madness" (featuring Afrojack)		1	1	RIAJ: (physical): Platinum[75]
"Unfair World"		2	2	RIAJ (physical): Platinum[66] RIAJ (digital): Gold[58]
"—" denotes items that did not chart.

As featured artists

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
		Oricon Singles Charts [23]	Billboard Japan Hot 100 [6][upper-alpha 2]
"Burning Up" (among Exile Tribe)[upper-alpha 4]	2013	1	3	RIAJ (physical): Gold[76]	Exile Tribe Revolution

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
		Billboard Japan Hot 100 [6][upper-alpha 2]
"Japanese Soul Brothers" (Nidaime J Soul Brothers + Sandaime J Soul Brothers)	2011	29		J Soul Brothers
"Hanabi" (花火, "Fireworks")[77]	2012	2	RIAJ (digital): 3× Platinum[66]	0: Zero / Miracle
"(You Shine) The World"[77]		—
"Kiss You Tonight"[77]		—
"Let's Party"[77]		—
"Summer Dreams Come True"	2014	70		"R.Y.U.S.E.I." (single) / Planet Seven
"Wedding Bell (Subarashiki Kana Jinsei)" (素晴らしきかな人生, "Maybe Wonderful Life")		42
"Glory"		57		"C.O.S.M.O.S." (single) / Planet Seven
"Eeny, Neeny, Miny, Moe!"	2015	8	RIAJ (digital): Gold[78]	Planet Seven
"Link"		92
"All Love"		93
"J.S.B. Dream"		59		"Storm Riders" (single)

Video albums

List of media, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak positions		Certifications
		JPN DVD [23]	JPN Blu-ray [23]
Live Tour 2012 0: Zero	Released: March 13, 2013 (JPN) Label: Rhythm Zone Formats: DVD, Blu-ray	2	3
Live Tour 2014: Blue Impact	Released: June 25, 2014 (JPN) Label: Rhythm Zone Formats: DVD, Blu-ray	1	1	RIAJ: Gold[69]
Live Tour 2015: Blue Planet	Released: December 16, 2015 (JPN) Label: Rhythm Zone Formats: DVD, Blu-ray	1	2	RIAJ: 2× Platinum[79]

Tours

Headlining 三代目J Soul Brothers LIVE TOUR 2012「0～ZERO～」 (2012) 三代目J Soul Brothers LIVE TOUR 2014 "Blue Impact" (2014) 三代目J Soul Brothers LIVE TOUR 2015 "Blue Planet" (2015)

Joint tours 二代目J Soul Brothers VS 三代目J Soul Brothers Live Tour 2011 ～EXILE TRIBE～ (2011) EXILE TRIBE LIVE TOUR 2012 ～TOWER OF WISH～ (2012) EXILE TRIBE PERFECT YEAR 2014 SPECIAL STAGE “THE SURVIVAL”IN SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 10DAYS (2014) EXILE TRIBE PERFECT YEAR LIVE TOUR TOWER OF WISH 2014 〜THE REVOLUTION〜 (2014)

Other ventures

Sandaime J Soul Brothers have appeared in several advertisements and television commercials throughout their career. Nike, All Nippon Airways, Samantha Thavasa and Glico are among many important brands and companies involved with public merchandising supported by the group.

Subunit

In late 2015, members Hiroomi Tosaka, Naoki Kobayashi and Takanori Iwata were endorsed in a promotional campaign with Glico's Pocky product line. The members formed the sub unit called THE Sharehappi from Sandaime J Soul Brothers and released the digital single 'Share The Love' as a commercial song for the endorsement. 'Share The Love' topped the Japanese iTunes store for four weeks and was certified gold by the RIAJ.^[80]

Title	Album details	Peak positions	Certifications
		JPN
"Share The Love"	Released: October 15, 2015 iTunes Label: Rhythm Zone Formats: Digital download	1	RIAJ: Gold

Endorsements

Title	Endorsement
三代目
Best Friend's Girl	明治『Meltykiss』CM Song
On Your Mark 〜ヒカリのキセキ〜	ABC・テレビ朝日系ドラマ『東京地検特捜部長・鬼島平八郎 “眠らぬ鬼”#テレビドラマ|検事・鬼島平八郎』主題歌
LOVE SONG	Recochoku CM Song
	LIXIL住宅研究所『アイフルホーム』CM Song
	テレビ朝日系『お願い!ランキング』2011年5月度エンディングテーマ
	dビデオドラマ『恋愛は必然である〜ドラマで分かる!新感覚恋愛法則〜』主題歌
FIELD OF DREAMS	ABC『今ちゃんの「実は…」』2011年6月度エンディングテーマ
1st Place	TBS系『ランク王国』2011年6月 - 7月度オープニングテーマ
FIGHTERS	ろくでなしBLUES』主題歌
NEW WORLD	ABC-MART『VANS Boots Sneaker』CMソング
	ゲーム『無双OROCHI 2』CMソング
リフレイン	H.I.S.『ヨーロッパ編』CMソング
	日本テレビ系『スッキリ!!』2011年11月度エンディングテーマ
I Can Do It	ABC-MART『Real Boots Collection』CMソング
DEEP INSIDE	ABC-MART『Dress Shoes Collection』CM Song
Feel The Soul	TBS系『全日本実業団女子駅伝2011』『全日本実業団対抗駅伝競走大会|ニューイヤー駅伝2012』テーマソング
Go my way	GREE『聖戦ケルベロス』CM Song
(YOU SHINE) THE WORLD	ABC-MART『サマーサンダルフェア』CM Song
Kiss You Tonight	フジテレビTWOドラマ『結婚同窓会 〜SEASIDE LOVE〜』主題歌
LET'S PARTY	MBS系ドラマ『戦国BASARA#テレビドラマ|戦国BASARA -MOONLIGHT PARTY-』オープニングテーマ
花火	テレビ朝日系『お願い!ランキング』2012年8月度エンディングテーマ
24karats TRIBE OF GOLD	関西テレビ系ドラマ『GTO』主題歌
FLAP YOUR WINGS	ABC-MART『VANSブーツスニーカー』CMソング
LOOK @ US NOW!	ABC-MART『リアルブーツコレクション』CMソング
Powder Snow 〜永遠に終わらない冬〜	テレビ朝日系『お願い!ランキング』2012年11月度エンディングテーマ
	ABC-MART『大人カジュアルブーツ』CMソング
Dynamite	ABC-MART『大人カジュアルブーツ』CMソング
SPARK	Samantha Thavasa『Samantha Tiara / SAMANTHA SILVA ジュエリー』CMソング
空に住む 〜Living in your sky〜	小説『空に住む』主題歌
BURNING UP	テレビ朝日系『お願い!ランキング』2013年7月度エンディングテーマ
	ABC-MART『adidas CRAZY COOL』CMソング
	ドラマ『ARROW/アロー』テーマソング
Waking Me Up	ABC-MART『メンズサンダルフェア』CMソング
T.T.T. (Top To Toe)	ABC-MART『VANSブーツスニーカー』CMソング
	ABC-MART『stefanorossi ZIP UP BOOTS』CMソング
冬物語	ハウステンボス『光の王国篇』CMソング
	日本テレビ系『PON!』2013年11月度エンディングテーマ
	モイスト・ダイアン『オイルシャンプー』CMソング
SO RIGHT	フジテレビ系ドラマ『ハニー・トラップ (テレビドラマ)|ハニー・トラップ』主題歌
Forever Together	Samantha Thavasa『Samantha×カワイイ×Art』CMソング
S.A.K.U.R.A.	テレビ朝日系『お願い!ランキング』2014年3月度エンディングテーマソング
R.Y.U.S.E.I.	東京シティ競馬『2014TCK』イメージソング
Summer Dreams Come True	Samantha Tiara & Samantha Thavasa『サマンサティアラ ジュエリー』CMソング
Wedding Bell 〜素晴らしきかな人生〜	リクルート『ゼクシィ』CMソング
C.O.S.M.O.S. 〜秋桜〜	Samantha Tiara & Samantha Thavasa “サマンサティアラ ジュエリー”TV CM ソング ハウステンボス「光の王国」CMソング[81]
Glory	エースコック『スーパーカップ』「カドメン 眼差し」篇 CMソング
O.R.I.O.N.	アパマンショップ「FCバルセロナキャンペーン」CMソング Samantha Tiara & Samantha Thavasa”サマンサティアラ ジュエリー”TV CMソング ハウステンボス「光のクリスマス」CMソング
Eeny,meeny,miny,moe!	エースコック『スーパーカップ』「カドメン 眼差し改訂」篇CMソング
ALL LOVE	黒い画集-草-』主題歌
STORM RIDERS feat.SLASH	トークアプリ『755』三代目 J Soul Brothers「始動」篇CMソング
	エースコック『スーパーカップ』「カドメン・秘密部屋」篇CMソング
Summer Madness	ANA 2015 Summer CM Song
Unfair World	Movie『Unfair -the end-』Theme
	Acecook「SUPERCUP」 CM Song[82]
	Samantha Tiara & Samantha Thavasa“Samantha Tiara Jewelry” TVCM Song
	Samantha Thavasa「時を刻む。SAMANTHA」編 CM Song
Share The Love	Glico「Pocky」CM Song
MUGEN ROAD	Nihon Television『HiGH&LOW〜THE STORY OF S.W.O.R.D.〜』Theme
Born in the EXILE	Documentary『Born in the EXILE』Theme
BREAK OF DAWN	Movie『Terraformars』Theme
Feel So Alive	Apaman Shop CM Song
	Acecook「SUPERCUP」CM Song [83]

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Award	Nominated work	Result
2011	MTV Video Music Awards Japan	Best New Artist	"On Your Mark (Hikari no Kiseki)"	Nominated
2012	MTV Video Music Awards Japan	Best Pop Video	"Fighters"	Won
	54th Japan Record Awards	Best Song Award	"Hanabi" (花火)	Won
		Japan Record Award		Nominated
2013	MTV Video Music Awards Japan	Best Group Video		Won
		Best Karaokee! Song		Nominated
2014	47th Japan Cable Awards	Excellence Award	"R.Y.U.S.E.I."	Won
	56th Japan Record Awards[3]	Best Song Award		Won
		Japan Record Award		Won
2015	Japan Gold Disc Award	Best Music Video Award	"J Soul Brothers LIVE TOUR 2014「BLUE IMPACT」"	Won
	MTV Europe Music Awards	Best Japanese Act	"PLANET SEVEN"	Nominated
	MTV Video Music Awards Japan	Best Group Video	"Eeny, meeny, miny, moe!"	Won
		Video Of The Year		Won
	Apple Music Best of 2015 [84]	Best Album	"PLANET SEVEN"	Won
	48th Japan Cable Awards	Excellence Award	"Summer Madness"	Won
		Grand Prize		Won
	57th Japan Record Awards	Best Song Award	"Unfair World"	Won
		Japan Record Award		Won

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist(s)	Album
2010	"Best Friend's Girl"	Sandaime J Soul Brothers	J Soul Brothers
2010	"On Your Mark ～ヒカリのキセキ～"	Sandaime J Soul Brothers	J Soul Brothers
2011	"24karats STAY GOLD"	Exile (feat. Sandaime J Soul Brothers)	J Soul Brothers
2011	"Love Song"	Sandaime J Soul Brothers	J Soul Brothers
2011	"Japanese Soul Brothers"	Nidaime J Soul Brothers + Sandaime J Soul Brothers	J Soul Brothers
2011	"Fighters"	Sandaime J Soul Brothers	Tribal Soul
2011	"Refrain"	Sandaime J Soul Brothers	Tribal Soul
2012	"Go My Way"	Sandaime J Soul Brothers	Miracle
2012	"Hanabi" (花火)	Sandaime J Soul Brothers	Miracle
2012	"24karats TRIBE OF GOLD"	Exile Tribe	The Best
2012	"Powder Snow ～永遠に終わらない冬～"	Sandaime J Soul Brothers	Miracle
2013	"Looks @ Us Now!"	Sandaime J Soul Brothers	Miracle
2013	"Spark"	Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe	Blue Impact
2013	"Burning Up"	Sandaime J Soul Brothers vs. Generations	Blue Impact
2013	"Fuyu Monogatari" (冬物語)	Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe	Blue Impact
2013	"So Right"	Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe	Blue Impact
2014	"S.A.K.U.R.A."	Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe	Planet Seven
2014	"R.Y.U.S.E.I."	Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe	Planet Seven
2014	"The Revolution"	Exile Tribe	Exile Tribe Revolution
2014	"24WORLD"	Exile Tribe	Exile Tribe Revolution
2014	"C.O.S.M.O.S. ～秋桜～"	Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe	Planet Seven
2014	"O.R.I.O.N."	Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe	Planet Seven
2015	"Storm Riders"	Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe (feat. Slash)	Storm Riders Single Album
2015	"J.S.B. Dream"	Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe	Storm Riders Single Album
2015	"Summer Madness"	Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe (feat. Afrojack)	Summer Madness Single Album
2015	"Unfair World"	Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe	Unfair World Single Album

Notes

1. Sandaime J Soul Brothers' fourth studio album Blue Impact was packaged together with their first compilation album The Best as a 2CD set.
2. Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Best Friend's Girl",^[32] "On Your Mark (Hikari no Kiseki)",^[33] "Love Song",^[34] "Japanese Soul Brothers",^[35] "Fighters",^[36] "Refrain",^[37] "Go My Way",^[38] "Hanabi",^[39] "Powder Snow (Eien ni Owaranai Fuyu)",^[40] "Spark",^[41] "Burning Up",^[42] "So Right",^[43] "Fuyu Monogatari",^[44] "S.A.K.U.R.A.",^[45] "R.Y.U.S.E.I.",^[46] "Wedding Bell",^[46] "Summer Dreams Come True",^[46] "C.O.S.M.O.S.",^[47] "Glory",^[47] "Orion",^[48] "Eeny, Neeny, Miny, Moe!",^[49] "Link",^[49] "All Love".^[49] "Starting Over",^[50] "Storm Riders",^[51] "J.S.B. Dream"^[52] "Summer Madness",^[53] "Unfair World".^[54]
3. As a non-eponymous single featuring four promoted A-sides ("Hanabi", "(You Shine) The World", "Kiss You Tonight" and "Let's Party"), 0: Zero did not chart on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, however peaked at number three on the Hot Single Sales sub-chart.^[61]
4. Instead of featuring all members of Exile Tribe, "Burning Up" was a collaboration between Sandaime J Soul Brothers and Generations from Exile Tribe.

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