Fantastics from Exile Tribe

Fantastics from Exile Tribe (stylized as FANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBE and originally called Fantastics) is a Japanese male dance and vocal group with nine members. It was formed and is managed by LDH, belongs to the Exile Tribe collective (which is connected to Exile), and releases music through Rhythm Zone, a label under Avex Group. The group made its major debut on December 5, 2018.

2017: Pre-debut

The group's origins date to December 29, 2016, when five performers from EXPG were chosen to form a new dance unit. On January 31, 2017, the group's name and lineup were announced on the TBS show "Weekly Exile": five performers from EXPG plus Sekai and Taiki as leaders. The five new performers were Natsuki Sawamoto, Leiya Seguchi, Natsuki Hori, Keito Kimura, and Shota Nakao.

From February 13 to April 16, 2017, the group undertook a "Musha shugyō" training period. On May 15, a vocal audition (Vocal Battle Audition 5) was announced on "Weekly Exile" to recruit singers for the unit. On December 20, 2017, Yusei Yagi and Sota Nakajima were revealed as the two finalists who passed the audition on NTV's "Sukkiri".

2018: Fantastic 9

On March 3, 2018, Shota Nakao announced he would pause his activities to receive treatment for stomach cancer. From April 14 to June 10, the group held a second training period called "Yume-sha shugyō FANTASTIC 9". On May 1, it was announced that Ballistik Boyz would serve as the opening act for events starting May 12. On May 4, the group appeared on Exile's digital single "Turn Back Time", which was dedicated to Shota and marked the group's first release; its music video included handwritten messages and get-well wishes from all Exile Tribe artists.

On July 8, it was announced that Shota had died of gastric cancer on July 6. At Dance Earth Festival 2018 on July 14—the group's first stage after his death—the members declared that "FANTASTICS is 9 people." LDH later organized a memorial event for fans on August 25 and 26, where attendees brought letters, pictures, and art to share memories of Shota. On September 15, during Exile's "Exile Live Tour 2018-2019 'Star of Wish'", the group was officially announced as an Exile Tribe group, along with news of their major debut on December 5 with the single "Over Drive".

2019: Singles, Battle of Tokyo and first tour

On April 3, 2019, they released their second single "Flying Fish".