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简介
ExWHYZ are a Japanese idol group formed in June 2022.
They are made up of former members of EMPiRE, and their formation was announced during EMPiRE's disbandment concert on June 2nd, 2022. They started activities in late Summer 2022.
ExWHYZ were announced on June 2nd, 2022. During EMPiRE's disbandment concert, WACK director Watanabe Junnosuke appeared on stage, thanking fans for their five years of support, before subsequently announcing that everyone from EMPiRE's final line-up would form a new unit, named ExWHYZ.
ExWHYZ would be under the EMI label, instead of Avex like EMPiRE previously were, and, following one last tour from EMPiRE's former members, they would begin activities in late Summer. Immediately after the disbandment, EMPiRE's social media accounts were changed to become ExWHYZ instead, and the members dropped the "EMPiRE" from their stage names.
After a period of promoting as "ex-EMPiRE", the start of their activity as ExWHYz officially began on August 17th, with the announcement of their first album and tour, and the release of their debut digital single, Wanna Dance.
On August 26th, ExWHYZ announced that midoriko would go on hiatus due to a worsening chronic health problem.
A second song from ExWHYZ's upcoming album, Obsession, was released digitally on October 4th.
ExWHYZ's debut album, xYZ, was released on November 2nd.
2023
Following the end of their xYZ Tour, midoriko resumed activities with the group, and an updated version of their debut album, xYZ [hYPER EDITION], was announced. In addition, ExWHYZ revealed that they would be the first WACK idol group to perform at Nippon Budokan (second WACK unit overall, after PEDRO).
xYZ [hYPER EDITION] will be released on March 1st. It includes all songs re-recorded to include midoriko's vocals, and one new track.
ExWHYZ's Budokan performance, The FIRST STEP, will take place on May 13th.
Following the end of midoriko's hiatus on January 12th, ExWHYZ announced an updated "hYPER EDITION" of XYZ, with all songs re-recorded to include midoriko's vocals, which had been missing from certain tracks on the original album as she had been absent from activities since August. In addition to the updated vocals, the hYPER EDITION includes one, as-of-yet untitled new track.