EXILE ATSUSHI to study in China next year???!!!
Picture of ATSUSHI & Jay Chou
EXILE's ATSUSHI has plans to advance to China. Their album EXILE JAPAN will be release simultaneously in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan on New Year's Day. ATSUSHI will release a special solo Cd in which features collaboration between him and several Chinese singers.
The CD will include 5 songs in which Taiwanese artist Jay Chou and other 4 famous singers will participate. The songs will be covered songs by the respective artists in Japanese and in Chinese. ATSUSHI has challenged himself to sing 「我願意（Anata ni tsuku shimas）」 in full Chinese.
On the 9th December, Jay Chou appeared in EXILE's Tokyo Dome concert and both ATSUSHI and him sang 「説了再見（Sayounara wo ita）」.
ATSUSHI said that he has strong desires to step forward EXILE's activities to China and parts of Asia. According to the officials, He has plans to stay in China next year to learn the Chinese language. The date and place has yet to be confirmed.
ATSUSHI said that as a representative of Japan, he hopes that Asian artists will together create good music.
Translated by me
Source: Sponichi Annex
OMG!!! OMG!! THIS IS SUPER BIG NEWS!!!!!! It's definitely exciting to hear their desire to spread their music to China and other parts of Asia!