Takahiro Tasaki (田﨑敬浩; born 8 December 1984), better known by his stage name EXILE TAKAHIRO, is a Japanese singer and actor. He is the vocalist of Exile and Ace of Spades. Takahiro grew up in Nagasaki Prefecture. Biography Takahiro Tasaki was born on 8 December 1984, and was raised up in Nagasaki Prefecture. He has a younger sister. He became a big fan of Exile when he and his friends attended one of their concerts in 2005. He decided to join the "EXILE Vocal Battle Audition 2006 ~ASIAN DREAM~" and became the final winner of the audition, held at Nippon Budokan on 22 September 2006. After he won, he eventually became the new vocalist of Exile alongside original member Atsushi. The addition of Takahiro to the group was considered Exile's second era. After he joined, he was given the stage name TAKAHIRO and the group went on to release 3 singles and an album to allow fans, new and old, to adapt to the "new" Exile. They held their tour EXILE LIVE TOUR 2007 EXILE EVOLUTION during May 2007 to further promote the new image of their group. The tour ended at Tokyo Dome on 5 August 2007. In April 2012, he became the vocalist of the rock band Ace of Spades. They debuted on 22 August in the same year with the single "WILD TRIBE". On 26 June 2013, he made a solo debut with the single "Issen Ichibyou" (一千一秒; One Thousand and One Second). Takahiro wrote 3 out of the 4 songs from the single himself. In January 2014, he made his acting debut in the Nippon TV drama Senryoku-gai Sōsa-kan (戦力外捜査官; External Force Investigator). On 5 March 2014, he released his 2nd single "Love Story" which was also used as the theme song for his first drama. Additionally, Takahiro held his first solo exhibition Hajime - Enogu Baka Nisshi - (始－絵具バカ日誌－; Beginning Painter's Diary) at Saitama Super Arena TOIRO in June of the same year. It showcased approximately 200 of his artworks, including calligraphy, paintings and digital art which fuses calligraphy and photography. On 20 February 2015, it was announced that Takahiro's first drama from 2014 would have a sequel titled Senryoku-gai Sōsa-kan Hime Deka Kurage Senba (戦力外捜査官 姫デカ・海月千波). On 23 September 2015, Takahiro released his first solo album the VISIONALUX. It was also announced that one of its tracks, "Itsuka mata Aetara", was chosen as the