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On August 16th, it was announced that EXILE�s charity song �Rising Sun� will be used as a theme song for the 19th broadcast of Nihon TV�s program �Birdman Contest 2011�.

"Rising Sun" was written by member ATSUSHI (31), who sought to express his wish for the rapid recovery of areas afflicted by the Tohoku disaster. In addition, member TAKAHIRO (26) will participate in this program as the team supporter of �Tohoku University windnauts�, a group that hails from Miyagi Prefecture.

TAKAHIRO will visit Sendai before the competition and witness the damage done by the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Afterwards, he will be running side-by-side with the boats. Regarding his thoughts as the team supporter for the Tohoku University team, he said, �I am glad to be their supporter,� after looking at their �flight� as birdmen.

"Rising Sun" will be released on September 14th. If you haven't checked out their short PV for it, be sure to click the link here!

Source & Image: Sanspo