The J-pop group combines four rappers from the reality show VOCAL BATTLE AUDITION 5 and three members of Project TARO, a vocal group from 2014’s audition show GLOBAL JAPAN CHALLENGE. ∙ In addition to rapping, the group’s members are talented singers and dancers. ∙ Before making their BALLISTIK BOYZ debut, Miku, Rikiya, and Masahiro were backup dancers for J-pop boy band EXILE. ∙ In 2019, the group won Rising Star honors at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan. ∙ Their 2019 single “44RAIDERS” hit No. 7 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. ∙ Their song “Make U a Believer” became the closing theme to TV Asahi’s variety show Freestyle Dungeon.