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is a Japanese pop boy band managed by Vision Factory and signed to the Pony Canyon label since 2000. The group consists of Ryohei Chiba and Keita Tachibana; Ryuichi Ogata left the group in 2020. Tachibana is the lead singer of the group, while Chiba and Ogata provide backing vocals and rap. W-inds released their debut single, "Forever Memories", in 2001. They were named "Best New Artists" at the Japan Cable Awards and Japan Record Awards for the release of "Paradox." In addition to selling 5 million copies of CDs in Japan, W-inds has earned numerous awards and accolades from China, Hong Kong, and South Korea. History Pre-debut In 2000, Keita Tachibana from Fukuoka passed the Starlight Auditions hosted by Vision Factory and was signed onto their label. In the same year, Ryohei Chiba and Ryuichi Ogata, who attended the same dance school in Sapporo, passed dance auditions to join the group. The three moved to Tokyo to live together, and in November, began street performances i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The discography for the Japanese boy band w-inds. consists of 40 singles and 13 studio albums since their major label debut in 2001. Albums Studio albums Compilation albums Remix albums Singles As lead artist As featured artist Promotional singles Guest appearances Other charted songs Videography Video albums Music videos Other discography DVDs # "Private of W-inds" (6 February 2002) - ??? copies sold References External links w-inds. release summaryat Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ... {{W-inds Discographies of Japanese artists Pop music group discographies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keita Tachibana
, also known monomously as Keita (stylized KEITA), is a Japanese singer and actor. Since 2000, he rose to fame as the lead vocalist from the boy band W-inds. During that time, he launched a solo career, and in 2012, has revitalized it again under a reinvented image. In addition to music, Tachibana also launched an acting career and has appeared in television dramas such as ''Ohitorisama'' and ''Mattsugu''. Career At age 14, Tachibana was only male finalist in the 2000 Kyushu-Okinawa Starlight Audition. Afterwards, he was scouted and became part of W-inds with Ryuichi Ogata and Ryohei Chiba. In addition to his singing and dancing talents, Keita plays keyboard and guitar. Solo career In addition to Tachibana's activities in W-inds, he launched a solo career, with his debut single "Michishirube" releasing on 18 October 2006. "Michishirube" served as the first ending theme to the anime ''Reborn!'' and debuted at No. 3 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. Shortly after the rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The discography for the Japanese boy band w-inds. consists of 40 singles and 13 studio albums since their major label debut in 2001. Albums Studio albums Compilation albums Remix albums Singles As lead artist As featured artist Promotional singles Guest appearances Other charted songs Videography Video albums Music videos Other discography DVDs # "Private of W-inds" (6 February 2002) - ??? copies sold References External links w-inds. release summaryat Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ... {{W-inds Discographies of Japanese artists Pop music group discographies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryuichi Ogata
, also known monomously as Ryuichi or Dravil, is a Japanese singer, rapper, and guitarist. In 2001, he rose to fame as a member of the Japanese boy band W-inds as the group's dancer, back-up vocalist, and rapper. In addition to his activities with W-inds, Ogata also played guitar and provided back-up vocals for the rock bands Radio Foundation and All City Steppers. In 2020, Ogata briefly retired from the entertainment industry from health problems. In 2021, he returned as a solo singer, performing under the stage name Dravil. Career 2001-2020: W-inds, Radio Foundation, and All City Steppers Ogata began taking dance classes at Sapporo with his older sister and met Ryohei Chiba there. In 2000, Ogata, along with Chiba, passed auditions held at their dance school to join Keita Tachibana and form the boy band w-inds. Although initially chosen to be a dancer, Ogata later contributed to their songs as a back-up vocal and rapper. During the ''Prime of Life Tour'' in 2004, Ogata ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |