Biography
Correct tag is w-inds. !!!
w-inds. (ウィンズ, Uinzu) is a Japanese pop vocal/dance group. They are popular in Japan, and have performed in shows such as the annual Kōhaku Uta Gassen (紅白歌合戦, Kōhaku Uta Gassen?), a Japanese TV program that invites only the top-selling artists of the year. Their first hit was "Forever Memories."
Members
Name: Ryohei Chiba (千葉涼平, Chiba Ryouhei?)
Role: Rapper, background singer, dancer
Birth date: November 18, 1984
Birth place: Sapporo
Name: Keita Tachibana (橘慶太, Tachibana Keita?)
Role: Vocalist and dancer
Birth date: December 16, 1985
Birth Place: Fukuoka
Name: Ryuichi Ogata (緒方龍一, Ogata Ryūichi?)
Role: Rapper, background singer, dancer
Birth date: December 17, 1985
Birth place: Sapporo
History
Beginning in November 2000, w-inds. gave street performances in Yoyogi Park and Shibuya. Just prior to their major label debut in March 2001, 8,000 people came out to see them perform near Shibuya Station. This was followed by their official debut on March 14th with their first single, Forever Memories. Their 1st album, w-inds.~1ST MESSAGE~, was released the same year and topped the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart on the first day of its release.
Information
w-inds. has a wide and strong fan base around Asia, including Taiwan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia. They are especially popular in Taiwan, and were the only Japanese group invited to perform on the MTV Mandarin Awards, September 2006. They have held two concerts in Taiwan (2004 and 2005). Both received great response from fans. In 2004, their concert tickets sold out within 23 minutes, which set a record in Taiwan for the "artiste with the fastest selling tickets." Several popular Taiwanese celebrities have attended their concerts as well. In 2007, they returned to Taiwan to once again host a concert for the w-inds. live tour 2007 Journey.
They first performed in China in 2002, in Shanghai. They also took part in a China-Japan music festival in 2006. In March 2007, they flew to Beijing to participate in another China-Japan music festival along with two other Japanese artists. They have held video conferences in Hong Kong. On July 2, 2007 they joined the Pop Rock Gala in celebrating the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. On this visit they picked up ten awards, accumulated from the years since their debut.
w-inds, are one of the few bands that are able to hold summer live tours annually. They have held summer live tours around Japan every year since 2002.
They were also the only Japanese artists to perform in the Mnet KM Music Festival, a music awards show in Korea, in 2006.
The main vocalist, Keita Tachibana, debuted with a solo single, "Michishirube," on October 18, 2006. Contrary to the rumours, Tachibana has confirmed that w-inds.. is not disbanding despite his solo career.
w-inds. are often featured in various magazines in Japan and throughout Asia such as JUNON, Newsmaker, Arena37c and ORICON STYLE. They are also often invited to perform on Popjam, CDTV, Music Japan and Music Fighter. They are also frequent winners in polls conducted by JUNON for their good looks and talent.
To date, all their singles and studio albums have made it into the top 10 positions in the Oricon Charts, with the exception of their first single, "Forever Memories."
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