w-inds. - LIVE TOUR "AWAKE" at Nippon Budokan

w-inds. Releases LIVE DVD & Blu-ray Of Additional Show At Nippon Budokan In March

It has been revealed that w-inds., who completed their 2013 national tour ＜w-inds. LIVE TOUR 2013 “AWAKE”＞ in success, would be releasing a live DVD & Blu-ray of their additional show that took place at Nippon Budokan on January 10. The live DVD & Blu-ray will be released on March 19.

The tour took place after the group released their first single in 20 months, “A Little Bit”, which was released after each member took time off to work on their solo careers. The live concert was named “AWAKE” to resemble the new awakening of the group as each member made leaps of progress through their solo careers. The tour began with the concert at Matsudo Mori no Hall on November 14, 2013. Concerts were held in a total of 13 cities within the country. The will come to a close with concerts at Nippon Budokan on January 10, 2014, and at Hong Kong Asia World Expo: Arena Hall 1 on January 18.

Bonus contents will be included in the live DVD & Blu-ray. The Blu-ray will be released as standard version, but the DVD will be released in two versions: the standard version and the fan club version. The standard versions will come with solo performances that took place at Nippon Budokan, along with a making video for the tour. The fan club version will feature an MC compilation and behind-the-scene footages along with commentaries by the members taken during ＜w-inds. LIVE TOUR 2013 “AWAKE”＞.

The group is scheduled to hold a commemoratory event for the release of their live DVD & Blu-ray. Furthermore, by reserving a copy at the Nippon Bodukan concert on January 10, you will get a chance to win a backstage pass to use on the day.

w-inds．Tour Finals in Hong Kong

[Single] w-inds. - A Little Bit [2013.10.30]

2012年2月発売の「FLY HIGH」以来32枚目となる、各々ソロ活動を経た上での、再始動シングル第一弾。

収録内容

1. A Little Bit

2. Rock Your Body

3. A Little Bit (Instrumental)

4. Rock Your Body (Instrumental)

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[PV] w-inds. - A Little Bit [1440 x 1080]

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[FULL PV] w-inds -「A Little Bit」

W-inds.'s 32nd Single「We'll Be Alright」Revealed

The details on w-inds.'s 32nd single, scheduled for release on October 30th, has been revealed. 

w-inds.'s first single in a year and 8 months will be titled "A Little Bit". The title track is written by Satomi who was in charge of the lyrics for Nakashima Mika's "Yuki no Hana" and JUJU's "Arigatou". It's described as a number with a magnificent sound that gives a premonition of the future.

The single will come in 3 different types: Limited Edition A, Limited Edition B, and Regular Edition. Each version will come with a different coupling track such as the dance number "Rock Your Body" and the medium-tempo tune "We'll Be Alright". 

Furthermore, w-inds.'s previously released DVDs 'w-inds. 10th Anniversary 314[Three Fourteen]', 'w-inds. 10th Anniversary -Three Fourteen- at Nippon Budokan', and 'w-inds. 10th Anniversary BEST LIVE TOUR 2011 FINAL AT NIPPON BUDOKAN' will be released in Blu-ray form on December 18th. 

[Limited Edition A] 

01. A Little Bit

02. Rock Your Body

03. A Little Bit (Instrumental)

04. Rock Your Body (Instrumental)

[Limited Edition B]

01. A Little Bit

02. Tell Me What You're Wating For

03. A Little Bit (Instrumental)

04. Tell Me What You're Wating For (Instrumental)

[Regular Edition]

01. A Little Bit

02. We'll Be Alright

03. A Little Bit (Instrumental)

04. We'll Be Alright (Instrumental)

w-inds. to release a new single in October and nationwide tour

Vocal unit w-inds. has announced that they will be releasing a new single (currently untitled) on October 30.

This will mark w-inds.'s 32nd single, and it will also be their first single since releasing "FLY HIGH" in February of 2012. More details will come later.

Additionally, w-inds. will be holding a nationwide tour called 'w-inds. LIVE TOUR 2013'. It will kick off on November 14 in Chiba and they will travel to 13 locations.

<w-inds. LIVE TOUR 2013>

Thursday, November 14th - Matsudo Mori no Hall 21 (Chiba)

Saturday, November 16th - Utsunomiya-shi Bunka Kaikan (Tochigi)

Monday, November 18th - Fuchu no Mori Geijutsu Gekijou (Tokyo)

Friday, November 22nd - Omiya Sonic City Hall (Saitama)

Saturday, November 23rd - Sendai Sun Plaza Hall (Miyagi)

Wednesday, November 27th - Nagoya Century Hall (Aichi)

Friday, December 6th - Kobe International House International Hall (Hyogo)

Sunday, December 8th - Grand Cube Osaka (Osaka)

Tuesday, December 10th - Olympus Hall Hachiouji (Tokyo)

Friday, December 13th - Niigata Kenmin Kaikan (Niigata)

Sunday, December 15th - Hiroshima-shi Bunka Kouryu Kaikan (Hiroshima)

Monday, December 16th - Fukuoka Sun Palace (Fukuoka)

Saturday, December 21st - Pacifico Yokohama Kokuritsu Dai Hall (Kanagawa)

w-inds. KEITA to release his first solo album in June

It’s been revealed that w-inds. member KEITA will be releasing his first solo album, “SIDE BY SIDE“, on June 5th.

The track list consists of 13 songs, including his solo debut single, “Slide ‘n’ Step“, “Nice and Slow“, which was written by KEITA, and his collaboration song with AKLO called “Magic feat. AKLO“.

The lead track, “Magic feat. AKLO”, will be used as the ending theme for ‘One Tree Hill Second Season‘, which starts on NTV starting May 7th. It will air on the radio for the first time on April 26th through TOKYO FM’s ‘Yamada Hisashi no Radio Unlimited F‘.

To coincide with the album’s release, KEITA will be holding listening events in May at 4 locations nationwide. He will also hold mini-lives in Tokyo and Osaka in early-June as well as a nationwide tour starting late-June.

Take a look at the jacket covers for “SIDE BY SIDE” and his schedule below!

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<Limited Edition>

<Regular Edition>

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<“SIDE BY SIDE” EXCLUSIVE EVENT>

Saturday, May 11th – Zepp Nagoya (Aichi)
Saturday, May 18th – Yamano Hall (Tokyo)
Sunday, May 19th – Ims Hall (Fukuoka)
Saturday, May 25th – L Theater (Osaka)

<“SIDE BY SIDE” SPECIAL STAGE>

Saturday, June 8th – Tokyo Dome City Laqua Garden Stage (Tokyo)
Sunday, June 9th – Abeno Market Park Q’s Mall 3F Sky Court (Osaka)

<KEITA SIDE BY SIDE TOUR 2013>

Saturday, June 29th – Yokohama BLITZ (Kanagawa)
Wednesday, July 3rd – Zepp Nagoya (Aichi)
Friday, July 5th – Zepp Namba (Osaka)
Monday, July 15th – Zepp Fukuoka (Fukuoka)
Saturday, July 27th – Sendai Shimin Kaikan Dai Hall (Miyagi)
Saturday, August 3rd – Maihama Amphitheater (Chiba)

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