Keita Tachibana
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| Keita Tachibana | ||
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 Keita In Early 2002
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| Background information | ||
| Born | December 16, 1985 (age 21) | |
| Origin |  Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan |
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| Genre(s) | J-pop | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer | |
| Years active | 2001–present | |
| Label(s) | Pony Canyon, Vision Factory | |
| Associated acts |
w-inds. | |
| Website | w-inds' official website Keita's official website |
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Keita Tachibana (born 16 December 1985), is a Japanese musician. He is the lead singer of the J-Pop boy band w-inds. and is also very involved with their dance sequences.
Keita Tachibana got his big break when he was the only male finalist in the 2000 ASAYAN Idol Contest, beating thousands of contestants, but did not win. He joined forces with two dancers from Sapporo, Ryuichi Ogata and Ryohei Chiba, to form their very popular J-Pop band, w-inds..
Keita is extremely famous for his extraordinary vocal range - he can hit notes 6-8 chords higher than the average male[citation needed]. In his spare time, he enjoys playing rounds of pool or soccer. Keita is also capable of playing various musical instruments; piano, guitar and bass guitar[citation needed].
He has an older brother, Yuta Tachibana, and two younger sisters, Mai Tachibana and Mio Tachibana, who is currently a model and part of the group Soran Happies.
Keita Tachibana has now got his own solo career as well as being in a band. His debut single was released on the 18th October 2006, titled "Michishirube". Although he is a solo artist now, he mentioned that w-inds. is a big part of him. w-inds. will not be disbanding. Their new single ハナムケ will be out on January 17, 2007.
His debut solo single, Michishirube, debuted at #3 on the Oricon Chart. It was a big hit, and he was even invited to perform at a reputable Japanese music show, Music Station. His solo album made it to the #5 on the first week on Oricon Chart as well.
He usually top the chart of polls conducted by Junon (a Japanese magazine).
He has a popular blog by which he tries to update fans on his life. His blog won the "Blog of the Year 2006".[citation needed]
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
1st single - Michishirube, 18 October 2006(#3 on the weekly Oricon Chart) 48 000+
[edit] Album
1st album - Koe, 29 November 2006(#5 on the weekly Oricon Chart) 38 000-40 000 copies sold
