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w-inds. PV shooting in HK update

w-inds. shooting their new PV at HK old airport, Kai Tak.

Fans took action to chase after their idols.. or shall I say stalk their idols. haha!

After their concert yesterday's night, from today onwards w-inds. will stay in HK to shoot for their new PV. This afternoon, w-inds. went off from their W Hotel in Wan Chai to Kowloon to start their work. Those well informed fans responded quickly to the news and rented about 10 buses to chase after their idols. In the afternoon, while having their shooting at Kai Tak airport, HK old airport, w-inds. discovered/ noticed that there are reporters taking their pictures; hence in return, w-inds. took out their camera and take pictures of those reporters.

Hahaha! That's hilarious. I guess w-inds. wants them to feel how was it like when their pictures were being taken by others eh. haha! Or that they feel it's interesting or just was having some fun with the reporters; hence they did back what the reporter did to them. hahah! So interesting. Can't wait for their PV. This is their first PV that they shot overseas.

w-inds. in HK news update

Their first concert, which was held yesterday, ticket sales has reached more than 90%. After their concert, w-inds. has gone with the crew for celebration. It's reported that w-inds. are traveling around HK searching for location for their new PV and they will leave HK on Monday.

Sources from: on.cc

w-inds. news coverage

On Nov 6, 3 members unit, w-inds. went to Hong Kong. They have also received an award for having "Best record sales" in Hong Kong, 7 albums in 5 consecutive years and they are being commended as the first Japanese artist.

From left, they are Chiba Ryohei, Tachibana Keita and Ogata Ryuichi with their intense dance performance for their first independent concert. Asia No. 1 popularity was shown in HK, Wanchai.

With the light blue pens being waved in fantasy (by fans), the HK convention center looks like a night view worthy of a million dollars. Lead vocal, Tachibana Keita (23) said "I am really happy to be able to come to HK" in Cantonese and his eyes were slightly teary with the presence of 8000 fans screaming at the meeting place. Ever since the year of 2004, fans in HK has been non-stop calling the local company of w-inds. representative asking w-inds. to go over to HK for concert. In the year of 2006, w-inds. made a promise to HK fans through satellite TV saying that they will go over to HK for concert. Ryuichi said "We are happy that fans are coming to our concert." It's like a wish being fulfilled (or dream come true).

The greatest part of all is Kirei da when Keita sang a part of it in Cantonese causing so much joy in fans. In the meantime, their upcoming release "New World" in December 09 too was one of the songs in the list of 22 songs that were sang. They wore an electrifying suits and they have changed a total of 5 outfits during the concert.

In Hong Kong, throughout the release of 7 albums, they got the best sales record for 5 consecutive years ever since 2004 beating out Ayumi Hamasaki; causing them to be the first artist from Japan to have such achievement.

In 2006 w-inds. has won the most influential artist of Jpop in China and they attended a dinner banquet of the Prime Minister of China and performed in front of the Prime Minister. This time too in HK, they are known as no. 1 Japanese singer in Asia.

The next day of w-inds. arrival in HK, 7 local newspaper have make news coverage of w-inds., which the local media said their demand in HK are way beyond their expectations. w-inds. is much more popular overseas (in other Asia countries) than in Japan.

Keita expressed "If only we can go to Malaysia and Singapore. As for Asia no. 1?! It's a dream eh." w-inds. next step is to hope to become the top well known artist in Asia.