Talk:W-inds

message: Statistics seem to be proper, but more information is needed about the group's formation, record-label contracting, &c.  For purposes of a Wikipedia article, fan data is extraneous; unfortunately, fansite data tends to be hyped to excess in the Japanese pop music world and not enough emphasis made on the facts critical to an encyclopedic article.  Definitely a More sources and Fansite situation. - B.C.Schmerker 06:23, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Overall 

message: If this no longer needs cleaning up, I would like a Wiki expert to remove the clean up message and do whatever else is necessary to ensure that this article is marked as clean. Illusionz 08.02.2005
:I removed the cleanup tag but I added the band-stub tag because it seems to consist mainly of a list of records with virtually no commentary. RJFJR 03:21, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The article still needs serious cleanup!  But as long as it's marked as a stub, that should be good enough.  However, I think it's important to point out that most of the information here is trivia, non-notable, and non-encylopedic.  Details such as shoe size, star sign, blood type and favorite foods are things that belong on a fan site, not in an encyclopedia!  Xtifr tälk 09:19, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clean up 

message: if you look at the previous edits, i think people will agree that they were unencyclopedic. Rather, they should be replaced with group history, not their favorite colors. mirageinred 01:38, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  all trivias deleted 

message: The Infobox band is now upgraded to the current Infobox musical artist.  The city of origin as listed is Shibuya, which may be replaced if the band is headquartered elsewhere in Japan. - B.C.Schmerker 06:09, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Infobox conversion 

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message: As of 05:21, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re: Achievements 

message: As of this post, information about the 2003 decommissioning of Yoyogi-Shibuya Pedestrian Pathway is available only from Archive.org, e.g.:(曰本語) /web/20030208132732/http://www.zakzak.co.jp/top/t-2002_12/2t2002122814.html at Web.Archive.org, Shift-JIS encodedabout the designation repeal.  What other sources are available to assemble a reasonably comprehensive picture of the group's performances prior to "Forever Memories"? B. C. Schmerker (talk) 09:09, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re: History 

message: There seems to be an issue about "Sixteen-Night Moon" (十六夜の月), spec. whether "moon" is an on (Izayoi no Gatsu) or a kun (Izayoi no Tsuki).  Do we have solid info from any of the websites listed in the Article at #External links?  B. C. Schmerker (talk) 06:02, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Song Title issue: Sixteen-Night Moon 

message: Noticed that when giving CD information for "Ame Ato", the person cited the Soundtrack for the anime, "Hitman Tutor REBORN!" that used this song instead of one of the 2 ep's, a "Regular Edition" with CD only and a "Limited Edition" with bonus DVD, that are available.  Shouldn't the most relevant CD be used when citing?  The CD that is listed (the soundtrack to the anime) is probably not widely available and probably not the best choice to use for citing.  Not a big issue, just wondering about using a soundtrack when the song is on a main CD by the group/artist that is more well known ... Alyssa Skye (talk) 19:51, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for raising the concern.  I'm waiting for the new data myself, concerning Seventh Ave., for which I haven't a track listing as of 00:04, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, "Ame Ato" will be on "Seventh Ave.".  It was released as the first single (with two other songs) as an ep, available in the two versions mentioned above.  I'm sorry, that's what I meant when I said that the most relevant album/cd should be used instead of the soundtrack, because the "Ame Ato" ep's (Regular and Limited Edition versions) are widely available for sale, and have also been available from the Japanese iTunes store for a couple of months.  I didn't mean to use "Seventh Ave." as the citation because it hasn't been released yet ... my bad wording.
Here is the tracklisting, which I hope is correct: 
1. SPINNING AROUND 
2. RELOADED 
3. HELLO 
4. TOKYO 
5. NEW DAY 
6. LOVE 
7. URBAN DANCE 
8. ROCK IT 
9. AME ATO (After Amelia)? - not sure if that's correct translation 
10. LOVE IS THE GREATEST THING 
11. STAY 
12. DON'T GIVE UP 
13. HAND IN HAND 
14. BEAUTIFUL LIFE 
15. SUMMER DAYS
The "Hitman Tudor REBORN!" anime actually has a different opening and ending song each week.  Lead Singer Keita Tachibana had his song "Michishirube", from his solo album "Koe", used as well.
Still no word if the July 2, 2008 is the offical release date, but checking different sources, so far is seems to be.
Yes, it get's confusing with release dates.  Cyndi Lauper had one of her albums released only in Japan a couple of years ago, and it was recently released in America on iTunes.  Fans thought that it was actually new, when in fact it had been out for quite a while.
Will update with "Seventh Ave." release date if it changes ... also, saw your message on my talk page, responded to it ... Thanks, Alyssa Skye (talk) 07:42, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Question about "Ame Ato" CD citation

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message: I tried expanding Ryohei Chiba's biography, but I feel that he is not notable enough to have an article (unlike Keita Tachibana who has an active solo career and Ryuichi Ogata, who is involved in multiple music projects). Outside of W-inds, he's known for participating in dance showcases, but he hasn't been involved in any notable project nor has he won significant awards for them. lullabying (talk) 23:29, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger proposal 

message: Since the Ryohei Chiba article was proposed for deletion, I boldly redirected that article and talk page here in order to aid navigation and preserve the editing history, per WP:ATD-R. Bakazaka (talk) 23:36, 3 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Redirect from Ryohei Chiba 

message: I moved the article to "Winds (Japanese band)" because of MOS:JAPAN#Titles of media and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Titles#Typographic effects, whereas the group is pronounced "winds." You noted in the article rename that reliable English sources use "W-inds." Can you name any? So far the ones I've seen use the "w-inds." spelling (the original stylization), such as 
this interview. lullabying (talk) 16:50, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: "w-inds." is used by Billboard  and the Manila Bulletin , while "W-inds" or "w-inds" is used by The Philippine Star , Business Times , that's Shanghai , The Korea Times , The Japan Times , MTV Asia , and so on. ƏXPLICIT 01:42, 18 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for providing links to sources and I will agree to your changes. lullabying (talk) 01:12, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Title of article