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WaT
Group · Japan · Japan · formed 2002
musical ensemble
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Timeline
8 events+ Member joins 2▣ Album 2− Member leaves 2◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1
2000s
· Member joins
ウエンツ瑛士 joins the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
小池徹平 joins the band
source: musicbrainz
· Debut release
Debut release: 僕のキモチ
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2010s
· Member leaves
ウエンツ瑛士 leaves the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
小池徹平 leaves the band
source: musicbrainz
Biography
English biography135 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1263242965
Biography
WaT (pronounced "Watto" ワット, for Wentz and Teppei) was a Japanese duo composed of singers/songwriters Eiji Wentz and Teppei Koike. They met each other in 2002 and formed WaT, playing live street performances with their guitars. Their debut single, "Boku no Kimochi", was released in 2005. Wentz, who is half German-American and half Japanese, is also a TV personality. Koike is also known as an actor and can play the harmonica. "Boku no Kimochi" reached the second place on the Oricon chart.
Members
Eiji Wentz (from Tokyo)
Teppei Koike (from Osaka)
Both of them play vocals and guitar. Wentz also plays the bass guitar and piano. Teppei also plays the harmonica and ukulele.
Singles
Their first independent single, "Sotsugyō Time", was released on February 18, 2004, under independent label and was later included on their first album.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 8 | 81.1th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 11 | 28.3th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (8 release groups · 2 studio albums)
Albums · 2
2006 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 13 tracks · 59:47
1僕のキモチ5:482前進4:063卒業TIME5:194Answer4:5555センチ。4:536はだか5:047I will get a dream4:108夏日4:389道標3:4510はじめの一歩～約束～4:0511オトナシ5:4312Wentz TIME3:0013Teppei TIME4:212016 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:15:00
1卒業TIME5:172僕のキモチ5:4735センチ。4:504Hava Rava4:105Ready Go!4:116ボクラノ Love Story5:427夢の途中4:518TOKIMEKI☆DooBeeDoo4:129時を越えて~Fantastic World~4:401036℃5:4311君が僕にKissをした5:291224/7 ~もう一度~4:4913はじまりの時5:1814Awaking Emotion 8/54:3515君に贈る歌5:26
Single · 5
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 僕のキモチSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 21:321僕のキモチ5:48 2あの日5:00 3僕のキモチ (Instrumental)5:47 4あの日 (Instrumental)4:57 | 2 November 2005 | ||
| 2006 | 5センチ。Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks15センチ。 2僕らの居場所 35センチ。(Instrumental) 4僕らの居場所 (Instrumental) | 25 January 2006 | ||
| 2006 | Hava RavaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 19:051Hava Rava4:12 2初めて海を見た時には5:23 3Hava Rava (Instrumental)4:11 4初めて海を見た時には (Instrumental)5:19 | 2 August 2006 | ||
| 2006 | Ready Go!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 30:471Ready Go!4:14 2More4:21 3Ready Go! (Piano & A. Guitar Ver.)4:34 4Ready Go! (E. Guitar Ver.)4:05 5Ready Go! (Music Box Ver.)5:03 6Ready Go! (Instrumental)4:13 7More (Instrumental)4:17 | 1 November 2006 | ||
| 2010 | 24/7 ～もう一度～Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 9:03124/7 ~もう一度~4:49 2君といられたら4:14 | 8 September 2010 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | WaT CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:18:501Ready Go!4:11 2夏日4:38 3僕のキモチ5:46 4自転車4:34 5僕らの居場所5:18 6reStart4:38 75センチ。4:51 8I will get a dream4:09 9初めて海を見た時には5:21 10はだか5:03 11Hava Rava4:11 12卒業TIME5:19 13あの日4:57 14ボクラノ Love Story5:50 15Awaking Emotion 8/54:39 16君に贈る歌5:25 | Compilation | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put WaT head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 8 | 81.1th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 11 | 28.3th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ウエンツ瑛士 | 2002 | 12 February 2016 | |
| 小池徹平 | 2002 | 12 February 2016 |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6b8acafe-784e-433e-b2e5-0720568ea225discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6b8acafe-784e-433e-b2e5-0720568ea225core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1342997genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1342997seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WaTbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WaT
Why this artist is in the database
- List of J-pop artists
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: no portrait (not displayed: the licence credit is missing)
Wikidata: Q1342997 · MusicBrainz: 6b8acafe-784e-433e-b2e5-0720568ea225
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