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| name             = W-inds
| background       = group_or_band
| image            = 
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| caption          = 
| alias            = 
| origin           = [[Shibuya, Tokyo|Shibuya]], [[Tokyo]], Japan
| genre            = [[R&B]], [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[Dance music|Dance]], [[J-POP]], [[Raprock]]
| occupation       = 
| instrument       = 
| years_active     = {{Start date|2001}}–present
| label            = {{flatlist| 
*[[Pony Canyon]]
*Flight Master}}
| website          = {{url|http://www.w-inds.tv}}
| current_members  = 
* Ryohei Chiba
* [[Keita Tachibana]]
| past_members     = 
* [[Ryuichi Ogata]]
}}

{{nihongo|'''W-inds'''|ウィンズ|Uinzu|pronounced "winds" and stylized as '''w-inds.'''}} is a Japanese [[Pop music|pop]] [[boy band]] managed by [[Vision Factory]] and signed to the [[Pony Canyon]] label since 2000. The group consists of Ryohei Chiba and [[Keita Tachibana]]; [[Ryuichi Ogata]] left the group in 2020. Tachibana is the lead singer of the group, while Chiba and Ogata provide backing vocals and rap.

W-inds released their debut single, "Forever Memories", in 2001. They were named "Best New Artists" at the [[Japan Cable Awards]] and [[Japan Record Awards]] for the release of "Paradox." In addition to selling 5 million copies of CDs in Japan, W-inds has earned numerous awards and accolades from China, Hong Kong, and South Korea.

==History==
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===Pre-debut===
In 2000, [[Keita Tachibana]] from [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]] passed the Starlight Auditions hosted by Vision Factory and was signed onto their label. In the same year, Ryohei Chiba and [[Ryuichi Ogata]], who attended the same dance school in Sapporo, passed dance auditions to join the group. The three moved to [[Tokyo]] to live together, and in November, began street performances in [[Yoyogi Park]] and [[Shibuya, Tokyo|Shibuya]] to promote their activities.{{citation needed|date=November 2025}}

===2001–2002: ''1st Message'' and ''The System of Alive''===
On March 14, 2001, W-inds released their first single, "[[Forever Memories]]", selling 216,590 copies. On June 17, they held their debut showcase at Asahikawa Medical University Medic Festival in [[Hokkaido]].<ref name="windstv">{{cite video | date=2005-02-16 | title=W-inds.tv | location=Japan | publisher=Pony Canyon}}</ref> On July 4, 2001, their second single, titled "[[Feel the Fate]]", was released and their official website launched on the same day.<ref name="windstv"/> Filming for the promotional video took place on June 7<ref name="windstv"/> and the song was performed live at the international tournament in Yoyogi on August 2, where 7,000 people came to watch.<ref name="windstv"/> Later that year, W-inds made their first appearance in the movie ''Star Light'',<ref name="starlight">{{cite video | date=2002-05-15 | title=Star Light | location=Japan | publisher=Pony Canyon}}</ref> which premiered on October 7 at the Ikebukuro Theater.<ref name="windstv"/> The movie also featured their third single, "Paradox", which was released on October 17, 2001. Filming for the promotional video took place on September 3.<ref name="windstv"/> For ''Paradox'', w-inds. was awarded "Best New Artists" in the 43rd [[Japan Record Awards]].

On December 19, 2001, W-inds's first album, ''[[1st Message]]'', was released and debuted at #1 on the [[Oricon]] Weekly Albums Charts. For the first time, Chiba and Ogata appeared on some of the song tracks. In 2005, Ogata recalled being unsure with the idea at the time, as both of them generally had little experience in rapping and singing.<ref name="windstv"/>

On February 6, 2002, W-inds released a behind-the-scenes DVD titled ''Private of W-inds'', which charted at #3 on the ''[[Oricon]]'' Weekly DVD Chart. The DVD was the best-selling male [[Japanese idol|idol]] DVD for nine years until 2011.<ref name="oricon 2011-11-16">{{cite news | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2003743/full/ | title=【オリコン】三浦春馬&佐藤健、DVDで男性アイドル最高位獲得 | language=ja | work=[[Oricon]] | date=2011-11-16 | access-date=2020-07-19 | archive-date=July 20, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720001747/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2003743/full/ | url-status=live }}</ref> On February 20, 2002, W-inds released their fourth single, titled "Try Your Emotion", which peaked at #2 on the weekly charts. Their fifth single, "Another Days", was released on May 22, 2002, and was used as the song to a commercial from Family Mart. Shortly after, W-inds collaborated with [[Lead (band)|Lead]], [[Flame (band)|Flame]], and [[Folder 5]] with the single "World Needs Love", released under the collective name Earth Harmony. During the summer, their sixth single, "Because of You" on August 21, 2002, and was the first single apart from their first album to have Ogata rapping. November 13, 2002 saw the release of their seventh single, "New Paradise".

In the same year, w-inds. had their first nationwide tour for their first album, ''1st Message''. They extended their fanbase by briefly performing in [[Shanghai]], [[China]], as part of their tour. In addition to their activities, w-inds. made a brief cameo in the movie ''Nurse no Oshigoto The Movie'' as three soccer players.<ref name="nurse">{{cite video | date=2002-05-11 | title=Nurse no Oshigoto The Movie | location=Japan | publisher=Pony Canyon}}</ref>

At the end of 2002, w-inds. released their second album, ''[[The System of Alive]]'' on December 18, 2002. Similar to 2001, they promoted it at their Christmas fanclub event. Additionally, they gained the opportunity to perform at [[Kōhaku Uta Gassen]] for the first time, where they sang "New Paradise."{{citation needed|date=November 2025}}
===2003–2007: Expansion across Asia===
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w-inds. released their eighth single, "Super Lover (I Need You Tonight), on May 21, 2003. On August 21, 2003, they released "Love Is Message", with a musical style that was a departure from the former's dance beat nature. On October 29, 2003, they released "Long Road".

In 2004, Vision Factory included Taiwan as one of their locations for the Prime of Life tour. Following that, w-inds. made their debut in Taiwan, and the tickets for their concert there sold out within 23 minutes, which set a record in Taiwan for "the artist with the fastest selling tickets." They became the only Japanese group invited to perform on the [[MTV]] Mandarin Awards in September 2006.

In 2006, w-inds. made an appearance on [[Mnet KM Music Festival]], a music awards show in [[South Korea]] they were the first Japanese artists to ever appear on the show.

w-inds. also took part in a China-Japan music festival in 2006. In March 2007, the group flew to [[Beijing]] to participate in another China-Japan music festival along with two other Japanese artists. On July 2, 2007 w-inds. joined the Pop Rock Gala in celebrating the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. On this visit they picked up ten awards, accumulated from the years since their debut.

During the end of their ''Thanks'' tour, held from the summer of 2007 to the end of the year, w-inds. revealed their upcoming single, "Boogie Woogie 66", and filmed their promotional video at the concerts.

w-inds.' 22nd single, "Love Is the Greatest Thing", was released on July 4, 2007, as the theme song for the Japanese release of ''[[Shrek the Third]]''. The song was sampled from [[Hed Kandi Records|De Souza's]] "Guilty", and peaked at #4, selling 34,416 copies.
===2008–2011: ''Seventh Ave.'', ''Another World'', 10th anniversary===
In addition to their first double A side, "Everyday/Can't Get Back", in 2008, on May 13, 2009, w-inds. released another double A side, titled "Rain Is Fallin'/Hybrid Dream". "Rain Is Fallin'" was a collaboration and featured rap verses from [[G-Dragon]] from [[Big Bang (South Korean band)|Big Bang]], while "Hybrid Dream" was used as the theme song for the program ''Countdown Document Byo-Yomi!'' for the month of May.<ref name="byo-yomi">{{cite web | url=http://tvtopic.goo.ne.jp/program/94/20470/5.html | title=カウントダウン・ドキュメント 秒ヨミ!の番組ページ - TVトピック検索 | work=NTT Resonant Inc. | access-date=2009-12-25 | archive-date=2011-07-22 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722114952/http://tvtopic.goo.ne.jp/program/94/20470/5.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> The single peaked at #2 and sold 48,577 copies.

From the summer of 2009 to the end of the year, w-inds. toured venues in Japan with the Sweet Fantasy Tour; in November, the tour extended to Taiwan and Hong Kong. The Hong Kong show pulled in a crowd of 8,000 people. Halfway throughout the tour, the concert held at Kanagawa, Omiya had to be truncated due to Tachibana falling ill.<ref name="sf09sick">{{cite web | url=http://ameblo.jp/tachibana-keita/entry-10316328691.html | script-title=ja:お詫び | work=Ameblo | date=2009-08-08 | access-date=2009-12-25 | language=ja | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218151511/http://ameblo.jp/tachibana-keita/entry-10316328691.html | archive-date=2013-02-18 }}</ref>

W-inds released another double A-side single "[[New World/Truth (Saigo no Shinjitsu)]]" on December 9, 2009. The single debuted at #2 on the Oricon Weekly Charts.<ref name="tribute">{{cite web | url=http://music.ponycanyon.co.jp/pickup/pcca03063 | title=W-inds/New World/Truth〜最後の真実〜 | work=Pony Canyon, Inc. | access-date=2009-12-25 | language=ja | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103222435/http://music.ponycanyon.co.jp/pickup/pcca03063/ | archive-date=2010-01-03 }}</ref> "Truth (Saigo no Shinjitsu)" was composed by the American singer and songwriters [[Ne-Yo]] and [[B. Howard]], who acknowledged their talent after coming across their act.<ref name="tribute"/><ref name="neyo">{{cite web | url=http://www.rbbtoday.com/news/20091207/64237.html | title=あのNe-Yoが楽曲を提供〜Windsの新曲は洋楽ファンも虜に!? | work=IRI Commerce and Technology, Inc. | date=2009-12-07 | access-date=2009-12-25 | language=ja}}</ref> The promotional video for "Truth (Saigo no Shinjitsu)" was filmed during W-inds' stay in Hong Kong for the Sweet Fantasy Tour. The b-side to the single was titled "Tribute" and was a tribute to [[Michael Jackson]].<ref name="tribute"/>

===2012–present: ''Blue Blood'', ''Timeless'', and ''100''===
In 2012, W-inds took a brief hiatus to focus on their own individual projects. During this time, Tachibana relaunched his solo career, Chiba performed in dance showcases with Kenzo from [[Da Pump]], and Ogata formed the rock band [[All City Steppers]]. On October 31, 2013, W-inds returned with the single "A Little Bit."

On June 1, 2020, Ogata withdrew from the group due to psychosomatic disorder.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202005310000843.html | title=ｗ－ｉｎｄｓ．緒方龍一脱退 ストレスから心身症に | language=ja | work=[[Nikkan Sports]] | date=2020-05-31 | access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref>

==Musical style==
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From their debut, w-inds.' musical style was mainly [[bubblegum pop]], as it was the trend at the time. Tachibana, whose parents are both DJs, listened to American music growing up.<ref name="windstv"/> Their sixth single, ''Because of you'', was even mentioned to have an "American style" to it. From 2003 onward, w-inds. moved on from lighthearted pop beats into more mellow ballads with mature lyrics in accordance to their growing image. At the end of 2008, w-inds. transitioned into dance beats.

==Other activities and endorsements==
w-inds. hosted a long-running radio show titled {{Nihongo|''w-inds.' Windy Street''|ウィンズのWindy Street|Uinzu no Windy Street}}, which lasted from 2001 to 2008. From 2003 to 2007, they appeared in commercials for [http://www.bourbon.co.jp Bourbon Gum], with each new single playing in every new commercial.<ref name="gum">{{cite web | url=http://oubo.koukan.org/lib/show_campaigndetailid_2926.html | title=ブルボンガム w-inds. キャンペーン | work=Bourbon Gum | access-date=2009-12-25}}</ref>

In 2002, [[Mangaka|manga artist]] Natsume Hirose wrote and illustrated a [[manga]] titled {{Nihongo|''Tokyo Style Bomb''|東京スタイル爆弾|Tōkyō Sutairu Bakudan}}, which starred w-inds. as side characters. The manga lasted for three volumes and was serialized in ''[[Bessatsu Margaret]]''.<ref name="manga1">{{cite web | url=http://www.s-manga.net/title/tokyostylebakudan.html | title=集英社s-manga.net 東京スタイル爆弾試し読み | work=s-manga.net | access-date=2009-12-25 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923174309/http://www.s-manga.net/title/tokyostylebakudan.html | archive-date=2008-09-23 }}</ref>

They performed the theme song for the Japanese version of [[Shrek the Third]], called "Love is the Greatest Thing".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000032509 | title=W-inds.、映画「シュレック3」イメージソング | date=28 June 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-05-17 |title=w-inds.橘慶太が王子様に！ 『シュレック3』でジャスティンと声優対決？ |url=https://www.cinemacafe.net/article/2007/05/17/1784.html |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=cinemacafe.net |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-05-17 |title=w-inds.の橘慶太がシネマカフェ読者に「こんにちは！」『シュレック3』を語る |url=https://www.cinemacafe.net/article/2007/05/17/1782.html |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=cinemacafe.net |language=ja}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{main article|W-inds discography}}

{{col-begin}}
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'''Studio albums'''
* ''1st Message'' (2001)
* ''The System of Alive'' (2002)
* ''Prime of Life'' (2003)
* ''Ageha'' (2005)
* ''Thanks'' (2006)
* ''[[Journey (W-inds album)|Journey]]'' (2007)
* ''Seventh Avenue'' (2008)
* ''Another World'' (2010)
* ''Move Like This'' (2012)
* ''Timeless'' (2014)
* ''Blue Blood'' (2016)
* ''Invisible'' (2017)
* ''100'' (2018)
* ''[[20XX: We Are]]'' (2021)
* ''Beyond'' (2023)
* ''Winderlust'' (2025)
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'''Compilation albums'''
* ''W-inds BesTracks'' (2004)
* ''W-inds Single Collection Best Eleven'' (2008)
* ''W-inds 10th Anniversary Best Album: We Dance For Everyone'' (2011)
* ''W-inds 10th Anniversary Best Album: We Sing For You'' (2011)
{{col-end}}

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2001
| ''Star Light''
| Cameo
|-
| 2002
| ''Nurse no Oshigoto: The Movie''
| Cameo
|-
| 2005
| ''W-inds.tv''
| Documentary film; 37,614 copies sold
|-
|}

===Radio===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2000-2008
| w-inds.'s Windy Street
| 
|-
|}

==Publications==
# W-inds: First Pictorial (30 September 2001)
# W-inds "Move!" (18 January 2002)
# W-inds The Stage! (20 September 2002)
# W-inds Keita – 1st personal photobook (1 November 2002)
# W-inds Ryohei – 1st personal photobook (22 November 2002)
# W-inds Ryuichi – 1st personal photobook (6 December 2002)
# W-inds Meets Junon (13 September 2003)
# W-inds Tour (8 October 2004)
# W-inds Live Tour "Ageha" The Document (28 October 2005)
# W-inds Vacanza (4 August 2006)
# Triangle: W-inds Meets Junon 2 (26 October 2007)

==Tours==
* W-inds 1st Live Tour: 1st Message
* W-inds: The System of Alive Tour 2003
* W-inds: Prime of Life Tour 2004
* W-inds Live Tour 2005: Ageha
* W-inds Live Tour 2006: Thanks 
* W-inds Live Tour 2007: Journey 
* W-inds Live Tour 2008: Seventh Ave. 
* W-inds Live Tour 2009: Sweet Fantasy
* W-inds Live Tour 2010: Another World 
* W-inds 10th Anniversary: Three Fourteen 
* W-inds Best Live Tour 2011 Final at Nippon Budokan 
* W-inds Live Tour: Awake at Nippon Budokan 
* W-inds Live Tour 2014: Timeless 
* W-inds Live Tour 2015: Blue Blood 
* W-inds 15th Anniversary Live Tour 2016: Forever Memories

==Awards and accolades==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Nominated work
!Result
|-
| rowspan="2" |2001
| 34th [[Japan Cable Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | Best New Artist Award
| rowspan="2" | "Paradox"
| {{Won}}
|-
| 43rd [[Japan Record Awards]]
|{{Won}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco43.html | title=活動〜日本レコード大賞〜【公益社団法人 日本作曲家協会】 | language=ja | work=[[Japan Composer's Association]] | access-date=2018-09-19 | archive-date=2016-09-19 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919030059/http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco43.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2002
| 44th [[Japan Record Awards]]
| Gold Award
| "Because of You"
| {{Won}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco44.html | title=活動〜日本レコード大賞〜【公益社団法人 日本作曲家協会】 | language=ja | work=[[Japan Composer's Association]] | access-date=2018-09-19 | archive-date=2018-09-19 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919211620/http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco44.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 39th [[Golden Arrow Award]]
| Music Newcomer Award
| W-inds
| {{Won}}
|-
| 16th [[Japan Gold Disc Award]]
| New Artist of the Year
| W-inds
| {{Won}}
|-
| 2003
| 45th [[Japan Record Awards]]
| Gold Award
| "Long Road"
| {{Won}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco45.html | title=活動〜日本レコード大賞〜【公益社団法人 日本作曲家協会】 | language=ja | work=[[Japan Composer's Association]] | access-date=2018-09-19 | archive-date=2016-09-19 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919035447/http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco45.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2004
| Yahoo! Hong Kong Buzz Music Awards
| Best International Group
| W-inds
| {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[IFPI]] Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards
| Best Sales Release<br>{{small|(Japan and Korea)}}
| ''Prime of Life''
| {{Won}}<ref name="2005ifpi">{{cite web | url=http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-11/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2004 | title=Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award presented 2004 | work=[[IFPI]] | access-date=2018-09-17 | archive-date=2018-06-09 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180609214533/http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-11/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2004 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| Best Sales Release<br>{{small|(Japan and Korea)}}
| ''W-inds. BesTracks''
| {{Won}}<ref name="2005ifpi"/>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2005
| 47th [[Japan Record Awards]]
| Gold Award
| "Izayoi no Tsuki"
| {{Won}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco47.html | title=活動〜日本レコード大賞〜【公益社団法人 日本作曲家協会】 | language=ja | work=[[Japan Composer's Association]] | access-date=2018-09-19 | archive-date=2016-09-19 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919032451/http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco47.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| Yahoo! Hong Kong Buzz Music Awards
| Best International Group
| W-inds
| {{Won}}
|-
| [[IFPI]] Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards
| Best Sales Release<br>{{small|(Japan and Korea)}}
| ''Ageha''
| {{Won}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-11/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2005 | title=Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award presented 2005 | work=[[IFPI]] | access-date=2018-09-17 | archive-date=2012-12-26 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121226073546/http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-11/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2005 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="9" |2006
| 39th [[Japan Cable Awards]]
| Music Award
| W-inds
| {{Won}}
|-
| 47th [[Japan Record Awards]]
| Gold Award
| "Boogie Woogie 66"
| {{Won}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco47.html | title=活動〜日本レコード大賞〜【公益社団法人 日本作曲家協会】 | language=ja | work=[[Japan Composer's Association]] | access-date=2018-09-19 | archive-date=2016-09-19 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919032451/http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco47.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| MTV Student Voice Awards 2006
| Best Dance Artist Award
| W-inds
| {{Won}}
|-
| 2006 China and Taiwan Hito Popularity Music Award
| Best Pop Song
| "Kirei Da"
| {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | MTV Channel Mandarin Awards
| Most Popular Group<br>{{small|(Japan)}}
| W-inds
| {{Won}}
|-
| Special Award<br>{{small|(12 million CDs sold)}}
| W-inds
| {{Won}}
|-
| [[2006 Mnet Km Music Festival|Mnet KM Music Festival 2006]]
| Best Asia Pop Artist
| W-inds
| {{Won}}
|-
| Yahoo! Hong Kong Buzz Music Awards
| Best International Group
| W-inds
| {{Won}}
|-
| [[IFPI]] Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards
| Best Sales Release<br>{{small|(Japan and Korea)}}
| ''Thanks''
| {{Won}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-11/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2006 | title=Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award presented 2006 | work=[[IFPI]] | access-date=2018-09-17 | archive-date=2016-01-21 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121183050/http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-11/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2006 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" |2007
| 49th [[Japan Record Awards]]
| Gold Award
| "Love is the Greatest Thing"
| {{Won}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco49.html | title=活動〜日本レコード大賞〜【公益社団法人 日本作曲家協会】 | language=ja | work=[[Japan Composer's Association]] | access-date=2018-09-19 | archive-date=2016-10-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010184408/http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco49.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| MTV Student Voice Awards 2007
| Best Celebrity Student Voice Group Award
| W-inds
| {{Won}}
|-
| 18th RTHK International Pop Poll Awards
| Top Japanese Artist/Group
| W-inds
| {{Won}}
|-
| Yahoo! Hong Kong Buzz Music Awards
| Best International Group
| W-inds
| {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |2008
| [[IFPI]] Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards
| Best Sales Release<br>{{small|(Japan and Korea)}}
| ''Journey''
| {{Won}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-11/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2007 | title=Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award presented 2007 | work=[[IFPI]] | access-date=2018-09-17 | archive-date=2018-01-29 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129064213/http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-11/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2007 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 5th [[Asia Song Festival]]
| Best Asian Artist Award<br>{{small|(Japan)}}
| W-inds
| {{Won}}
|-
| 50th [[Japan Record Awards]]
| Gold Award
| "Ame Ato"
| {{Won}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco50.html | title=活動〜日本レコード大賞〜【公益社団法人 日本作曲家協会】 | language=ja | work=[[Japan Composer's Association]] | access-date=2018-09-19 | archive-date=2016-09-19 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919023725/http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco50.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2009
| [[IFPI]] Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards
| Best Sales Release<br>{{small|(Japan and Korea)}}
| ''Single Collection: Best Eleven''
| {{Won}}<ref name="2009ifpi">{{cite web | url=http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-14/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2008 | title=Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award presented 2008 | work=[[IFPI]] | access-date=2018-09-17 | archive-date=2019-10-28 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028123000/http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-14/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2008 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| [[IFPI]] Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards
| Best Sales Release<br>{{small|(Japan and Korea)}}
| ''Seventh Ave.''
| {{Won}}<ref name="2009ifpi"/>
|-
| 51st [[Japan Record Awards]]
| Excellence Work Award
| "Rain is Fallin'"<br>{{small|(with [[G-Dragon]])}}
| {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |2010
| [[2010 MTV World Stage VMAJ|MTV World Stage VMAJ 2010]]
| Best Collaboration Video Award
| "Rain is Fallin'"
| {{Won}}
|-
| 51st [[Japan Record Awards]]
| Excellence Work Award
| "New World"
| {{Won}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco51.html | title=活動〜日本レコード大賞〜【公益社団法人 日本作曲家協会】 | language=ja | work=[[Japan Composer's Association]] | access-date=2018-09-19 | archive-date=2018-09-19 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919211537/http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco51.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2011
| [[IFPI]] Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards
| Best Sales Release<br>{{small|(Japan and Korea)}}
| ''Another World''
| {{Won}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-11/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2010 | title=Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award presented 2010 | work=[[IFPI]] | access-date=2018-09-17 | archive-date=2018-10-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011184100/http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-11/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2010 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 22nd RTHK International Pop Poll Award
| Top Japanese Gold Song
| "Addicted to Love"
| {{Won}}
|-
| 2012
| [[IFPI]] Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards
| Best Sales Release<br>{{small|(Japan and Korea)}}
| ''W-inds 10th Anniversary Best Album''
| {{Won}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-11/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2011 | title=Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award presented 2011 | work=[[IFPI]] | access-date=2018-09-17 | archive-date=2015-09-24 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924033252/http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-11/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2011 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 2013
| [[IFPI]] Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards
| Best Sales Release<br>{{small|(Japan and Korea)}}
| ''Move Like This''
| {{Won}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-11/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2012 | title=Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award presented 2012 | work=[[IFPI]] | access-date=2018-09-17 | archive-date=2015-09-24 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924033258/http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-11/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| [[IFPI]] Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards
| Best Sales Release<br>{{small|(Japan and Korea)}}
| ''Timeless''
| {{Won}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-14/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2014 | title=Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award presented 2014 | work=[[IFPI]] | access-date=2018-09-17 | archive-date=2016-09-23 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923140100/http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-14/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 19th China Music Awards
| Asian Most Influential Japanese Singer
| W-inds
| {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2016
| [[IFPI]] Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards
| Best Sales Release<br>{{small|(Japan and Korea)}}
| ''Blue Blood''
| {{Won}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-15/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2015 | title=Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award presented 2015 | work=[[IFPI]] | access-date=2018-09-17 | archive-date=2016-04-24 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424075018/http://www.ifpihk.org/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented-01-15/hong-kong-top-sales-music-award-presented/2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 27th RTHK International Pop Poll Award
| Top Artist/Group<br>{{small|(Japan)}}
| W-inds
| {{Won}}<ref name="27rthk">{{ cite web | url=http://app4.rthk.hk/special/poppoll27/ | title=第二十七屆國際流行音樂大獎 The 27th International Pop Poll | work=RTHK | access-date=2018-09-17}}</ref><ref name="27rthk2">{{ cite news | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2070920/full/ | title=w-inds.が香港音楽アワード2冠「心から感謝」 |language=ja | work=[[Oricon]] | date=2016-04-28 | access-date=2018-09-17}}</ref>
|-
| Top Japanese Gold Song
| "In Love with the Music"
| {{Won}}<ref name="27rthk"/><ref name="27rthk2"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| rowspan="2" | 28th RTHK International Pop Poll Award
| Top Artist/Group<br>{{small|(Japan)}}
| W-inds
| {{Won}}<ref name="28rthk">{{cite web | url=http://app4.rthk.hk/special/poppoll28/ | title=第二十八屆國際流行音樂大獎 The 28th International Pop Poll | work=RTHK | access-date=2018-09-17 | archive-date=2017-11-23 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123143852/http://app4.rthk.hk/special/poppoll28/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| Top Japanese Gold Song
| "Boom Word Up"
| {{Won}}<ref name="28rthk"/>
|-
| 2018
| 29th RTHK International Pop Poll Award
| Top Japanese Gold Song
| "Time Has Gone"
| {{Won}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://app4.rthk.hk/special/poppoll29/ | title=第二十九屆國際流行音樂大獎 The 29th International Pop Poll | work=RTHK | access-date=2018-09-17 | archive-date=2018-06-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180611005813/http://app4.rthk.hk/special/poppoll29/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[List of bands from Japan]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.w-inds.tv/ Official Website]
*(English) [http://musicjapanplus.jp/specialfeatures/?action=detail&sf_id=1962&page=2 Interview with W-inds about "New World／Truth～最後の真実～"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504013135/http://musicjapanplus.jp/specialfeatures/?action=detail |date=2009-05-04 }} at [http://musicjapanplus.jp musicJAPAN+]
*(English)[http://musicjapanplus.jp/artistdb/?artist_id=88 w-inds. artist database+] at [http://musicjapanplus.jp musicJapan+]

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