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.
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- WaT
- Musical artist.background
- group_or_band
- Musical artist.origin
- Japan
- Musical artist.genre
- J-pop
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2002–2016
- Musical artist.label
- Universal Music (A&M)
- Musical artist.website
- Universal Music Official Web Site
- Musical artist.current_members
- Eiji Wentz Teppei Koike
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- wat.fanmo.jp
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- inception
- 2002-00-00
- start of work period
- 2002-00-00
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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.