24/7 ~ Mou Ichido ~
WaT’s 10th single, released on Sept. 08, 2010. #10 rank in the Weekly Oricon Chart with the total reported sales of 10, 546 copies.
1st track of the song 24/7 ~Mou Ichido~ is a romantic ballad song about the triangle love. The song is too touching and lovely. They also so harmonize and splendid in singing this song. The melodies of the song are nice, calm and great. Overall its a great and amazing song. Compare to thire previous PV, Kimi ga Boku ni Kiss wo Shita that reveal more to their cuteness, this song’s PV reveal more to the matured image of them. This song composed by Osumi Tomotaka.
Kimi to Iraretara 2nd single of the song also a splendid and extraordinary song. I dunno, I really like and love this song very much even in first time I hear it!. The song is simple, nice and so happy to be heard with a wonderful and calm melody. Both of them are so harmonize and its sound splendid and superb. I really hope to hear more great song like this from them.
Overall, this single is extraordinary, splendid and awesome; both songs in the single are great and wonderful. Gosh- i dunno what more to reveal bout this single- I really love it. For WaT’s fan over there I sorely recommend to have this single – oh I wish i could buy this single, but its not sold here in Malaysia and I don’t have Paypal to buy through online 😦 . Thumb up to WaT for this great single.
Track listing
- 24/7 ~ Mou Ichido ~
- Kimi to Iraretara
- best!!! – like it, love it
- good! – nice to hear
- ok – not bad
Kimi ga Boku ni Kiss wo Shita
After being silent and more focus on the other career for a year, finally they back with their 9th single, released on July 28, 2010. #7 rank in the Weekly Oricon Chart with the total reported sales of 21,979 copies. This is their first single that is not composed by them.
Kimi ga Boku ni Kiss wo Shita, the 1st track in the single, a love ballad song with nice melody and calm tones. Both of them really harmonize in singing this song and its sound superb. The PV song as like as the song are simple and nice with some kissing scene. Both of them look so cute and innocent in the PV.
Second track of the single, I wish also a nice and great song with the simple lyric. Even though the melody of the song are simple but it’s still nice and great to be heard, I feel happy when hear the song. They also so harmonize and splendid in this song. Frankly, I more prefer this song than Kimi ga Boku ni Kiss wo Shita.
Overall, both songs in this single are great and I think with this great song it’s something valuable in waiting this single.
Track listing
- Kimi ga Boku ni Kiss wo Shita
- I Wish
- best!!! – like it, love it
- good! – nice to hear
- ok – not bad
36ºC
WaT 8th single, 36ºC (in Japanese pronunciation; 36 do). This single released on Oct.29, 2008 and got #5 in Oricon weekly chart ranking.
36ºC also one of my favourite songs comes from them. Actually I kinds wonder why 36ºC has been used as the title of this song – I know its a body temperature, but as I read the translation of the lyric it’s about they are missing someone important that they have loose before (36ºC refer to the warm body of the person)~ what a beautiful lyrics being created. Their tone in this song are superb and harmonizes and we can feel the sad emotion that they try to shows in the song.
2nd song in the single Seishun no Kagayaki are a pop genre song. Its a fast song with the electric guitar and drum as the basic instrument. They also so harmonize in this song and their voice are balanced. Even though its not become my likeable song but still its really good and nice to be heard too.
The bonus track of the single, Sousai no gogo like their second song is also a pop genre song but yet not a fast song, its more to calm song. The electric guitar still becomes the basic instrument in the song. Its a good song.
Track listing
- 36ºC
- Seishun no Kagayaki
- 36ºC (Instrumental)
- Seishun no Kagayaki (Instrumental)
- Shiosai no Gogo -Bonus Track-
- best!!! – like it, love it
- good! – nice to hear
- ok – not bad
p/s: some mistaken on the name of the track 5, its should be “shiosai no gogo” not “sousai no gogo” (in the downloaded item)
Toki Wo Koete ~Fantastic World~
7th single from WaT released on April 23, 2008 and rank #8 in Oricon weekly Chart.
First song in the single Toki Wo Koete ~Fantastic World~ been used as The Universal Studios Japan attraction “Fantastic World” CM song and I really like this song very much. The music of this song also differ with their previous song, its more futuristic. The intro of the song itself had brings the fresh image of the song. One thing that I really like ‘bout this song is the lyrics, its so beautiful. Hearing the lyrics sometimes makes me wanna to learn Japanese language. As I hear this song, seem like Teppei voice are more dominant than Wentz and I think its ok because his cuteness voice really suit with this song.
If the first song is differ from their previous song, Hanasakeba their 2nd song is like to back to their preferable genre. Its a fast song but not so upbeat with the electric guitar as the main instrument. Its a good song but not really attract my interest.
The bonus track of this single, ‘Wat Kohaku Selection’ is the medley song of Awaking Emotion 8/5, Kimi ni Okuru Uta and Boku no Kimochi. This song had been song by them during 58th Annual NHK Kouhaku Gassen
Track listing
- Toki Wo Koete ~Fantastic World~
- Hanasakeba
- Toki Wo Koete ~Fantastic World~ -Instrumental-
- Hanasakeba -Instrumental-
- -Bonus Track- WaT Kouhaku Selection
- best!!! – like it, love it
- good! – nice to hear
- ok – not bad
Yume no Tochuu
After being more focus on their solo career on 2007, this 6th single released on Jan. 16, 2008. This single got #4 in Weekly Oricon Chart.
Actually I kinds of like both songs in the single. Yume no Tochuu a Side-A song, even though not become a memorable song like TOKIMEKI☆DooBeeDoo (side-B song) but still have its own uniqueness. The lyrics of the song are also so nice and beautiful, as I read the translation lot of metaphors has been used. Nothing much to say bout the song, as like as their song before, it still used a nice, simple but yet still beautiful to be heard – and that what I like about their song. Even though Teppei’s cute voice more dominant in this song, they still harmonize when sing together.
TOKIMEKI☆DooBeeDoo is different from their song before. It’s more to Retro song, without any instrument that they had used before. It’s a catchier, happening and fun song. The song also has the other name “e2” and it has been used in the SKY Perfect Communications”E2 by SKY!”CM. Like I say before this song are more memorable that Yume no Tochuu and its PV also so funny. For those who not yet see it, I sorely recommend it.
Track listing
- Yume no Tochuu
- TOKIMEKI☆DooBeeDoo
- Yume no Tochuu ~instrumental~
- TOKIMEKI☆DooBeeDoo ~instrumental~
- best!!! – like it, love it
- good! – nice to hear
- ok – not bad
WaT Collection
Their 2nd album released on Nov. 28, 2007. 15 songs from their previous single and album are included in the album with additional of one new song “reStart”. #4 in weekly Oricon chart position.
Their new song “reStart” has its own uniqueness and the arrangement of the music is a little bit different with their previous song. In this song they become more harmonize and most of the verse they sing together, even though sometimes Teppei’s voice are more dominant – its ok with me as he is the better singer.
Track listing
- Ready Go!
- Natsubi
- Boku no Kimochi
- Jitensha
- Bokura no Ibasho
- reStart
- 5 senchi
- I will get a dream
- Hajimete Umi wa Mita Toki ni wa
- Hadaka
- Hava Rava
- Sotsugyo TIME
- Ano Hi
- Bokura no Love Story
- Awaking Emotion 8/5
- Kimi ni Okuru Uta
- best!!! – like it, love it
- good! – nice to hear
- ok – not bad
Awaking Emotion 8/5 / My Brand New Way
The second solo single of WaT release on April 25, 2007. Come with 2 cover version, Eiji Wentz Awaking Emotion 8/5 or Teppei Koike my brand new way with their song in side-A. This single reached #4 on Oricon Weekly Chart and so far sold 70,007 copies with Teppei Koike version sold 3 times more than Wentz.
As for me I more prefer and like Teppei’s my brand new way single than Wentz’s Awaking Emotion. Eventhough the song are slow with a mid tempo ballad but the music are really nice with the mix of guitar, soft drum beat and a piano. The song also has the variety of sound and tempo with the good of lyrics. The best part of the song are during the chorus and the music itself, I feel that its sound so special and Teppei really has done a good job in composing this song. Teppei reveal that this song are dedicated to the Antagonist Eiji Wentz. This song also has been used in the CM of Pharmaceutical Acne with the appearance of himself.
Eiji Wentz’s single Awaking Emotion 8/5 the rock genre song that have found to be refreshing. This song has a great usage of guitar and drum but it still fails to attract my interest, I feel that the tempo are sound the same and Wentz voice are not suit to bring the rock genre song. Even the chorus of this song didn’t caught my interest. This song has been used as a theme song for Gegege no Kitaro movie with Wentz as the lead of the movie.
For the bonus track of the album, Gegege no Kitaro I found that this song are so sound strange and sometimes funny. Eventhough it not interesting but the song have its own uniqueness and Teppei voice are really suitable for the song.
Track listing
- Awaking Emotion 8/5
- my brand new way
- Awaking emotion 8/5 ~instrumental~
- my brand new way ~instrumental~
- gegege no kitaro (bonus track)
- best!!! – like it, love it
- good! – nice to hear
- ok – not bad
Kimi ni Okuru Uta / Lucky de Happy
The first solo single from WaT release on 14th February 2007 (Valentine’s Day), consist of Teppei Koike solo as A-side song with Eiji Wentz’s solo Lucky de Happy as the B-side song.
Actually, I like both song in this single and Kimi ni Okuru Uta is one of my favorite song. For me, Teppei had made a great effort in composing this song and I love this song event for the first time I hear it!. The lovely music using the acoustic guitar that blend with the cuteness of Teppei voice really make this song are so enjoyable to hear.
For Wentz single Lucky de Happy, eventhough its not one of my preferable song but I quite like the song. Yes indeed it is the childish song and most of the children will love this song, (my sis love it) ~ it is so happy and funny to heard. My sis also had ask me.. “Why Eiji sing this song, not Teppei.. I feel that Teppei voice are more suit?” and sometimes I also want to hear Teppei sing this song.. 😉
Track listing:
- Kimi ni Okuru Uta
- Lucky de Happy
- Kimi ni Okuru Uta ~instrumental~
- Lucky de Happy ~instrumental~
- best!!! – like it, love it
- good! – nice to hear
- ok – not bad
its some mistake in the title of the file.. it should be Kimi ni Okuru Uta / Lucky de Happy not Kimi ni Okuru Uta / Awaking Emotion 8/5, but inside still the correct song…
Bokura no Love Story
The 5th single from them released on Dec 06, 2006. Got #4 in the Oricon weekly chart ranking.
I kinda like and love this song, one of my fav.song. With the soft and gentle piano melody and an acoustic guitar, the melody of this song is so beautiful. Their tone when sing this song are superb & so harmonize.. the whole song are really nice to be heard. The PV of the song derived from their movie my favourite girl. (Gosh..I hope I can see this movie.. so hard to find it.)
The side –B song Jitensha even though don’t become my favourite song but still a good song, the song is really nice to hear. Like the Side-A song this song also used the acoustic guitar additional with Teppei’s harmonica that brings more flavour to the melody. Like the others WaT song, this song also are a calm song yet still nice and good. And that “WaT” all about, their songs are nice, simple and so beautiful.
Track listing
- Bokura no Love Story
- Jitensha
- Bokura no Love Story ~instrumental~
- Jitensha ~instrumental~
- best!!! – like it, love it
- good! – nice to hear
- ok – not bad
Ready Go!
Released on Nov. 01, 2006, Ready Go! – the 4th single from WaT. This single got #1 ranking in weekly Oricon Chart.
Side-A song, Ready Go! – an upbeat and fast tempo song. This song is the Official theme song of Volleyball World Championships 2006. I really like the lyrics of this song especially during the English verse (Ready Go! Fly away! Ready Go! Go your way!) – its kinda bring some strong image of the song. The inspiration and strong emotion really can be seen from this song.
More, Side-B of this single also an upbeat song. Even though, its not a fast and catchy song but this song still can bring some strong emotion especially during the chorus. For me it a good song.
Track-listing
- Ready Go!
- More
- Ready Go ! ~instrumental~
- More ~ instrumental~
- best!!! – like it, love it
- good! – nice to hear
- ok – not bad
My Way.. (^_^) 