w-inds. Official App review

w-inds. オフィシャルアプリ (w-inds. Official App) by Vision Factory and Naver

Language: mainly Japanese
Release Date: Dec. 14, 2011
Size: 9.9 MB
Copyright of Vision Factory, sold by Vision Factory CO., Ltd.
Price: FREE
Made For: iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Android phone
Software Requirements: iOS 4.0 or later for Apple devices


Last week, Vision Factory teamed up with Naver to produce yet another w-inds. app. This is great news for international w-inds. fans who carry an Apple device or an Android phone. 


App for Apple Users: http://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/id487121662?mt=8
App for Android Users: https://market.android.com/details?id=jp.naver.android.artist.winds

I found this app by chance while purposelessly browsing the iTunes store on the 14th. Since then, I have fiddled around with the app in order to come up with what I hope to be an unbiased, truthful (but opinionated) review. Please note I do not own the app, nor am I affiliated with any of the companies. This is for entertainment purposes only. 

Hotex Press Review: 314 at Budoukan

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w-inds. 10 year compilation, their Budoukan concert, has been made into a DVD

This year, the vocal dance unit w-inds. has reached their tenth anniversary. They've decided to release a concert DVD, including the backstage of the April concert that showed off the skills they developed. This was at the Nippon Budoukan.
With the Tohoku earthquake, the originally scheduled Budoukan concert was delayed, and voting priority was given to fan club members to request the track listing. Many people from the earthquake zone also came rushing to the concert, and this was the first circular stage for the boys. They spread the concert [online] by linking it to [computer] screens, and they captivated their audience. In addition, there are images from their street lives, solo corners individually spotlighting the group members, and various developments and programs.
This perfectly recorded w-inds. 10th Anniversary ~ Three Fourteen~ at Nippon Budoukan concert DVD, which has reached two and a half hours long, will be released on October 19th.

REVIEW: w-inds.314&FCLT2011 App

 To celebrate their tenth anniversary, and also to aknowledge their fans around the globe, w-inds. has recently turned their attention to the cyber world. They have successfully combined forces with sites like YouTube, USTREAM, Facebook, and Twitter. But their company has also started working on applications, for both Android phones and Apple users.
   Their most recent app is titled w-inds.314&FCLT2011. As the name states, it focuses on their 314 concert (which was featured on USTREAM) and their latest fan club tour, To My Fans. The features offered here are a photobook, a three minute video, a game, and links to their official sites.