Boyband WATWING held their first solo concerts, titled WATWING LIVE TOUR 2024 - Get Em Back - at Makuhari Messe, on November 9th and 10th at the Makuhari Messe venue in Chiba.
On the second day of their pair of solo performances there, WATWING announced they are moving to a new label, +WHAX (pronounced “Plus Wax”). The group also announced the release of their first digital single in winter 2024 and an EP next spring.
WATWING are the first boyband from Japanese agency Horipro. Formed in June 2019, the group features six members who won the "Star Boys Audition": Ryo Furuhata, Asahi Suzuki, Fu Takahashi, Rintaro Hachimura, Ryuta Kuwayama and Noa Fukuzawa Nozomi. The group’s name is a portmanteau of “WAT” (slang for “what”) and “WING”, as in the wings of a bird, expressing their desire to “stick to their true selves and soar no matter what anyone says”.
This year marks the fifth anniversary of their formation, and the group had a sold-out show at the revered Tokyo venue Nippon Budokan in February.
They also held their first nationwide seven-city hall tour this year, titled WATWING LIVE TOUR 2024 - Get Em Back -, starting with a concert in Saitama Prefecture in August.
The music video for WATWING's July single DANCE NOW can be viewed below.
![HYDE [INSIDE] LIVE 2024 -EXTRA- at Makuhari Messe](https://www.jame-world.com/media/image/2024-11/_16-9_14951.jpg)
