Eiji Wentz

Eiji Wentz

Eiji Wentz (ウエンツ瑛士, Uentsu Eiji, born October 8, 1985) is a singer, entertainer, and actor from Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan. He is a member of the singer-songwriter duo WaT, and belongs to the production company Burning Productions.

He became involved in the entertainment industry at a very young age. Wentz initially started as a model at age 4, and made his acting debut as the role of Chip in the Four Seasons Musical Troupe Production of Beauty and the Beast. He became famous as a child actor as a regular on the NHK television show Tensai Terebi-kun (天才テレビくん) where he played bass guitar and piano at age 10. During live performances, he played the acoustic bass as well as the keyboard. He started learning the guitar from age 17. He later entered Burning Productions after the recommendation of Hiromi Gō.

Musical career

After Tensai Terebi-kun ended, Wentz continued to play music and started the band WaT with Teppei Koike. They started in 2002 with street performances. In February 2004, they released an indies CD. In August 2005, they signed with Universal Music and had their major debut in November 2005.

Body of works

Variety television (Regular)

• Hayami English Network (1994–1995)
• Tensai Terebi-kun / Tensai Terebi-kun Wide (April 1995–March 2000)
• Chikara no Kagiri Go Go Go!! (October 2001–February 2002)
• Shūkan Tokudane Kazoku!! (October 2002–December 2002)
• F2/F2-X (October 2002–September 2004)
• Pretty Kids (October 2004–March 2005, as host)
• Hanataka Tengu (April 2005–September 2005)
• Barioku! (October 2005–March 2006, as host)
• Ame nimo Makezu (April 2006–September 2006, as host)
• Ponkikki (April 2006–March 2007, as host)
• D no Gekijō (September 2006–September 2007)
• Nōnai Esthe IQ Supli (May 2004–present)
• Ainori (April 2006–present, as host)
• Dokusen! Kinyōbi no Kokuhaku (October 2007–present)
• Kentei Japon (April 2008–present)
• Sakiyomi (july 2008–present)

Television dramas

• Kyūmei Senshi Nano Seibaa (1995), a drama within the NHK show Tensai Terebi-kun
• Toshiie Tomatsu (2002) as Mori Ranmaru
• Tentei Kazoku (2002) as Tomoda Yūki
• Gokusen, part 6 guest star (2002) as Yūki Masato
• Raion Sensei (2003) as Furuta Takumi
• Fujiko Hemingu no Kiseki (2003) as Ōtsuki Urufu
• Aa, Tantei Jimusho, part 3 guest star (2004) as Inaba Yusuke
• Tadashii Renai no Susume (2005) as Takeda Hiroaki
• Rondo, part 1-2 guest star (2006) as Toda Masato
• Kirakira Kenshūi (2007) as Tachioka Ken
• Nodame Cantabile in Europe Lesson 1 & 2 (2008) as Franck

Movies

• Kamen Rider The First (2005) Mitamura Haruhiko
• Animation movie Brave Story (2006) Ashikawa Mitsuru
• Lovely Complex (2006) Dancing Yoshiko
• Captain Tokio (2007) Furuta
• Gegege no Kitarō (2007) Kitarō
• Gegege no Kitarō ~Sennen Noroi Uta~ (2008) Kitarō

Solo Single

• Kimi ni Okuru Uta / Lucky de Happy (February 14, 2007)
• Awaking Emotion 8/5 / my brand new way (April 27, 2007)

External links

• ウエンツ瑛士 オフィシャルウェブサイト - (Personal Official Site) Template:Ja icon
• WaT オフィシャルウェブサイト - (WaT Official Site) Template:Ja icon
• WaT公式ホームページ - (WaT Official Site) Template:Ja icon