Biography
wi*th
Effective period / Period of releases: 2002
wi☆th (ウィズ) were a Japanese Eurobeat racing model group signed under Avex Trax in early 2002. In cooperation with the JCTC racing model promotions, wi☆th were formed through an audition process. Consisting of members Chinatsu Watatsuki, Iori, Satomi Takasugi and Kana Hoshino, their name comes from their initials.wi☆th attracted popularity from their promotions for JCTC and released two songs on Super Eurobeat's JCTC/Super GT compilation series in 2002, "Let's Spend The Night" (as well as a remix of the song in a separate SEB series the same year) and "Far And Away With Love". Due to their popularity, Avex signed the group temporarily under its' Avex Trax label, where they recorded and released their first original single, "Yourhythmix", on September 11, 2002 and did a round of promotional appearances for the single, as well as filmed and released an MV for it, being the first JCTC/Super GT unit to release an original single and MV.
After finishing up their JCTC promotions within the coming months, wi☆th officially disbanded near the end of November. Since then, Chinatsu Watatsuki has continued modeling and acting and Takasugi Satomi became a soloist under Avex Trax's sub-label, Rhythm Zone. Iori was a member of the group A-Class in 2005. In recent years, both "Yourhythmix" and its' MV has been officially released in various Avex CD and DVD compilations in Japan, such as Girls Box.