Keita Tachibana (橘慶太; Tachibana Kei) known synonymously as KEITA, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor and voice actor born December 16th, 1985. He is the second oldest sibling in his family, and is also the older brother to former singer, model and actress Mio Tachibana (橘美緒).

Tachibana originally debuted with the Japanese boy band w-inds in 2000, and debuted as a soloist in 2006, though he would reinvent himself with a new image with a “re-debut” in 2012. He is still with w-inds today, though the boy band originally debuted as a trio, it is still active as a duo.

He would also begin appearing in both the small screen and the big screen, taking up a cameo role in a TV show called Star Light (English title).

KEITA is also married to Aya Matsuura (松浦亜弥), whom he wed in 2013, after dating the fellow singer and actress for 12 years.

Tachibana is currently signed under and represented by Pony Canyon and Vision Factory.