Faky
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Faky | |
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| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | |
| Associated acts | Famm'in |
| Website | faky |
| Members | Lil' Fang Mikako Hina Akina Taki |
| Past members | Anna Diane Tina |
Faky (フェイキー, Feikī) (stylized as FAKY) is a five-person Japanese girl group that debuted in 2013 under Avex's Rhythm Zone record label.[1] The group has gone through two reformations and currently consists of Lil' Fang, Mikako, Hina, Akina, and Taki.[2] The group name was derived from the word "fake" to challenge themselves to bring something "real" to the Japanese music scene.[3] Their name also stands for "Five Ass Kicking Youngsters" and "FAntastic toKYo".[4] The group defines themselves as a "Next Generation Girls Union" and tends to take musical inspiration from outside of Japan while incorporating Japanese culture and fashion.[2][5]
History[]
The group's name and concept was first revealed on a teaser site on July 19, 2013, before the original lineup of members, Anna, Diane, Tina, Mikako, and Lil'Fang,[6] was officially revealed on July 22. Their first music video "Better Without You" was released on July 29, 2013.[4][7]
In June 2014, the group announced that they would be on hiatus. Their first album The One was released through iTunes on July 2, 2014.[8]
In October 2015, the group returned from being on hiatus for more than a year. During this time, Akina joined the group while Diane and Tina left.[5] On May 11, 2016, the group then released the second EP Candy.
In 2016, Faky, musical duo FEMM, and singer and songwriter Yup'in formed the supergroup Famm’in and released a self-titled EP.
On June 14, 2017, the group made their major label debut with the third EP Unwrapped.
On November 16, 2018, member Anna announced on Instagram that she would be departing from the group to pursue an acting career.[9] She performed as a member for the last time at Faky's headline tour, fo(u)r, on December 20. On the same day, Faky announced that they added two new members, Hina and Taki, and would continue as a five-member group.[10]
On November 27, 2020, member Akina made her solo debut with her first single "Touch".[11]
Members[]
Current[]
| Name[5] | Date of birth (age)[5] | Place of birth[5] | Nationality | Role | Active Period |
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| Lil' Fang (リル ファング) | November 29, 1993 | Tokyo, Japan | Japanese | Leader, Main Vocalist | 2013–present |
| Mikako (ミカコ) | June 7, 1994 | Fukuoka, Japan | Japanese | Captain, Vocalist, Stylist | 2013–present |
| Hina (ヒナ) | February 19, 1997 | Kyoto, Japan | Japanese | Lead Vocalist | 2018–present |
| Akina (アキナ) | November 23, 1999 | California, United States | American, Japanese | Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist | 2015–present |
| Taki (タキ) | April 21, 2000 | Shizuoka, Japan | Filipino, Japanese | Lead Dancer, Vocalist | 2018–present |
Former[]
| Name | Date of birth (age) | Place of birth | Nationality | Role | Active Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna (アンナ) | June 11, 1992 | New Zealand | New Zealander, Japanese | Leader, Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer | 2013–2018 |
| Diane (ダイアン) | January 28, 1996 | Okinawa, Japan | American, Japanese | Vocalist | 2013–2015 |
| Tina (ティナ) | December 18, 1996 | Atlanta, United States | American, Japanese | Lead Vocalist | 2013–2015 |
Timeline[]
Discography[]
EPs[]
| Title | Release | Peak Oricon chart position[12] | Sales | Notes |
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| The One |
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| Candy |
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| Unwrapped |
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75 | 800 | |
| RE:wrapped |
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Live albums[]
| Title | Release | Peak Oricon chart position[12] | Sales | Notes |
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| FAKY FIRST LIVE -Unwrapped- |
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Singles[]
| Title | Release | Peak Oricon chart position[12] | Sales | Notes |
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| "When You Wish Upon a Star" |
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— | — | Cover of the song from Disney's Pinocchio |
| "Better Without You" |
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| "Girl Digger" |
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| "The One" |
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| "Afterglow" |
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| "You" | — | — | ||
| "Candy" | — | — | ||
| "Surrender" |
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| "Suga Sweet" |
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| "Chase Me" |
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— | — | Ending theme of anime Gundam Build Fighters Battlogue |
| "Someday We'll Know" (English Version) |
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| "Candy" (English Version) |
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| "Who We Are" |
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| "four" |
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— | — | 4th ending theme of anime Black Clover |
| "Bad Things" (English Version) |
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| "Last Petal" |
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— | — | Opening theme of drama Anata niwa Watasanai[13] |
| "Girls Gotta Live" |
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| "Antidote" |
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| "New Age" |
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| "half-moon" |
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| "Re:Candy" |
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| "Re:Surrender" |
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| "half-moon" feat. Novel Core |
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— | — | To show Who is a Wolf? Season 7. Written by Lil' Fang and Novel Core. |
| "Darling (ダーリン)" prod. GeG |
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| "little more" |
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| "The Light" |
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| "99" |
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— | — | Theme of drama Rika -Reverse- |
| "HappyEverAfter" |
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| "Take my hand" |
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— | — | Theme of drama A Devil and Her Love Song |
| "Sayonara My Ex" |
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Remix Singles[]
| Title | Release | Peak Oricon chart position[12] | Sales | Notes |
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| "Better Without You" (Remixes) |
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| "Candy" (Yamato Remix) |
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| "Suga Sweet" (Remixes) |
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| "Girls Gotta Live" (Angermans Remix) |
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| "Antidote" (Disk Nagataki Remix) |
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| "New Age" (Bunny Remix) |
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Collaborations[]
| Title | Member | Other Artists | Album | Release date |
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| "wimp" feat. Lil' Fang (from Faky) | Lil' Fang | Back-On | Reload | October 1, 2014 |
| "No Boyfriend No Problem" | Anna, Lil' Fang, Mikako, Akina | FEMM, Sak Noel, Kuba & Neitan, Mayra Verónica | N/A | February 24, 2016 |
| "Play The Game" feat. Lil'Fang (from Faky) | Lil' Fang | Remute | Play The Game | February 29, 2016 |
| "Circle" | Anna, Lil' Fang, Mikako, Akina | FEMM, Yup'in (as Famm'in) | Famm'in | April 27, 2016 |
| "Luxury" | Lil' Fang | Yup'in, Liz | N/A | December 22, 2016 |
| "Animus" | Anna, Lil' Fang, Mikako, Akina | FEMM, Yup'in (as Famm'in) | N/A | March 15, 2017 |
| "Shining" feat. Anna & Akina (from Faky) | Anna, Akina | Yamato | N/A | April 26, 2017 |
| "Japanicano" (feat. Faky) | Anna, Lil' Fang, Mikako, Akina | CrazyBoy | Neotokyo Forever | July 4, 2018 |
| "Tenkiame (天気雨)" feat. Hina (from Faky) | Hina | Novel Core | N/A | December 23, 2020 |
| "Tenkiame (天気雨)" feat. Hina (from Faky) (Taku's Japaneggae Remix) | Hina | Novel Core, Taku Takahashi | N/A | February 24, 2021 |
| "Happy Love" feat. Hina (from Faky) & Shun-Box | Hina | Spicy Chocolate, Shun-Box | N/A | August 21. 2021 |
Other appearances[]
| Title | Member | Album | Release date | Note |
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| "My Revolution" | Anna, Mikako, Akina | 80s / 90s J-pop Revival | October 18, 2017 | Cover of the 1986 Misato Watanabe song |
| "Boogie Back (今夜はブギー・バック)" (Nica Vocal) | Lil' Fang | Cover of the 1994 Kenji Ozawa and Scha Dara Parr song | ||
| "Feelin' Good -It's Paradise-" | Anna, Lil' Fang, Mikako, Akina | 90s & New Revival | August 15, 2018 | Cover of the 1997 Da Pump song |
| "Girls Be Ambitious" | Anna | Girls Mode 4: Star Stylist | December 20, 2017 | |
| "Can't Stop This!!" | Lil' Fang, Mikako, Hina, Akina, Taki | avex revival trax | May 13, 2020 | Revive 'em All 2020 (Beverly, FAKY, FEMM, lol, Yup'in, and Kalen Anzai). Remake of the 1995 Maximizor song "Can't Undo This!!" |
| "Feelin' Good -It's Paradise-" (Retake Version) | Cover of the 1997 Da Pump song | |||
| "Deatta Koro no Yō ni (出逢った頃のように)" | Hina | Cover of the 1997 Every Little Thing song | ||
| "Can't Stop This!!" (Steve Aoki Remix) | Lil' Fang, Mikako, Hina, Akina, Taki | N/A | July 1, 2020 | Steve Aoki remix of the 2020 Revive 'em All 2020 song |
Music videos[]
As lead artist[]
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2013 | "Better Without You" | [14] |
| "Girl Digger" | [15] | |
| 2015 | "Afterglow" | [16] |
| 2016 | "You" | [17] |
| "Candy" | [18] | |
| 2017 | "Surrender" | [19] |
| "Someday We'll Know" | [20] | |
| "Suga Sweet" | [21] | |
| 2018 | "Who We Are" | [22] |
| "Bad Things" (English Version) | [23] | |
| 2019 | "Girls Gotta Live" | [24] |
| "Antidote" | [25] | |
| "New Age" | [26] | |
| 2020 | "half-moon" | [27] |
| "half-moon" (Spain document ver.) | [28] | |
| "half-moon" feat. Novel Core | [29] | |
| "Darling (ダーリン)" prod. GeG | [30] | |
| "little more" | [31] | |
| 2021 | "The Light" | [32] |
| "99" | [33] | |
| "99" (dance ver.) | [34] | |
| "HappyEverAfter" | [35] | |
| "Take my hand" | [36] |
As part of Famm'in[]
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2016 | "circle" | |
| "circle (Radical Hardcore Remix)" | ||
| 2017 | "animus" |
As featured artist[]
| Year | Title | Member | Other Artists | Notes |
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| 2014 | "wimp" feat. Lil' Fang (from Faky) | Lil' Fang | Back-On | |
| 2015 | "Katy" | Anna | Elliott Yamin | |
| 2016 | "Luxury" | Lil' Fang | Yup'in, Liz | Co-written and co-performed[37] |
| 2020 | "Can't Stop This!!" (Steve Aoki Remix) | Lil' Fang, Mikako, Hina, Akina, Taki | Revive 'em All 2020, Steve Aoki | |
| "103" feat. motoki ohmori | Hina | Kerenmi, motoki ohmori | ||
| "Tenkiame (天気雨)" feat. Hina (from Faky) | Novel Core | |||
| 2021 | "Happy Love" feat. Hina (from Faky) & Shun-Box | Spicy Chocolate, Shun-Box |
Filmography[]
Films[]
| Year | Title | Members / Roles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | L (L -エル-) | Mikako as Mary | Movie based on the 2015 Acid Black Cherry album[38] |
Television series[]
| Year | Title | Members / Roles | Network | Notes |
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| 2014 | Hakata Stay Hungry Season 1 (博多ステイハングリー) | Mikako as host | TNC | Local variety program[39] |
| 2020 | M Aisubeki Hito ga Ite (M 愛すべき人がいて) | Hina as vocalist of OTF | TV Asahi | Non-fiction drama [40] |
| 2021 | Girl Gun Lady (ガールガンレディ) | Hina as Mitsue Amemiya | MBS/TBS | Tokusatsu drama |
Web series[]
| Year | Title | Members / Roles | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Are You OK? | Anna, Lil' Fang, Mikako, Akina | Interactive drama[41] | |
| 2018 | colors | Anna | FOD | Coming-of-age mystery drama |
| 2020 | Who is a Wolf? Season 7 (月とオオカミちゃんには騙されない) | Hina | AbemaSPECIAL | Romantic reality show |
| bpm special FAKY "Live In Madrid" | Lil' Fang, Mikako, Hina, Akina, Taki | Documentary program | ||
| FakyWorld | YouTube | Faky original variety show | ||
| 2021 | Who is a Wolf? Season 9 (恋とオオカミには騙されない) | Taki | AbemaSPECIAL | Romantic reality show |
| Koisuru Method (恋するメソッド) | Hina | Romantic variety show | ||
| Who is a Wolf? Season 10 (虹とオオカミには騙されない) | Taki | Romantic reality show |
Radio series[]
| Year | Title | Members / Roles | Network | Notes |
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| 2019 | Goji Wrep (ゴジレプ) | Lil' Fang, Akina | Wrep | Hip hop music program |
| Roku Wrep (ロクレプ) | ||||
| 2021 | Fake or Real | Lil' Fang, Mikako, Hina, Akina, Taki | Audee | Faky original talk show |
Video games[]
| Year | Title | Members / Roles | Notes |
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| 2017 | Girls Mode 4: Star Stylist | Anna as Black Swan | Nintendo 3DS video game[42] |
| Style Savvy: Styling Star | Anna as Angélique Noir Akina as Yolanda Artemisia |
Western version of Nintendo 3DS video game[43] |
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2016 | MTV Video Music Awards Japan | BEST New Artist Video -Japan- | "Candy" | Nominated[44] |
References[]
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- ^ "博多ステイハングリー". Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
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