| Faky | |
| Origin: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Years Active: | 2013–2024 |
Faky (stylized as FAKY) was 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 disbanded in 2024. It consisted of Lil' Fang, Mikako, Hina, Akina, and Taki at the end.[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". 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.[4]
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,[5] was officially revealed on July 22. Their first music video "Better Without You" was released on July 29, 2013.[6] [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. 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 the single "Touch".[11]
On November 19, 2023, it was announced that the group would be suspending their activities following a last concert on January 13, 2024 at KT Zepp Yokohama. It was also revealed that, after the suspension, members Lil' Fang and Mikako would be departing from the group while the remaining members would focus on individual activities.[12]
On July 30th 2024, members Akina, Taki and Hina posted to their Instagram accounts that the group had disbanded. No reason was given.
The following day, Akina announced on her Instagram that she had left Rhythm Zone.
| Name | Date of birth (age) | Place of birth | Nationality | Role | Active Period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 June 1992 | New Zealand | New Zealander, Japanese | Leader (2013-2018), Vocalist, Dancer | 2013–2018 | ||
| 29 November 1993 | Tokyo, Japan | Japanese | Leader (2018-2024), Main Vocalist | 2013–2024 | ||
| 7 June 1994 | Fukuoka, Japan | Japanese | Captain, Vocalist, Stylist | 2013–2024 | ||
| 28 January 1996 | Okinawa, Japan | American, Japanese | Vocalist | 2013–2015 | ||
| 18 December 1996 | Atlanta, United States | American, Japanese | Vocalist | 2013–2015 | ||
| 19 February 1997 | Japan | Japanese | Vocalist | 2018–2024 | ||
| 23 November 1999 | California, United States | American, Japanese | Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist | 2015–2024 | ||
| 21 April 2000 | Shizuoka, Japan | Filipino, Japanese | Lead Dancer, Vocalist | 2018–2024 |
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [13] | ||||
| The One |
| — | ||
| Candy |
| — | ||
| Unwrapped |
| 75 | ||
| RE:wrapped |
| — | ||
| Departure |
| 23 | 2,728[14] |
| Title | Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| "When You Wish Upon a Star" |
| 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" |
| 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" |
| 4th ending theme of anime Black Clover |
| "Bad Things" (English Version) |
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| "Last Petal" |
| Opening theme of drama Anata niwa Watasanai[15] |
| "Girls Gotta Live" |
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| "Antidote" |
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| "New Age" |
| Theme of variety show Girls Meeting-TV |
| "Half-Moon" |
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| "Re:Candy" |
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| "Re:Surrender" |
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| "Half-Moon" feat. Novel Core |
| To show Who is a Wolf? Season 7 Written by Lil' Fang and Novel Core |
| "" prod. GeG |
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| "Little More" |
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| "The Light" |
| Campaign song of film Suicide Forest Village |
| "99" |
| Theme of drama Rika: Reverse |
| "HappyEverAfter" |
| To show Who Is a Wolf? Season 9 |
| "Take My Hand" |
| Theme of drama A Devil and Her Love Song |
| "Sayonara My Ex" |
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| "It's a Small World" |
| Campaign song of road relay 36th East Japan Women's Ekiden |
| "" |
| A campaign song for the horror movie "Ushikubi Village" directed by Takashi Shimizu. |
| "Diamond Glitter" |
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| "Choco Fudge" |
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| "Rock, Paper, Scissors" |
| Opening theme of drama Saisho wa pâ[16] |
| "Summer Dive" Prod. Taku Takahashi (m-flo) |
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| "" |
| To show Is She the Wolf?[17] Written by Lil' Fang and UTA (TinyVoice,Production) |
| Title | Release | |
|---|---|---|
| "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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| "It's a Small World" (Boys Get Hurt Remix) |
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| "It's a Small World" (YOKYO & OMKT Remix) |
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| Title | Member | Album | Release date | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Touch" | Akina | November 27, 2020 | Cover of the 2014 Shura song | ||
| "Gravity" | December 18, 2020 | ||||
| "Amazing Grace" | February 12, 2021 | Cover of hymn Theme of film A Morning of Farewell | |||
| "" | Lil' Fang | March 24, 2021 | Cover of the 1969 Mieko Hirota song Theme of drama Rika: Reverse and film Rika | ||
| "Stupid, Careless, Dumb" | Akina | October 15, 2021 | |||
| "Future" | October 27, 2021 | ||||
| "Black Ghost" | Hina & Taki | August 17, 2022 | Theme song for the drama Othello |
| Title | Member | Other Artists | Album | Release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "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 | February 24, 2016 | ||
| "Play The Game" feat. Lil'Fang (from Faky) | Lil' Fang | Remute | Play The Game | February 29, 2016 | |
| "Luxury" | Lil' Fang | Yup'in, Liz | December 22, 2016 | ||
| "Shining" feat. Anna & Akina (from Faky) | Anna, Akina | Yamato | April 26, 2017 | ||
| "Japanicano" (feat. Faky) | Anna, Lil' Fang, Mikako, Akina | CrazyBoy | Neotokyo Forever | July 4, 2018 | |
| "" feat. Amaya (from Faky) | Hina | Novel Core | Novel Core | December 23, 2020 | |
| "" feat. Amaya (from Faky) (Taku's Japaneggae Remix) | Hina | Novel Core, Taku Takahashi | February 24, 2021 | ||
| "Happy Love" feat. Hina (from Faky) & Shun-Box | Hina | Spicy Chocolate, Shun-Box | August 21, 2021 | ||
| "Everlasting Eternity" feat. Akina | Akina as soloist | The Burning Deadwoods | October 6, 2021 | ||
| "Break it down" | Lil'Fang | Sota Hanamura from Da-ice | July 11, 2022 | ||
| "" | Akina,Taki | hibiki & moca from lol, Maria Kaneya from GENIC (all as QUEEDOM unit) | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Special Paripi Album) | July 20, 2022 | |
| "Antídoto" (feat. FAKY) | Akina, Taki | EVE | October 7, 2022 | ||
| Title | Member | Album | Release date | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Circle" | Anna, Lil' Fang, Mikako, Akina | Famm'in | April 27, 2016 | Song by Famm'in (Faky, FEMM, Yupin) | |
| "Circle" (Radical Hardcore Remix) | |||||
| "Pretty" | |||||
| "Animus" | March 15, 2017 | Song by Famm'in (Faky, FEMM, Yupin) | |||
| "My Revolution" | Anna, Mikako, Akina | 80s / 90s J-pop Revival | October 18, 2017 | Cover of the 1986 Misato Watanabe song | |
| "" (Nica Vocal) | Lil' Fang | Cover of the 1994 Kenji Ozawa and Scha Dara Parr song | |||
| "Girls Be Ambitious" | Anna | Girls Mode 4: Star Stylist OST | December 20, 2017 | ||
| "Feelin' Good -It's Paradise-" | Anna, Lil' Fang, Mikako, Akina | 90s & New Revival | August 15, 2018 | Cover of the 1997 Da Pump song | |
| "Feelin' Good -It's Paradise-" (Retake Version) | Lil' Fang, Mikako, Hina, Akina, Taki | avex revival trax | May 13, 2020 | ||
| "Can't Stop This! | " | avex revival trax, M Aisubeki Hito ga Ite OST | Song by Revive 'em All 2020 (Beverly, Faky, FEMM, lol, Yup'in, Kalen Anzai) Remake of the 1995 Maximizor song "Can't Undo This! | " | |
| "" | Amaya | Cover of the 1997 Every Little Thing song | |||
| "Can't Stop This! | " (Steve Aoki Remix) | Lil' Fang, Mikako, Hina, Akina, Taki | July 1, 2020 | Steve Aoki remix of the 2020 Revive 'em All 2020 song | |
| "Can't Stop This! | " (Steve Aoki Remix) (Club Mix) | ||||
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Better Without You" | |
| "Girl Digger" | ||
| 2015 | "Afterglow" | |
| 2016 | "You" | |
| "Candy" | ||
| 2017 | "Surrender" | |
| "Someday We'll Know" | ||
| "Suga Sweet" | ||
| 2018 | "Who We Are" | |
| "Bad Things" (English Version) | ||
| 2019 | "Girls Gotta Live" | |
| "Antidote" | ||
| "New Age" | ||
| 2020 | "Half-moon" | |
| "Half-moon" (Spain document ver.) | ||
| "Half-moon" feat. Novel Core | ||
| "" prod. GeG | ||
| "Little More" | ||
| 2021 | "The Light" | |
| "99" | ||
| "99" (dance ver.) | ||
| "Happy Ever After" | ||
| "Take My Hand" | ||
| "Sayonara My Ex" | ||
| 2022 | "Futakoito (ふたこ糸)" | |
| "Diamond Glitter" | ||
| "Choco Fudge" | ||
| "My Story" | ||
| "Rock, Paper, Scissors" | ||
| 2023 | "Summer Dive" Prod. Taku Takahashi (m-flo) | |
| "Monochrome (モノクロ)" | ||
| Year | Title | Member | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "Gravity" | Akina | ||
| 2021 | "Amazing Grace" | |||
| "" | Lil' Fang | |||
| "Future" | Akina | |||
| 2022 | "Black Ghost" | Hina & Taki |
| Year | Title | Member | Other Artists | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Wimp" feat. Lil' Fang (from Faky) | Lil' Fang | Back-On | ||
| 2015 | "Katy" | Anna | Elliott Yamin | ||
| 2016 | "Circle" | Anna, Lil' Fang, Mikako, Akina | Famm'in | ||
| "Circle" (Redical Hardcore Remix) | |||||
| "Luxury" | Lil' Fang | Yup'in, Liz | |||
| 2017 | "Animus" | Anna, Lil' Fang, Mikako, Akina | Famm'in | ||
| 2020 | "Can't Stop This! | " | Lil' Fang, Mikako, Amaya, Akina, Taki | Revive 'em All 2020 | |
| "Can't Stop This! | " (Steve Aoki Remix) | Revive 'em All 2020, Steve Aoki | |||
| "103" feat. motoki ohmori | Amaya | Kerenmi, motoki ohmori | |||
| "" feat. Amaya (from Faky) | Novel Core | ||||
| 2021 | "Happy Love" feat. Hina (from Faky) & Shun-Box | Spicy Chocolate, Shun-Box | |||
| 2022 | "Cici Cici Bam Bam" | Akina,Taki | QUEEDOM | ||
| Year | Title | Members / Roles | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Hakata Stay Hungry Season 1 | Mikako as host | TNC | Local variety program[19] |
| 2020 | M Aisubeki Hito ga Ite | Hina as vocalist of OTF | TV Asahi | Non-fiction drama[20] |
| 2021 | Girl Gun Lady | Hina as Mitsue Amemiya | MBS/TBS | Tokusatsu drama |
| Year | Title | Members / Roles | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Are You OK? | Anna, Lil' Fang, Mikako, Akina | Interactive drama[21] | |
| 2018 | colors | Anna | FOD | Coming-of-age mystery drama |
| 2020 | Who is the Wolf? Season 7 | Hina | AbemaSPECIAL | Romantic reality show |
| bpm special Faky "Live In Madrid" | Lil' Fang, Mikako, Hina, Akina, Taki | Documentary program | ||
| 2020–present | FakyWorld | YouTube | Faky original variety show | |
| 2021 | Who is the Wolf? Season 9 | Taki | AbemaSPECIAL | Romantic reality show |
| Koisuru Method | Hina | Romantic variety show | ||
| Who is a Wolf? Season 10 | Taki | Romantic reality show | ||
| Future Century Shibuya | Hina as Ako | Hulu | Comedy-mystery darama | |
| 2023 | Is She the Wolf? | Mikako | Netflix | Romantic reality show |
| Year | Title | Members / Roles | Network | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Wrep 5 | Lil' Fang, Akina | Wrep | Hip hop music program | |
| 2019–present | Wrep 6 | ||||
| 2021–present | Fake or Real | Lil' Fang, Mikako, Hina, Akina, Taki | Audee | Faky original talk show |
| Year | Title | Members / Roles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Girls Mode 4: Star Stylist | Anna as Black Swan | Nintendo 3DS video game[22] |
| Anna as Angélique Noir Akina as Yolanda Artemisia | Western version of Nintendo 3DS video game[23] |
| Title | Date | City | Venue | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faky First Live "Unwrapped" | October 13, 2017 | Tokyo, Japan | Shibuya Duo Music Exchange | [24] | |
| Faky First Live "Unwrapped" -Encore Edition- | January 26, 2018 | Osaka, Japan | Osaka Muse | [25] | |
| Faky Live 2018 "fo(u)r" | December 20, 2018 | Tokyo, Japan | Liquidroom Ebisu | [26] | |
| Faky Online Live #WeAreAllHereTogether | January 24, 2021 | World | Openrec.tv | Online concert[27] | |
| Faky Online Live 2021 #FakyWorld | November 3, 2021 | YouTube Live | Free online concert[28] | ||
| Faky Live 2022 #nofilter | February 23, 2022 | Tokyo, Japan | Kanda Square Hall |
| Title | Date | City | Venue | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Famm'in TYO #0 | May 28, 2016 | Tokyo, Japan | Circus Tokyo | ||
| Faky Christmas Event 2017 | December 26, 2017 | Private | |||
| Faky Premium Christmas Event 2019 | December 22, 2019 | ||||
| Faky Meet & Greet Special Party | February 23, 2020 | Daikanyama Loop | |||
| Faky HappyEverAfter Release Party | May 5, 2021 | World | Nissin Power Station [Reboot] | Online event |
| Title | Date | City | Venue | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anime Friends 2019 | July 14, 2019 | São Paulo, Brazil | Palácio das Convenções do Anhembi | [29] | |
| Otakuthon 2019 | August 16, 2019 | Montreal, Canada | Palais des congrès de Montréal | ||
| Japan Weekend Madrid | February 15 – 16, 2020 | Madrid, Spain | IFEMA | ||
| Hyper Japan Online 2021 | July 10, 2021 | World | Zoom | Online event[30] |