FAKY (フェイキー) is a Japanese girl group under Avex's Rhythm Zone record label which debuted on July 29, 2013. The group currently consists of five members; Lil' Fang, Mikako, Hina, Akina, and Taki. However, in the past the group has had lineup changes. Their former members were Anna, Diane, and Tina.
The name FAKY is an acronym for Five Ass Kicking Youngsters and is an additional combination of the words Fantastic and Tokyo.
II. Career
The group was announced on July 19, 2013. Their original debut lineup of Anna Diane, Tina, Mikako, and Lil'Fang, was announced on July 22. They finally debuted with Better Without You on July 29, 2013
FAKY went into hiatus in June 2014, but they drop their first album The One on iTunes later on July 2, 2014.
They came back in October 2015. Akina became a new member while members Diane and Tina departed.
FAKY and FEMM came together to make the supergroup Famm'in in 2016 and released an EP that shared the same name as their group name.
On June 14, 2017 FAKY had their major label debut with the EP Unwrapped.
Anna later revealed through Instagram that she decided to quit the group on November 16, 2018 to do acting. She made her final appearance as a group member in their tour fo(u)r on December 20. FAKY also revealed the news on that day of the addition of new members Hina and Taki, and plans to continue as a five member group.
Akina dropped her single Touch for her official solo debut on November 27, 2020.
III. Members
| Lil' Fang
Born on November 29, 1993 in Tokyo Japan Leader, Main Vocalist |
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| Mikako
Born on june 7, 1994 in Fukuoka, Japan Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Rapper |
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| Hina
Born on February 19, 1997 in Kyoto, Japan Lead Vocalist |
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| Akina
Birth Name: Akina Johnson Born on November 23, 1999 in California, United States Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist |
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| Taki
Birth Name: Saito Takako Born on April 21, 2000 in Shizuoka, Japan Main Dancer, Vocalist, Youngest |
Former Members
| Anna
Birth Name: Anna Sawai Born on June 11, 1992 in New Zealand Leader, Lead Vocalist, Dancer |
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| Diane
Birth Name: Dian Colquhoun Born on January 18, 1996 in Okinawa, Japan Vocalist |
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| Tina
Birth Name: Tina Johnson Born on December 18, 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States Vocalist, Youngest |
Member Timeline
IV. Discography
| Better Without You | Remix Single | December 13, 2013 | |
| When You Wish Upon a Star | Digital Single | December 18, 2013 | |
| Better Without You | Single Album | January 15, 2014 | |
| Girl Digger | Digital Single | January 22, 2014 | |
| The One | EP | July 2, 2014 | |
| - | Afterglow | Digital Single | October 21, 2015 |
| You | Digital Single | October 21, 2015 | |
| Candy | Digital Single | October 21, 2015 | |
| Candy | EP | May 11, 2016 | |
| Candy (Yamato Remix) | Remix Single | August 10, 2016 | |
| Surrender | Digital Single | March @@@b11fa540-e9e0-46f3-abcd-e4646f3bcd48@@@, 2017 | |
| Unwrapped | EP | June 14, 2017 | |
| Suga Sweet | Digital Single | August 30, 2017 | |
| Chase Me | Digital Single | October 25, 2017 | |
| Someday We'll Know (English Version) | Digital Single | December 15, 2017 | |
| Candy (English Version) | Digital Single | February 16, 2018 | |
| Who We Are | Digital Single | April 11, 2018 | |
| Suga Sweet (Remixes) | Remix Single | May 9, 2018 | |
| four | Single Album | July 11, 2018 | |
| Bad Things (English Version) | Digital Single | August 29, 2018 | |
| Last Petal | Digital Single | November 11, 2018 | |
| Faky First Live -Unwrapped- | Live Album | December 19, 2018 | |
| Girls Gotta Live | Digital Single | August 23, 2019 | |
| Girls Gotta Live (Angermans Remix) | Remix Single | September 11, 2019 | |
| Antidote | Digital Single | October 18, 2019 | |
| Antidote (Disk Nagatak Remix) | Remix Single | November 8, 2018 | |
| New Age | Digital Single | November 22, 2019 | |
| - | New Age | Remix Single | January 1, 2020 |
| - | half-moon | Digital Single | February 26, 2020 |
| - | Re:Candy | Digital Single | May 27, 2020 |
| - | Re:Surrender | Digital Single | June 10, 2020 |
| - | half-moon feat. Novel Core | Digital Single | July 7, 2020 |
| - | RE:wrapped | EP | July 25, 2020 |
| - | Darling prod. GeG | Digital Single | August 26, 2020 |
| - | little more | Digital Single | November 4, 2020 |
| - | The Light | Digital Single | January 27, 2021 |
| - | 99 | Digital Single | March 17, 2021 |
| - | HappyEverAfter | Digital Single | April26, 2021 |
| - | Take my hand | Digital Single | Digital Single |
| - | Sayonara My Ex | Digital Single | August 30, 2021 |
| - | It's a small world | Digital Single | November 10, 2021 |
Collaborations
| No Boyfriend No Problem
with FAKY, FEMM, Sak Noel, Kuba & Neitan, Mayra Verónica |
n/a | February 24, 2016 |
| Japanicano
CrazyBoy feat. FAKY |
Album: Neotokyo Forever | July 4, 2018 |
Miscellaneous
| Circle Circle (Radical Hardcore Remix) Pretty Animus FAKY with FEMM |
Album; Famm'in | April 27, 2016 |
| Feelin' Good -It's Paradise' | Album: 90s & New Revival | August 15, 2018 |
| Feelin' Good -It's Paradise' (Retake Version) | Album: avex revival trax | May 13, 2020 |
| Can't Stop This!! | avex revival trax, M Aisubeki Hito ga ite OST | May 13, 2020 |
| Can't Stop This!! (Steve Aoki Remix) | n/a | July 1, 2020 |
| Can't Stop This!! (Steve Aoki Remix) (Club Mix) | n/a | July 1, 2020 |
V. Videography
Music Videos
| Better Without You | July 29, 2013 |
| Girl Digger | November 25, 2013 |
| Afterglow | December 7, 2015 |
| You | January 27, 2016 |
| Candy | April 25, 2016 |
| Surrender | February 22, 2017 |
| Someday We'll Know | May 23, 2017 |
| Suga Sweet | September 27, 2017 |
| Who We Are | April 10, 2018 |
| Bad Things (English Version) | August 13, 2018 |
| Girls Gotta Live | August 23, 2019 |
| Antidote | October 31, 2019 |
| New Age | November 28, 2019 |
| Half-moon | March 22, 2020 |
| Half-moon (Spain document ver.) | April 12, 2020 |
| Half-moon feat. Novel Core | July 6, 2020 |
| Darling prod. GeG | September 3, 2020 |
| Little More | November 10, 2020 |
| 99 | Mar 27, 2021 |
| 99 (dance ver.) | April 18, 2021 |
| Happy Ever After | May 2, 2021 |
| Take My Hand | June 16, 2021 |
| Sayonara My Ex | October 10, 2021 |
Other Music Video Appearances
| Circle
Famm'in (FAKY, FEMM) |
April 27, 2016 |
| Circle (Radical Hardcore Remix)
Famm'in (FAKY, FEMM) |
May 24, 2016 |
| Animus Famm'in (FAKY, FEMM) |
March 23, 2017 |
| Can't Stop This!! | September 17, 2020 |
| Can't Stop This!! (Steve Aoki Remix) | September 17, 2020 |
Shows
| Are You OK? | 2016 | n/a |
| bpm special Faky "Live in Madrid" | 2020 | AbemaSPECIAL |
| FakyWorld | 2020 - Present | YouTube |
| Fake or Real | 2021 - Present | Audee |
VI. Videos
Better Without You MV
half-moon MV
Sayonara My Ex MV
Candy performance video
VII. Trivia
- They got a nomination for BEST New Artist Video -Japan- with their Candy MV at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan in 2016
- Lil' Fang used to sing English-language song covers in the Tokyo nightclub circuit
- Mikako is known for her sharp style of dancing and bright vocals, which the other members respect greatly
- Hina is a model
