FAKY

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. The band name was created by combining the two words "fantastic" and "tokyo", and also stands for Five Ass Kicking Youngsters. The band name was originally derived from the word "fake" to challenge themselves to bring something new and real to the Japanese music scene. As of December 2018, the group currently consists of Lil' Fang, Mikako, Akina, Taki and Hina. The group tends to take musical inspiration from cultures outside of Japan while incorporating Japanese culture and fashion.The group's name and concept was first revealed on a teaser site in March 2013, before the original lineup of members -- Anna, Diane, Tina, Mikako, Lil'Fang -- was officially revealed on the 22nd of the same month. Their first music video, "Better Without You", was released on March 29, 2013. Their first album was released through iTunes on May 28, 2014.In October 2015, the group returned from being on hiatus for more than year. During this time, Akina joined the group while Diane and Tina left. The group then released three singles and an EP the following year entitled Candy. In 2016, Faky, musical duo FEMM, and singer and songwriter Yup'in formed the supergroup Famm’in and released a self-titled EP. The group made their major label debut with the EP Unwrapped on June 14, 2017. On November 16, 2018, member Anna announced on Instagram that she would be departing from the group to pursue an acting career. She performed as a member for the last time at Faky's headline tour, fo(u)r, on December 20. After Anna officially departed from the group, Faky announced on Instagram that they added two new members, Taki and Hina, and will continue as a five-member group.