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Fake? (フェイク)
Background information
Origin	Japan
Genre(s)	Alternative rock, Japanese rock, Hardcore, Experimental Rock, Techno, House, Trip Hop, Big Beat, Electronica, Skate punk, Ska Punk
Years active	2002-present
Label(s)	Warner Music Japan (2002 – 2003) Tokuma Japan Communications (2004 – Present)
Website	Official Site
Members
Ken Lloyd - vocal and FAKE? supports
Former members
Inoran - guitar

FAKE?(フェイク) is a Japanese rock band. Their music has been described as alternative, mixed with electronic sounds. They sing mainly in English and sometimes in Japanese.

Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 Mini-Albums 2.3 Singles 2.4 DVDs 2.5 Extra Songs (December 10, 2006) 3 External links

In 2002, ex-Oblivion Dust member Ken Lloyd joined up with ex-Luna Sea member Inoran and formed FAKE?. On February 27th, they released their first single "Taste Maximum," but earlier they played their first live. Later, they released another single "Someday" and their first album Breathe In... which reached the top 30 in the Oricon charts despite a lack of promotion, major magazine interviews or photo-sessions. In this album, their respective musical influences can be heard: slightly more trip-hop songs were composed by Inoran, slightly more rock/punk songs composed by Ken. Then, they added support members and took part in the Summersonic festival 2002 in Tokyo, Osaka, and Hong kong. They also played in gigs at Nagoya Diamond Hall, Osaka Namba Hatch and the Akasaka Blitz. On November 2nd, the band started its Live Tour, doing 7 concerts in 5 towns and advancing its new songs from the single "Here We Go" and their second album Tomorrow Today. The final concert of this tour, on November 24th, at Zepp Tokyo, was later broadcasted in Japan by WOWOW.

In January 2003 they released Tomorrow Today and a new Live Tour. Due to differences about the direction of their careers, they changed their label from Warner Music Japan to Tokuma Japan Communications

In the beginning of 2004, they performed the concert Stepping Stone Extra Date which was later to be released as their first DVD. On March 13, they released the mini album New Skin. Shortly thereafter, they released another single "Praise" (this song was used as opening theme to Aqua Kids TV anime) and another album titled The Art of Losing Touch. They began their Tour of Losing Touch, playing at 6 locations. The last event of this tour was on July 6 at the Shibuya-AX, where their Tour of Losing Touch DVD was recorded. Subsequent tours were titled Tour of Losing Touch -Live Like Billy- (in direct allusion to the "Just Like Billy" single) and the Tour of Losing Touch -Final-.

The 2005, they released the single "Pulse" (this song was used as the second opening theme to Onmyou Taisenki TV anime) along with an English version and released the album Made With Air. After the Tour of [?], Inoran left the band in October, due to musical differences, but both continued with their friendship. Ken Lloyd announced that the group would continue and short time later released the Live Tour? Final at Shibuya-AX DVD which was recorded from the last live performance of Tour of [?] together with a best album titled simply FAKE?

The 2006 started with the arrive of Eric Zay as new Fake? support and then the band makes one new album called Songs From Beelzebub (with the collaboration of the former Luna Sea member Shinya in some songs), for then does a tour in Japan titled Live From Beelzebub Tour that finished on July 4 at the Ebisu Liquid Room and then a show at Pentaport rock festival in South Korea on July 29.

Then, appered a new album titled Marilyn Is A Bubble with the participation of Anna Tsuchiya, "HIDE" & "U-TA" (Buck-Tick), "ALI" (Monoral) and others. Besides Kaz Iwaike, "D-kiku" and "Shigeo" (Mold, the Samos) participated each one in a remix song (added up 3), that were released on the internet as a bonus to those who bought the albums Songs From Beelzebub and Marilyn Is A Bubble. For then the band does one tour called Live With Marilyn in the early 2007 and afterwards announce a gig the 06/28 of this year that may be the last of Fake? because Ken Lloyd have announced a new band.

• Breathe In... (July 10, 2002)
• Tomorrow Today (January 22, 2003)
• The Art of Losing Touch (June 23, 2004)
• Made With Air (June 17, 2005)
• FAKE? Best Album (December 21, 2005)
• Songs From Beelzebub (May 24, 2006)
• Marilyn is a Bubble (November 22, 2006)

• New Skin (March 13, 2004)

• Taste Maximum (February 27, 2002)
• Someday (May 22, 2002)
• Here We Go (December 11, 2002)
• Praise (April 21, 2004)
• Just Like Billy (November 25, 2004)
• Pulse (March 16, 2005)
• Pulse (English Version) (April 1, 2005)

• Stepping Stone Extra Date (June 3, 2004)
• www.hedfuc.com (November 25, 2004)
• Tour of Losing Touch Shibuya-Ax (December 22, 2004)
• Live Tour ? Final at Shibuya-Ax (December 21, 2005)
• Live From Beelzebub Tour (November 22, 2006)
• Used to be a bad thing`s PV (limited DVD for whose attended any gig of LIVE WITH MARILYN)

• "Disco" (Death Club mix) remixed by Kaz Iwaike
• "Retina" (Dilated Pupils mix) remixed by "Shigeo" (Mold, the Samos)
• "Closer to Marilyn" (The Other Dimension) remixed by "D-kiku"

• FAKE? Official Site
• ORICON PROFILE (Japanese)
• JAME profile
• TASTE MAXIMUM community
• The FAKER
• SUGIZO LOVE FORUMS
• FAKE? in Batsu forum
• FAKE? fansite in italian