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[JING-JING]

Member

Ken Lloyd - Vocals (OBLIVION DUST)


ex-Member

INORAN - Guitar (Tourbillon, ex-LUNA SEA)


Supports
Pablo - Guitar
Eric Zay - Guitar
Morissey - Bass
Shibuya Ken - Drums
DJ BASS - Turntables


ex-Supports
DJ Uppercut - Turntables
Ju-ken - Bass
HIKO - Bass
Hasegawa Akihiko - Bass
Kaoru Noguchi - Drums


History
In late 2001, ex-Oblivion Dust member Ken Lloyd joined up with ex-Luna Sea member Inoran and formed FAKE?, altought they didn't actually release any work or show until the early February of 2002, where the two of them held a small two-day "SHOW CASE" event at LIQUIDROOM Shinjuku. A short time later, they released their first single TASTE MAXIMUM. Then, 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 PULSE (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 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, appeared a new album titled MARILYN IS A BUBBLEwith the participation of Anna Tsuchiya, "HIDE" & "U-TA" (Buck-Tick), "ALI" (MONORAL) and others. Besides KAZ, "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 an one concert for 2007, in July 28th at Ebisu Liquid Room in Tokyo, because Ken Lloyd wanted to concentrait on the returned of Oblivion Dust and besides the support members are taking a break for work on their solo and side projects. Ken has announced that a new Fake? album is in the process of being writen, thought.


Discography

Single


TASTE MAXIMUM
RELEASE : 2002.02.27
AMCM-10007 ￥1,260-(TAX IN)

01.TASTE MAXIMUM
02.CUT
03.LARVA




SOMEDAY
RELEASE : 2002.05.22
AMCM-10014 ￥1,260-(TAX IN)

01.SOMEDAY
02.STATIC
03.BREATHING WATER




HERE WE GO
RELEASE : 2002.12.11
AMCT-10015 ￥815-(TAX IN)

01.HERE WE GO
02.SOMEDAY(REMASTERING Ver.)
03.TASTE MAXIMUM(REMASTERING Ver.)




PRAISE
RELEASE : 2004.04.21
TKCA-72675 ￥1,260-(TAX IN)

CD
01.PRAISE
02.CLASSIC
DVD
PRAISE VIDEO CLIP




JUST LIKE BILLY
RELEASE : 2004.11.25
TKBA-72777 ￥1,260-(TAX IN)

01.JUST LIKE BILLY
02.CANDY
03.ESCAPE FROM THE AUDIO MESS
～TILL DOOM MIX～




PULSE
RELEASE : 2005.03.16
TKCA-72834 ￥1,260-(TAX IN)

01.PULSE
02.MY ALPHA MAZE
03.CLEAN(VIRUS MIX)




PULSE (English Version)
RELEASE : 2005.04.01
TKCA-72860 ￥1,260-(TAX IN)

01.PULSE English Version
02.COME
03.PULSE -Yukihiro Fukutomi Remix-



Mini-Album


New Skin
RELEASE : 2004.03.17
TKCA-72666 ￥2,000-(TAX IN)

CD
01.NEW SKIN
02.ANTIDOTE
03.N/A
04.NO EXIT
DVD
01.SOMEDAY
02.HEDFUC
03.LEMONTUNE



Album


BREATHE IN...
RELEASE : 2002.07.10
AMCM-10022 ￥3,000-(TAX IN)

01.TASTE MAXIMUM
02.UTOPIA
03.STATIC
04.ARE YOU OUT THERE?
05.LARVA
06.SOMEDAY
07.GARDEN
08.CHEMICAL IN ME
09.BELONG
10.INTO EVERYTHING
11.3×3
12.SNOW
13.LEMONTUNE
14.GAME





TOMORROW TODAY
RELEASE : 2003.01.22
AMCT-10016 ￥3,000-(TAX IN)

01.HEDFUC
02.FURTHER AWAY
03.EVERGLOW
04.DEAD FLY
05.SOMETHING ABOUT YOU
06.DREAMLIFE 6:13
07.BREATHING WATER
08.WAVES IN BLUE SAND
09.ETERNAL SATTELLITES
10.CUT
11.CARE
12.ONE RACE
13.HERE WE GO




THE ART OF LOSING TOUCH
RELEASE : 2004.06.23
TKCA-72689 ￥3,000-(TAX IN)

初回版にDVD[NEW SKIN VIDEO CLIP]同梱
01.ON MY TIDE
02.CLEAN
03.PRAISE
04.ESCAPE FROM THE AUDIO MESS
05.ENDLESS
06.CANDY
07.STITCH FREQUENCY
08.REDEMPTION
09.NERVOUS TO SLEEP
10.PRISTINE
11.MAINLINE
12.DRIP
13.IN VERTIGO
14.DIGITAL BREEZE
15.BIT OF LIFE




MADE WITH AIR
RELEASE : 2005.06.17
TKCA-72871 ￥3,000-(TAX IN)

01.COLOR DON'T CHANGE
02.PULSE English Vesion
03.ALKALINE
04.WHO FOLLOWS WHO
05.NO REACTION
06.HAD A GUN
07.TURNING EVERYBODY AWAY
08.DREAM CATCHER
09.JUST LIKE BILLY
10.HATE IT
11.BELLEZA




FAKE?
RELEASE : 2005.12.21
TKCA-72962 ￥2,800-(TAX IN)

BEST ALBUM
01.CLASSIC
02.JUST LIKE BILLY
03.EVERGLOW
04.SOMEDAY
05.NEWSKIN
06.CANDY
07.HEDFUC
08.SNOW
09.PULSE(English Version)
10.HERE WE GO
11.FURTHER AWAY
12.PRAISE
13.BELLEZA
14.DREAMCATCHER
15.TASTE MAXIMUM
16.LEMONTUNE(LEMON SMOOTHIE MIX)




SONGS FROM BEELZEBUB
RELEASE : 2006.05.24
TKCA-73022 ￥3,000-(TAX IN)

01.$500
02.DISCO
03.AUTOMATIC
04.BUS STOP #74
05.BABY BLUE AND THE TWO HEADED MONSTER
06.BOOM BOOM EVERYONE
07.MONEY MONEY
08.DEVIL GOT MY SOUL
09.EJECT
10.THE END




MARILYN IS A BUBBLE
ELEASE : 2006.11.22
TKCA-73138 ￥3,000-(TAX IN)

M01. NOT A MARILYN
M02. RETINA
M03. USED TO BE A BAD THING
M04. BUTTERFLY
M05. AFGHAN
M06. MARCH
M07. DEAR DOROTHY
M08. TURTLEDOVE
M09. ALL MY REASONS
M10. CLOSER TO MARILYN



DVD


STEPPING STONE EXTRA DATE
RELEASE : 2004.06.03

- DISC1 -
■1/ 9 LIVE
01.NO EXIT
02.SOMEDAY
03.HEDFUC
04.INTO EVERYTHING
05.EVERGLOW
06.CUT
07.NEW SKIN
08.SOMETHING ABOUT YOU
09.DREAMLIFE 6:13
10.LEMONTUNE
11.UTOPIA
12.HERE WE GO
13.TASTE MAXIMUM

■1/8 LIVE
BONUS TRACKS
01.SNOW
02.BREATHING WATER

■MULTI ANGLE
01.NEW SKIN (KEN/INORAN)
02.UTOPIA (KEN/INORAN)

and more...
approx.94min.

- DISC2 -
■Interview
・Interview with INORAN
・Interview with KEN
approx.60min.




www.hedfuc.com
RELEASE : 2004.11.25
TKBA-1066 ￥2,800-(TAX IN)

VIDEO CLIPS DVD
01.TASTE MAXIMUM
02.SOMEDAY
03.HERE WE GO
04.NEW SKIN
05.PRAISE
06.CLEAN

Extra.PRAISE_Making Shot




TOUR OF LOSING TOUCH
RELEASE : 2004.12.22
TKBA-1067 ￥3,800-(TAX IN)

01.ON MY TIDE
02.CLASSIC
03.NEW SKIN
04.NERVOUS TO SLEEP
05.CANDY
06.PRISTINE
07.DRIP
08.BIT OF LIFE
09.LEMONTUNE
10.NO EXIT
11.IN VERTIGO
12.UTOPIA
13.SOMEDAY
14.HERE WE GO
15.PRAISE

Extra :TOUR DOCUMENTARY




LIVE TOUR ? FINAL at SHIBUYA-AX
RELEASE : 2004.12.21
TKBA-1078 ￥4,800-(TAX IN)

01.CLASSIC
02.COLOR DON'T CHANGE
03.UTOPIA
04.NEW SKIN
05.HEDFUC
06.PULSE(English Version)
07.SNOW
08.LEMONTUNE
09.BELLEZA
10.HATE IT
11.JUST LIKE BILLY
12.HERE WE GO
13.PRAISE
14.DREAMCATCHER
15.SOMEDAY
16.TASTE MAXIMUM




LIVE FROM BEELZEBUB
RELEASE : 2006.11.22
TKBA-1078 ￥5,800-(TAX IN)

1. $500
2. EVERGLOW
3. NO EXIT
4. MONEY MONEY
5. EJECT
6. BOOM BOOM EVERYONE
7. ENDLESS
8. THE END
9. DISCO
10. PULSE -English version-
11. NERVOUS TO SLEEP
12. AUTOMATIC
13. SOMEDAY
14. TASTEMAXIMUM

＜EXTRA LIVE DOCUMENT FROM KOREA＞
INCHEON PENTAPORT ROCK FESTIVAL DOCUMENT (2006.07.29)

＜EXTRA MUSIC CLIPS＞
1. JUST LIKE BILLY (MUSIC CLIPS)
2. PULSE -English version- (MUSIC CLIPS)



Extra Songs (December 10, 2006)

DISCO(DEATH CLUB MIX)remixed by KAZ
RETINA(DILATED PUPILS MIX)remixed by SHIGEO(MOLD, THE SAMOS)
CLOSER TO MARILYN(THE OTHER DIMENSION) remixed by d-kiku




Promotional Videos
Praise
Pulse
Here We Go
Just Like Billy
Used to Be a Bad Thing
Taste Maximum




Lives
Clean
Breathing Water
Someday
Lemontune




Links
FAKE? official site
ORICON PROFILE (Japanese)
TASTE MAXIMUM community
FAKE? fansite (Italian)

Source:
FAKE? official web site
Wiki.theppn
______ Taste Maximum ______ FAKE? Inoran & Ken Lloyd
AvistaZ Asian Community Discussion Forums

[chocopocky]

I love FAKE?

Ken's voice is so ethereal.

My favorite album is "The Art of Losing Touch". :]]

goodstuff, man.

[StarCrystal]

Fake is awesome ♥ Snow is one of my favorite songs. I think I read Oblivious Dust got back together too?

[JING-JING]

^ Yup, Oblivion Dust got back together. They released an album titled "OBLIVION DUST" on January 23, 2008. I'll probably start a thread on them soon.

[addickshun]

their band name is interesting.

[StarCrystal]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CK8XtYgNqKM

Ken asking how to say "Hello, I'm Ken from FAKE?" in Korean and accidentally curses XD

[JING-JING]

^ Haha! Thanks for the link to that video. Ah Ken, you are so amusing XD

FAKE? is on a break now right? Since Oblivion Dust is back again.

Is it just me or does anyone else like their older stuff when INORAN was still in the band because I do.

[bwahahaha]

Is it just me or does anyone else like their older stuff when INORAN was still in the band because I do.

I totally agree. Their style kind of changed after INORAN left. But well I guess that's to be expected.

[Raix]

I recently just got into old OD stuff and listening a bit more to FAKE?
I now have a mini infatuation with Ken >< Despite the fact his double my age ahahaha
His voice is so unique. Like, it's easily unlikeable but it's addictive to listen to. A lot of the fans seem to prefer when INORAN left but I'm not surprised cause he was a big influence on the music =/ So it's basically a solo project for Ken. Is there an OD thread here somewhere?

StarCrystal: I just watched that clip a few mins ago ahaha I really wanna hear him speak in English cause I'm curious about his accent. Most times I've heard him, he sounds American but some people say he has a British accent.

[StarCrystal]

StarCrystal: I just watched that clip a few mins ago ahaha I really wanna hear him speak in English cause I'm curious about his accent. Most times I've heard him, he sounds American but some people say he has a British accent.

He does have a British/English accent, but I think he is also influenced by the American accent too.

Over at Taste Maximum @ LJ, they discuss/provide clips about his accent(s). XD

http://community.livejournal.com/taste_maximum/163604.html
http://community.livejournal.com/taste_maximum/164028.html

[Antz]

they're pretty cool. i still got their music but i haven't listened to them in a while.

[JING-JING]

^
^ Thanks for the links. I never really payed attention to Ken's accent.

I hope that FAKE? will release something new even though INORAN isn't a member anymore. They are on hiatus right now right? Since OBLIVION DUST is back.

[Raix]

I'm loving 'Never Ending'. If someone sang that to me. I'd melt so fast i'd evaporate by the end of the chorus. ._.;

StarCrystal: Thanks. He's got a mixed accent haha I get how he would speak in a British accent if he was talking to someone from there. I tend to speak with a fobby accent when I'm with fobs...even though English is like my native language Oo;

[`LANE]

inoran looks really good in that picture and i remember browsing this thread months ago.
never listened to their music, might give it a go.

[JING-JING]

^ I know right?
Cool. Their music is really good. It's rare to come across FAKE? fans.

[Raix]

Ken Lloyd only has 3-4 fans on facebook xD

I think it's because FAKE? was never mainstream. They're popular but it's not mainstream popular. ahahaha

[JING-JING]

^ OH! At first I thought you wrote that Ken had only 3-4 friends on Facebook. Haha! I was going to be like "Give me his e-mail address!" And I was getting really happy. Haha.

Oh yeah. That's probably it. It's a good thing that they aren't mainstream popular.

[Billie Poynter]

I definitely love Fake. I've been looking for the music for quite a while now (as well as OD music).

[JING-JING]

^ Oh cool. Another fan of their music

I actually uploaded all of their music that they've released so far. If you have a LiveJournal account, you can access the discography page here or here. I was planning on uploading OD's stuff, but I'll do that another time.

[girl armageddon]

eeep. a fake? thread. they're one of my favorite bands. but they're not exactly popular in the j-rock fandom since most of their songs are english and they're not visual kei. but ken lloyd is one of the best lyricists ever.

i'm only missing a few OD songs such as their cover of "Born in the USA" but I have all their albums. if you want, i could those instead.