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Old 27th April 2016, 01:05 PM
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FEMM and FAMM'IN's very 1st thread


FEMM



FAR EAST MENTION MANNEQUINS, or short FEMM, is an electronic music duo consisting of RiRi and LuLa (or in real names Emily Kaiho and Hiro Todo).
After debuting with a series of buzz single's in 2013 and 2014 over youtube, FEMM released their debut studio album Femm-Isation in October 2014 as a digital release, followed by the physical release of it combined with the EP for Pow!/L.C.S. in February 2016.
They're signed with avex and acknowledged for their songs being social critical and all in English. Their trademark is their mannequin image, meaning they take alter egos as mannequins when being public as FEMM.
They recorded PVs to all of their songs by now, published on their official youtube channel.

Discography

Debut EP + 1st album Femm - Isation
2016.02.24




Disc 1 EP:
01. PoW! [New Song!]
02. L.C.S. [New Song!]
03. Astroboy feat. Honey-B & W-Trouble (Japanese Ver.) [New Version!]
04. Fxxk Boyz Get Money (Invaderous Remix) [New Remix!]
05. Party All Night (sfpr Remix)
06. Kill The DJ (Invaderous Remix)
07. Kiss The Rain (sfpr Remix)
08. Astroboy feat. Honey-B & W-Trouble (Invaderous Remix)
09. Whiplash (sfpr Remix)
10. UFO feat. Fz from sfpr vs Invaderous (Original Mix) [New Edit!]

Disc 2 1st album:
01. We Flood The Night
02. Astroboy feat. Honey-B & W-Trouble
03. Kill The DJ
04. Party All Night
05. The Real Thing
06. Dead Wrong
07. Unbreakable
08. Girls Night Out
09. Kiss The Rain
10. Fxxk Boyz Get Money
11. White Noise
12. Whiplash
13. Wannabe

Links
Official site
Official youtube channel
Official Instagram account
Official facebook site
Official Twitter account



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FAMM'IN



FAMM'IN is a newly formed unit by FEMM, FAKY and Yup'in.
The name consists of 2 characters of each artist.
Picturing Tokyo with their image and sound together, FAKY pursues the real world, FEMM embodies the virtual, Yup'in speaks for the street.
They will continue their solo activities while releasing and perfomring as FAMM'IN in between.

Their first EP "circle" is out 2016.04.27 worldwide on iTunes.
"circle" is a trap song, featuring japanese traditional court music called "Gagaku". It's also featuring a new song of FEMM called "Countdown".



Tracklist:
01. circle / FAMM'IN
02. Pretty / FAKY
03. Countdown / FEMM
04. Lemonade / Yup'in
05. circle (Radical Hardcore Remix) / FAMM'IN

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And here's the unit's official site:
http://fammin.jp/

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Old 27th April 2016, 06:12 PM
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The song is so weird...
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Old 27th April 2016, 06:23 PM
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I was expecting the song to be a bit of a banger, but I still like it, the mix of traditional and modern Japanese music is really interesting! Also love the visuals for the video, flawless
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Old 27th April 2016, 06:36 PM
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Old 27th April 2016, 06:47 PM
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I'm a big fan of FEMM, the new project looks interesting as well

I really like the song, but it's too long x_x
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I don't really like the new project thing. But FEMM is great. Their songs are so catchy.
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Old 27th April 2016, 09:15 PM
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I really like the contrast between their FEMM stuff and now FAMM'IN.
circle combines modern and traditional japanese elements and is completely sung in Japanese whereas FEMM is pretty much completely western in sound and sung in English.
And considering the theme of FAMM'IN, I guess it will stay that way, but who knows.
Waiting for the lyrics for circle as it is a bit hard to understand (and to read) in the PV.

EDIT:
Haha, alright, just took a closer look at the youtube page - they shared the credits, the lyrics and an offcial English translation underneath the PV!
Man, avex, why can't you do that with all of your acts, rofl.

[circle / FAMM’IN]
written by Fz / Invaderous / Yup'in / Lil' Fang(FAKY) / maximum10
produced by Radical Hardcore Clique / maximum10


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主押す彼の飛ぶ波巡り還る主揺れる
主押す彼の飛ぶ波巡り還る主躱す
主の背の彼の飛ぶ 何れ来る徒の巡り
輪の様に和を生す 何れ来る唯の巡り
和の様に環を成す 輪の様に和を成す

As you push, somebody gets pushed out
The effect of which will ripple through,
then comes back around to affect you
As you push, somebody gets pushed out
The effect of which will ripple through,
then comes back around to oneself
Even if you manage to dodge,
the person behind you will then be pushed
It's a mere cycle bound to arrive one day
Harmonizes in a form of a circle
It's the only cycle bound to arrive one day
It may seem like a harmony, but it builds a fence
Harmonizes in like a circle

真白な夜を重ね重ね塗り潰す黒でなく
君の手で染め上げて、其の儘に導かれ
余りに眩い光に濃く成る影でもなく

Not with the black that covers over and over the white night
Dye it up instead, with your hands
as your heart desires and leads the way
Unlike the shadow that deepens as the light brightens

遠くは青く見える空海この舟も
須く凡てを含んだ幻影に過ぎない色
尚も混ざり放て 掴め、遠退く其れらを
もう、見えぬほど深く沈む
それでも、君という色が確かに見える

Even the sky, the ocean,
this boat that may seem pure blue from afar are
mere illusions made up of every being
Even so, it has to be seized by being a part of which,
that fades further away
It has already sunk deep enough for us to not be able to see
But you; the color, appears crystal clear

真白な夜を重ね重ね塗り潰す黒でなく
余りに眩い光に濃く成る影でもなく
色が確かに見える

Not the black that covers over and over the white night
Nor the shadow that deepens as the light brightens
The color is clearly apparent


▫︎ 繰り返し / Repeat


止まる斜陽 数え切れない夜を越える斜陽
言葉にしようとしても然様
全ての終わりは譲り故に斜陽

Sunset pauses
The sunset that has been through countless nights
We try to put it into words,
but it is nothing more than what it is
Every ending means nothing but giving, a sunset

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その目に宿すもの凡ては異なる故
語らう口よりも他の響きに震うこの琴よ

Every scenery that we conceive, are all different
More than the mouth that speaks,
the strings that ring through people's hearts are the...

空の在る空を無限に想う様も
以上に割る事の能わぬ些細に尚望む無限も
指は届かず心は達す
星に、遥か生まる前を見る者よ
若う目に映る吾が死後を美しく描こうとする者よ

This space that holds the space, that holds the universe...
And the way it repeats infinitely
As well as infinity that relies on the indivisible
Cannot be felt, yet our hearts can reach
Those who see the past,
way beyond birth in the shining stars of the night
Those who attempt to paint a beautiful future way beyond death,
with the reflection in the young eyes.

▪︎ 繰り返し / Repeat


[Music Video]

creative director:2nd Function
director:maximum10

cinematographer:Takayuki Yaginuma
lighting director:Ryo Takahashi
motion graphic:Takatomo Niwa
typography:Sayaka Ide [DECCHI]
editor:Yusuke Tsustumi [IMAGICA]

styling:Shinichi Mikawa for FEMM & Yup'in Tatsuya Shimada [TRON management] for FAKY
hair & make-up:Yuki Akagi for FEMM
make-up:Ken Nakano for FAKY & Yup'in
hair-styling assistant:Ritsu for FAKY & Yup'in
make-up assistants:Shino & Shiori for FAKY & Yup'in

producer:Kohei Takeda [STORIES]
production managers:Takahiro Nomura [OKNACK] Takafumi Sakabe [STORIES]
film production:STORIES / OKNACK
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Old 25th June 2016, 10:38 AM
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New digital single [Neon Twilight/ Countdown] coming June 29.
A new PV is coming as well, but don't know, which song yet.
I suppose it's going to be Neon Twilight.
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New FAMM'IN song and PV coming 03/23!
It's called animus and a short preview is up on FEMM's Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRxovsZF_9V/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRxo0tpF5D2/
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FAMM'IN animus PV:


English article about them on Dazed:
http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/ar...deo-faky-j-pop
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FEMM is releasing their first cover album.
It's called '80s/90s J-POP REVIVAL' and will be released on October 25th.

They already released two digital singles from it:
'Sotsugyou/Roman Hikou' and 'My Revolution/Konya wa Boogie Back'.

Album cover:


Tracklist:
01 My Revolution feat. Akina, Anna & Mikako from FAKY
02 CANDY GIRL
03 淋しい熱帯魚
04 どんなときも。
05 すみれ September Love
06 There will be love there -愛のある場所-
07 Dear Friends
08 浪漫飛行
09 卒業
10 BELIEVE IN LOVE
11 SEVEN DAYS WAR
12 今夜はブギー・バック (nice vocal) feat. Lil' Fang from FAKY & Yup'in

Digitally it's available October 18th.
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I want to bring this thread back to LIFE!
With that, here's some updates on FEMM.

Music video for 淋しい熱帯魚


An English language interview was recently published on Love Is Pop HERE
Some interview highlights:

-They went on youtube to choose songs for 80s/90s Jpop Revival that were hits and loved by the Japanese public. Then they selected songs that would match FEMM's image.
-Samishii Nettaigyo was requested by lots of fans due to similarities between them and WINK, the original singers
-FEMM works closely with producers to ensure the sound is what they want from FEMM
-They're open to working with any producer as long as that person "gets" the concept of FEMM
-LuLa was very excited to go to Koda Kumi's concert, and is a big fan of Namie Amuro. The album "Finally" was a treasure to her.
-FEMM's goal is not to be a "big star" but to connect humans and mannequins in peace.


Lastly, FEMM will be apart of a new project with Panasonic. Here is the teaser released Jan. 11th:
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I'm not really a cover person, so I just patiently wait for some original stuff.
The CES Panasonic project looks awesome though!
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Same, I wasn't very interested in this release and have listened to the album maybe 2 times.

I really like the music in the teaser!
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FEMM’s frosty make up on such a snowy day in Tokyo.
photo by Soshi Setani
makeup by Eri Sugiyama
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