Fake & True
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| Single by Twice | ||||
| from the album &Twice | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Released | October 18, 2019 | |||
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| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Japan | |||
| Composer(s) | Kass | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Jam9 | |||
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| "Fake & True" on YouTube | ||||
"Fake & True" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Twice. It was released by Warner Music Japan on October 18, 2019, as a digital single from their second Japanese studio album &Twice.
Release and promotion
[edit]"Fake & True" was pre-released as a digital single on October 18, 2019, along with its accompanying music video, and was officially released with the album &Twice on November 19.[1][2] It was first performed during Twicelights World Tour's Japanese leg, which began on October 23 in Sapporo. The song was also performed on a 2-hour special episode of Music Station on November 22.[3]
Composition
[edit]"Fake & True" was composed by Kass with lyrics written by Jam9.[4] It was described as a retro-feeling synth-pop song that incorporates vibrant brass and deep house elements, and it's "meant to focus on the idea of being truthful to oneself in the pursuit of success and goals, rather than accepting the falsity of settling".[1]
Music video
[edit]On October 18, 2019, the song's music video was released on YouTube. It was directed by production team Vikings League (Vishop).[5]
The music video focused on the group's glamour and fashion sense, with the girls wearing high fashion outfits throughout the video.[6] Visual effects of mirrors, virtual reality goggles, masks, glitchy realities, cameras, and video screens, as well as a prominent lie detector were used throughout the music video to make the viewer question what is "Fake & True". To reinforce the themes, classical art and the biblical story of Adam and Eve also appeared.[1]
A new version of the "Fake & True" music video called "The Truth Game" was released on February 5, 2020, that is only available on the DVD of the &Twice repackage album.[7][8] It is a re-edited version of the original video, featuring more close up shots and lie detector scenes and fewer clips of the choreography.
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| Japan (Japan Hot 100)[9] | 19 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Tamar, Herman (October 18, 2019). "Twice Offer Up Words Of Wisdom With New Japanese Single 'Fake & True': Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 19, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ Lee, Chang-kyu (October 17, 2019). "트와이스(TWICE) 일본 정규 2집 타이틀곡 'Fake & True' 두 번째 티저 공개…처음에 등장한 미나 후반부에 등장않는 이유는?". Topstarnews (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 8, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- ^ "『Mステ』2時間SPに山崎まさよし × 北村匠海、椎名林檎、GENERATIONSら11組". Barks (in Japanese). Japan Music Network. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ^ "TWICE(트와이스) - Fake & True". Naver Music (in Korean). Naver Corp. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ "TWICE - Fake & True". Vikings League. Archived from the original on November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ "'Fake & True' 뮤비 속 트와이스 F/W 헤어&메이크업". E-Graphy (in Korean). Graphy Magazine. October 18, 2019. Archived from the original on May 11, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- ^ "2020.2.5 『＆TWICE -Repackage-』リリース決定！". Twice Official Japanese Website (in Japanese). Warner Music Japan. Archived from the original on December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ "TWICE、2月に『&TWICE』リパッケージ版 新曲「SWING」追加&新ジャケ写". Oricon Music (in Japanese). Oricon ME Inc. Archived from the original on December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 (2019/12/02 付け)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 27, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
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