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FEMM (duo)

April 30, 2024

For other uses, see FEMM (disambiguation).

FEMM (sometimes recognized as an abbreviation for Far East Mention Mannequins) was a Japanese electronic dance music duo, composed of RiRi and LuLa. The group signed with the Avex Group Holdings Inc. sub-record label Maximum10 and their distributing label Avex Music Creative Inc.; they signed a deal with London label JPU Records for European distribution. After a series of singles between 2013 and 2014, FEMM released their debut studio album Femm-Isation in October 2014 as a digital release. FEMM's major debut and first physical release, Pow!/L.C.S., was released in February 2016.

FEMM
FEMM at J-Pop Summit 2015 in San Francisco. From left to right; RiRi and LuLa.
Background information
OriginTokyo, Japan
Genres
Years active2013–2023
Labels
Members
  • RiRi
  • LuLa
WebsiteFemms.jp

FEMM is a music project that portrays "real-life mannequins", with RiRi and LuLa acting as the leaders of the FEMM Agency Syndicate, an agency that supports the independence and rights of mannequins (hypothetically their fan base). RiRi is managed by agent Honey-B, and LuLa is managed by agent W-Trouble. Portrayed by the same performers as their alter egos, Honey-B and W-Trouble communicate on RiRi and LuLa's behalf.

Despite the group's lack of charting success, FEMM have received coverage by several Western websites. The group has been widely commended for their fashion style and commercial appeal. FEMM have been cited as the world's "first mannequin duo", and have been highlighted by publications including The Huffington Post and Perez Hilton.[1]

Career edit

2013–early 2014: Formation and early work edit

FEMM consists of RiRi and LuLa. Little is known about FEMM's formation or meeting prior to being signed; in an interview on February 24, 2016, W-Trouble stated that her and Honey-B "met at FEMM's Agency Syndicate. Details are top secret."[2] In October 2013, the group launched a YouTube channel and uploaded a teaser video; The video shows RiRi and LuLa walking around the streets of Japan, talking about their quest of rescuing mannequins. This teaser was used to launch FEMM's website, which uses interactive elements to communicate with their fanbase.[3] FEMM signed with the Avex Group Holdings Inc. sub-record label Maximum10 and their distributing label Avex Music Creative Inc.[4][5]

In February 2014, FEMM premiered two music videos; "UFO" and "Astroboy" on their YouTube channel; the former track is a cover song originally recorded in 1977 by Japanese pop duo Pink Lady, whilst the latter track featured guest vocals from FEMM's agents, Honey-B and W-Trouble.[6][7][8] Despite the initial lack of popularity, FEMM included both songs in the group's debut extended play (EP) Astroboy on April 2, 2014.[9] "Astroboy" was recognized by Western critics as FEMM's first original song by the group.[10] The videos were directed by creative unit IKIOI, who had previously worked with other Japanese artists at the time.[10]

Mid-2014–2015: Femm-Isation, international recognition, and further promotion edit

On April 12, 2014, FEMM released their debut single, "Wannabe", from their then-upcoming studio album.[11] This marked their first single handled by Western producers and composers; "Wannabe" was produced by Australian production team Dreamlab, and Avex Music Creative Inc. hired several more Western producers for the album.[12] The second, third, and fourth singles from the album; "Kiss the Rain", "White Noise", and "We Flood the Night" were released on April 30, May 7 and 14 that same year. Avex Music Creative Inc. had hired European producers, such as Swedish producer Andreas Carlsson and Danish production team GL Music.[12][13][14][15] At the end of May, FEMM released their fifth single "Kill the DJ" alongside an accompanying music video on their YouTube channel.[16][17] The music video, alongside the recording, was the beginning of FEMM's international recognition and received a large amount of favourable feedback, praising the concept, its convenient use of cosplay and otaku culture, and choreography.[18] In June 2014, FEMM premiered their sixth single "Fxxk Boyz Get Money" onto YouTube, and released it a month later on July 30 through iTunes Store.[21] The song was critically acclaimed from many music critics, many whom praised the song's commercial nature and lyrical message.[19][20] An accompanying music video was shot for the single; its features FEMM singing and twerking in an overlapped lyric video. The video received a large amount of favourable feedback, and attracted large attention from several online figures including American blogger and journalist Perez Hilton, American YouTube star Miles Jai, among others.[20][22][23] Due to its increasing popularity, the song was featured on the Twerk' em All compilation in July that same year, and gained more international fans from all over the world.[24] In November 2015, "Fxxk Boyz Get Money" surpassed one million views on YouTube; this marks FEMM's highest viewed and first video to reach the one million mark.[25] In mid-July 2014, the duo performed at Tokyo in Tulsa, an anime convention in Oklahoma, which was their first performance in North America.[26][27][28]

After the success and increasing popularity of "Kill the DJ" and "Fxxk Boyz Get Money", Avex Music Creative Inc. continued to hire several producers and composers from different European, Oceanic and North American regions.[29] FEMM collaborated with American producer's and songwriter's Dan Book and Alexei Misoul on "Party All Night", the seventh single from their then-upcoming studio album.[30] FEMM released their eighth single "Dead Wrong" on August 27 through iTunes Store.[31] The single was produced by New Zealand-born Australian musician Leah Haywood, and accompanying producers Daniel James and Kevin Ross.[12] "Unbreakable" served as FEMM's ninth single from the then-upcoming studio album, and was singled out as the only ballad by Honey-B and W-Trouble; the latter agent highlighted it as LuLa's favourite single.[32] FEMM released their final single from the album, entitled "Whiplash".[33] FEMM announced the release of their debut studio album, Femm-Isation, and was released on October 3 that same year.[12][34] Despite the lack of success in their native Japan, Femm-Isation reached the top ten on the US Billboard World Albums chart; this marks FEMM's first charting release to date.[35] The instrumental version of the album was released on December 24 through iTunes Store.[36]

FEMM promoted the album and its accompanying singles with performances at small clubs or other public events in Japan. FEMM were part of a one-night only show for the Japanese leg tour of Dutch recording artist and songwriter Eva Simons, and FEMM performed all the album tracks on their Femm-Isation Vol.3 concert the following day; this gig was hosted at Hatsudai Tamai Hospital.[37][38] FEMM performed alongside electronic musicians Afrojack, Alesso, Fedde Le Grand, Kaskade, and Martin Garrix amongst others at the annual Ultra Music Festival in Tokyo; this was FEMM's first musical performance at a live festival tour.[39] FEMM performed at the Versace after party in Tokyo, and performed on several other concert gigs until December 2014.[40][41][42] In August 2015, FEMM returned to the U.S. to perform at Rage, a gay bar and dance club in West Hollywood, California.[43] In the same weekend, they were headline acts at the J-Pop Summit in San Francisco along with other Japanese music acts such as Eir Aoi, JAM Project, and Gacharic Spin, amongst others.[44]

The group's final performance promoting material from Femm-Isation was for the 2015 YouTube FanFest Japan, where YouTube personalities and artists gathered together for a live streaming event.[45][46] The duo introduced their new song, "PoW!", which was a returning track from their live performances.[47] FEMM also released a collaboration music video with Japanese girl group FAKY with a Japanese cover of Sak Noel's "No Boyfriend" on the producer's YouTube channel on November 27, 2015.[48]

2016: Pow!/L.C.S. and other ventures edit

In early December 2015, FEMM confirmed in a press release through Avex Group Inc. that they would release their debut physical album, which was revealed to be entitled Pow!/L.C.S..[49] FEMM confirmed the EP would include two new tracks; the studio version of "Pow!", and "L.C.S.", alongside old remixes of their previous singles; they commented that they would add new re-edited versions of different tracks that didn't appear on their debut studio.[49] In late January 2016, FEMM announced through a press release with Avex Group Inc. that they would release a double album in late February 2016 that included a physical copy of Femm-Isation.[50] Regarding the material, FEMM agent Honey-B stated "The original order of the songs was already carefully mapped out, but this time round we got to put in segues in between songs which made a big difference. The songs flow so smoothly, it will seem like it all happens in a split second and like you have travelled in time."[51] On February 3, Pow!/L.C.S. was released digitally through iTunes Stores and served a physical released on February 23.[52][53] The music videos to "Pow!" and "L.C.S." premiered on FEMM's YouTube channel in January and February 2016.[54][55] On April 27, 2016, they re-released YouTube videos of "White Noise" and "Whiplash" with minor changes to lyrics and new camera angles.[citation needed] On the same day, FEMM, FAKY and Yup'in were confirmed to be in a new Avex project group called "FAMM'IN" and released their first digital EP, FAMM'IN and music video of their title song, "Circle" on YouTube.[56]

2017: 80s/90s J-Pop Revival project edit

In May 2017, FEMM released a single, "Do It Again", that featured American songwriter Liz.[57] In mid 2017, FEMM launched a project called "80s/90s J-Pop Revival" with a double A-side cover single, "My Revolution / Konyaha Boogie Back|今夜はブギー・バック (nice vocal)", which was released in September. It featured members from FAKY and Yup'in.[58][59] It was followed by another single a week later and a cover album with the same name in October.[60][61]

As a way to promote the singles, "Falling For A Lullaby", a B-side from "My Revolution" was used in an advertisement for the Karuizawa Prince Shopping Plaza.[59] FEMM also performed at venues including Hyper Japan.[62]

2018-2020: dollhouse edit

In 2018, FEMM released "dollhouse" which included two recorded songs and a few instrumentals.[63] To commemorate the EP, two live performances were held.[64] "ADIRECTOR Vol.1『DOLLHOUSE』" was their first Oneman live, but also an interactive art exhibition at Omotesando B SPACE, occupying 4 floors of the pink building between August 4 and 27.[65]

In the same year, they released, "Dolls Kill", featuring Japanese Hip-hop artist, Elle Teresa.[66]

In 2019, FEMM released their digital single, "Shibuya Ex Horologium".[67][68] The lyrics were created by AI Rinna, who curated the impressions of the live performance posted on Twitter and used them as inspiration.[69]

In October 2020, FEMM released the final single, "Chewing Gum Cleaner", before erasing all content from their platforms.[70][71][72]

2020-2022: FEMM 2.0., 404 Not Found, Tokyo Girls Anthem and Tokyo Ex Machina edit

In November 2020, FEMM announced that they were going to 'upgrade' to FEMM Version 2.0. and teased the song "Level Up" featuring Duke of Harajuku.[citation needed] The song was subsequently released as a single from their new EP "404 Not Found". Tak. iijima photo exhibition『5 years with FEMM』 was held at Harajuku Design Festa Gallery EAST 201, between December 12, 2020 and December 10, 2020.[73]

To further promote their upcoming FEMM 2.0. studio album, they released the singles "Sugar Rush" and "Private Dancer" along with accompanying music videos.[citation needed] In late 2021, the duo released the song "Tokyo Girls Anthem", and in early 2022 they released an album of the same name as that single, supported through the singles "Tokyo Girls Anthem" and "We Got Each Other". On January 21, 2022 they released their last full album "Tokyo Ex Machina".

FEMM held FEMM-Isation UK/EU tour 2022 between July 14, 2022 and July 22, 2022, with shows in Dusseldorf, Paris, Manchester, Huddersfield and London.[74]

2022-2023: THE SIX, CHERRY and disbandment edit

In August 17, 2022 they released the digital EP "THE SIX", the song of same name was opening theme for MBS/TBS drama WHAT SIX SURVIVORS TOLD ….[75]

On April 1, 2023 they communicated that RiRi and LuLa will return to their original belonging, in the distant future. What FEMM really stands for is “Far East “Military” Mannequin”. These intelligent dolls were forced to perform proxy wars for humans in their era. RiRi and LuLa were transferred to the present age to change this scenario. When they arrived, their shape (body) of a doll was not accompanied. Only their "memories" reached two human girls across time and space. It was a movement to prevent new discrimination and conflicts. To achieve this, the method chosen by the four was "Music", which transcends borders and eras.[76]

Their last single "CHERRY on TOP" was theme song for TV Asahi Freestyle Nippon Toitsu.[77] Their last digital EP "CHERRY", which includes this single and solo songs to RiRi and LuLa, was released in November 15, 2023.

FEMM last concert "Last FEMM-Isation" was December 16, 2023 in London,[78] and their final performance in Japan was a collaboration holiday party with fancyHIM on December 24, 2023.[citation needed]

Members edit

  • RiRi: "Combat" mannequin, portrayed by Emily Kaiho, who also portrays her agent managing Honey-B.
  • LuLa: "Babyfaced housekeeper" mannequin, portrayed by Todo Hiro, who also portrays her agent managing W-Trouble.

Artistry edit

Musical style and themes edit

 
"Kill the DJ" (2014)
A 30-seconds sample of "Kill the DJ". An electronic dance music song, it also contains elements of house in its compositions.[29]
"Fxxk Boyz Get Money" (2014)
A 30-seconds sample of "Fxxk Boyz Get Money". FEMM's most well-known single, it contains elements of trap music and hip-hop.[29][79][80]
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FEMM's music has been described by several music critics and scholars as electronic dance music (EDM), with a variety of sub-elements including hip-hop, electronica, eurodance, and house music.[81][82][83][79] According to Mike Kanert from Metropolis Magazine, he felt FEMM's music moved towards Americanized music, including hip-hop and club culture.[82] A staff member from Arcadey.net commented that "FEMM's music mostly consists of regurgitated American EDM, dance-pop, and hip-hop, all of which is just as enjoyable as it is generic. I'm guessing it's supposed to be some kind of meta commentary on mainstream music and manufactured pop stars or something...".[83]

FEMM's debut studio album Femm-Isation shows several elements of electronic dance music; Greg Hignight from J-Generation.com reviewed the album and noted they album's ability to use J-Pop music and English language to convey messages to the Western audience; "Each song is its own little pop universe. The album's English lyrics also allow for an instant emotional connection with listeners, circumventing the language barrier that's often been a challenge for J-Pop."[84] For FEMM's 2014 pop ballad "Unbreakable", the entire production relied on live orchestral instruments and was considered a "versatile" move by both fans and critics; According to W-Trouble, the song "relies on human feelings rather than of a mannequin."[85] W-Trouble later commented "Unbreakable' is probably the song that expresses [human] feelings the most. The other songs are pretty rigid so I think they're closer to the image of mannequins."[85]

The song writing to FEMM's music material explore themes of girl power, feminism, and freedom of speech; "Fxxk Boyz Get Money" and "Girls Night Out", contain lyrics discussing female empowerment and not relying on male labor or assistance.[86] Honey-B commented to an interviewer at Arama! Japan by stating, "We leave it to the listeners to decide about the message or feel of this track, but as for FEMM, they're singing about "girl power". It's okay to be sexy, just don't let them take advantage of you. "Fxxk Boyz Get Money" has very aggressive lyrics, but lots of women seem to relate to it. They call it their life anthem."[86] For their first extended play Astroboy, both agents did not yet have any professional experience in singing. Honey-B and W-Trouble stated that the first time recording and appearing in a music video was challenging as they are not usually the ones in front of the camera.[86] FEMM expressed that they would be honored to collaborate with any producers and songwriters who understand their message.[86] Molly Osberg from Vice noted that FEMM combined Japanese fashion and music together. She commented "At least, that's how I imagine we get acts like FEMM, the mesmerizing J-pop electro duo with a backstory more inventive than anything on the SyFy channel right now."[79] Osberg praised the producers and songwriters for being hidden pioneers in order to popularize the group, as she felt producers now were more "the frontmen".[79] Corynn Smith from MTV Iggy was impressed by their English language skills and commented "The pair's overwhelmingly English discography has something for everyone with electronic taste, whether you're feeling like a romantic trance trip a la "We Flood the Night", craving a techno remix of '70s J-pop hit "UFO", or in a twerk-tastic, rubber-maid-outfit-clad "Fxxk Boyz Get Money" kinda mood."[80]

Image edit

 
FEMM portray themselves as two plastic dolls, known as mannequins (pictured at the J-Pop Summit in 2015).[87]

There are two roles that play out through the FEMM project; the mannequins and the agents.[19][79][80][88] According to Honey-B, RiRi is a "combat" mannequin that wears "rather aggressive designs".[86] According to W-Trouble, LuLa is described as a "babyfaced... housekeeper" that wears more "reserved" and "softer" designs of clothing.[86] In a "fictional" description of the mannequins, Honey-B stated: "RiRi uses her combat skills to fight the anti-mannequins. She is really aggressive and takes on any challenge. She feels most comfortable in her military gear. LuLa's responsibility is to heal wounded mannequins, including RiRi. They depend on one another."[29] Honey-B and W-Trouble are the "voices" of RiRi and LuLa, as the mannequins are portrayed with the inability to talk or vocally communicate. Honey-B stated, "For the musical nuances, it's listening that's important: the key is to match the sound and flow. If the nuance reveals a kind of attitude, it's partly due to the songwriting and partly due to [Honey-B].[82] According to FEMM, their tagline "Do Dolls Have Feelings? Do Their Songs Move People?" represents their virtual goal is to free all mannequins from human oppression.[87]

FEMM's fan base are also recognized as agents and although they are categorized by their attributes, such as: military, pilot, medical, maid, spies, RiRi and LuLa are exclusive-attribute and exclusive-rank FEMM without any of the attributes and that is indicated in their serial numbers 000000.[86][87] While performing and in public areas, FEMM stay in character and move with robot-like actions; they are sometimes carried on and off stage by staff members to underline mannequin characteristics.[89] FEMM's live performances and music videos are choreographed by Japanese choreographing team Hidali, whilst many of the latex outfits are made by Shoichiro Matsuoka of GM Atelier.[10]

Recognition edit

Several critics have commended the group for their diverse imagery and fashion style. A couple music critics from Singles Jukebox noted that FEMM were more widely noticed by Western audiences than the audience from Japan or J-pop culture.[90] Kimi Li from What's a Greek blog compared the Japanese music towards Western culture, and stated "Japan's music industry has been seen to largely play catch up with the rest of the world. Major labels are slow to embrace streaming services. Japan's iTunes store is a wealth of anison, electro and pop but only a small fraction of that is available globally."[89] Li found that although Korean pop music "catapulted" into Western culture, Li stated that FEMM were one of very few Japanese acts to emphasize an Americanized appeal.[89]

The group have found success through Western publications and have been listed in their top acts list; In October 2014, MTV Iggy listed FEMM as their "Artist to Watch" from a public vote.[91] Colin McQuistan from The Huffington Post listed FEMM as one of their top six acts of 2016; McQuistan stated "I'm talking about FEMM, a deceptively slick production from Japan featuring two very real humans Honey-B and W-Trouble (sigh) who claim to 'stand up for the rights of mannequins worldwide' (double sigh). But who cares what their shtick is; the music is super commercial, catchy and very cleverly written pop."[1]

Activism edit

In 2015, FEMM uploaded videos to their YouTube channel performing "Fxxk Boyz Get Money" and "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj in a Tokyo bath house.[92][93] The short videos were created in support of the "Dance is Not a Crime" campaign which protested Japan's legislation in which night clubs would be closed at midnight and post "no dancing" signs at several clubs and areas.[94] The Businesses Affecting Public Morals Regulation Act, which was introduced in 1948, prohibited people to dance within 66 metres from night clubs after a certain cut-off time. Despite public retaliation, law and police department enforcements increased by 2011.[95] FEMM protested the law throughout 2015, using hashtags on social media websites and through music videos. The video was advertised by Japanese record label Dimension Point and included "Fxxk Boyz Get Money" on their compilation album.[96]

Discography edit

Main article: FEMM discography

Studio albums

  • Femm-Isation (2014)
  • 80's/90's J-Pop Revival (2017)
  • Tokyo Girls Anthem (2021)
  • Tokyo Ex Machina (2022)

Extended plays

  • Astroboy (2014)
  • Pow!/L.C.S. (2016)
  • Dollhouse (2018)
  • 404 Not Found (2020)
  • The Six (2022)
  • Cherry (2023)

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For other uses see FEMM disambiguation FEMM sometimes recognized as an abbreviation for Far East Mention Mannequins was a Japanese electronic dance music duo composed of RiRi and LuLa The group signed with the Avex Group Holdings Inc sub record label Maximum10 and their distributing label Avex Music Creative Inc they signed a deal with London label JPU Records for European distribution After a series of singles between 2013 and 2014 FEMM released their debut studio album Femm Isation in October 2014 as a digital release FEMM s major debut and first physical release Pow L C S was released in February 2016 FEMMFEMM at J Pop Summit 2015 in San Francisco From left to right RiRi and LuLa Background informationOriginTokyo JapanGenresElectronic dance musicpopelectropoptechnodance popYears active2013 2023LabelsAvex Music Creative Inc Maximum10JPU RecordsMembersRiRi LuLaWebsiteFemms jp FEMM is a music project that portrays real life mannequins with RiRi and LuLa acting as the leaders of the FEMM Agency Syndicate an agency that supports the independence and rights of mannequins hypothetically their fan base RiRi is managed by agent Honey B and LuLa is managed by agent W Trouble Portrayed by the same performers as their alter egos Honey B and W Trouble communicate on RiRi and LuLa s behalf Despite the group s lack of charting success FEMM have received coverage by several Western websites The group has been widely commended for their fashion style and commercial appeal FEMM have been cited as the world s first mannequin duo and have been highlighted by publications including The Huffington Post and Perez Hilton 1 Contents 1 Career 1 1 2013 early 2014 Formation and early work 1 2 Mid 2014 2015 Femm Isation international recognition and further promotion 1 3 2016 Pow L C S and other ventures 1 4 2017 80s 90s J Pop Revival project 1 5 2018 2020 dollhouse 1 6 2020 2022 FEMM 2 0 404 Not Found Tokyo Girls Anthem and Tokyo Ex Machina 1 7 2022 2023 THE SIX CHERRY and disbandment 2 Members 3 Artistry 3 1 Musical style and themes 3 2 Image 3 3 Recognition 4 Activism 5 Discography 6 References 7 External linksCareer edit2013 early 2014 Formation and early work edit FEMM consists of RiRi and LuLa Little is known about FEMM s formation or meeting prior to being signed in an interview on February 24 2016 W Trouble stated that her and Honey B met at FEMM s Agency Syndicate Details are top secret 2 In October 2013 the group launched a YouTube channel and uploaded a teaser video The video shows RiRi and LuLa walking around the streets of Japan talking about their quest of rescuing mannequins This teaser was used to launch FEMM s website which uses interactive elements to communicate with their fanbase 3 FEMM signed with the Avex Group Holdings Inc sub record label Maximum10 and their distributing label Avex Music Creative Inc 4 5 In February 2014 FEMM premiered two music videos UFO and Astroboy on their YouTube channel the former track is a cover song originally recorded in 1977 by Japanese pop duo Pink Lady whilst the latter track featured guest vocals from FEMM s agents Honey B and W Trouble 6 7 8 Despite the initial lack of popularity FEMM included both songs in the group s debut extended play EP Astroboy on April 2 2014 9 Astroboy was recognized by Western critics as FEMM s first original song by the group 10 The videos were directed by creative unit IKIOI who had previously worked with other Japanese artists at the time 10 Mid 2014 2015 Femm Isation international recognition and further promotion edit On April 12 2014 FEMM released their debut single Wannabe from their then upcoming studio album 11 This marked their first single handled by Western producers and composers Wannabe was produced by Australian production team Dreamlab and Avex Music Creative Inc hired several more Western producers for the album 12 The second third and fourth singles from the album Kiss the Rain White Noise and We Flood the Night were released on April 30 May 7 and 14 that same year Avex Music Creative Inc had hired European producers such as Swedish producer Andreas Carlsson and Danish production team GL Music 12 13 14 15 At the end of May FEMM released their fifth single Kill the DJ alongside an accompanying music video on their YouTube channel 16 17 The music video alongside the recording was the beginning of FEMM s international recognition and received a large amount of favourable feedback praising the concept its convenient use of cosplay and otaku culture and choreography 18 In June 2014 FEMM premiered their sixth single Fxxk Boyz Get Money onto YouTube and released it a month later on July 30 through iTunes Store 21 The song was critically acclaimed from many music critics many whom praised the song s commercial nature and lyrical message 19 20 An accompanying music video was shot for the single its features FEMM singing and twerking in an overlapped lyric video The video received a large amount of favourable feedback and attracted large attention from several online figures including American blogger and journalist Perez Hilton American YouTube star Miles Jai among others 20 22 23 Due to its increasing popularity the song was featured on the Twerk em All compilation in July that same year and gained more international fans from all over the world 24 In November 2015 Fxxk Boyz Get Money surpassed one million views on YouTube this marks FEMM s highest viewed and first video to reach the one million mark 25 In mid July 2014 the duo performed at Tokyo in Tulsa an anime convention in Oklahoma which was their first performance in North America 26 27 28 After the success and increasing popularity of Kill the DJ and Fxxk Boyz Get Money Avex Music Creative Inc continued to hire several producers and composers from different European Oceanic and North American regions 29 FEMM collaborated with American producer s and songwriter s Dan Book and Alexei Misoul on Party All Night the seventh single from their then upcoming studio album 30 FEMM released their eighth single Dead Wrong on August 27 through iTunes Store 31 The single was produced by New Zealand born Australian musician Leah Haywood and accompanying producers Daniel James and Kevin Ross 12 Unbreakable served as FEMM s ninth single from the then upcoming studio album and was singled out as the only ballad by Honey B and W Trouble the latter agent highlighted it as LuLa s favourite single 32 FEMM released their final single from the album entitled Whiplash 33 FEMM announced the release of their debut studio album Femm Isation and was released on October 3 that same year 12 34 Despite the lack of success in their native Japan Femm Isation reached the top ten on the US Billboard World Albums chart this marks FEMM s first charting release to date 35 The instrumental version of the album was released on December 24 through iTunes Store 36 FEMM promoted the album and its accompanying singles with performances at small clubs or other public events in Japan FEMM were part of a one night only show for the Japanese leg tour of Dutch recording artist and songwriter Eva Simons and FEMM performed all the album tracks on their Femm Isation Vol 3 concert the following day this gig was hosted at Hatsudai Tamai Hospital 37 38 FEMM performed alongside electronic musicians Afrojack Alesso Fedde Le Grand Kaskade and Martin Garrix amongst others at the annual Ultra Music Festival in Tokyo this was FEMM s first musical performance at a live festival tour 39 FEMM performed at the Versace after party in Tokyo and performed on several other concert gigs until December 2014 40 41 42 In August 2015 FEMM returned to the U S to perform at Rage a gay bar and dance club in West Hollywood California 43 In the same weekend they were headline acts at the J Pop Summit in San Francisco along with other Japanese music acts such as Eir Aoi JAM Project and Gacharic Spin amongst others 44 The group s final performance promoting material from Femm Isation was for the 2015 YouTube FanFest Japan where YouTube personalities and artists gathered together for a live streaming event 45 46 The duo introduced their new song PoW which was a returning track from their live performances 47 FEMM also released a collaboration music video with Japanese girl group FAKY with a Japanese cover of Sak Noel s No Boyfriend on the producer s YouTube channel on November 27 2015 48 2016 Pow L C S and other ventures edit In early December 2015 FEMM confirmed in a press release through Avex Group Inc that they would release their debut physical album which was revealed to be entitled Pow L C S 49 FEMM confirmed the EP would include two new tracks the studio version of Pow and L C S alongside old remixes of their previous singles they commented that they would add new re edited versions of different tracks that didn t appear on their debut studio 49 In late January 2016 FEMM announced through a press release with Avex Group Inc that they would release a double album in late February 2016 that included a physical copy of Femm Isation 50 Regarding the material FEMM agent Honey B stated The original order of the songs was already carefully mapped out but this time round we got to put in segues in between songs which made a big difference The songs flow so smoothly it will seem like it all happens in a split second and like you have travelled in time 51 On February 3 Pow L C S was released digitally through iTunes Stores and served a physical released on February 23 52 53 The music videos to Pow and L C S premiered on FEMM s YouTube channel in January and February 2016 54 55 On April 27 2016 they re released YouTube videos of White Noise and Whiplash with minor changes to lyrics and new camera angles citation needed On the same day FEMM FAKY and Yup in were confirmed to be in a new Avex project group called FAMM IN and released their first digital EP FAMM IN and music video of their title song Circle on YouTube 56 2017 80s 90s J Pop Revival project edit In May 2017 FEMM released a single Do It Again that featured American songwriter Liz 57 In mid 2017 FEMM launched a project called 80s 90s J Pop Revival with a double A side cover single My Revolution Konyaha Boogie Back 今夜はブギー バック nice vocal which was released in September It featured members from FAKY and Yup in 58 59 It was followed by another single a week later and a cover album with the same name in October 60 61 As a way to promote the singles Falling For A Lullaby a B side from My Revolution was used in an advertisement for the Karuizawa Prince Shopping Plaza 59 FEMM also performed at venues including Hyper Japan 62 2018 2020 dollhouse edit In 2018 FEMM released dollhouse which included two recorded songs and a few instrumentals 63 To commemorate the EP two live performances were held 64 ADIRECTOR Vol 1 DOLLHOUSE was their first Oneman live but also an interactive art exhibition at Omotesando B SPACE occupying 4 floors of the pink building between August 4 and 27 65 In the same year they released Dolls Kill featuring Japanese Hip hop artist Elle Teresa 66 In 2019 FEMM released their digital single Shibuya Ex Horologium 67 68 The lyrics were created by AI Rinna who curated the impressions of the live performance posted on Twitter and used them as inspiration 69 In October 2020 FEMM released the final single Chewing Gum Cleaner before erasing all content from their platforms 70 71 72 2020 2022 FEMM 2 0 404 Not Found Tokyo Girls Anthem and Tokyo Ex Machina edit In November 2020 FEMM announced that they were going to upgrade to FEMM Version 2 0 and teased the song Level Up featuring Duke of Harajuku citation needed The song was subsequently released as a single from their new EP 404 Not Found Tak iijima photo exhibition 5 years with FEMM was held at Harajuku Design Festa Gallery EAST 201 between December 12 2020 and December 10 2020 73 To further promote their upcoming FEMM 2 0 studio album they released the singles Sugar Rush and Private Dancer along with accompanying music videos citation needed In late 2021 the duo released the song Tokyo Girls Anthem and in early 2022 they released an album of the same name as that single supported through the singles Tokyo Girls Anthem and We Got Each Other On January 21 2022 they released their last full album Tokyo Ex Machina FEMM held FEMM Isation UK EU tour 2022 between July 14 2022 and July 22 2022 with shows in Dusseldorf Paris Manchester Huddersfield and London 74 2022 2023 THE SIX CHERRY and disbandment edit In August 17 2022 they released the digital EP THE SIX the song of same name was opening theme for MBS TBS drama WHAT SIX SURVIVORS TOLD 75 On April 1 2023 they communicated that RiRi and LuLa will return to their original belonging in the distant future What FEMM really stands for is Far East Military Mannequin These intelligent dolls were forced to perform proxy wars for humans in their era RiRi and LuLa were transferred to the present age to change this scenario When they arrived their shape body of a doll was not accompanied Only their memories reached two human girls across time and space It was a movement to prevent new discrimination and conflicts To achieve this the method chosen by the four was Music which transcends borders and eras 76 Their last single CHERRY on TOP was theme song for TV Asahi Freestyle Nippon Toitsu 77 Their last digital EP CHERRY which includes this single and solo songs to RiRi and LuLa was released in November 15 2023 FEMM last concert Last FEMM Isation was December 16 2023 in London 78 and their final performance in Japan was a collaboration holiday party with fancyHIM on December 24 2023 citation needed Members editRiRi Combat mannequin portrayed by Emily Kaiho who also portrays her agent managing Honey B LuLa Babyfaced housekeeper mannequin portrayed by Todo Hiro who also portrays her agent managing W Trouble Artistry editMusical style and themes edit nbsp Kill the DJ 2014 source source A 30 seconds sample of Kill the DJ An electronic dance music song it also contains elements of house in its compositions 29 Fxxk Boyz Get Money 2014 source source A 30 seconds sample of Fxxk Boyz Get Money FEMM s most well known single it contains elements of trap music and hip hop 29 79 80 Problems playing these files See media help FEMM s music has been described by several music critics and scholars as electronic dance music EDM with a variety of sub elements including hip hop electronica eurodance and house music 81 82 83 79 According to Mike Kanert from Metropolis Magazine he felt FEMM s music moved towards Americanized music including hip hop and club culture 82 A staff member from Arcadey net commented that FEMM s music mostly consists of regurgitated American EDM dance pop and hip hop all of which is just as enjoyable as it is generic I m guessing it s supposed to be some kind of meta commentary on mainstream music and manufactured pop stars or something 83 FEMM s debut studio album Femm Isation shows several elements of electronic dance music Greg Hignight from J Generation com reviewed the album and noted they album s ability to use J Pop music and English language to convey messages to the Western audience Each song is its own little pop universe The album s English lyrics also allow for an instant emotional connection with listeners circumventing the language barrier that s often been a challenge for J Pop 84 For FEMM s 2014 pop ballad Unbreakable the entire production relied on live orchestral instruments and was considered a versatile move by both fans and critics According to W Trouble the song relies on human feelings rather than of a mannequin 85 W Trouble later commented Unbreakable is probably the song that expresses human feelings the most The other songs are pretty rigid so I think they re closer to the image of mannequins 85 The song writing to FEMM s music material explore themes of girl power feminism and freedom of speech Fxxk Boyz Get Money and Girls Night Out contain lyrics discussing female empowerment and not relying on male labor or assistance 86 Honey B commented to an interviewer at Arama Japan by stating We leave it to the listeners to decide about the message or feel of this track but as for FEMM they re singing about girl power It s okay to be sexy just don t let them take advantage of you Fxxk Boyz Get Money has very aggressive lyrics but lots of women seem to relate to it They call it their life anthem 86 For their first extended play Astroboy both agents did not yet have any professional experience in singing Honey B and W Trouble stated that the first time recording and appearing in a music video was challenging as they are not usually the ones in front of the camera 86 FEMM expressed that they would be honored to collaborate with any producers and songwriters who understand their message 86 Molly Osberg from Vice noted that FEMM combined Japanese fashion and music together She commented At least that s how I imagine we get acts like FEMM the mesmerizing J pop electro duo with a backstory more inventive than anything on the SyFy channel right now 79 Osberg praised the producers and songwriters for being hidden pioneers in order to popularize the group as she felt producers now were more the frontmen 79 Corynn Smith from MTV Iggy was impressed by their English language skills and commented The pair s overwhelmingly English discography has something for everyone with electronic taste whether you re feeling like a romantic trance trip a la We Flood the Night craving a techno remix of 70s J pop hit UFO or in a twerk tastic rubber maid outfit clad Fxxk Boyz Get Money kinda mood 80 Image edit nbsp FEMM portray themselves as two plastic dolls known as mannequins pictured at the J Pop Summit in 2015 87 There are two roles that play out through the FEMM project the mannequins and the agents 19 79 80 88 According to Honey B RiRi is a combat mannequin that wears rather aggressive designs 86 According to W Trouble LuLa is described as a babyfaced housekeeper that wears more reserved and softer designs of clothing 86 In a fictional description of the mannequins Honey B stated RiRi uses her combat skills to fight the anti mannequins She is really aggressive and takes on any challenge She feels most comfortable in her military gear LuLa s responsibility is to heal wounded mannequins including RiRi They depend on one another 29 Honey B and W Trouble are the voices of RiRi and LuLa as the mannequins are portrayed with the inability to talk or vocally communicate Honey B stated For the musical nuances it s listening that s important the key is to match the sound and flow If the nuance reveals a kind of attitude it s partly due to the songwriting and partly due to Honey B 82 According to FEMM their tagline Do Dolls Have Feelings Do Their Songs Move People represents their virtual goal is to free all mannequins from human oppression 87 FEMM s fan base are also recognized as agents and although they are categorized by their attributes such as military pilot medical maid spies RiRi and LuLa are exclusive attribute and exclusive rank FEMM without any of the attributes and that is indicated in their serial numbers 000000 86 87 While performing and in public areas FEMM stay in character and move with robot like actions they are sometimes carried on and off stage by staff members to underline mannequin characteristics 89 FEMM s live performances and music videos are choreographed by Japanese choreographing team Hidali whilst many of the latex outfits are made by Shoichiro Matsuoka of GM Atelier 10 Recognition edit Several critics have commended the group for their diverse imagery and fashion style A couple music critics from Singles Jukebox noted that FEMM were more widely noticed by Western audiences than the audience from Japan or J pop culture 90 Kimi Li from What s a Greek blog compared the Japanese music towards Western culture and stated Japan s music industry has been seen to largely play catch up with the rest of the world Major labels are slow to embrace streaming services Japan s iTunes store is a wealth of anison electro and pop but only a small fraction of that is available globally 89 Li found that although Korean pop music catapulted into Western culture Li stated that FEMM were one of very few Japanese acts to emphasize an Americanized appeal 89 The group have found success through Western publications and have been listed in their top acts list In October 2014 MTV Iggy listed FEMM as their Artist to Watch from a public vote 91 Colin McQuistan from The Huffington Post listed FEMM as one of their top six acts of 2016 McQuistan stated I m talking about FEMM a deceptively slick production from Japan featuring two very real humans Honey B and W Trouble sigh who claim to stand up for the rights of mannequins worldwide double sigh But who cares what their shtick is the music is super commercial catchy and very cleverly written pop 1 Activism editIn 2015 FEMM uploaded videos to their YouTube channel performing Fxxk Boyz Get Money and Anaconda by Nicki Minaj in a Tokyo bath house 92 93 The short videos were created in support of the Dance is Not a Crime campaign which protested Japan s legislation in which night clubs would be closed at midnight and post no dancing signs at several clubs and areas 94 The Businesses Affecting Public Morals Regulation Act which was introduced in 1948 prohibited people to dance within 66 metres from night clubs after a certain cut off time Despite public retaliation law and police department enforcements increased by 2011 95 FEMM protested the law throughout 2015 using hashtags on social media websites and through music videos The video was advertised by Japanese record label Dimension Point and included Fxxk Boyz Get Money on their compilation album 96 Discography editMain article FEMM discography Studio albums Femm Isation 2014 80 s 90 s J Pop Revival 2017 Tokyo Girls Anthem 2021 Tokyo Ex Machina 2022 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