{{Short description|2019 single by Twice}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox song | name = Fake & True | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Twice]] | album = [[&Twice]] | language = Japanese | released = {{start date|2019|10|18}} | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = * [[J-pop]] * [[synth-pop]] | length = {{Duration|m=3|s=39}} | label = [[Warner Music Japan]] | lyricist = Jam9 | composer = Kass | producer = | chronology = Twice | prev_title = [[Feel Special (song)|Feel Special]] | prev_year = 2019 | next_title = [[More & More (Twice song)|More & More]] | next_year = 2020 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Twice Japanese | type = singles | prev_title = [[Breakthrough (Twice song)|Breakthrough]] | prev_year = 2019 | title = Fake & True | year = 2019 | next_title = [[Fanfare (song)|Fanfare]] | next_year = 2020 }} {{External music video|1={{YouTube|zQELp93xxfo|"Fake & True"}}}} }}
"'''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== "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.<ref name="billboard">{{cite magazine|last1=Tamar|first1=Herman|title=Twice Offer Up Words Of Wisdom With New Japanese Single 'Fake & True': Watch|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/twice-fake-true-video-8533482/|accessdate=December 17, 2019|magazine=Billboard|date=October 18, 2019|archive-date=October 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019035650/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/k-town/8533482/twice-fake-true-video|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=683201#_enliple|script-title=ko:트와이스(TWICE) 일본 정규 2집 타이틀곡 'Fake & True' 두 번째 티저 공개…처음에 등장한 미나 후반부에 등장않는 이유는?|last=Lee|first=Chang-kyu|date=October 17, 2019|website=Topstarnews|language=ko|access-date=October 18, 2019|archive-date=May 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508054623/http://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=683201#_enliple|url-status=live}}</ref> It was first performed during the [[Twicelights World Tour]]'s Japanese leg on October 23 in [[Sapporo]]. The song was also performed on a 2-hour special episode of ''[[Music Station]]'' on November 22.<ref>{{cite web|title=『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|url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000174608|website=Barks|publisher=Japan Music Network|accessdate=November 15, 2019|language=ja|archive-date=December 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219203323/https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000174608|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Composition== "Fake & True" was composed by Kass, and Jam9 wrote the lyrics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.music.naver.com/track/index.nhn?trackId=30820065|title=TWICE (트와이스) - Fake & True|website=Naver Music|publisher=Naver Corp.|language=ko|accessdate=December 20, 2019|archive-date=June 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613154101/https://vibe.naver.com/track/30820065|url-status=live}}</ref> 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."<ref name="billboard"/>
==Music video== On October 18, 2019, the song's music video was released on [[YouTube]]. It was directed by the production team Vikings League (Vishop).<ref>{{Cite web|title=TWICE - Fake & True|publisher=Vikings League|accessdate=November 13, 2019|url=https://www.vikingsleague.co.kr/twice-fakeandtrue|archive-date=November 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113133303/https://www.vikingsleague.co.kr/twice-fakeandtrue|url-status=live}}</ref>
The music video focused on the group's glamour and fashion sense, with the girls wearing [[Haute couture|high fashion]] outfits throughout the video.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.e-graphy.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=4837|title='Fake & True' 뮤비 속 트와이스 F/W 헤어&메이크업|date=October 18, 2019|website=E-Graphy|publisher=Graphy Magazine|language=ko|access-date=October 18, 2019|archive-date=May 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511230707/https://www.e-graphy.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=4837|url-status=live}}</ref> Visual effects of mirrors, virtual reality goggles, masks, glitchy realities, cameras, video screens, and a prominent lie detector were used throughout the music video to make the viewer question what is "Fake & True". Classical art and the biblical story of Adam and Eve also appeared to reinforce the theme.<ref name="billboard"/> [[Mina (Japanese singer)|Mina]] was on hiatus due to an [[anxiety disorder]] when the music video was filmed, and she does not appear in the choreography scenes.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=ja:TWICE、活動休止中のミナが新曲MVに参加 |trans-title=Twice's Mina, who is currently on hiatus, will be appearing in the new music video |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2146830/full/ |access-date=September 9, 2025 |work=Oricon News |date=October 18, 2019 |language=ja}}</ref>
A new version of the "Fake & True" music video, "The Truth Game", was released on February 5, 2020, and is only available on the DVD of the ''[[&Twice]]'' repackage album.<ref>{{cite web|title=2020.2.5 『＆TWICE -Repackage-』リリース決定！|url=http://www.twicejapan.com/news/detail/545|website=Twice Official Japanese Website|publisher=Warner Music Japan|accessdate=December 20, 2019|language=ja|archive-date=December 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220113010/http://www.twicejapan.com/news/detail/545|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=TWICE、2月に『&TWICE』リパッケージ版 新曲「SWING」追加&新ジャケ写|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2151496/full/|website=Oricon Music|publisher=Oricon ME Inc.|accessdate=December 20, 2019|language=ja|archive-date=December 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220113003/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2151496/full/|url-status=live}}</ref> It is a re-edited version of the original video, featuring more close-up shots, lie detector scenes and fewer choreography clips.
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+Chart performance for "Fake & True" ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Japan ([[Japan Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Billboard Japan Hot 100 (2019/12/02 付け)|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2019&month=12&day=2|website=Billboard Japan|accessdate=December 5, 2019|language=ja|archive-date=December 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227143039/http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2019&month=12&day=2|url-status=live}}</ref> | 19 |}
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