The Sixth Lie (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese electronic band formed in May 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. Their music is known for its hybrid style inspired by the latest western music, and their overall science fiction-inspired theme connected to near future and outer space.
They held their first world tour from June 2017, which gathered 2,500 visitors and resulted in sold out CD's at venues.
Members Arata (Vocals) Likes both Japanese and western EDM and rock, and is familiar with music of many different genres. He is known for clear vocals with a vocal range of 3 octaves. He was responsible for composing the band's initial songs. He was focused in football during elementary school and junior high school, and was an athlete aiming for Hakone Ekiden with long-distance running. At times he plays the keyboard during their shows. When he joined the band, Reiji and Ray invited him to a café, but he wanted them to listen to his singing, so he told them to meet him in a karaoke room. He says he doesn't remember this incident himself. Reiji (Guitar, programming, keyboards) He is in charge of composing and arranging all of their songs, with a hybrid sound that has been inspired by the latest western music as his weapon. One of the original members of the band from back when they were formed. He is known for his clean guitars with a lot of arpeggio, but also plays heavy riffs depending on songs. During junior high school he played at Junior Olympics as the representative of Gunma Prefecture in volleyball. During high school he played at Inter-High School Championships as the representative of Gunma Prefecture. He also aimed for All-Japan Volleyball High School Tournament, but unfortunately lost in the finals. He used to be Japan's number one for smartphone game "Avabel Online". He won the Crash Royale section during "eSports Star League Battle Championship #1", an eSports tournament for celebrities held on January 8, 2018. Ray (Drums, sampler) He is in charge of the lyrics for all songs and the direction and editing of all of their music videos and live videos. He also makes videos for other artists. The CD covers are also designed by Ray. He is currently second year student at a master's course in University of Tokyo, and he is studying drones and artificial intelligence. Together with Reiji, he is one of the original members of the band. He likes progressive rock from the 70's, and you can see his interest in this genre from his drum phrases with a lot of action. During some songs he also plays synth drum pads, and with that makes a flower bloom to their electronic band sound.
History 2015 Goes through a few member changes from the previous band, and gets their current formation. In November, they release the music video for "Wake Up Your Fire", and their futuristic sound and the music video directed and edited by Ray gains high praising from the music industry. 2016 They make a contract with euclid agency in May. They release their first album "Integral" on 7 September. Their first headlining show "Live Integral ver.1.0" is held at Shibuya Cyclone on 16 October. They were selected to perform as the opening act for Slipknot's rock festival "Knotfest Japan 2016". They performed in front of 20,000 people together with Slipknot, Deftones, Disturbed, hoobastank, Issues, SiM, Rottengraffty, Oldcodex, coldrain, Crystal Lake, and more. 2017 They released their second album "Differential" on 25 January. The album gets highly praised due to the overall theme and artwork that are opposing the previous release. They gathered a lot of attention by taking over both sides of Tower Records Shibuya Store escalators. They held a headlining show "Live Differential ver.1.0" on 4 February. Released digital limited single "Go On" on 6 June. Their cover version of "Oh No" by Bring Me the Horizon was included as a coupling song. From their headlining show "Live Triangle ver.1.0" on 10 June, they started their world tour "Live Triangle", and toured Japan, United Kingdom, France, Germany and Canada. Despite it being their first overseas tour, there were a total of 2,500 visitors in the tour, and they sold out CD's at the venues. The Sixth Lie's bassist Hiroto to depart from band in December.
2018 They performed at "Japan Expo Thailand" in Bangkok, Thailand on 27 and 28 January. Their third album "SINGularity" was released on 7 March. They performed the ending theme for the anime adaptation of Golden Kamuy, which will air in April 2018. Will be performing at Japan Expo in Paris, France in July. 2025
The Sixth Lie's bassist Ryusei to depart from the band in late February.
Etymology The name of the band is a reference to the French composer Claude Debussy, who said: "Art is the most beautiful of all lies." The band's name is an indication of band's aim, "to create a lie so beautiful that it cannot be full experienced by the five senses".
Discography
Mini-Albums Release dateTitleFormatProduct numberTrack listDetails1st30 May 2015The Sixth Lie12cmCD –全6曲 Kotaenaki Kono Sekai De (答えなきこの世界で) Into the Darkest Blue The Calling (feat. Matthias Freissler) Kotaenaki Kono Sekai De (答えなきこの世界で)(Instrumental) Into the Darkest Blue(Instrumental) The Calling (feat. Matthias Freissler)(Instrumental)Limited to 300 copies (Sold online and at live shows)
Album Release dateTitleFormatProduct numberTrack listDetails1st7 September 2016Intgral12cmCDEMAG-0001 EMAG-0002全6曲 Wake Up Your Fire In This Mirror Get Higher Never Hurry Me Stay Back I Will Find YouRegular Edition First Press Limited Special Package Edition2nd25 January 2017Differential12cmCDEMAG-0003 EMAG-0004全6曲 Another Dimension Endless Night Next Trier A Planet in Your Eyes The Walls HologramRegular Edition First Press Limited Special Package Edition3rd25 February 2018SINGularity12cmCDEMAG-0005 EMAG-0006全6曲 One More Spark When You Forget Go On SINGularity Fall in the Sky Come Back to My Dreams HeavyRegular Edition First Press Limited Special Package Edition4th27 November 2019Perfect Lies12cmCDGNCA-1563 GNCA-1562全12曲 Sun & Moon Burn to Fly Shadow is the Light Phone Call Scissors Massive Attack Secret Town Hibana In the Rain Action Phase Cassette Tape Everything LostRegular Edition First Press Limited Special Package Edition
Single Release dateTitleFormatProduct number収録曲備考Digital6 June 2017Go OnDigital –全3曲 Go On Oh No（Bring Me The Horizon Cover） A Planet In Your Eyes – Piano Ver. -（iTunes Store, Apple Music Limited）Digital Single1st6 June 2018Hibana12cmCDGNCA-0532全4曲 Hibana Flash of a Spear Hibana＜Instrumental＞ Flash of a Spear＜Instrumental＞Ending theme for TV Anime "Golden Kamuy"Digital6 December 2018SetsunaDigital –全1曲 Setsuna -（iTunes Store, Apple Music Limited）Digital Single2nd21 August 2019Shadow is the Light12cmCDGNCA-0596全4曲 Shadow is the Light P A R A D O X Shadow is the Light＜Instrumental＞ P A R A D O X＜Instrumental＞Opening theme for TV Anime "Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator"3rd2 December 2020Yuusetsu12cmCDGNCA-0631全4曲 Yuusetsu Last Page Yuusetsu＜Instrumental＞ Last Page＜Instrumental＞Ending theme for TV Anime "Golden Kamuy" Season 3
Collaborations Year Songs Peak Oricon chart positions Album 1st 2022 Level (with Nagi Yanagi) 44 rowspan="2"
Main shows
Headlining Shows 2016/10/16 – Headlining Show "Live Integral ver.1.0" Shibuya Cyclone 2017/02/04 – Headlining Show "Live Differential ver.1.0" Shibuya Cyclone 2017/06/10 – Headlining Show "Live Triangle ver.1.0" Shibuya Cyclone 2018/02/03 – Headlining Show "Live SINGularity ver.1.0" Shibuya Rex
Main Events 2016/11/05 – Knotfest Japan 2016 Opening Act 2017/07/14 – Hyper Japan, London, United Kingdom 2017/07/15 – Hyper Japan, London, United Kingdom 2017/08/11 – Animethon, Edmonton, Canada 2017/08/12 – Animethon, Edmonton, Canada 2017/08/13 – Animethon, Edmonton, Canada 2018/01/27 – Japan Expo Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand 2018/01/28 – Japan Expo Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand 2018/06/05 - Japan Expo France, Paris, France 2019/06/04 - Japan Expo France, Paris, France 2019/06/05 - Japan Expo France, Paris, France
Trivia
THE SIXTH LIE was originally formed by the members Reiji and Ray; the two had met online prior to the formation of the band. According to Reiji, Hiroto had to wear a mask because he has a youthful baby face. Ray likes to go to art exhibitions to get inspiration for the lyrics. Hiroto was a professional gamer. Hiroto started playing bass because of Red Hot Chili Peppers, an American rock band. Arata gained his interest in rock music after listening to 'Ready Steady Go', a single by L'Arc～en～Ciel from their album Smile. Reiji and Hiroto like to play games in their spare time. Arata's hobbies are running and playing football. He also likes to go for a walk in Shibuya or Harajuku in his spare time. Ray likes to either play a game or study in his spare time. Arata likes spicy food. Arata collaborated with NistA and NistY of PRINCESS KILL (a Thai singer-songwriter, rapper, model, and actress duo) to dance together in a challenge for T6L's single 'Wonderland (Thai Version).' Arata and Ryusei are friends with NistA and NistY from PRINCESS KILL.
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