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"Phony"
Music video cover
Single by Tsumiki
from the album Symmetry
Language	Japanese
Released	November 24, 2021 (2021-11-24)
Genre	Drum and bass techno
Length	3:09
Label	KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Songwriter(s)	Tsumiki
Music video
"Phony" on YouTube

"Phony" (フォニイ) is a 2021 song written by Japanese music producer Tsumiki (ツミキ), utilizing the CeVIO voicebank KAFU [ja]. The song has inspired many cover versions.

Lyrics and composition

"Phony" combines pop, drum and bass, and techno genres. The song features the repeated lyric "phony" and onomatopoeic hooks. Higakiyuuka from KAI-YOU described it as having a catchy melody, a musical structure that is "surprising in a good way", and literary lyrics.

Tsumiki said that compared to previous Vocaloid voicebanks, KAFU can transmit an overwhelming large amount of information and show more "flesh-and-blood". These characteristics are reflected in this song, with Tsumiki stating that the production is fresh and exciting, and the vocal style is completely different from traditional songs.

Music video

A music video for "Phony" was released on June 5, 2021, and is a hand-drawn animation with lyrics subtitles. The illustrations were created by Japanese illustrator Uedatsubasa, and the film was edited and produced by Tsumiki.

Chart performance

This song placed at number 13 on the Heartseekers Songs chart released by Billboard Japan on December 15, 2021, and peaked at number 10 on the Heatseekers Songs chart in the fifth week.

In the YouTube Top User Generated Songs chart released by Billboard Japan on January 12, 2022, it entered the top 20 and ranked third, later rose to second place in the 24th week, and eventually surpassed "Kamippoi na" and won first place in the 31st week.

The song ranked second on the Top User Generated Songs chart for the first half of 2022, and won the second place on Billboard Japan Niconico Vocaloid Songs Top 20 chart on December 21, 2022.

Wagakki Band version

Wagakki Band covered "Phony" and released their music video on YouTube on 1 June 2022.

Charts

References

1. ^ ヒガキユウカ (2021-12-31). 2021年「歌ってみた」されたボカロ曲10選 「ヴァンパイア」に「神っぽいな」も (in Japanese). KAI-YOU. Archived from the original on 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
2. 勝哉エイミカ (2021-12-25). 可不（KAFU）- 花譜の声を完全再現した音声合成ソフトを徹底解説. カルチャ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
3. "Vtuber界隈からボカロ界隈へと広がる新ムーブメント「音楽的同位体・可不」". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). 株式会社ナターシャ. 2022-10-13. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
4. VEVELARGE - 日本情報班 (2021-06-07). ツミキ、新曲 “フォニイ feat.可不” MV公開 (in Japanese). VEVELARGE. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
5. 【Heatseekers Songs】鈴木鈴木「ホワイトキス」初の首位獲得　ツミキ「フォニイ」トップ20初登場. Yahoo Japan (in Japanese). Billboard JAPAN. 2021-12-15. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
6. 【Heatseekers Songs】大橋ちっぽけ「常緑」V3達成　Aile The Shota、imaseのデビュー曲が初登場トップ10入り. Yahoo Japan (in Japanese). Billboard JAPAN. 2022-01-12. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
7. "Top User Generated Songs". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2022-01-12. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
8. "Top User Generated Songs". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2022-03-09. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
9. Naoko Takashima (2022-06-10). 【ビルボード 2021年上半期UGC Songs】ピノキオピー「神っぽいな」が首位、“HOT 100”を制したAimer「残響散歌」は8位に (in Japanese). Billboard Japn. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
10. ニコニコ VOCALOID SONGS TOP20. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2022-12-21. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
11. Download Songs. Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). 2022-07-06. Archived from the original on 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2022-10-12.

External links

• "Phony" on Niconico

• 2021 songs
• 2022 songs
• 2022 singles
• Songs in Japanese
• Vocaloid songs
• Techno songs
• Wagakki Band