REOL (stylized as RΞOL) was a Japanese musical unit that consisted of vocalist/lyricist Reol,

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music arranger GigaP, and movie director/producer Okiku. The members of REOL originally worked as solo artists, but they signed to

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as a group in 2015, using Reol's name for the project. Prior to this unit's formation, Reol and GigaP consistently worked together throughout Reol's solo career, eventually releasing an album together titled ''No Title''. Their debut studio album as the unit REOL, ''

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'', was released on October 19, 2016. The group disbanded in October 2017.

Members

* Reol * GigaP * Okiku

Career

2014–2017: Prior releases and ''Sigma''

Prior to the formation of REOL, the group's members, Reol and GigaP, had consistently worked together, providing compositions and vocals to several Japanese vocaloids including

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, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len and more. Their first release as a duo through label, Celo Project, was ''No Title'', which was released on August 17, 2014. Additionally, Reol worked on her 2015 debut studio album, titled ''Gokusaishiki'', which reached the top ten on the

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. Subsequently, Reol, GigaP, and movie director Okiku signed a recording contract to Japanese label

, forming themselves as a unit under Reol's name. The group members stayed anonymous with their identities, using

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-influenced illustrations to depict themselves in their music videos. Their studio album ''Sigma'', was released on October 19, 2016. Additionally, they released three videos from the album: "ChiruChiru", "Give Me a Break Stop Now", and "YoiYoi Kokon". ''Sigma'' debuted at number six on the Daily

. On August 1, 2017, REOL announced that they would separate in October 2017 after playing their final two shows.

Discography

Albums

References

External links

Official site
{{Authority control Japanese dance musicians Japanese electropop groups J-pop music groups Japanese electronic music groups Musical groups established in 2015 2015 establishments in Japan Musical groups disestablished in 2017 2017 disestablishments in Japan