Reol (band)

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = REOL

| landscape = yes

| origin = Japan

| background = group_or_band

| genre = EDM

| years_active = 2015–2017

| label = Toy's Factory

| website = [http://www.reol.jp/ Official site]

| current_members = {{hlist|Reol|GigaP|Okiku}}

}}

REOL (stylized as RΞOL) was a Japanese musical unit that consisted of vocalist/lyricist Reol, Vocaloid music arranger GigaP, and movie director/producer Okiku. The members of REOL originally worked as solo artists, but they signed to Toy's Factory 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, Sigma, 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 Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len and more.{{cite web|author=Rogers, Krista|url=https://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/amateur-vocalist-reol-channeling-internet-fame-into-solo-album-debut-this-summer|title=Amateur vocalist Reol channeling Internet fame into solo album debut this summer|work=Japan Today|date=May 30, 2015|accessdate=October 21, 2016}} Their first release as a duo through label, Celo Project, was No Title, which was released on August 17, 2014.{{cite AV media notes |title=No Title|others=Reol|year=2014|type=CD; Liner notes|work=Celo Project|id=CCCC-0000}} Additionally, Reol worked on her 2015 debut studio album, titled Gokusaishiki, which reached the top ten on the Oricon Albums Chart.{{cite web|author=Michel, Patrick St.|url=http://www.mtv81.com/features/interviews/rising-beatmaker-reol-takes-vocaloid-to-another-level/|title=Rising Beatmaker Reol Takes Vocaloid to Another Level|publisher=MTV 81|date=September 19, 2015|accessdate=October 21, 2016}}

Subsequently, Reol, GigaP, and movie director Okiku signed a recording contract to Japanese label Toy's Factory, forming themselves as a unit under Reol's name.{{cite web|url=http://www.toysfactory.co.jp/artist/reol/bio|title=Reol Biography|publisher=Toy's Factory website|accessdate=October 21, 2016}} The group members stayed anonymous with their identities, using anime-influenced illustrations to depict themselves in their music videos.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/reolch/videos|title=Reol Official|publisher=Reol's official YouTube channel|accessdate=October 21, 2016}} Their studio album Sigma, was released on October 19, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/tokuten/jpop_TFCC-86569|title=Reol to Release New Album "Sigma" with CDJapan Exclusive Bonus|publisher=CDJapan.co.jp|date=August 18, 2016|accessdate=October 21, 2016}} Additionally, they released three videos from the album: "ChiruChiru", "Give Me a Break Stop Now", and "YoiYoi Kokon".{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVaNq9uSJgY|title=[MV] Reol / ChiruChiru|publisher=Reol's official YouTube channel|date=June 30, 2016|accessdate=October 21, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5CwXuyNfoc|title=[MV] Reol / Give Me a Break Stop Now|publisher=Reol's official YouTube channel|date=August 18, 2016|accessdate=October 21, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IK6eLTNV1k|title=[MV] Reol / YoiYoi Koron|publisher=Reol's official YouTube channel|date=September 15, 2016|accessdate=October 21, 2016}} Sigma debuted at number six on the Daily Oricon Albums Chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2016-10-18/|title=Oricon Daily CD Albums Chart|publisher=Oricon Style|date=October 18, 2016|accessdate=October 21, 2016|language=Japanese|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020100233/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2016-10-18/|archivedate=October 20, 2016}}

On August 1, 2017, REOL announced that they would separate in October 2017 after playing their final two shows.{{cite web|url=https://www.jrocknews.com/2017/08/reol-disband-performing-2-last-shows-thoughts.html|title=REOL to disband after performing their 2 last shows, here are their thoughts|publisher=JRock News|date=August 1, 2017|accessdate=August 12, 2017}}

Discography

=Albums=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2"\| Album details ! colspan="2"\| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"\| Certifications
style="font-size:smaller" ! style="width:30px;"\| JPN ! style="width:30px;"\| US World
2016 \| style="text-align:left;"\| *Sigma* Released: October 19, 2016{{cite AV media notes \|title=Sigma\|others=Reol\|year=2016\|type=CD; Liner notes\|work=Toy's Factory\|id=TFCC-86570}} \| 8 \| 9 \|
2017 \| style="text-align:left;"\| *Endless EP* Released: October 11, 2017 \| \| \|
colspan="20" style="font-size:8pt"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Album details

! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Certifications

style="font-size:smaller"

! style="width:30px;"| JPN

! style="width:30px;"| US World

2016

| style="text-align:left;"| Sigma