Perfume
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 Perfume at the KKBOX Music Awards in Taiwan (2014). Left to right: Nocchi, A ~ chan, Kashiyuka. |
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| Genre (s) | Electropop , J-pop |
| founding | 2000 |
| Website | www.perfume-web.jp |
| Current occupation | |
| Kashiyuka Nocchi A ~ chan |
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Perfume ( Japanese パ フ ュ ー ム , Pafyūmu ) is a Japanese J-Pop and electro-pop group, consisting of Kashiyuka , Nocchi and A ~ chan . In 2002 she made her regional debut in her hometown of Hiroshima and in 2005 across Japan. Its producer is Yasutaka Nakata , the founder of the electropop group Capsule . In 2007 they reached the top 10 of the Oricon charts for the first time with the single Polyrhythm . Since then, the group has grown in popularity.
Members
| stage name | real name | Date of birth | place of birth |
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| Nocchi ( の っ ち ) | Ayano Ōmoto ( 大本 彩 乃 Ōmoto Ayano ) | 20th September 1988 | Fukuyama |
| Kashiyuka ( か し ゆ か ) | Yuka Kashino ( 樫 野 有 香 Kashino Yuka ) | December 23, 1988 | Hiroshima |
| A ~ chan ( あ ～ ち ゃ ん ) | Ayaka Nishiwaki ( 西 脇 綾 香 Nishiwaki Ayaka ) | February 15, 1989 | Hiroshima |
Musical career
2000–2003: Foundation in Hiroshima
In 2000, the girls Ayaka Nishiwaki (nickname: A ~ chan), Yuka Kashino (Kashiyuka) and Yūka Kawashima (Kawayuka) founded the Perfume group in Hiroshima . The three attended the same drama school together, the Actor's School Hiroshima ( ア ク タ ー ズ ス ク ー ル 広 島 ). Since the Kanji 香 ka 'scent' occurs in the first names of all three founding members, they decided to name the group Perfume, English for perfume, Japanese 香水 . However, Kawashima left the group and drama school. Since A ~ chan's mother was of the opinion that a duo is not as good as a trio, A ~ chan approached Ayano Ōmoto (Nocchi), who also attended drama school in Hiroshima and joined the group. The band name was retained afterwards.
Their first two limited singles, Omajinai Perori and Kareshi Boshūchū (both 2002), they sold exclusively in their hometown. At this time, the group met the choreographer Mikiko , who designed the group's dances from then on.
2003–2005: Bee Hive era in Tokyo
In 2003 the three girls graduated from drama school, which they have attended since 1999, and moved to Tokyo . There Perfume became a member of the indie label Bee-Hive . They also signed with the Amuse management agency . In Tokyo they also met capsule member and producer Yasutaka Nakata , who from now on produces perfumes and writes songs for the group. Between 2003 and 2004 the three singles Sweet Donuts , Monochrome Effect and Vitamin Drop were released and the group had three small live performances. Although none of the songs became a hit, Amuse, Inc. decided to debut Perfume across Japan.
From autumn 2004 to summer 2005 Perfume Akihabara made itself "home" at times. The band worked with voice actress and singer Haruko Momoi . She produced the song Akihabalove and sings in it herself. From time to time the group gave surprise street concerts in Akihabara and were seen as " Akiba-kei Idols" until the release of the album Game (2008) .
2005–2007: Record deal with Tokuma Japan Communications and national debut
On September 21, 2005, the single Linear Motor Girl was released under their new label Tokuma Japan Communications . In Japanese media and also by the group itself, this single is considered a debut. The following year, two more singles were released, Computer City and Electro World . At this point, the group received increasing attention, but none of the songs were a hit. On August 2, 2006, the first compilation album Perfume ~ Complete Best ~ was released .
2007: Polyrhythm
While almost all Bee-Hive members were canceled by Amuse, Inc., Perfume got the chance for another single release. In February 2007 Fan Service: Sweet ( フ ァ ン ・ サ ー ヴ ィ ス [sweet]) with the dance song Chocolate Disco was released . The single marks a turning point for the group. Although sales weren't astronomical at just over 9,000 units, Chocolate Disco caught the attention of pop rock singer Kaela Kimura . She played the song regularly on her radio show. Kimura's radio show eventually caught the group's attention for a television commercial. On July 1, 2007, the commercial for a recycling campaign for the television network NHK aired with Perfume's new song Polyrhythm . Due to the success, the group was invited to the Summer Sonic festival. The single reached 7th place on the Oricon charts with over 60,000 records sold and was later awarded the gold record. After appearing on numerous music shows such as Music Station and HEY! HEY! HEY! , their biggest concert to date, Countdown 2008 , took place on December 31, 2007 .
2008: first studio album, first tour and Budōkan
In February 2008 their new single Baby Cruising Love / Macaroni was released , with which they reached the top 3 of the single charts for the first time. From April onwards, the Perfume members hosted the TV show Happy! Together with the model Naoto Tokuzawa and the comedian Nishioka Sumiko . until September. Shortly after the first episode was broadcast, the group's first studio album, Game, was released and held number 1 on the charts for a week. The album sold over 450,000 copies and was awarded two times platinum. Shortly after the album was released, the group held their first tour, which was sold out.
On July 9th, Love the World was released, the group's first song to reach the top of the singles charts. About three months later, the DVD appeared for the group's tour and reached number 1 on the Oricon DVD chart, beating the releases of singers Koda Kumi and Namie Amuro . In November the group gave their first concert in the renowned Nippon Budōkan with the title Budoukaaaaaaaaaan !!!!!
At the end of the year Perfume was invited to NHK's 59th Kōhaku Uta Gassen , which made a dream come true for the group.
2009: The second studio album Triangle
On March 25, 2009 the single One Room Disco was released, which reached number 1 in the charts as the second song in the group. In April 2009, the group ran their own comedy show on NTV TV called Perfume no Chandelier House .
The second studio album Triangle was released on July 8th . Like its predecessor, it reached number 1 on the album charts and sold over 300,000 times. The group's second Japan-wide tour followed the release.
2010–2011: Tokyo Dome
In early 2010, the single Fushizen na Girl / Natural ni Koishite was released , which reached number 2 in the charts. This was followed by a tour entitled PTA presents Perfume 結成 10 周年 !!!! exclusively for the group's official fan club to celebrate the 10th anniversary.
In order to celebrate the anniversary not only with the fan club, but with all the fans of the group, Perfume held the concert 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 in the Tokyo Dome in front of 50,000 visitors on November 3, 2011 . All tickets were sold out on the first day of sale, so additional seats were created. The group celebrated the 10th anniversary since it was founded and the 5th year after its national debut. That same month, the group performed at the Mnet Asian Music Awards in Macau , which was the group's first overseas appearance. There they were named Best Asian Pop Artist .
In September the single Perfume Selection was released for download in South Korea . This coincided with Perfume's performance at the Asia Song Festival in Daegu , South Korea.
On November 30, 2011, the group released the third studio album entitled JPN . Like its predecessor, it reached number 1 on the charts and has been sold over 350,000 times.
2012: Label change and world tour
At the beginning of 2012 it was announced that Perfume would switch its record label from Tokuma Japan Communications to Universal Music with the intention of entering the international market . The album JPN was then published in 50 countries in the iTunes Store and an international website was set up. The single Spring of Life was released shortly afterwards in April . The song was used for a Kirin commercial that was shot in Los Angeles .
On June 23, the group hosted the MTV Video Music Awards Japan in Chiba at Makuhari Messe .
On August 15, the single Spending All My Time was released in mostly English. The following month, on September 12th, Perfume released a new compilation album for the international market under the title Perfume Global Compilation LOVE THE WORLD and also started their world tour, initially in Asia, under the title Perfume World Tour 1st . They gave concerts in Taipei ( Taiwan ), Hong Kong , Seoul ( South Korea ) and Singapore .
Perfume also represented Japan at the ABU TV Song Festival 2012 , an event similar to the Eurovision Song Contest , but without a competition. The festival took place on October 14th at KBS Concert Hall in Seoul , South Korea.
2013: European tour and Level3
On February 27, 2013, the single Mirai no Museum was released. This is the theme song for the Doraemon film Nobita no Himitsu Dōgu Museum . The song reached number 2 on the Oricon charts.
On May 22nd, the single Magic of Love was released together with the DVD Perfume World Tour 1st , which shows the Singapore concert. From May 29th to June 18th Perfume gave a tour called Zutto Suki Datta'n'jake ~ Sasurai no Men Kata Perfume FES !! with guests and a "Battle of Bands". There were a total of six concerts in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. In between the band performed on June 14th at the Ultra Music Festival in Seoul.
On June 20, the group was a guest at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity , where their Perfume Global Site Project was awarded the Silver Lion in the Cyber Lions category. Shortly afterwards, in July, the second part of their world tour took place in Europe with the title Perfume World Tour 2nd . They gave three concerts in Cologne , London and Paris .
Perfume's fourth studio album, LEVEL3 , was released in early October . In December they gave a total of four concerts to promote the album; two in the Kyocera Dome in Osaka and two in the Tokyo Dome.
2014: Perfume World Tour 3rd
At the beginning of January 2014 Perfume started their FES !! -Tour. They planned to perform in nine halls with eight different guest bands, including Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra , Rip Slyme , 9nine , 9mm Parabellum Bullet , Rhymester , Motohiro Hata , Takahashi Yu and Maximum the Hormone . Perfume's concert with 9nine was held on March 20th and 21st with A ~ chan and her younger sister Sayaka Nishiwaki in Perfume's hometown of Hiroshima; they briefly swapped places in the appropriate groups. Further concerts took place in Tokyo, Shizuoka, Ishikawa and Kagawa. The concert with Maximum the Hormone planned for Seoul was canceled due to the Sewol accident.
On July 16, the 20th single Cling Cling was released . The song Hold Your Hand is also on the single . For the music video, perfume fans from all over the world could send in photos that were used in the video.
From August 1st Perfume went on tour again. The Gurungurun tour started in Hiroshima and was completed in Tokyo’s Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgijō . Gurungurun (ぐ る ん ぐ る ん) means something like "all around" and stands for the tour through Japan. Then the band went straight to the start of the third leg of their world tour, Perfume World Tour 3rd . Perfume gave five concerts between October 31 and November 15 in Taipei , Singapore , London , Los Angeles and New York .
2015: anniversary
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In late 2014, Perfume made a cameo in the music video for I Won't Let You Down by American rock band OK Go . This was followed by a cameo OK Gos in the music video for Perfumes Pick Me Up from the single Relax In The City / Pick Me Up , which was released on April 29, 2015. With the single, Perfume ushered in her 10th anniversary since the release of her single Linear Motor Girl .
Shortly before, Perfume caused astonishment at Japan Nite on March 20th during the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin , Texas , USA. The reason was the impressive appearance and the technique of Rhizomatiks that was used. In total they performed nine songs there.
On August 14th, the group performed as part of the Summer Sonic 2015 in Chiba in the Makuhari Messe .
2016: Cosmic Explorer
The fifth studio album Cosmic Explorer was released in April 2016 .
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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| 2008 | Game |
JP1 (124 weeks) JP |
First published: April 16, 2008
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| 2009 | ⊿ (Triangle) ( ト ラ イ ア ン グ ル Toraianguru ) |
JP1 (63 weeks) JP |
First published: July 8, 2009
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| 2011 | JPN |
JP1 (42 weeks) JP |
First published: November 30, 2011
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| 2013 | Level3 |
JP1 (27 weeks) JP |
First published: October 2, 2013
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| 2016 | COSMIC EXPLORER |
JP1 (14 weeks) JP |
First published: April 6, 2016
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Compilation albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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| 2006 | Perfume: Complete Best |
JP24 (100 weeks) JP |
First published: August 2, 2006
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| 2012 | Love the world |
JP1 (47 weeks) JP |
First published: September 12, 2012
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Singles
| publication | title | Chart position * | Sales * | Remarks | |
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| March 21, 2002 | Omajinai Perori OMAJINAI ★ ペ ロ リ |
- | - | 1. Single | |
| November 1, 2002 | Kareshi Boshūchū 彼 氏 募集 中 |
- | - | 2nd single | |
| August 6, 2003 | Sweet Donuts ス ウ ィ ー ト ド ー ナ ッ ツ |
- | - | 3. Single | |
| March 17, 2004 | Monochrome Effect モ ノ ク ロ ー ム エ フ ェ ク ト |
117 | - | 4. Single | |
| September 8, 2004 | Vitamin Drop ビ タ ミ ン ド ロ ッ プ |
119 | - | 5. Single | |
| September 21, 2005 | Linear Motor Girl リ ニ ア モ ー タ ー ガ ー ル |
99 | - | 6. Single | |
| January 11, 2006 | Computer City コ ン ピ ュ ー タ ー シ テ ィ |
45 | 4,000 | 7. Single | |
| June 28, 2006 | Electro World エ レ ク ト ロ ・ ワ ー ル ド |
77 | 2,000 | 8. Single | |
| December 20, 2006 | Twinkle Snow Powdery Snow | - | - | 1. Download single | |
| February 24, 2007 | Fan Service (Sweet) フ ァ ン ・ サ ー ヴ ィ ス [sweet] |
31 | 9,000 | 9. Single | |
| September 21, 2007 | Polyrhythm ポ リ リ ズ ム |
7th | 76,000 | 10. Single | |
| January 16, 2008 | Baby Cruising Love / Macaroni Baby cruising Love / マ カ ロ ニ |
3 | 66,000 | 11. Single | |
| July 9, 2008 | Love the world | 1 | 145,000 | 12. Single | |
| November 19, 2008 | Dream Fighter | 2 | 107,000 | 13. Single | |
| March 25, 2009 | One Room Disco ワ ン ル ー ム ・ デ ィ ス コ |
1 | 101,000 | 14. Single | |
| April 14, 2010 |
Fushizen na Girl / Natural ni Koishite 不 自然 な ガ ー ル / ナ チ ュ ラ ル に 恋 し て |
2 | 107,000 | 15. Single | |
| August 11, 2010 | Voice | 2 | 121,000 | 16. Single | |
| November 10, 2010 | Nope ね ぇ |
2 | 108,000 | 17. Single | |
| May 18, 2011 | Laser Beam / Kasuka na Kaori レ ー ザ ー ビ ー ム / 微 か な カ オ リ |
2 | 125,000 | 18. Single | |
| September 28, 2011 | Perfume Selection | - | - | 2. Download single South Korea release |
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| November 2, 2011 | Spice ス パ イ ス |
2 | 92,000 | 19. Single | |
| April 11, 2012 | Spring of Life | 2 | 116,000 | 20th single | |
| August 15, 2012 | Spending All My Time | 2 | 105,000 | 21. Single | |
| February 27, 2013 | Mirai no Museum 未来 の ミ ュ ー ジ ア ム |
2 | 91,000 | 22. Single | |
| 22. May 2013 | Magic of Love | 3 | 78,000 | 23. Single | |
| November 27, 2013 | Sweet refrain | 3 | 70,000 | 24. Single | |
| July 16, 2014 | Cling cling | 2 | 88,000 | 25. Single | |
| April 29, 2015 | Relax in the City / Pick Me Up | 2 | 71,000 | 26. Single | |
| October 28, 2015 | "STAR TRAIN" | 4th | 80,000 | 27. Single | |
| * Charts and sales for Japan only. "-" means no chart entry, no information or no publication. |
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Video publications
- Akihabalove (August 29, 2005)
- Fan Service (Bitter) (March 14, 2007)
- Fan Service (Bitter) (Normal Edition) (February 13, 2008)
- Perfume First Tour Game (October 15, 2008)
- Budokaaaaaaaaaan !!!!! (March 24, 2009)
- Perfume Second Tour ⊿ (Triangle) (January 13, 2010)
- Kessei 10 Shunen, Major Debut 5 Shunen Kinen! Perfume Live at Tokyo Dome "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11" (February 9, 2011)
- Perfume 3rd Tour "JPN" (August 1, 2012)
- Perfume World Tour 1st (May 22, 2013)
- Perfume Clips (February 12, 2014)
- Perfume 4th Tour in DOME 「LEVEL3」 (April 9, 2014)
- Perfume World Tour 2nd (October 1, 2014; in Germany: January 16, 2015)
- Perfume 5th Tour 2014 "Gurun Gurun" (March 10, 2015)
- Perfume World Tour 3rd (July 22, 2015)
- Perfume Anniversary 10 days "PPPPPPPPPP" (January 13, 2016)
- WE ARE Perfume -WORLD TOUR 3rd DOCUMENT (July 6, 2016)
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- ^ Daniel Robson: Will the world soon wake up to the scent of Perfume? In: The Japan Times . May 18, 2012, accessed May 14, 2015 .
- ↑ 宇 多 丸 × 掟 対 談 【第 １ 章 出 会 い】. In: Yomiuri Online Pop Style Blog. October 29, 2007, Retrieved May 10, 2015 (Japanese).
- ↑ 歩 行者 天国 に 警官 が や っ て き て ス ト リ ー ト ラ イ ブ を 中断 さ せ て た. In: Akiba Blog. March 14, 2005. Retrieved May 11, 2015 (Japanese).
- ↑ パ フ ュ ー ム 、 ア キ バ で “香 り 立 つ”… 冬衣 装 で ラ イ ブ. (No longer available online.) In: Zakzak. August 3, 2006, archived from the original on December 7, 2014 ; Retrieved May 11, 2015 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Perfume の 祝福 で カ エ ラ ＆ 瑛 太 の 結婚 式 が ダ ン ス フ ロ ア に. In: natalie.mu. June 1, 2010, accessed May 12, 2015 .
- ↑ 動画 サ イ ト で 大 ブ レ イ ク Perfume ネ ッ ト 仕 掛 け 説 ま で 取 り ざ た. In: www.j-cast.com. April 24, 2008, accessed May 12, 2015 .
- ↑ Perfume, 倖 田 と 安室 を 抑 え て DVD 初 動 売 上 2008 年 女性 ト ッ プ に! In: Oricon . October 21, 2008, accessed May 13, 2015 .
- ^ Winners from Past Years. In: Mnet Asian Music Awards. Retrieved May 13, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Japanese Techno-pop Trio, Perfume, Sign with Universal Music. Global Digital Release in 50+ Countries for Album “JPN”. In: Universal Music Group . March 7, 2012, accessed May 14, 2015 .
- ↑ Perfume to host this year's MTV VMAJ! In: Tokyohive. March 19, 2012, accessed May 14, 2015 .
- ^ Daniel Robson: With Futuristic Dance Moves, Retro Style, and Super Producer Yasutaka Nakata in Their Corner, The Tokyo Girl Group Could Conquer the World. In: MTV Iggy. July 2, 2013, accessed May 14, 2015 .
- ↑ Perfume: J-Pop in Germany. In: Bravo . July 8, 2013, accessed May 14, 2015 .
- ↑ Andy Malt: Europe Gets A Blast of J-superstars Perfume. In: MTV 81 July 31, 2013, accessed May 14, 2015 .
- ^ Daniel Robson: Perfume dances to No. 1 with hard-edged new album 'Level3'. In: The Japan Times. October 15, 2013, accessed May 14, 2015 .
- ↑ Mio Yamada: 2328 umbrellas + one drone + OK Go = made-in-Japan brilliance. In: The Japan Times. October 28, 2014, accessed May 14, 2015 .
- ↑ OK Go Featured in Perfume's “Pick Me Up” Music Video. In: MTV 81. April 24, 2015, accessed on May 14, 2015 .
- ↑ Kyle Vanhemert: Hot Damn, This Concert Is Straight Out of the Future. In: Wired . March 23, 2015, accessed May 14, 2015 .
- ↑ Patrick St. Michel: SXSW's Japan Nite celebrates 20 lively years. In: The Japan Times. March 24, 2015, accessed May 14, 2015 .
- ↑ a b c Perfume の 作品. In: Oricon . Retrieved May 11, 2015 .
Web links
- Global web presence
- Official Japanese website
- Perfume on the website of Universal Music Germany
- Perfume on YouTube
- Perfume on MyVideo
- Perfume on MusicBrainz (English)
- Perfume at Discogs (English)
- Grant Jun Otsuki: Augmenting Japan's Bodies and Futures: The Politics of Human-Technology Encounters in Japanese Idol Pop . In: M / C Journal . tape 16 , no. 6 , 2013 ( online [accessed May 18, 2015]).