Perfume

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Perfume promoting "love the world" (2008)
Perfume promoting "love the world" (2008)

Perfume (パフューム) is an all-girl technopop trio from Hiroshima, Kashiyuka, Nocchi, and A~chan who debuted locally in 2001 and nationally in 2005. In 2007, Perfume released Polyrhythm, which became their first Top 10 in the Oricon charts. Since then, Perfume has been breaking record after record with new singles. With the release of their seventh major label single, Love the World, they became the first technopop group ever to have a #1 single.

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Members

Former Members

Information

Perfume promoting "Computer City" (2006)
Perfume promoting "Computer City" (2006)
Perfume promoting "Electro World" (2006)
Perfume promoting "Electro World" (2006)
Perfume promoting "Twinkle Snow Powdery Snow" (2006)
Perfume promoting "Twinkle Snow Powdery Snow" (2006)
Perfume promoting "Polyrhythm" (2007)
Perfume promoting "Polyrhythm" (2007)
Perfume ( Summer 2008)
Perfume ( Summer 2008)
Perfume Game tour 2008
Perfume Game tour 2008

Perfume formed in 2001 with members Kashiyuka, A~chan, and Kawayuka. However, before their debut, Kawayuka dropped out to focus on her studies. Nocchi was then brought into the group, and the three began performing in their hometown of Hiroshima. In 2002, they released two limited edition singles only in Hiroshima, called "Omajinai Perori" and "Kareshi Boshuuchuu". All three members moved to Tokyo in 2003 and became produced by capsule's Nakata Yasutaka. Between the years of 2003 and 2004, they produced "Sweet Donuts", "Monochrome Effect", and "Vitamin Drop" under the indies label "BEE-HIVE RECORDS". During that time, they performed to a one-man live three times. Because the girls were so energetic, fans acquired an appreciation for them.

On September 21, 2005, Nakata used their techno sound to become a cute technopop-style group in the near future for their major debut. It wasn't until 2007 that Perfume gained attention, when their single "Polyrhythm" became the theme song for a nationwide recycling campaign. The day of its release, it hit number #4 on the Oricon charts and #7 for the weekly ranking, making this the first time Perfume reached the top 10. Almost overnight the group became a success, and to date they have sold nearly 60,000 copies of "Polyrhythm". After that, they appeared on many shows and radio programs like HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP, MUSIC STATION, and LIQUIDROOM. On December 31st, 2007, Perfume performed in a concert titled "Countdown 2008". This was by far the biggest performance in the history of the group. In February 2008, Perfume released their new single "Baby Cruising Love / Macaroni", breaking their previous record by achieving #3 on the daily and weekly charts. Since their newfound success, their album "Perfume ~Complete Best~" began to rechart despite being released two years prior.

Trivia

  • Perfume's name was from a shared kanji character in each member's name - 香, or "scent." With Kawayuka's dropping out of the group and Nocchi's induction, the character was no longer shared between the three girls in Perfume; however, the name stuck.
  • The reason for Nocchi being in the group after Kawayuka's leaving was because of A~chan's mother, who felt a three-person unit had more prescence than a two-person unit. A~chan then found Nocchi and made her part of Perfume.

Discography

Singles

Digital Releases

Albums

DVD

Other Releases

Regular Radio & TV Programs

Radio

Current TV broadcasts

  • HAPPY! (Weekly. 10 minutes show at NTV) (On Air: April 2008-)

Past TV broadcasts

External Links

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