is a Japanese

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consisting of Nocchi, Kashiyuka, and A-chan. The group formed in 2000 in

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, Japan, then moved three years later to

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, where they worked with producer

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, who created a

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identity for the group. Their performances are noted for their

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and incorporation of

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with

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imagery, and Perfume has emerged as one of the most successful Japanese girl groups. After a slew of indie singles, Perfume made their major label debut with "

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" on

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in 2005. Their early releases, including '' Perfume: Complete Best'' (2006), were met with modest commercial reception, before a breakthrough in 2007 with the single "

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". Their debut studio album, ''Game'' (2008), began a streak of nine consecutive number-one albums. Perfume's next album, ''

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'' (2009), produced the number-one singles "

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" and "

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". Perfume's early music was marked by a post-

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sound; the group later moved towards contemporary

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, incorporating elements of

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, and

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. The group is known for heavily processed vocals with

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and

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s. Their best-known songs include " Electro World", "

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", "

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", and "

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". In 2012, Perfume signed with

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to expand their international reach, beginning with their fourth studio album, '' Level3'' (2013). Later singles include "

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" and "Tokyo Girl". The group has announced a two-part

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''Nebula Romance'' (2024 and 2025) in honor of their 25th anniversary.

Name

Because Ayaka Nishiwaki ("A-chan"), Yuka Kashino ("Kashiyuka"), and Yuka Kawashima ("Kawayuka") had the same Japanese

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character for in their names, they named the group "Perfume" ( in Japanese). The original name was "ぱふゅ〜む" or "ぱふゅ→む" written in

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with thirteen strokes. Nishiwaki stated that they wished to follow the success of four-member dance group

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(thirteen strokes in uppercase), who trained at

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. Due to Kawashima's exit and Ōmoto's entry, they gave a new meaning to this name. When asked why they chose it, Nishiwaki replied, "The fragrance of perfume can soothe your feelings or make you feel happy. We aspire to be such artists." In spring 2003, they moved to Tokyo and joined the management agency

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The management changed the group name to English. They wanted to keep the hiragana name associated with their heroines, Speed, but eventually acquiesced. Ōmoto later said, "The powers-that-be are scary."

History

2000–2003: Formation, early career development and local recognition in Hiroshima

In 2000, Nishiwaki, Kashino, and Kawashima voluntarily formed the group inside young talent academy Actors School Hiroshima (ASH), which was run by TSS Production, a subsidiary of TSS-TV Co., Ltd. (formerly called

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), and also had a deep relationship with the Tokyo-based management company

Before the group could even debut, Kawashima decided to pull out of the project to focus on her studies (and later formed another group called Pinkies). Nishiwaki set out to find a replacement, and

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("Nocchi") joined as the third member. The three girls attended ASH as part of the inaugural class of 2000. While Kashino, Kawashima and Nishiwaki were all in the beginner's class, Ōmoto was in the advanced class for her vocal abilities. In March 2002, Perfume debuted in Hiroshima with the single "

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". They followed up the release with "Kareshi Boshūchū" in November of that same year. Both singles were sold in Hiroshima under Momiji Label, which was operated jointly by ASH and Amuse. Around this time they also met

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, the choreographer who would coordinate all of the group's dances from this point forward.

2003–2005: Bee-Hive era in Tokyo

In 2003, following their graduation from Actors School Hiroshima, the trio moved to Tokyo. There, they became a part of Bee-Hive and met Capsule's

who would become their music producer. Between the years of 2003 and 2004, they released " Sweet Donuts", "

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", and "

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" under the

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Bee-Hive Records. It was also during this time that they had their first three live performances. Though none of their releases became a hit, their management company chose to give Perfume a major debut. From 2004 autumn to 2005 summer, Perfume temporarily set

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as their home ground. They collaborated with voice actress and singer

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providing vocals to her song "Akihabalove", which was produced by her under the alias DJ Momo-i. The song was released on a DVD along with the promotional video. They sometimes held surprise live street performances there, and they used to be considered as "

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idols" until the release of their debut album, ''

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''.

2005–2007: New record label and ''Complete Best''

On September 21, 2005, Perfume made its major label debut under the label

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. They released "

", which charted on the Oricon charts at number 99. Two singles, "

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" and " Electro World", followed in 2006. On August 2, 2006, Perfume released '' Perfume: Complete Best'' along with a new track, "Perfect Star Perfect Style". The album reached number 33 on the Oricon charts (later climbing up as high as number 25 with the release of Perfume's second album, ''Game''). On December 20, 2006, Perfume released an exclusive download song, "Twinkle Snow Powdery Snow". The song later appeared on their single, " Fan Service: Sweet". On December 21, 2006, Perfume had a live concert at Harajuku Astro Hall which was later recorded and released as ''Fan Service: Bitter''.

2007–2008: Commercial success and ''Game'' era

While almost all of the other Bee-Hive members were getting dropped by

, Perfume was given the opportunity to release another single. In February 2007, they released " Fan Service: Sweet" featuring the fun dance track "Chocolate Disco". This was a turning point for Perfume in which their luck began to change. Although the sales for "Fan Service weet were not stellar, "Chocolate Disco" did catch the attention of an already well-established artist in the J-pop industry, Kimura Kaela. Kimura then played Perfume's music on her radio show consistently. While listening to Kimura's radio show, a commercial director named Akira Tomotsugi noticed Perfume and decided to use the three girls in an upcoming TV ad. On July 1, the commercial for NHK's national recycling campaign aired, featuring Perfume and a new song, "

". The commercial gave Perfume exposure they could have only dreamed of before. Subsequently, their next live show sold out, and Perfume became the first idol group to perform at the

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. On September 12, 2007, Perfume officially released their tenth single, "Polyrhythm". It reached number 4 on the Oricon daily single charts and climbed as high as number 7 on the weekly charts. In 2008, the group followed up the success of "Polyrhythm" with " Baby Cruising Love / Macaroni". The single reached number 3 on the Oricon weekly charts and sold 50,000 copies. On April 16, 2008, Perfume released their first original album, ''

''. ''Game'' reached number 1 on the Oricon charts upon its release, making Perfume the first technopop group to achieve this since

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's '' Naughty Boys'' in 1983. At the time of the album's release, '' Perfume: Complete Best'', "Polyrhythm", and "Baby Cruising Love / Macaroni" all re-entered the Oricon charts. The album went on to sell over 450,000 copies and is certified double platinum. After the album's release, Perfume First Tour ''Game'' was announced. The group toured 10 cities and sold out all tickets. On the final date of the tour, Perfume announced that they would be doing a 2-day show at the prestigious

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in November 2008 as well as the release date of their next single, "

2008–2009: ''Triangle'' era

"Love the World" was released on July 9, 2008. It became the first technopop song ever to reach number 1 on the Oricon charts. In October 2008, the Perfume First Tour "Game" DVD was announced. Upon its release, it beat prominent artists like

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and

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for the number 1 spot. Perfume then performed at Budokan for 2 days, November 6 and 7. On the second show, titled "BudoukaaaaaaaaaaN!!!!!", they announced a show at yet another famous venue,

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titled "Disco!Disco!Disco!", which was a tour that was one of the few never to be released on DVD or Blu-ray, although a few of the songs performed can be seen on the extra footage included in the Triangle Album + DVD set. 2008 ended with the release of their 13th single, "

", which reached number 2 on the charts. They were also chosen to sing at NHK's 59th

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, the prestigious end of the year live TV program. On April 18, 2008 Perfume made a special guest appearance performing " Ceramic Girl" at the ending scene of the drama "

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". The music was theme of the drama, and the DVD of the ''Game'' album included the "Ceramic Girl: Drama Another Version" music video with scenes from the drama. On March 25, 2009, Perfume released their 14th single, "

". The single reached number 1 in the charts. In April 2009, Perfume began broadcast of a comedy sketch program titled Perfume's Chandelier House. On July 8, 2009, the group released its "80s-themed" third album, '' ⊿''. The album was another number-one hit for Perfume, selling over 300,000 copies. Perfume then went on their second nationwide tour in order to promote the album.

2010–2011: Overseas activities and recognition; ''JPN'' era

In 2010, Perfume released " Fushizen na Girl / Natural ni Koishite", which reached number 2 in the charts. They went on a fanclub-exclusive tour, titled Perfume 10th Anniversary Fan Club Tour and also announced that they would be having a show at

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titled "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11". In June, Perfume took part in a commercial for a

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NEX campaign in Japan. In that commercial, they covered a short segment of

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. On August 11, 2010, Perfume celebrated their 10th anniversary with the release of their 16th single, "

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", which was used in a

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advert. Perfume's show at the

as part of their 10-year anniversary marked only the second time an all-female group had held a concert at the venue since

. Tickets for the show were sold out on the day tickets were released. The demand for the tickets was so high that extra, unplanned seats were added. Perfume performed to 50,000 fans. At the end of the show, it was announced that Perfume would attend the

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(a Korean music-based award show that was taking place in

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that year), as one of the representatives for Japan alongside R&B duo

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. It was to be Perfume's first overseas performance. After the concert, a new single titled " Nee" was released on November 10, 2010, and like "Natural ni Koishite", it was a tie-up with Japanese apparel brand "Natural Beauty Basic". The single debuted at number 2 with first-week sales of 85,164, their highest first-week singles sales to date. On November 28, 2010, Perfume received the "Best Asia Artist Award" at the Mnet Asian Music Awards in Macau and later on performed "Nee" and "Chocolate Disco". The DVD of the "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11" live performance at Tokyo Dome was released on February 9, 2011. Since February 2, 2011 a new song "Laser Beam" was featured in the adverts titled "Hyōketsu Dance" and "Hyōketsu Ice Music" for Kirin's

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drinks. Though it was announced on March 3, 2011 that their next single would be released on April 20, 2011, the official site announced on April 1, 2011, that the new single would be a double A-side single of " Laser Beam/Kasuka na Kaori" and the release was suspended until May 5, 2011, due to the 2011 eastern Japan earthquake. The new release date of the single was then set to be on May 18, 2011. In 2011, their hit song "Polyrhythm" was featured in

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's movie ''

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''. The song was also on the film's soundtrack. Perfume was invited to and attended the world premiere of ''Cars 2'' in Los Angeles on June 18, 2011. When the movie was released, Perfume's popularity began to skyrocket. Also, Perfume did a second TV commercial for Kirin, "Hyōketsu Sparkling" featuring a new song, "Glitter". On September 5, Perfume announced that they would be releasing their fourth album, '' JPN'' on November 30, 2011. Before the record was to be released, they released the new single "

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" on November 2, 2011, which is the lead single for the album and includes the song "Glitter" from their recent Kirin commercial tie-up. On October 15, Perfume and Japanese co-ed band

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represented Japan as performers for the 2011 Asia Song Festival which was held in

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. They performed alongside Korean acts

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and

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, Chinese singers

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and

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, Taiwanese singer

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and Thai singer

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2012: Label change and international expansion

On February 28, it was announced the group had transferred to

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to start working overseas. It was also announced that the group would release their latest album, '' JPN'', on

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in 50 countries and launch an official global website on March 6. On the same day, Universal Japan announced that the group would be managed by the label Universal J, the same label of singer-fashion designer

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, who was also produced by Yasutaka Nakata. On March 7, 2012, Perfume announced that they had signed a global contract with Universal Music Group. A day after, March 8, 2012, the group announced the April 11 release of the single " Spring of Life". The title track was used as a Kirin advertisement for "Hyōketsu Magical Music". This marks the group's first single to be released under their new record label. On March 23, 2012, Perfume made a special guest appearance performing " Baby Cruising Love" in the movie ''

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''. On May 18, 2012, Perfume gave their first English interview to

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. In it, they discussed

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, their move from Tokuma Japan to Universal Music and coming to the

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for the first time and their desire to perform internationally. Perfume and their management intend to present the group 'as is' internationally rather than adapting them to fit the market like previous attempts by Asian artists to break the international market. This was backed up when the group's latest album '' JPN'' was released in various Asian markets physically. The group hosted the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2012 which was held in Chiba at

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Hall on June 23. On July 23, 2012, Perfume made two announcements, one of which was that they had their first tour outside Japan, in places such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, and Singapore. The second announcement was that they were releasing a new compilation album set for a global release named ''Perfume Global Compilation "Love the World"'', which was published on September 12, 2012. The group also represented Japan at the first

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which was scheduled at the KBS Concert Hall, in

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, South Korea on October 14, 2012.

2013: International breakthrough and ''Level3''

On February 27, 2013, Perfume released their 17th single, entitled "

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". The title track was used as theme song for the

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film, '' Nobita no Himitsu Dōgu Museum''. The single peaked at number 2 on the Oricon charts, becoming the group's 12th consecutive Top 3 single. From May 29 to June 18, the group held a live tour entitled ''Zutto Suki Datta'n'jake: Sasurai no Men Kata Perfume Fes!!'' utilizing a ' Battle of the Bands' performance style with three other different artists:

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, and

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. The tour consisted of six performances which were held at the

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music halls in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka. Perfume also performed live at the

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in South Korea on June 14. On May 22, Perfume released their second single for 2013, entitled " Magic of Love", releasing simultaneously the live DVD ''Perfume World Tour 1st'', which covered their recent performance in Singapore from their world tour. On June 20, 2013, Perfume was invited to

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where they presented the "Perfume Global Site Project" which received a Silver Lion Award in Cyber Lions category, and performed a special version of their single "Spending All My Time". In July 2013, the group started their second world tour, in which they held concerts in

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and

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. On June 19, Perfume announced the release of their fourth studio album, entitled '' Level3'' for October 2, 2013, their first studio album with Universal Music Japan. On October 6, a new song titled "Party Maker" started to be promoted in TV commercials of

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's Chocola BB Sparkling. On August 14, 2013 Perfume performed in the NHK special program "Minna wo Tsunagu Mahou no Melody",

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' songs, even as another artists. On November 27, 2013, their 19th single "Sweet Refrain" was released. The song was used as the theme song for

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drama ''Toshi Densetsu no Onna 2'' which started broadcasting on October 11, 2013.

2014: Perfume FES!! 2014, 5th Tour "Gurun Gurun" and "Perfume WORLD TOUR 3rd"

On February 22, 2014 Perfume was invited to perform at the 9th KKBOX Music Awards in

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. They also announced their 2nd co-headlining tour entitled ''Perfume Fes!! 2014'' (which ran from March 15 to 20) utilizing a 'Battle of the Bands' performance style again with eight other different artists, such as

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, and

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. The tour consisted of nine performances at many music halls in Tokyo, Hiroshima, Shizuoka, Ishikawa, Kagawa and finally

(South Korea). On April 30, the group announced via a fanclub-exclusive stream that they plan to release a new single in the summer of 2014, which would be their 20th major label single since their major label debut "Linear Motor Girl". At the same time they announced their 5th tour, titled "Perfume 5th Tour 'Gurun Gurun'". The tour is titled "Gurun Gurun" (which means round and round) to represent Perfume's long trip around Japan for this tour, with 14 dates in 7 cities. On May 27, Perfume announced that they would release their new single "

Cling Cling "Cling Cling" is a song by Japanese girl group Perfume, the second for their fifth album ''Cosmic Explorer''. It was released as a single in Japan on July 16, 2014. The B-side "Hold Your Hand" was released as a digital single on May 21, 2014. M ...

" on July 16, along with three other songs. It was also stated that "Cling Cling" will be used in a new Chocola BB commercial. On June 24, Perfume announced their next world tour titled "Perfume World Tour 3rd" from October 31 through November 15, taking them to Taiwan, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and their first visits to the United States. On July 16, Perfume released "Cling Cling", which was their 20th single overall, along with 3 other tracks, entitled "Hold Your Hand" (which would be the theme for the drama "Silent Poor"), "Display" (used with a tie-in with

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4K), and "Ijiwaru na Hello". The song "Hold Your Hand" had Perfume fans from all around the world contribute photographs of their hands with various lyrics and letters written on them. The pictures were then compiled into a final music video. The group released a Bonus Edition of their album '' Level3'' on October 7, with the label

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. This edition include two new mixes of their single '' Spending All My Time''. Perfume's song "Hurly Burly" was the end theme of the short movie "FASTENING DAYS". The group made a cameo in the

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's I Won't Let You Down video.

2015–2017: SXSW, 15th anniversary, "We Are Perfume", and ''Cosmic Explorer'' era

Perfume returned to the United States in March 2015 and appeared at

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on March 17. Their appearance included the debut of a new song, "STORY", and the performance received praise for the technology utilized and the futuristic visuals. On April 29, Perfume released a double A-side single '' Relax In The City/Pick Me Up''.

made a cameo in the music video for "Pick Me Up". In April 2015 Perfume released their iconic shoes 'Perfume Dance Heel', available on their webstore, Isetan and Asmart stores. Available in the colors: Pink beige, Black, White, Black gold and Coral Red suede. In 2015, Perfume Exhibit happened at

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SHIBUYA 8F as one of "Perfume 10th ANNIVERSARY PROJECT"! Perfume costumes and rare photos were available there. On September 18 - October 4 started the VOL.1 and on October 9 - November 1 the VOL.2 . Between September 21–30, the group began a ten-day series of events to celebrate their 15th anniversary as a group. Events included "PTA summit" on 9/21, "Perfume FES!! 2015" on 9/22, "3rd Perfume Dance Contest" on 9/23, and a series of concerts titled "3:5:6:9" (pronounced "San:Go:Roku:Kyu") a pun on "

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", which is Japanese for "board game". The concerts centered on a large

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which determined the songs that the group would perform. On September 26, 2015, they released a collection of their columns , 200 total, from TV Bros. magazine. Spanning 2007–2015, it was titled "Fan Service V Bros.. On October 15, the next single " Star Train" was released. The song was used as the theme of Perfume's documentary "WE ARE Perfume -WORLD TOUR 3rd DOCUMENT", which chronicled their WORLD TOUR 3rd and their performance at SXSW. On November 26, they debuted the song "Next Stage With You", which was tied into the marketing campaign of the same name by

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Japan. On December 5, Perfume was showcased in an episode of "Entertainment Nippon" by

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. In light of their upcoming documentary, the episode detailed the history of the group as well as the people behind the scenes that help the success of their live performances. On December 25, Perfume announced a fifth album to be released in the Spring of 2016, along with an accompanying nationwide arena tour. It was later revealed on February 14, 2016 entitled "Cosmic Explorer", to be released April 6, along with an accompanying 6th Tour by the same name. The single "Flash" was released together with the album "Cosmic Explorer", like an extra disc. "FLASH" was the theme song of live action adaptation of

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. On March 12, 2016, Perfume performed as part of NHK Ashita he Concert to support the victims of the big earthquake. On the first part of World Tour Perfume held a 'Cosmic Explorer Cafe' in Hong Kong, Taipei (Taiwan) and Seoul (Korea), with a Costume Display for the fans. Along with the World Tour, the 'Perfume: A Gallery Experience' exhibition was realized in London and New York. On July 20, the collaboration between

and Perfume "I Don't Understand You" was released as the ending theme of TOKYO MX 20th Anniversary Memorial TV Animation 3DCG short 'Sushi Police' anime series. On July 27, 2016,

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released the album 'Pentatonix (Japan Super Edition)', with the song "Perfume Medley", a tribute to the group. On July 31, 2016, "Hold Your Hand" was the end theme of the short movie "FASTENING DAYS 2". On August 21, MIKIKO and Rhizomatiks from "Team Perfume" made the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games. On August 30, 2016, Fuse Magazine added Perfume to list "FALL TOUR PREVIEW: 22 CONCERTS THAT ARE WORTH YOUR DOUGH", #7 place. On September 21, 2016, Perfume made live guest appearance in 3 radio programs in 3 different cities, promoting apart for the first time. NOCCHi at FM Fukuoka "Hiper Night Program GOW!!" in

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, a-chan at ZIP-FM "BEATNIC JUNCTION" in

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and KASHIYUKA at FM802 "THE NAKAJIMA HIROTO 802 RADIO MASTERS" in

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. On October 2, 2016, debuted the new 3DCG animated series Chii's Grand Adventures with " Nee" as opening theme. On November 23, they collaborated with

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for the second time to promote Heattech's campaign website. On December 19, ''

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'' magazine added ''Cosmic Explorer'' to the list "20 Best Pop Albums of 2016", #16 place. On February 15, 2017, Perfume released the single "Tokyo Girl", the title track was used for the drama ''

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'', where A-chan debuted as a voice actress. They made a YouTube live stream performing the song in front of Tokyo Tower on Valentine's Day. On March 21, Perfume finally released their fragrance 'PERFUME OF PERFUME', available only on 2017 Spring on their webstore and

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stores. On March 31, and April 1, 2017 Perfume made their first drama appearance at TV Tokyo Special drama 'Pensées', available soon on Netflix. In April that year, Perfume stated that

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from the

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was using "Flash" as his walk-up song this season. On June 2–3, Perfume FES!!2017 to take place, with guest artists

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and

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on Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 9 - 11 Hall. On June 4, Perfume appeared on Amuse Fes in MAKUHARI 2017 - rediscover -, in Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 1 - 8 Hall. On August 21, Perfume collaboration with Isetan 'Perfume Dance Heel', released brand new color as "gloss black" and the new style with almond toes would come in "moss green" and "wine", both in suede. On September 6–14, will happen a new edition of Perfume FES!!2017 with guest artists Suga Shikao, Rekishi,

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and

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and

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. In September 2017, "Sweet Refrain" was the end theme of the short movie "FASTENING DAYS 3", now released as a mini-series, and Perfume dubbed minor characters. On December 1, it was announced the launching of Perfume fashion line 'Perfume Closet', with unisex items inspired by clothes worn by them in their music videos "Tokyo Girl", "Flash", "Spring of Life" and "Laser Beam". On December 13–19, Maison Perfume became available at Isetan Stores. This project include products of collaborations of Perfume: "KOKUYO×SHOGO SEKINE" illustrated notes, "PILOT×SHOGO SEKINE" illustrated pens, "HASAMI by Akko" mugs, "KLOKA" key holders, "SUPERTHANKS" shirts, "petite robe noire" earrings, "Perfume Closet" clothes and "Perfume OFFICIAL GOODS".

2018–2021: ''Future Pop'' and ''Perfume the Best: P Cubed''

On March 14, 2018, Perfume released the single "Mugenmirai", serving as the theme song for the film

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. On May 24, 2018, Perfume officially confirmed via their website and social media accounts that their sixth studio album ''

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'' would be released on August 15, 2018, along with a Japanese arena tour in the fall. The album title, release date, artwork, and track list were officially revealed on June 27. On July 23, a new line-up of "Perfume Closet" was launched, it includes frill tops and skirts inspired by Perfume's stage outfits as well as products that incorporated Perfume's experience of creating beautiful but comfortable stage outfits and unisex pants and caps that are perfect for summer fun. In addition, a jewelry line with "perfume bottle" motifs was announced. On August 31, and September 5, and 30; a special screening of "Perfume 'Future Pop' Special -MV Selection-" was confirmed in Hong Kong, Korea, and Taiwan. Perfume talked in depth about the music videos from ''Future Pop'' along with video comments from the special guests. Between September 20, and October 10, to raise fund to donate for the victims of 2018 West Japan rain disaster, Perfume will put out past performance outfits to charity auction " Yahuoku!". All funds raised from the outfit charity auction will be donated through Central Community Chest of Japan. They also donated part of the profit from the sales of the album ''Future Pop'' as well as the merchandise sales of nationwide arena tour Perfume 7th Tour 2018 "Future Pop" starting September 21. This was donated through Amuse Bokin. They performed a song called “Tiny Baby” for the Japanese version of

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. On January 3, 2019, Perfume was announced as part of the lineup of the 2019

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in California, scheduled for April 14 and 21, 2019. They were the first J-pop group to perform at Coachella. On March 7, the Perfume's song "FAKE IT" was chosen as theme song of RCC television 60-year special program, "Koi Yori Suki ja, Damedesuka?", a love comedy drama based on people who support the existence of "

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". On March 21, to celebrate Perfume's indie debut anniversary new "Perfume of Perfume" scented hand cream and fabric spray became available. The group's third compilation album, '' Perfume the Best: P Cubed'', was released on September 18, and includes two new songs. The digital single "Nananananairo" was released on July 6, 2019 to promote it. In September, Perfume appeared as a guest of "Ageta: the talking fried chicken", a one-minute animation show on Hiroshima TV. In December, "Dream Fighter" was used as the end theme of the mini-series ''Fastening Days 4''. Parco Museum Tokyo hosted the "Rhizomatiks inspired by Perfume 2020" exhibition from January 11–27, 2020. In this exhibition, Perfume celebrated the 15th anniversary of their debut, and revealed details behind the stage productions and artwork created by Rhizomatiks, the systems used for live performances, media art installations, and VR content. To commemorate the 2020 dome tour, "Perfume Closet Part 4" pop-up shops were announced for 5 locations in 4 major cities starting at Shibuya's brand new mall, Shibuya Scramble Square, as well as Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya and Tokyo. Perfume appeared as the first artist of Disney's original music documentary program "Disney My Music Story", which began distribution January 31, 2020, on Disney's official video distribution service "Disney Deluxe". The program included interviews talking about the members' life stories, thoughts on music, memories of Disney, and performances of Perfume's songs, as well as Disney songs selected by members themselves in original arrangements. Due to the

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, the last show of the "Perfume 8th Tour 2020 'P Cubed' in Dome" tour at Tokyo Dome on February 26 was cancelled, following the recommendations of the Health Ministry of Japan. The project "Perfume 15th&20th anniv with you all Vol.1" scheduled to be released on 9/2 (Wednesday) the Blu-ray & DVD "Perfume 8th Tour 2020 "P Cubed" in Dome". In addition to it, the performance "Reframe 2019" was released as a movie "Reframe Theater Experience with you" in theaters from 9/4 (Fri.) for 2 weeks only. The project "Perfume 15th&20th anniv with you all Vol.2" scheduled to be released on 9/16 (Wednesday) the new single "Time Warp". The project "Perfume 15th&20th anniv with you all Vol.3" scheduled to be released on 9/22 (Tuesday/Holiday) Start Real Escape Game x Perfume "Escape from the room next to Perfume" at Tokyo Mystery Circus in

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. The project "Perfume 15th&20th anniv with you all Vol.4" scheduled to be released on 9/21 (Monday/Holiday) the "P.O.P" (Perfume Online Present) Festival. The project "Perfume 15th&20th anniv with you all Vol.5" which concludes the series of projects, will be released on October 23 (Friday), Perfume's first costume book "Perfume COSTUME BOOK 2005-2020" that looks back on the history of Perfume from its major debut in 2005 to the present. On July 2, 2021, Perfume released their digital single, "Polygon Wave". A concert show was held for two days at the Yokohama

Pia Arena MM is a dedicated music arena in Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by Pia Corporation. Before the official name was decided, it was tentatively called "Pia MM Arena". History In July 2017, PIA, a ticket sales c ...

on August 14 and August 15 to commemorate the single. The group announced that they will be releasing an EP with the same name on September 22. In addition, Perfume's appearance in the music festival 'Primavera Sound 2022,' which will take place in June 2022 in Spain, had been confirmed. The festival celebrates its 20 year anniversary in June 2021 but has been canceled due to COVID-19. On October 15, Perfume announced that "Perfume LIVE 2022 olygon wave will be held from January 9-January 16, 2022. This live will be a re-performance of olygon wave held at Pia Arena MM in Kanagawa in August 2021. It will be held at the same venue for 6 days. On November 12-December 18, it has been decided that the concept live "Reframe" will be held in 5 cities as a tour. This will be the first time that it will be held outside of Tokyo, and this time it will be held in a total of 13 performances in Tokyo, Ishikawa, Aichi, Hyogo, and Hiroshima.

2022–2024: ''Plasma'', 9th tour and Asia tour

On March 9, 2022, Perfume released their 27th single, "Flow". The title track, "Flow", was used for the drama "Fight Song" on TBS, and the B-side, "Mawarukagami (polygon wave live ver)", was performed in the olygon wave. On April 28, they cancelled appearance at the "Primavera Sound 2022" festival, which was set in June 2022, due to "light of the worldwide spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as well as unstable world situations". On April 29, Perfume released their digital single, "Sayonara Plastic World". The song was first shown in the April / May broadcast of NHK show, "Minna no Uta". On May 12, Perfume announced that they would release their 7th studio album, ''Plasma'', along with a Japanese arena tour in fall. Between September 21, 2023 – November 18, 2023 Perfume held the ''P.T.A.15th&10th Anniversary "Perfume to Anata" -Hall Tour- 2023'', exclusive to their P.T.A. fanclub members, about 5 years since their previous fanclub tour. "Perfume COSTUME MUSEUM" exhibition was held at the

Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of Art is a purpose built municipal art gallery in Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It was opened in 2002. The major collections of the museum are foreign and Japanese sculptures, foreign and Japanese prints, Western-style and Japanese-style ...

from September 9th (Sat) to November 26th (Sun), 2023. It has been decided that the large-scale costume exhibition will tour 4 venues nationwide! On 2024/6/15 (Sat) - 8/25 (Sun)

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Miyazaki Art Center. On 2024/9/7 (Sat) - 10/27 (Sun) Hokkaido Higashi, 1-chome Theater Facility (formerly Hokkaido Shiki Theater). On 2025/2/22 (Sat) - 6/1 (Sun) Hiroshima Prefecture,

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. On 2025/6/28 (Sat) - 9/28 (Sun) Iwate Prefectural Museum of Art,

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. Collaboration products between "Perfume Closet" and F ORGANICS/O by F was released on April 4th (Thursday), 2024! This collaboration features a total of four skin care and hair care items. In skin care, collaboration with two products, "Effe Organic Deep Moisture Lotion" and "Effe Organic Deep Moisture Milk". In hair care, collaboration with two products: "Obai Effe Moist Shampoo" and "Obai Effe Repair Treatment". In this collaboration, a collaboration-limited fragrance supervised by Perfume members will be sold in collaboration-limited packaging. The scent is the "Sweet Refrain", a refreshing scent inspired by green tea, with a pleasant accord of fresh citrus and herbs. "Perfume "COD3 OF P3RFUM3 ZOZ5" Asia Tour 2024" is set between June 8, 2024 (Sat) and July 13, 2024 (Sat) and will take place in four cities: Hong Kong, Taipei, Bangkok, and Shanghai. This will be the first time in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

since 2012's "Perfume WORLD TOUR 1st," in

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

and

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since 2019's "Perfume WORLD TOUR 4th FUTURE POP," and the first time in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...

(Thailand). The experiential exhibition "Perfume Disco-Graphy 25 Years of History and Miracles" has been scheduled to be held at TOKYO NODE in Toranomon Hills from August 9, 2024 to October 14, 2024. Perfume's first retrospective of their history from their formation to the present will be held in three galleries at TOKYO NODE, covering a total area of over 1,500 square meters. Various "synchronizations" - the theme of the exhibition, such as "synchronization of lyrics and choreography", "synchronization of the three members' bodies," "synchronization of physical expression and performance", "synchronization with fans", and "synchronization with the times" - are reproduced in the gallery, which is approximately 60 meters long. This exhibition allows people of all kinds to feel the synchronization between humans and technology through a simulated experience of the performance.

2024–present: ''Nebula Romance Part 1/Part 2'', 10th tour

The group released a special anniversary website on 21 September 2024, ahead of the 25th anniversary of their formation and 20th anniversary of their major label debut. On the same day the new album ''Nebula Romance'' was announced in two parts. Part 1 was released on 30 October, the digital version released on 20 September. Part 2 is scheduled for 2025 and will include ten songs. To promote their new album ''Nebula Romance Part I'', Perfume has announced an arena tour; "Perfume 10th Tour ZOZ5 "Nebula Romance" Episode 1," which will visit eleven cities across the country, from 28 December 2024 to 20 April 2025.

Musical style and image

The group's music, on several occasions, has been identified as "

". It was around 2005 that the group's original post-

sound began making a transition to

electronic Electronic may refer to: *Electronics, the science of how to control electric energy in semiconductors * ''Electronics'' (magazine), a defunct American trade journal *Electronic storage, the storage of data using an electronic device *Electronic c ...

dance Dance is an The arts, art form, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often Symbol, symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...

pop music Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.S. Frith, W. Straw, and J. Street, eds, ''iarchive:cambridgecompani00frit, The Cambridge Companion to Pop ...

, influenced by 1980s

synthpop Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a music genre that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s ...

and incorporating

vocoders A vocoder (, a portmanteau of ''vo''ice and en''coder'') is a category of speech coding that analyzes and synthesizes the human voice signal for audio data compression, multiplexing, voice encryption or voice transformation. The vocoder was in ...

. Perfume has worked with producer and songwriter

since 2003. "We don't really have any input when Nakata is writing and the ideas behind ''Future Pop'', and all our music, are his," the group told ''

Forbes ''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917. It has been owned by the Hong Kong–based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014. Its chairman and editor-in-chief is Steve Forbes. The co ...

''. "Nakata's been writing songs for us that match the specific time of our lives so that the music has actually matured with us."

MTV Iggy MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on ...

said "There are a few reasons why Perfume is one of Japan's most thrilling pop acts. For one thing, there's the music, which is an infectious batch of chart-topping melodies built upon a foundation of intricate maximal house production that would give

Daft Punk Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. They achieved popularity in the late 1990s as part of the French house movement, combining house music, funk, disco, tech ...

a run for their money, with heavily processed vocals that stutter robotically yet always sound 100 percent human. On top of that, they have an impeccably designed retro-futuristic image and punishing, innovative choreography that they nevertheless render effortless. Where all of this truly comes together, of course, is on stage." The group has influenced acts like

Aira Mitsuki is a Japanese singer. She debuted on August 8, 2007 with "Colorful Tokyo Sounds No. 9" and released her debut album, '' Copy'' on September 3, 2008. Musical background and releases Aira was chosen as the winner of Mega Trance 2007 from 6,325 ...

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, 80_pan,

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, and former labelmate Vanilla Beans.

Members

Perfume members use their official nicknames on stage and TV rather than their real names.

Current

Former

Yuka Kawashima left the group to pursue her studies. She later joined another group called Risky and then attempted a solo career as Yuka. She graduated from the Hiroshima University of Economics in 2011. She now lives in

and works at YNN47.

Discography

* ''

'' (2008) * ''

'' (2009) * '' JPN'' (2011) * '' Level3'' (2013) * ''

Cosmic Explorer ''Cosmic Explorer'' (stylized in all uppercase) is the fifth studio album by Japanese girl group Perfume. It was released on April 6, 2016 by Universal Music Japan, Universal J, and Perfume Records. It is Perfume's fifth consecutive album to be ...

'' (2016) * ''

'' (2018) * '' Plasma'' (2022) * '' Nebula Romance: Part I'' (2024)

Media appearances

Movies

* 011.06.24''

'' - as background music at the party in Tokyo ("Polyrhythm") * 011.09.23''

'' * 013.03.09 '' Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum'' - Title Track "Mirai No Museum" (Level3). * 015.10.31''WE ARE Perfume -WORLD TOUR 3rd DOCUMENT'' * 020.09.04''Reframe THEATER EXPERIENCE with you'' * 020.09.21''Perfume Imaginary Museum "Time Warp"''

Television

* 006.07 - 2007.03''PaPaPaPaPaPaPerfume'' * 008.01 - 2008.03''Speciaboys Japan'' * 008.04 - 2008.09''HAPPY!'' * 008.10 - 2009.03''Perfume no Ki ni Naru Ko-chan'' * 009.04 - 2009.06''Perfume no Chandelier House'' * 009.04 - 2016.04''MUSIC JAPAN'' * 2.14.2010''

American Dad ''American Dad!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on February 6, 2005, following Super Bowl XXXIX, with the rest of the first seas ...

,'' "May The Best Stan Win" (features "

") * 023.04 - present''Nazotoki! Himitsu no Shihō-san''

PV appearance

* 005.05.18''Candy'' - "Promise" - Appear as a back dancer dancing hip-hop dancing. * 008.06.25''

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'' - " Itai Tachiichi" - PV only sings part of the song. * 014.10.27''

'' - " I Won't Let You Down" - Cameo appeared in the opening part.

Radio

* 004.05 - 2001.12''Perfume Planet'' * 004.08 - 2006.03''Perfume no Dokki Doki on Air'' * 006.04 - 2008.09''Perfume no Magical ☆ City'' * 007.10 - 2008.09''Perfume no Panpaka Party'' * 008.03 - 2021.03''Perfume LOCKS!'' * 020.05''Perfume Planet Returns'' * 022.08''Perfume no Dokki Doki on Air Returns''

Photobooks

* 2008.12.17: ''Perfume Portfolio'' * 2009.12.17: ''Perfume Livefolio'' * 2011.02.04: ''Perfume LIVE@Tokyo Dome 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10'' (Only members of the fan club P.T.A) * 2014.04.26: ''Perfume 4th Tour in DOME ｢Level3｣'' (Only members of the fan club P.T.A) * 2020.09.02: ''Perfume 8th Tour 2020 "P Cubed" in Dome'' (Only members of the fan club P.T.A)

Books

* 2015.10.01: ''Perfume Fan Service V Bros.' * 2020.02.01: ''Perfume LIVE DATA BOOK'' * 2020.10.23: ''Perfume COSTUME BOOK 2005-2020'' * 2024.09.21: ''Perfume Fan Service V Bros.2' * 2025.02.14: ''Perfume Fan Service V Bros.3'

Live performances

Awards

Fandom

Some musicians have said that they are fans of Perfume.

Marty Friedman (born December 8, 1962) is an American guitarist, best known for his tenure as the lead guitarist of thrash metal band Megadeth from 1990 to 2000. He is also known for playing alongside Jason Becker in Cacophony from 1986 until 1989, as well ...

named Perfume "the group that has the largest influence on the Japanese music industry in 2008", and covered their 5th major single Polyrhythm in the album Tokyo Jukebox. Musicians such as

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, Pierre Nakano from the band

Ling Tosite Sigure are a Japanese rock trio, formed in Saitama Prefecture in 2002. The band's style resembles post-hardcore, progressive rock, and math rock, often incorporating rapid changes of tempo and mood framed in complex guitar melodies and technical drummi ...

, and

Aya Hirano is a Japanese actress and singer. Beginning in the entertainment industry as a child actor in television commercials, she appeared in her first Voice acting in Japan, voice acting role in the anime television series ''Angel Tales'' (2001). In ...

are all fans of the group. Utamaru from a Japanese hiphop group

Rhymester Poetaster (), like rhymester or versifier, is a derogatory term applied to bad or inferior poets. Specifically, ''poetaster'' has implications of unwarranted pretensions to artistic value. The word was coined in Latin by Erasmus in 1521. It was fir ...

and Okite Porsche from a new wave band RomanPorsche., who are both enthusiastic idol fans, declared that they were Perfume fans in the early stage of activities of the group and made a "25000 letter dialogue" over Perfume phenomenon on

Yomiuri Shimbun The is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five major newspapers in Japan; the other four are ''The Asahi Shimbun'', the ''Chunichi Shimbun'', the ''Ma ...

Pop Style blog. Kimura Kaela played Perfume songs in heavy rotation in her radio program "Oh My Radio!" (

J-Wave J-Wave is an commercial radio station based in Tokyo, Japan, broadcasting on 81.3 FM from the Tokyo Skytree to the Tokyo area. J-Wave airs mostly music, including J-pop, C-pop, and Western music, covering a wide range of formats. The station i ...

81.3), which led them to appear in NHK and AC Recycling Ads. After their cameo in

's video for " I Won't Let You Down", lead singer

Damian Kulash Damian Joseph Kulash Jr. (born October 7, 1975) is an American musician. He is the lead singer and guitarist of the American rock band OK Go. Early life and education Kulash was born in Washington D.C. on October 7, 1975. He was raised in the D. ...

revealed he was a fan via

Instagram Instagram is an American photo sharing, photo and Short-form content, short-form video sharing social networking service owned by Meta Platforms. It allows users to upload media that can be edited with Social media camera filter, filters, be ...

. On

Nico Nico Douga , known before 2012 as , is a Japanese video sharing service based in Tokyo, Japan. "Niconico" or "nikoniko" is the Japanese ideophone for smiling. As of 2021, Niconico is the 34th most-visited website in Japan, according to Alexa Internet. ...

, the most visited Japanese video sharing site (similar to YouTube), MADs featuring Perfume songs and '' The Idolm@ster'' videos, were created, which led the album to number 1 status on

Amazon.co.jp Amazon.com, Inc., doing business as Amazon, is an American multinational technology company engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. Founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos in Bellevu ...

's music bestsellers. Some Internet media consider this as one of the factors for Perfume's net-based popularity at first. On the July 2007 ranking of Niconico Ichiba, or Niconico market, where users can introduce and buy goods related to videos, ''Perfume: Complete Best'' was ranked as number 1 and "Fan Service: Sweet" as number 7.

Notes

References

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Name

History

2000–2003: Formation, early career development and local recognition in Hiroshima

2003–2005: Bee-Hive era in Tokyo

2005–2007: New record label and ''Complete Best''

2007–2008: Commercial success and ''Game'' era

2008–2009: ''Triangle'' era

2010–2011: Overseas activities and recognition; ''JPN'' era

2012: Label change and international expansion

2013: International breakthrough and ''Level3''

2014: Perfume FES!! 2014, 5th Tour "Gurun Gurun" and "Perfume WORLD TOUR 3rd"

2015–2017: SXSW, 15th anniversary, "We Are Perfume", and ''Cosmic Explorer'' era

2018–2021: ''Future Pop'' and ''Perfume the Best: P Cubed''

2022–2024: ''Plasma'', 9th tour and Asia tour

2024–present: ''Nebula Romance Part 1/Part 2'', 10th tour

Musical style and image

Members

Current

Former

Discography

Media appearances

Movies

Television

PV appearance

Radio

Photobooks

Books

Live performances

Awards

Fandom

Notes

References

External links