Perfume

Perfume (パフューム, Pafyūmu) is a Japanese pop girl group from Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, consisting of Ayano Ōmoto ("Nocchi"), Yuka Kashino ("Kashiyuka") and Ayaka Nishiwaki ("A~chan"). The group has been signed with Amuse, Inc. since 2003 and with Universal Music Group since 2012.

The group was formed in early 2000 inside young talent academy Actors School Hiroshima, and debuted with their first Hiroshima-local single "Omajinai Perori" released on March 21, 2002. A year later they moved to Tokyo, started to work with Capsule's producer Yasutaka Nakata and released their first nationwide indie single, "Sweet Donuts" on August 6, 2003. In 2005 they got a major contract deal with Tokuma Japan Communications, and released their major debut single "Linear Motor Girl" on September 21. However, it was not until 2008 where the group's seventh single "Polyrhythm", which was chosen to be the theme song of a recycle campaign by NHK, that they started to receive major attention in Japan. The single peaked at number seven on the Oricon charts, becoming their first Top 10 single in Japan, and since then, all of their subsequent works starting with their eighth single "Baby Cruising Love" have debuted within the Top 3 of the charts. Their first original studio album, Game, released on April 16, 2008, became their first number one album in Japan, and "Love the World", released on July 9, 2008, their first number one single. With roughly combined sales of both singles and albums, the group has sold over 4 million records, with 1.5 million albums sold in Japan alone as of March 2012.

The group was formed with an original post-Shibuya-kei sound as it was popular during the years until their transition toward contemporary electronic dance music that incorporated elements of synthpop, bubblegum pop, dance-pop, techno, and house music. The group is also known for their processed vocals, heavy use of autotune and vocoders. Over the years, Perfume has been one of the most successful acts in Asian music. The group's musical structure has been identified as "technopop". In 2012 the group announced that they had signed a global contract with Universal Music Group, and that they expected to expand their horizons and "go global". Their sixteenth major label single "Spending All My Time", released on August 15, 2012, was seen as a dedication to fans overseas. Their fourth studio album Level3 was released on October 2, 2013, and was soon followed by "Sweet Refrain" a month after, serving as the lead single for their fifth studio album Cosmic Explorer, which was released on April 6, 2016.

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Releases

Sleeve Title Year Format
Perfume (2) - Cosmic Explorer 2016 Vinyl, LP, Vinyl, LP, All Media, Album
Perfume (4) - Marilyn Monroe 1981 Vinyl, 7", Single
Perfume (11) - Her Stench 2023 Floppy Disk, MP3, 3.5", Single, Limited Edition
Perfume (2) - Perfume 8th Tour 2020 "P Cubed" In Dome 2020 DVD
Perfume (2) - Level3 2014 Vinyl, LP, Album
Perfume (2) - Game 2016 Vinyl, LP, Album
Perfume - Carving Your Name 1996 Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered
Perfume (2) - Tokyo Girl 2017 CD, Single, DVD, DVD-Video, Single, Limited Edition
Perfume - Yesterday Follows You / Rising Star 1995 Vinyl, 7", Numbered
Perfume (2) - Baby Cruising Love / マカロニ 2008 CD, Maxi-Single
Perfume (2) - Budoukaaaaaaaaaan!!!!! 2009 DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Limited Edition
Perfume (2) - Perfume Clips 2 2017 Blu-ray
Perfume (2) - JPN 2012 CD, Album
Perfume (2) - Perfume World Tour 2nd 2014 Blu-ray
Perfume (2) - Perfume World Tour 3rd 2015 DVD
Perfume (2) - 575 (Light Pool Mix) 2010 Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Limited Edition, Promo, Stereo
Perfume (2) - 不自然なガール/ナチュラルに恋して 2010 CD, Maxi-Single, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Limited Edition
Perfume (2) - Fan Service -Prima Box- 2008 CD, Compilation, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Box Set, Limited Edition
Perfume (2) - Live @ Tokyodome 「1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11」 2013 Blu-ray
Perfume (2) - Cosmic Explorer 2016 Vinyl, LP, Vinyl, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition
Perfume (2) - スパイス 2011 CD, Maxi-Single
Perfume (2) - スウィートドーナッツ 2003 CD, Maxi-Single
Perfume (2) - Perfume 4th Tour In Dome Level 3 2014 DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Album
Perfume (2) - Moon 2023 CD, Maxi-Single
Perfume (2) - Level3 2013 CD, Album, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Copy Protected, Limited Edition
Perfume (2) - Time Warp 2020 CD, Maxi-Single, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Limited Edition, Cassette, Limited Edition
Perfume (2) - Dream Fighter 2008 CD, Maxi-Single, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Limited Edition
Perfume (2) - Love The World 2008 CD, Maxi-Single
Perfume (2) - Perfume First Tour "Game" 2008 DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC
Perfume (2) - Perfume Second Tour 2009 直角二等辺三角形 Tour 2010 DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Limited Edition
Perfume (2) - Star Train 2015 CD, Single
Perfume (2) - Plasma 2022 CD, Album, DVD, Limited Edition
Perfume (2) - Fan Service -Prima Box- Promo 2008 CD, Compilation, Promo
Perfume (5) - Noize 2008 CDr
Perfume (2) - Level3 2014 Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition
Perfume (2) - Level3 2013 CD, Album, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Copy Protected, All Media, Deluxe Edition
Perfume (2) - Level3 2014 Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition
Perfume (2) - 無限未来 2018 CD, CD-ROM, Single, Limited Edition, DVD, DVD-Video, Limited Edition
Perfume (2) - Flow 2022 CD, Maxi-Single, Blu-ray, Maxi-Single, All Media, Limited Edition
Perfume (2) - Level3 2014 Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Perfume (2) - Future Pop 2019 Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album
Perfume (2) - Perfume Clips 2014 Blu-ray, Limited Edition
Perfume (2) - Cosmic Explorer 2016 CD, Album
Perfume (2) - ポリゴンウェイヴ EP 2021 CD, EP, Stereo
Perfume (2) - チョコレイト・ディスコ (Extra Mix) 2007 Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Limited Edition, Promo
Perfume (2) - Cling Cling 2014 CD, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo
Perfume (2) - Love The World 2008 CD, Maxi-Single, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Limited Edition
Perfume (2) - Cosmic Explorer 2016 CD, Album, CD, Limited Edition, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Limited Edition
Perfume (2) - Plasma 2022 CD, Album, Blu-ray, All Media, Limited Edition
Perfume - Lover / Morpheus 1995 Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Numbered

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Tracklist: Spring of Life

No. Title Runtime
CD 1 Spring of Life 3:50
CD 2 コミュニケーション 3:57
CD 3 Spring of Life -Original Instrumental- 3:50
CD 4 コミュニケーション -Original Instrumental- 3:57
DVD 1 Spring of Life -Video Clip- 4:09

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