Awwe, I love the girls! My favorite song is Computer City, but ORD comes next! Their videos are really cute, and the music is really addicting!

hi,
i'm japanese and i love Perfume~!!!
their new songs one room disco, 23:30 are <3<3<3
i love all 3 members~
kashiyuka the cute and pretty one, loves animals~
ahchan the entertainer: pretty funny and dorky
nocchi the sister/mother-like beautiful and admirable

have you guys seen their new performance of one room disco? it's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwE8itXLstg...haxa_popt0ajp07
soo cute~!

i'm glad i found this thread ^^

this thread is getting quiet... T.T
so, i'll post some live performances of the girls ^^
dream fighter
love the world
computer city
electro world
seventh heaven
perfect star perfect style
dream fighter
baby cruising love
one room disco
one room disco

the girls practicing dance:
dance practice
i'll be back with more!!!

I want to watch some variety shows...
but there's no subtitles... T_T
so I don't understand...

i can translate for u ^^ u can pm me
i hope i can help!

more performances:
macaroni
secret secret
chocolate disco
polyrhythm
perfume special medley

this is a funny parody of perfume's polyrhythm:
parody of polyrhythm

really?

wow! thanks!^^

I'll just PM you when I found other variety shows...

i like their song 'Chocolate Disco'
(:

that song is so addicting!
that's the first song I heard from them... >_<

you should try out their new single One Room Disco...

hehe their performance for one room disco is so cute!
u should also listen to 23:30 it's soothing...

They so sound like Daft Punk with jpop. From what I've heard from them, the only song that I really like is ポリリズム.

I just watched an episode of Wednesday J-Pop with Perfume in it...
I was wondering during the talk part, why they were crying...
I think it is something about Makiko?
I think she's their choreographer?

please help translate... thanks!^^

is it this video talk part? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgITA2EdmP8

yep! that one...
can you please translate?

thanks!^^

ok i'll translate the whole video clip ^^
(by the way...if the format i'm writing the translations in are hard to read, please tell me! )
Perfume at Wednesday Jpop Interview clip:

0:00~ 0:36 the mc's introduce perfume, perfume enters, and the crowd cheers~ the lady mc (i'll call her mc 1) tells the crowd to please sit down and welcomes perfume and they sit down.

0:37~ 1:00
mc 1: you released "One Room Disco"... what is the theme for this song?
ahchan: [the theme is] a new independent life! ...i think there are a lot of people who have started to live by themselves. and for those people, [we released a song] that expresses their worries, exciting moments, etc.
crowd: yay~!!clap clap

1:00~1:29
mc1: ah.. everyone has those feelings-
mc 2: by the way... when you girls came to tokyo, did you have that kind of feelings?
kashiyuka: yes, we did~ At first, we lived in dorms and each of us had our own rooms; literally like "One room disco"
mc2: ahh ya..
mc1: ya~ ok, so first we, this show that has been interested in perfume, are going to show some special video clips of them!
crowd cheers

1:29~2:06
video clip 1 taken at zepp tokyo on Dec. 31, 2007
perfume: everyone, let's count down! 3, 2, 1, happy new year~!!
while perfume sing "chocolate disco",
narrator:wednesday jpop got to know perfume in their first countdown live on Dec. 31. the girls said they weren't popular...they were in awe of the 2, 700 audiences that filled the stadium
ahchan: (while waving) i love you~!
narrator: ahchan cried after the live was done..
ahchan: (while crying) there are so many sincere, nice people...i'm very fortunate (bows)

2:08~3:02
picture: from left to right, there is ahchan, kashiyuka, nocchi
narrator: in their hometown in hiroshima, the group was produced when they were in 6th grade. we even went with the girls to their old training school. (the school is called actors school hiroshima) at the studio, 40 young trainees gathered today in hopes of meeting perfume.
the trainees: ahchan, nocchi, kashiyuka welcome back!
perfume: we're back~ this is our first time to be told this... thank you!
narrator: for perfume, the trainees performed perfume's hit song, "polyrythm." after moving to tokyo, perfume did not have confidence in going back to hiroshima, but they are now everyone's role model.
perfume receive autograph papers filled with the trainees' messages, etc.
ahchan: i didn't think we would receive these autograph papers.. i'm really happy (tears)

3:03~3:35
Nov. 7, 2008, at nihon budoukan
narrator: when their dream to perform in budoukan became a reality, we made a special catch up on them!
perfume: today is.. budoukaaan!!!
ahchan: thank you for coming today!
perfume: thank you! (bows)
narrator: all singers' dream place is budoukan. 9 years after debut, perfume finally stands on that stage. their thankfulness and happiness for the fans' support fills [perfume and the air]

i am not done yet... i'll be back to finish the whole clip!

I love these girls. haha their songs are so catchy and fun : ) ~ its like.. picopop / electronia.
My fave songs are Linear Motor Girl, Computer City, Perfect Star Perfect Style, Monochrome Effect.

Uweee, thanks for the translations sunye~ <3

EDGE performance from BudokaaaaaaaaaN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHd86Dycr9c

One word, AMAZING! but crappy outfits (: HAHHA.

continued!!

3:35~4:05
ahchan: this year our staff told us "let's aim for budoukan"... before, there was no hope for that dream [we were standing alone]... wow... i wish there was a word that could express more thankfulness than just saying thank you...but i can only say thank you!!!

4:05~6:37
mc2: ahchan, you cry too much!
ahchang: (laughs) no! there are parts when i'm not crying but NHK-san chose all the crying clips..
mc2: o u were caught~
ahchan: yes i guess we were caught~
mc1: ok well.
ahchan: thank you~
mc1: well done. in may, they will have a live performance in yoyogi daichi taiikukan.
mc2: what is your goal/thought of the live?
kashiyuka: yes.. the title is "Disco Disco Disco" so we want to make yoyogi taiikukan a disco!
mc2: sounds fun! ok, we have some fan messages from people who are awaiting your yoyogi taiikukan performance .. it is from their choreographer Mikiko who has supported the girls since their hiroshima time
i will be representing her and read the message...
(background music starts)
it's a bit embarrassing to write a formal letter, ne? it's been 10 years since the first time i met with you three. It was when you girls were in grade 5. i remember you girls with innocent, determined eyes who worked very hard, saying we'll definitely fulfill our dream. in grade 8, your move to tokyo was finalized..i imagine that you girls had a difficult time away from your parents. the only thing i could do to help you girls was to support you girls from the same level/distance when you had a worried face because of the difference of your hopes for the future and the waiting reality. also, to pretend to not notice when you girls were depressed. Even now that will not change, i have promised to myself. to me, the happiest moment was when you girls knew the true meaning of "thank you" before becoming very popular. from now on, continue to be the three sincere girls.
ahchan, I love how you were down to earth but also had dorky/innocent face(smile)
kashiyuka, i love your stubbornness and had-working character
nocchi, i love how you step back to support/encourage but also get to the point like a manly true man when needed
i am truly thankful from my heart that i met you three.
thank you.
mikiko

6:46~
mc1: how was it?
ahchan, kashiyuka: we didn't know that she wrote it! did she write it? when?
mc2:so in english it would be a surprise, right?
ahchan: we are surprised.. thank you
mc1: so you've been with your choreography teacher for a very long time?
ahchan: yes, 10 years
kashiyuka: we started to learn dance from mizuno-sensei (mikiko)... so really..


i'll be back to add more!!

I am a Perfume fan as well. I seriously love Perfume, I guess this will be the thread that I post most haha!

thank your for the translations Sunye~!

I was wondering... I saw in YouTube that they performed 4 songs in Ontama Carnival 09 but there are only 2 songs that are shown?
I mean I have the whole show of Ontama Carnival 09 but it only has 2 songs from Perfume...

i am so sorry the last part of the video clip translated is late...

here it is!

6:46~ 7:31
mc1: how was it?
ahchan, kashiyuka: we didn't know that she wrote it! did she write it? when?
mc2:so in english it would be a surprise, right?
ahchan: we are surprised.. thank you
mc1: so you've been with your choreography teacher for a very long time?
ahchan: yes, 10 years
kashiyuka: we started to learn dance from mizuno-sensei (mikiko)... so really..
mc2: during the time in fifth grade?
perfume: yes
ahchan: right now we are 20 years old, so half of our life time we have been with mikiko sensei.
nocchi: the teacher we really admire since long ago!
mc2: from now on too, be supported and...
mc1: ya!
perfume: thank you very much!
mc2: and so it was perfume. thank you very much.

7:31 to the end is just advertisement, etc.


sakurac7, lamassu : ur welcome ^^
really? oh... ya i think they performed 4 songs: baby cruising love, chocolate disco, dream fighter and polyrhythm
this is part 1 of the carnival: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-Hdg8U_9sg
part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5aDlPbrYdU...feature=related

also hi and welcome to all the new members!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPcYG7hnp2U
^^ perfume enjoy fans' cover of chocolate disco
>< i haven't memorized their dances.. i should!
have u guys done perfume's cover before?

cool!

I haven't done it...
I really want to learn their dances...

Thanks for the rest of the translations sunye~ !

Yep I know some Perfume dances 8D

Computer City
Love The World
One Room Disco
Dream Fighter
Macaroni
Secret Secret
GAME
Baby cruising Love

That's all so far ;_; haha

cool! that's many!
I think I saw your love the world cover... really good!

and you also do cover of BRIGHT, right?
you sang Sorairo?

On my old YouTube account I had a video of me doing Perfume's Love The World and many other Dance covers XD.

But my Love The World dance cover is the one which was shown on Arashi's TV show last year. * embarrassing hahaha *

This one?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34M5tghZKdo
Yes, My friend and I covered this early last year ^_____^ haha.
we made a group called'COLOGNE' haha.

PINO CM WITH PREVIEW OF NEW SONG "NIGHT FLIGHT"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpkvG8uvq5w

Possibly for their next album? Really catchy and I want some Pino now.

^
Saw it a few days ago (:
"Attention Please" haha

I can't wait for the PV + Song ^^

lamassu, your perfume covers are great!
i wish i can sing and dance like that~
hehe i watched your clip on arashi ^^ lamassu kun

ahhh i want to eat pino too!! those are soo goood yummy : 9
and i like the song : D
they look pretty in the commercial too~!

oh yeah... COLOGNE... you guys are so good!
Arashi?! that's so cool! which one? VS Arashi?



nice song! oh! same shoes with One Room Disco... just different color...



Attention Please made me excited... I thought there's going to be a new SP...
and then I saw the CM... concept is like Attention Please... XD



now I want to taste that Pino chocolate... T_T

sakura7 u should definitely try pino! the ice cream pino is also very good ahhh i'm getting even hungrier!!
i love the commercials perfume advertise! i wonder if they'll ever do a perfume/cologne commercial? if they made their own brand,
i want to buy their perfume ^^ but i kind of want them to also advertise other candy too : 9
by the way lamassu~ your japanese is so good! hehe i hope i can be that fluent in another language too! right now i want to learn korean...

hehe question: which perfume member would u want to be for a day?

i would say... nocchi because she seems to be wise and she has the two dorky sisters to take care of XD
also ahchan because i wonder what she is thinking! also she is fun to be around with : )

hahaha!!! really?
maybe I should try it if it's available here...
when I see one, I'll definitely buy it!
hahaha!!!
lucky you live there... huhuhu...

which member?
Kashiyuka? I really like her... she's the first member I liked when I discovered perfume...

wow.. they visited their fans' homes and performed for them
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxKpuNMl8sI

that's really nice of them...

seems like the kids are too shocked! hahaha!!!

I totally adore Perfume
Is the Pino CM part of their new album?
If so, I cannot wait.

me too~! i wonder when the full song is going to be officially out? but it could be just a commercial song..
i like their outfits ^^ cute

me too!^^

but isn't it the promotion for 'One Room Disco' is so short?

T.T i want perfume to perform one room disco more!
their outfits and dance is cute~
plus the stages they perform in are all very professional and unique :DDD
have you seen their one room disco performance on music station?? it was sooo cool!! a must watch ^^
but i think they'll perform the song over a long period of time, meaning that they'll perform the song from time to time..
i hope so!

what's new with them?
seems like the promotion for One Room Disco has ended...

no new performances from them... T_T

I'm sure many have heard it before but...in addition to having a new song, "NIGHT FLIGHT"...Perfume has a new album coming out ^_______^



from: http://perfume.ekuseru.net/2009/06/07/perf...8A%BF-triangle/
[perfume.ekuseru.net]
^^^^^^CD & CD+DVD covers are there too As well as a link to see the new Pino CM featuring "Night Flight" (& Perfume themselves, of course ;] )

SOOOOO excited :]]]] I quite like "NIGHT FLIGHT" :]]

wow! TV-SPOT?
what's that? hahaha!!! can that be a dance version or something?

I'm so excited for their new album. When GAME came out last year, it didn't leave my car for almost 3 months. It's definitely the perfect CD for summer. I hope ⊿ will top GAME.

I love their song electro world <3333 !

i have a bad feeling about Perfume lately. It seems like they are falling apart because of the "rumors".

...

^
You're sigs don't abide by the sig rules by the way.

But yes something is really suspicious lately .. all these rumors and scandals coming out just when their album is around the corner :L And the latest one is about A~chan not being grateful about Nakata's work:

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20090622-00000002-jct-ent

Does anyone else think it's a publicity stunt :L , I have no idea what to think of it. I mean A~chan cries at every single event saying how grateful and moved she is with all the support by the fans and now this? .. hrrrmmm , doesn't really seem right :L

what rumors?
I haven't heard any rumors... can someone please share it?
I can't read Japanese... T_T

" A~chan (Ayaka Nishiwaki, 20) of the popular techno pop group Perfume is creating a stir for criticizing their producer Yasutaka Nakata in a magazine interview. In spite of them being at the peak of their popularity, the girls asked fans not to desert them in a concert at Yoyogi, Tokyo on May 10, 2009, causing the fans to wonder what is going on. The new album to be released shortly may be the cause for all this.

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The Perfume interview was published in the July 2009 issue of the Rocking on Japan magazine. The magazine started by pointing out that the new album, Triangle, which comes out on July 8th, doesn't have as much of the three girls' singing as before, and that it is produced more in the dance music style. Not only that, but the singing is compounded with bold effects, making it hard to figure out who's singing.

Lyrics, composition and arrangement are all handled by the producer, Nakata. After the three girls sing their respective parts, Nakata cuts and pastes the vocals and applies effects on them to create the completed track.

In the interview, the three of them admit that at times they feel that it is too much to bear that Perfume has to be this way.

A~chan says that sometimes it is almost painful and that she wants to run away from it all.

There are times when she just wants to have fun, but their daily schedules are decided for them, and they can't decide much of anything for themselves. The other two agree, but Nocchi (Ayano Oomoto, 20) says

"[Although I feel the same] I try not to think about things like that"

To which A~chan replies "But your ignoring it ticks me off."

Nocchi answers "Really." with a smile.

Regarding the new album, they talk about how grateful they are to Nakata for still supplying them with songs and not giving up on them.

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Kashiyuka (Yuka Kashino, 20) says that she is happy that listeners can now also enjoy instrumental tracks, and notices that they've come closer to Nakata's techno unit, capsule. Toshiko Koshijima is the vocalist for capsule, but most of their songs are purely instrumental. However, A~chan disagrees with Kashiyuka's opinion, saying

"I wouldn't like it if all songs turned into Speed of Sound [an instrumental track on the new album]"

and

"You kind of wonder if there's a point to our singing. Capsule is OK as they are, because they aren't a live concert act, and besides Koshijima is so cute and pretty she looks great by just bouncing around a bit. [...] But Perfume is different. If it becomes all about the sound, that would be scary. You know, if Perfume was only thought of as the raw material. But I want to believe that's not the case."

People commented this interview in blogs and message boards thusly:

"This Yasutaka-model humanoid robot you call "A~chan" has finally become self-aware."
"Can *you* write songs? Try making a CD yourself!"
"Are they trying to say *they* made Yasutaka famous?"

Perfume's agency refuted the claims by saying

"If you read the full interview, you'll realize that A~chan was not criticizing the producer nor did she have any dissatisfaction with the new album. Please try to avoid misunderstandings based on only excerpts of the interview." "

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Source: contemode @ LJ

Uh-oh, something doesn't seem right.

I've been getting that feeling from some of the latest reports about them. It seems to me as if they feel that the music that has become so associated with them and is their signature doesn't necessarily represent their real personalities or tastes. At least that's what i've been getting from it. I do recall A-Chan particularly making comments in the past about not understanding the style when it was set in their first single. She even made an offhand remark about it on the Domoto Kyoudai show and one of them jokingly told her, she shouldn't say that.

Also, their rumored private lives seem to reflect how different they are from their image. I mean who woulda thought that Nocchi would be linked to the vocalist from Straightener? Not I. Anyway, i hope they keep it together and do what's right for them.

OMG ive been looking for a perfume thread everywhere! OMG gotta love them. cant wait for their triangle album. Though i really wish i could easily type it

I didn't realize they had a thread here on soompi.

Now I'm a bit saddened that it seems like they're kinda used as robots.
I hope in the near future they can voice their opinions more and
Do things the way they want to.
They make great music and it would be sad for any member to leave the group.
I hope A-chan doesn't get too stressed out over this mess.

<3 Perfume.