Jpop has eaten my soul and taken over my mind

[sisterjune]

So lately I've gotten into this female idol group. I love them so much i have now dedicated a whole post to their gloriousness. So without further ado, I give you:

~PERFUME~

So who are these lovely ladies? Firstly introductions, from left to right, Nocchi (short hair), Kashiyuka (long hair) and Ah-chan (wavy hair).

Perfume is a techno pop group of three 19-20 yr old girls from Hiroshima ken...and ok that's all I know -_-. I really know very little about them since they have zero english fandom and thusly very sparse info is floating around the net about them in english. woe is me ;_; BUT! what I do know is they have AWESOMELY AWESOME CATCHY SONGS THAT OMG YOU ALL NEED TO LISTEN TO RIGHT NOW. SRS.

I LOVE THIS SONG OMG OMG OMG LIKE LOOOOOOVE. It's my fave perfume song which is saying alot cause I love them all. But electro world is totally my fave, this one has english subs and in fact the lyrics are really cool. I even like their cutesy dances and coordinated outfits. I WANT ALL OF AH-CHAN'S DRESSES &hearts&hearts&hearts

Computer City: I think this might actually be my second favorite song of the bunch I dont know why, I just know I've listened to this one and electro world 29830830928x and I'm STILL not sick of either song.

Secret Secret: I really like the futuristic vibe in this vid but mostly I like the beat. IT'S CATCHY OK? JUST LISTEN TO IT.

Polyrythm: their outfits in this vid are super cute. Also apparently this song was used as a commercial on NHK for eco awareness. Which explains the heart shaped earth that pops up at the end of the vid.

Baby Cruising Love: dont let the super cutesy title of this song send you for the hills it's really fun to listen to. plus if you dont know what they are saying it doesnt matter how dumb the song is. XD

Chocolate Disco: this is actually the first perfume song I ever heard but I didnt actually know who they were or the title of the song at first. I just accidently ripped it when I was ripping some streaming vids of YT. I liked the song but it wasnt until later after seeing Perfume on DK (domoto kyoudai, you know Kinki Kids talk show) that i looked a bit into their music and realized they were the ones who sang that song XD. It's really cute and catchy, and Nocchi's tight shiny green pants are kind of awesome. Try not to ponder too much about why they keep singing "chocolato disco" over and over. cause really it just wouldnt be jpop if the english actually made sense.

and Finally to wrap this poor excuse for a pimp post here is Perfume's newest song and music video:

Love the World

I REALLY adore this song. It grows on me everytime I listen to it. I like the monochrome look of the video too. and once again AH-CHAN I WANT YOUR DRESS. *__*

Perfume is rising in popularity now in Japan so they have been on several variety and music bangumi's. Two notable ones being Domoto Kyoudai and SmapxSmap. If anyone is curious to see Perfume's guest appearances on either show here's some links.

[Domoto Kyoudai] 20 April, 2008 Perfume as the guest: I loved watching this, not just cause I LOVE kinki kids but because Ah-chan was really hilarious. She's kind of a like a girly female version of aiba and nagase. basically she's an idiot but in the endearing way. I'll confess though the best part in the ep for me was the sweet kinki love <3
SMAPxSMAP 2008.06.23-GUEST PERFUME: I havent seen this yet but apparently 3 members of smap dress up as them and do a monomane at some point. at the end Smap and Perfume perform together. A gay ole time was had by all I'm sure. emphasis on the gay.

Comments

[kaede-hikari.livejournal.com]

ah I've heard some of their songs before!! they're catchy xD I went all Chocolate Disco in my head for God knows how many days....

She's kind of a like a girly female version of aiba and nagase.
such a woman exists xDDD I think I'll download that!

[sisterjune.livejournal.com]

YES A FELLOW SISTER. XD
Dont they just RAPE YOUR BRAIN? I listen to one song and it will be in my head for the rest of the day! AND I LIKE IT. o_o

YES DO. AH-CHAN IS ADORB <3

[kaede-hikari.livejournal.com]

ahahah I saw them with Kinki kids! oh God xDDD that was just too funny~~

Ah-chan is certainly adorable <33 Kinki were adorable with each other too, although that's nothing new *laughs*

[karatefeelings.livejournal.com]

ooh oohh!! i like them too!!
i think with them around, jpop is finally seeing some progress.

the guy who writes all their songs and lyrics is yasutaka nakata and he used to be one half of another band called capsule, whom i think are brilliant as well! you should youtube them. although capsule never made it as far in the mainstream jpop scene as perfume did. i guess the cute girly facade worked in bringing nakata's songs to the oricon charts.

and i love that domoto kyoudai ep with them on! an-chan is hilarious. XD girly version of aiba and nagase is definitely the right way to describe her.

[sisterjune.livejournal.com]

Hee I kind of love japanese music, but as far as pop goes I dont listen to that much. Usually I listen to je songs, enka, jrock (most none v-kei though) and jrap. ILU RIP SLYME, ONE DAY I WILL PIMP YOU GUYS IN MY LJ TOO. <33333

Oh I remember seeing that in a random blog but then i forgot where ;_; plus i was lazy to add it in here XD thanks for the info though ^^
It sure explains why perfume's sons are so...un girly despite their image. well maybe not all the songs....*eyes baby cruising love suspiciously* will def youtube capsule sometime. I do love the techno

Hee, i love nagase and like aiba so maybe that's why I'm so fond of ah-chan? XD

[eighter-shingo.livejournal.com]

I love Perfume too! It must be a common thing us Eighters have because I know a lot of Eighters who got into Perfume too!!

[sisterjune.livejournal.com]

YAY! and I didnt know that. I only saw one other girl on my flist mention briefly that she's getting into perfume. So i made this post in the hopes I could persuade more people to the side of cutesy girl idol technopop XD

[lawi-chan.livejournal.com]

Uwaa their music is cool and catchy indeed!!
Good music suggestion, I'll keep an eye on them!!

[sisterjune.livejournal.com]

YAY I HAVE A CONVERT! Hee they are so fun to dance to! and I'm glad you liked it ^^

[samuraiblues.livejournal.com]

This is a group I definitely never heard before.
I don't listen to much techno songs in general, but Love the World is quite addicting xD
I should probably download the rest mp3s you posted up!

xD I just read karatefeelings's comment about capsule, whom I have heard of :P Some good stuff~

[sisterjune.livejournal.com]

It was just YT links to vids. I dont have mp3s yet but I know my friend uploaded a few at her comm. I might link them back here later if it's cool with her. ^^

AND YES LISTEN MORE THEY ARE WIIIIIIN

[samuraiblues.livejournal.com]

Obviously then I didn't click on the links xD
I'll wait for the links them :) thanks!

[allopatric.livejournal.com]

PERFUME omg! weren't they on heyx3 with News? :D:D:D or I might be thinking of a completely different group XD but I know how they are.

Their songs remind me of Meg's heart. Her other songs probably have the same techno feel, I haven't heard them
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZFNdWtmIZsI

[sisterjune.livejournal.com]

Well I always watch New's heyx3 guestings (cause I LOVE downtown and watch anything with them in it that i can get my hands on, even if it involves...NEWS *shudder*) and I never saw any perfume with them. So probably you mean someone else ^^

so far I only know of the girls being on Music station, smapxsmap and DK. I'm so sad Mucha Buri is over now or they so would have been on it ;_;
oh dude meg, my friend quin recced her tunes to me too. I'll take a listen ^^

[iceuck.livejournal.com]

ougad. lol i saw their guesting in domoto kyoudai but i haven't really listened to their songs. i really find them funny, especially ah-chan. i beg to disagree, she's worse than aiba and nagase combined. XDDD

[sisterjune.livejournal.com]

LOL NOOOO SHE CANT BE WORSE THAN THAT. XD Seriously nothing can be beat "very very danger!" lol

The girls were really fun but ah-chan was my fave cause she is really hilarious XD "GAIKOKUJIN DESU KA?" and he has a japanese name XD

[iceuck.livejournal.com]

XDDDDDDD

LOL when nocchi was shaking her head trying to warn ah-chan that they're not saying the truth.
AND! "you're a racer, right?" LOL i bet koichi was super happy! ah-chan actually made the whole show interesting.

hmmm maybe i should give perfume a try.
they're electronica, right?

[jillia-and-luca.livejournal.com]

Ok, i had some time before going and could only listen to yor favorite song.Please understand that it's only my opinion, and remember that i tend to express my opinion in a certain way. So don't feel saaaaaaad, my dear <3

Honestly, for me, it sucks.
Her voice is hideous and weak, it makes my ears bleed.And well, ok, it's techno, but there's a limit to how repetitive and shitty a tune can be.

Sorry, if i want some electro music, i'll stick to good old eurobeat ^^

But i'll still try the other songs you posted when i'll come home for lunch.Who know, maybe there'll be one i love.

[nicocoer.livejournal.com]

. . . I actually really want some of their music for my iPod. *_*