Archive for the ‘Perfume’ Category
HAPPY! - episode 5 and 6
June 10, 2008
I am really behind on my HAPPY! episodes - oh, life - so I’ll be playing
catch-up for awhile. They’re going out of the studio for filming now, focusing not on celebrity blogs but on their own interests now. Screencaps from veoh again.
Save the Future with NHK
June 3, 2008
NHK is launching its Save the Future campaign to raise awareness for global warming. For three days, June 6 to 8, there will be different types of programming on the channel all relating to the issue.
HAPPY! - episode 3 and 4
May 6, 2008
Overview of episodes 3 and 4 of HAPPY! - animals and massages. This show really is really random and cute. Screencaps from veoh this time!
Making of Secret Secret
May 4, 2008
What’s Perfume’s secret? What’s the meaning behind PTV? What’s the actual reason for using the Electro World costumes with Computer City dance?
You’d know if you could understand Japanese; MTV Japan based a Making the Video episode on Perfume’s “Secret Secret” video.
HAPPY! - episode 1 and 2
April 13, 2008
HAPPY! is a new NTV show on Friday nights hosted by electropop trio Perfume, CanCam model Tokuzawa Naoko, and comedienne Nishioka Sumiko. On the show, they go over celebrity blogs and also have fun information for the girls to play around with. It’s something like a high-tension girl’s variety show - bringing an odd mix of female celebrities together for interesting show presence and talking about topics girls would enjoy.
I actually don’t understand much what the show is about but it’s a short lighthearted watch, even if I don’t understand much Japanese. It’s a five person show, but it’s obviously focused on Perfume, and has lots of cute moments with all the girls. …And, let’s be honest, it’s not like I’m genuinely that interested in celebrity blogs as much as in seeing Perfume. (Sorry for the bad quality screenshots, I youtubed these two episodes.)
Perfume - “Secret Secret” and the GAME album
April 11, 2008
Unless you’ve been completely ignoring J-pop venues for awhile, you’ll have heard of these girls: Perfume. Produced by Nakata of Capsule. Electro-pop trio who made it big last year with “Polyrhythm” and even bigger this year with “Baby Cruising Love.” Their album “GAME” is going to drop next week.
I am so hyped for this album, more so than any album this year so far - it is going to be FANTASTIC.
Girl Groups I Like, and Girl Groups I… Don’t Like
February 14, 2008
The other day, a roommate was watching Music Station and asked me, “why don’t you like Buono?” (To which I, confused, responded “Bono from U2? Whaa?”)
The thing is, I’m incredibly in love with Perfume right now, and in the past I was incredibly in love with SweetS. They’re the only two idol girl groups I’ve really adored. I have been slightly fond of Hinoi Team too. But somehow, I’ve never developed a liking (and actually hold a distaste) for any other female idol groups - nobody in H!P, not AKB48, not even the female parts in AAA. To my roommate, there’s no difference - Perfume and Buono! are all groups with three girls who dance in sync in performances to pop music. Besides, I listen to bad Johnny’s songs all the time obsessively, so music-wise I should be tolerant.
But to me, there’s all the different in the world - I was even slightly offended that my musical taste seemed to include H!P releases.
I’ve thought about it, and I’ve narrowed it down to six differences between the ones I like and the ones I don’t:
