Perfume is coming to Europe! Following the success of Perfume WORLD TOUR 1st, which targeted Asian countries, the Perfume WORLD TOUR 2nd will visit the following cities:
Colonge, Germany, July 3 – GLORIA London, United Kingdom, July 5 – 02 Academy Islington Paris, France, July 7 – Le Bataclan
The setlist is yet unknown so… what songs would YOU like Perfume to perform in Europe? Here are some of their most popular songs, which one would you like to see live?
[Please choose 3 songs, the order is random. Results will be submitted to Perfume_Staff]
Kyary is back with with a new single. After a successful Ninja ri bang bang, which peaked at #3 on Oricon chart, Kyary returns with インベーダーインベーダー / Invader Invader. The song has been used in a hilarious commercial for Gu leggins pants, which shows Kyary literally INVADING Paris and doing some sneaky leggins-magic.
A longer, two minute preview recently leaked on the net and that’s enough to say that Invader Invader might just be Kyary‘s best song so far. The intro is a trippy inter-galactic mash of chiptune and brassy instruments leading us to a bombastic, colourful chorus. Once again, Yasutaka Nakata‘s pop-formula gives ‘catchy’ a new meaning. Check out Invader Invader:
Invader Invader is due for release on 15th of May. The single will include a B-side, Point of View, and extended version of Fashion Monster.
Perfume is back with a new single Magic of Love. The song is featured in an advert for some Japanese Haribo… or Kanro, it really doesn’t matter. What matters is that Magic of Love is said to be released in early summer but the song will be out as a mobile phone download on the 1st of April via Recohoku and Chaku-Uta. This will only be available to those who live in Japan but lets hope it surfaces in some other way (as in, it’s just a matter of time *wink*)
CM is short and sweet, as usual, but it gives us an idea of what to expect. We’re getting this Spending all my time x MEG vibe. I think we won’t complain if the PV is kept in a similar vein with cute, smart clothes and… LEGS. Check out the add with Perfume‘s Magic of Love and making of:
In the first musicshell podcast, Lucas and Deanna talk about the Japanese pop phenomenon, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu / きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ. Tune in and listen to some bad English accent (Lucas) as we talk about Kyary‘s background, fake eyelashes and dancing foxes. Featuring Kyary‘s latest single – Ninjari Bang Bang / にんじゃりばんばん … Rasengan!!
Welcome back to the colourful world of Kyary where nothing is gray and boring!!!★ Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ) has been rather busy lately. She’s having a successful 100% KPP WORLD TOUR 2013 which visits the United States, England, France, Belgium, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Australia, and Kyary’s native Japan. It’s great to see an artists like Kyary receive international attention. MTV Iggy called Kyary “the coolest girl on the planet” while Nicola Formichetti styled and photographed Kyary for Dazed & Confused and now she’s back with a single Ninja ri ban ban / にんじゃりばんばん. The single contains three key ingredients:
a) sweet icing: irresistible Kyary cuteness
b) yummy dough: electro base + feudal Japan themed samples
c) delicious core: super duper catchy chorus
It’s the kind of song that will drill your brain with it’s catchiness and won’t let go until you mouth ‘Ninja ri ban ban’ in the shower.
Her previous single, Fashion Monster was just as fun, had memorable verses but the chorus was somewhat lacking. In Ninja ri ban ban the focus is shifted to the chorus where it should be and we end up with a more balanced pop song. And what else could make a more fitting music video than Kyary‘s crazy and colourful persona bouncing around the screen and shooting laser beams in a ninja costume??? (silence) amen.
Enjoy! Ninja ri ban ban:
Ninja ri ban ban is due for release on the 20th of March.
30 seconds preview of だいじょばない(I’m not OK) has surfaced on the net. The song is a b-side track to Perfume‘s upcoming single Mirai no Museum / 未来のミュージアム set for release on the 27th of February. You can sample the preview here.
Don’t judge the book by it’s cover a.k.a. don’t judge a song by it’s 30 seconds preview (..right?) although we can now tell it’s a hot mess of picopop, which reminds me of the mad/genius instrumental part from Laser Beam / レーザービーム (Album-mix). Perfume fans should be used to ‘mainstream a-side, edgy b-side’ release pattern and hopefully are satisfied with the preview so far. Guys, are you satisfied? PS. Make sure you give it a listen in a good set of earphones beforehand and stay tuned for more details. Au revoir ~
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