Perfume "Laser Beam/Kasuka na Kaori" Exclusive Interview Translation

Source: Oricon

Perfume’s first double A-side of 2011: the thrilling electric sound of “Laser Beam,” and the impressive “Kasuka na Kaori” with it’s tender strains of piano. The variety of Perfume’s expressiveness is clear in the contrasting styles of these songs. We talk to the girls about this amazing single.

Is it a miracle? Was it thought out? The truth is...

--“Laser Beam” is a really great song.

Nocchi: Thank you. We wrote this song for Kirin’s “Chuhai Hyouketsu” [alcoholic drink] commercial, which is why the lyrics have phrases like “Minoru kajitsu ga mizu wo hajiite” [“The fruit flicks through the water”].

--The phrase “Kokoro wo shuwari to tuskisasu no” [“It pierces my heart with effervescence”] is very impressive.

Kashiyuka: We wanted to give it a fizzy nuance. (laugh)

--(laugh) The song has a futuristic feeling, but the sudden sense of reality that you get from the line “Ground ni tatsu kimi no sugata ga” [“Your figure as you stand upon the ground”] is also very interesting.

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GK PV Play: Sight, Sound, Touch, and Smell Edition

Many music videos are released every month in Japan to promote the latest single or album coming out. Though we often talk about the music videos that accompany the music we review, some PVs slip through the cracks. This week we task our lovely writer with the difficult job of reviewing some of the recent vids to make their way all the way from Japan to our computer screens in the US.

Perfume - VOICE
KEN - Solitary Stroll
AI - Nemurenai Machi
Nakashima Mika - Ichiban Kirei na Watashi wo
Abe Fuyumi - Sora ni Mau

Written by Erin Grace

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Perfume Web Exclusive Interview Translation

Original: Oricon Style
Translator: Erin Grace

Perfume’s first single for 2010, “Fushizen na Girl/Natural ni Koi Shite,” will soon be released!  2010 is a critical year for Perfume, who face their 10^th anniversary – and 5^thanniversary of their major debut.  In this interview, who knows what girl talk will come up as they tell us about their thoughts on the new songs!?  

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Liner Notes of Perfume's newest album!

Perfume 3rd Album "⊿"

SELF LINER NOTES

CD DATA July 2009

Translator: J. Lee Warren

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