Japanese No.1 techno pop girls unit, Perfume, who is also attracting attention from around the world, released their latest EP “Cling Cling” last week and now it is ranking on iTunes Electronic Album charts in various countries and regions worldwide.
Out of 4 brand new songs on the EP, Perfume created 3 music videos. “Hold Your Hand” lyric video is their very first lyric video which was made by having fans send in photos of their hands with lyrics written on them. Another video highlight is the title track “Cling Cling”. The oriental setting is beautiful and is very popular among international fans.
“Cling Cling” music video takes place in an underworld like place where all time periods and cultures seem to be mixed together. Very detailed setting, almost like a film, was created by a film production designer, Yohei Taneda who directed the latest Gibli film “When Marnie Was There”.
To commemorate the release of “Cling Cling”, Perfume brought and re-created the set from the music video in Harajuku Astro Hall and did a live stream from there on July 14th. Despite the time differences in different parts of the world, there were many access from various regions including the US, UK, France, Taiwan and Korea.
Perfume’s music videos on YouTube have been accessed by fans in 194 regions around the world. Their official English facebook is also full of comments in many different languages.
In the fall, Perfume will be hitting the US, EU and Asia for their 3rd world tour. There are many comments on facebook from the US fans who were eagerly waiting for Perfume to come to their homeland.
Tickets for Perfume’s November 9 Hollywood Palladium show are available now at LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.com, at Ticketmaster retail outlets and via charge-by-phone at 800.745.3000.
Perfume visited Asia (4 countries) in 2012 and the EU (3 countries) in 2013 for their all SOLD OUT world tour. Their latest full album “LEVEL3” was released on CD format in 15 countries outside of Japan. The album was also released digitally around the world and ranked in top 10 of iTunes Electronic Album chart in 19 regions including the US and Canada. (No.1 in 4 countries) With strong demand from a label in Netherlands, “LEVEL3” was also released on vinyls in the EU. US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy has been a big supporter of Perfume. Ms. Ambassador and her family visited Perfume’s Tokyo Dome show last year.
In addition, “Perfume FES!! 2014” in Seoul, Korea, which was originally scheduled in April and was cancelled due to a ship wreck accident, is now re-scheduled in October.
Perfume will be hitting the road for their nationwide arena tour in Japan starting August. DVD of their EU tour “Perfume WORLD TOUR 2nd” is also confirmed for a release in the fall.
New EP ”Cling Cling” available now!
1. Cling Cling
2. Hold Your Hand
3. DISPLAY
4. Ijiwaruna Hello
Buy it HERE.