Missed out on some things this past year? Here’s Perfume’s year 2009 in a fairly extended nutshell:

01 January:

- [02] Welcome to Chelsea Hotel drama pilot airs

- [16] Perfume 20-Year-Old’s Challenge〜Dream Fighter〜 NHK Documentary airs

02 February:

- [15] A~chan turns 20-years old; all the girls have “become of age”

03 March:

- [19] Begin MC regulars for MUSIC JAPAN

- [25] OneRoom Disco 9th Major Single Released

- [28] Perfume’s Kininaruko-chan Season Finale

04 April:

- [11] Perfume’s Chandelier House variety show begins airing

- [22] Perfume BUDOUKaaaaaaaaaaN!!!!! Live DVD Released

- [29] New ESKIMO pino CM airs, feat. Perfume’s NIGHT FLIGHT; pino airlines Mileage Campaign begins

05 May:

- [09-10] DISCO! DISCO! DISCO! 2Days Live @ Yoyogi Olympic Stadium

06 June:

- [11] Nocchi’s Friday boyfriend scandal w/STRAIGHTENER lead vocalist begins circulation

- [~17] Kashiyuka’s Friday scandal w/fashion photographer begins circulation

- [22] Yahoo! News runs sensationalized news claiming A~chan’s depression

07 July:

- [08] ⊿ (Triangle) 3rd Album Released

08 August:

- [07] Triangle 2009 Tour Begins

09 September:

- [20] Nocchi turns 21-years-old

- [25] Perfume in Happy of Kininaru Chandelier House DVD Variety TV Box Set Released

10 October:

[29-30] Final Leg of 2009 Tour @ Yokohama Arena

11 November:

(A bunch of concerts and events)

12 December:

- [17] Perfume Livefolio Released

- [23] Kashiyuka turns 21-years-old

- [31] Performs at 60th Kouhaku UtaGassen; 2nd year in appearance

Although there were plenty of other performances, TV appearances, and events that occurred, I only mentioned the ones I think were memorable and made an impact in the Perfume community. A bit less active music production-wise compared to 2008, but the number of live events/performances nearly doubled, as well as juicy scandals in print–a rite of passage signaling Perfume’s celebrity status perhaps.

With a new year comes a clean slate for Perfume. Can you believe the girls celebrate their 10th anniversary in the business in 2010? Let’s hope for only the best this year!