Looks like Perfume will be going back to basics with their newest single, slated for a 4/14 release. It has confirmed to be entitled ｢ナチュラルに恋して｣ or Natural ni Koishite, which is a new CM song for NATURAL BEAUTY BASIC. The CM will go on-air 3/10, so keep your eye’s peeled!

What do you guys think about this fresh, non-techno look?

[Edit] Before it gets deleted, check out a preview of the CM on YouTube with A~chan’s version and Nocchi’s version.

All the CMs have been released, and just in case you haven’t seen any of them, you can view them right on NATURAL BEAUTY BASIC’s website. It contains each of the girls individual shots and one together all in one video! What do you guys think?

[Edit 2] Download a 95 sec. preview here.

As they rightfully are allowed to do, since the songs were illegally uploaded onto the iTunes Store for international customers to purchase around January. One could tell it was obviously illegal since it was uploaded under the label “Tukuma Japan Communications”, as opposed to Perfume’s official label Tokuma Japan Communications, and various song titles were purposely misspelled.

Today, their staff put up a notice on Perfume’s official site, stating:

Recently, between late January ~ early February, some songs from Perfume’s GAME album and Indies era songs were illegally available on iTunes under unauthorized distribution.

After the incident, information was disclosed to Apple iTunes to initiate an investigation. Ultimately, we have confirmed that an overseas record label has uploaded the music without permission. Although the music has been already removed, Tokuma Japan Communications and Amuse Inc. will collaborate to prepare appropriate legal actions.

In addition, in regards to the iTunes Store content purchased on iTunes, to acquire a refund from the iTunes Store, you may contact the iTunes Store via their customer service page e-mail form below.
http://www.apple.com/jp/support/itunes/contact.html
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience, and we ask for your continual support of Perfume.

It’s good to see that the illegal uploads were taking down, especially since people were paying for it and the profits were not going where it was supposed to. However, it also goes to show how much fans want Perfume’s music to be openly distributed–not just in Japan but all over the world. capsule’s music is already on iTunes, albeit on a different record label, but hopefully Perfume’s music will be available on some kind of legal download site for the world to listen soon.

Every year CDTV has conducted a poll containing the viewers most wanted boyfriends/girlfriends around Valentine’s Day. This year, all of Perfume claimed a spot in the Top 20 countdown.

At #16 we have Kashiyuka,

At #9 we have A~chan,

And right after, we have #8 as Nocchi!

You can view the complete countdown here

via YouTube

Once hosted on Amuse’s server has now switched over to their own web server: http://www.perfume-web.jp/

Probably because of the recent server downtime Amuse experienced, a flurry of Perfume fans gave them beef about their lack of Perfume for the several days it occurred, but now it should not be happening again.

Several changes include a brand new layout, from the previous starry night/matrix black to clean-cut white (and no more cheesy flash intro). The “REPORT BLOG” is changed to “MANAGER BLOG”. Their PTA fanclub also got a makeover, but of course only members can see the changes.

We’ll miss the funky old site, but the new one is easier to read and more professional-looking. Please support Perfume with their new website!

And by platinum, I mean a platinum certified record for selling over 250,000 copies! Also, their BUDOUKaaaaaaaaaaN!!!!! Tour DVD received gold certification (100,000 copies) as well. This news was announced in their recent PTA video.

A big congratulations to the girls for achieving this milestone in their career!

[Edit] Updated unit count under RIAJ standards, sorry for the inconvenience. Thanks to Japanese Boy for the tip!