parfume

Okay I have to confess I LOVE PERFUME. There songs are great and energetic and that’s something I really need on my new job. It’s funny, cute and great electro/techno/jpop music. It’s electro but you also know it’s Japanese (and that is also a good thing people :P!). Also, I think they are cute xD! Especially Yuka (\(n.n)/)Well, I first heard their song Polyrhythm from a close friend of mine ^.^ and she told me the song reminded her of me and that it really suited me, and she was right! I fell in love with it ^.^ and I still have it on my I-Pod. Do you know how much fun it is when your in an overcrowded bus when everyone has a “I hate mornings” attitude and you listen to Perfume? It rocks!So.. please give them a chance because they are really good and lovely ^.^you will instantly love their voices and the beats, sounds and melody. The songs I really really love are; Polyrhythm, Baby cruising love (I so had to think of “Cruising” you know, like.. cruising..), Chocolate Disco, Macaroni and Game. I really got stuck with those songs so pardon me for not giving it a complete hearing. Though.. I’ve heard all songs those are the songs that really got stuck in my head. Here is some info on the band and how they got started.
Perfume (パフューム) is a female J-Pop and electropop group from Hiroshima, consisting of Ayano Ōmoto, Yuka Kashino, and Ayaka Nishiwaki, that debuted locally in 2001 (Ayano in 2003) and nationally in 2005. They call themselves the “Near Future Technopop Unit”.Since 2003 Perfume has been produced by Yasutaka Nakata, founder of the group capsule and the contemode label. From 2005 to 2008, Perfume has released six major singles.Perfume was formed in 2001 and originally consisted of Ayaka “A~chan” Nishiwaki, Yuka “Kashiyuka” Kashino and Yuuka Kawashima. Shortly after the band’s formation, Kawashima left the group to concentrate on her studies and was replaced by Ayano “Nocchi” Ōmoto.

Melody

melody. (Melody Miyuki Ishikawa) is a Japanese-American born and raised in Hawaii, where she attended Punahou School. She moved to Japan when she was 19 years old to pursue her singing career. She has three younger sisters, one of whom (Christine, who goes by the name Kuris) is also involved with the music industry in Japan. melody became most popular in Japan when her song "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz was used in a commercial for Mitsubishi Motors. She is also known for singing the hit single "Realize" which was the theme song for a Drama series called "Dragon Zakura", which debuted #6 on the Oricon charts.

melody.'s single "Lovin' U" was used in a Raycious commercial in 2006. The single included the B-side "Our Journey", which was the theme song for the 2006 movie Gen Yu Den starring Rena Tanaka, who also co-wrote the lyrics to the song. melody. made an appearance in a Japanese Subaru Forester commercial in Spring and Summer 2007, in which her single "Finding My Road", was used as promotion. In April 2007, she started hosting the English-language Japanese music show, J-Melo on NHK World TV. Her single, "Love Story", written by her sister Kuris was used in a drama series "Kodoku No Kake - Itoshikihito Yo" in Summer 2007.

melody. was casted as Yumi in Electronic Art's Need for Speed Carbon. Her song "Feel the Rush", written by her sister Kuris, was also used in the game.

It was announced in February 2008 that melody. would release her fourth album "Lei Aloha". The release came just nine months after "Ready to Go!" and had only one preceeding single "Haruka". The album was released on April 9th 2008. melody. stated that this album is about bonds. On October 8th 2008 melody. will release her first compilation album "The Best of melody. ~Timeline~". It will cover her singles from "Dreamin' Away" to "Haruka". In September 2008 it was announced that melody. will no longer be the host of J-Melo. Japanese singer May J. will take her place for the upcoming season.

melody. is friends with fellow Hawaii-born Japanese-American singer, Yuna Ito.