• Yuka Kawashima (2000–2001) Perfume ( パフューム, Pafyūmu) is a girl group from, Japan, consisting of ('Nocchi'), ('Kashiyuka') and ('A~chan'). The group has been signed with since 2003 and with since 2012. The group was formed in early 2000 inside young talent academy, and debuted with their first Hiroshima-local single ' released on March 21, 2002. A year later they moved to Tokyo, started to work with 's producer and released their first nationwide indie single, ' on August 6, 2003.

Polyrhythm (song). 'Polyrhythm' is Perfume's second single from their second album Game and 10th overall, as well as the first track on their. Crack Lanschool V7.1. However, it was not until 2008 where the group's seventh single 'Polyrhythm'. In October 2008, the Perfume First Tour 'Game' DVD was announced.

In 2005 they got a major contract deal with Tokuma Japan Communications, and released their major debut single ' on September 21. However, it was not until 2008 where the group's seventh single ', which was chosen to be the theme song of a recycle campaign by, that they started to receive major attention in Japan. The single peaked at number seven on the charts, becoming their first Top 10 single in Japan, and since then, all of their subsequent works starting with their eighth single ' have debuted within the Top 3 of the charts. Their first original studio album,, released on April 16, 2008, became their first number one album in Japan, and ', released on July 9, 2008, their first number one single. With roughly combined sales of both singles and albums, the group has sold over 4 million records, with 1.5 million albums sold in Japan alone as of March 2012. The group was formed with an original post- sound as it was popular during the years until their transition toward contemporary that incorporated elements of,,,, and. The group is also known for their heavily processed vocals, making clever use of, Harmony Engine, and.

Over the years, Perfume has been one of the most successful acts in Asian music. The group's musical structure has been identified as '. Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Activor. In 2012 the group announced that they had signed a global contract with, and that they expected to expand their horizons and 'go global'. Their sixteenth major label single ', released on August 15, 2012, was seen as a dedication to fans overseas. Their fourth studio album was released on October 2, 2013, and was soon followed by ' a month after, serving as the lead single for their fifth studio album, which was released on April 6, 2016.

Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Members [ ] Perfume members use their official nicknames on stage and TV rather than their real names. Current [ ] Stage name Birth name Date of birth Yuka Kashino ( 樫野 有香, Kashino Yuka) ( 1988-12-23) December 23, 1988 (age 29) Ayaka Nishiwaki ( 西脇 綾香, Nishiwaki Ayaka) ( 1989-02-15) February 15, 1989 (age 28) Ayano Ōmoto ( 大本 彩乃, Ōmoto Ayano) ( 1988-09-20) September 20, 1988 (age 29) Former [ ] Yuka Kawashima left the group in order to pursue her studies.

She later joined another group called Risky, and then attempted a solo career as Yuka. She graduated from the Hiroshima University of Economics in 2011. Nowadays she lives in Hiroshima and works at YNN47. Stage name Birth name Date of birth Kawayuka Yuka Kawashima ( 河島 佑香, Kawashima Yuka) ( 1988-11-05) November 5, 1988 (age 29) Name [ ]. Perfume's logo (2004-present) Because Ayaka Nishiwaki ('A~chan'), Yuka Kashino ('Kashiyuka'), and Yuka Kawashima ('Kawayuka') had the same Japanese character for 香 ( ka / kaori, fragrance) in their names, they named the group 'Perfume' (香水 ( kosui) in Japanese). The original name was 'ぱふゅ〜む' or 'ぱふゅ→む' written in with thirteen strokes.

Nishiwaki stated that they wished to follow the success of four-member dance group (thirteen strokes in uppercase), who trained. Due to Kawashima's exit and Ōmoto's entry, they gave a new meaning to this name. When asked why they chose it, Nishiwaki replied, 'The fragrance of perfume can soothe your feelings or make you feel happy. We aspire to be such artists.' In spring 2003, they moved to Tokyo and joined the management agency.

Then the management changed the group name to English. They wanted to keep the hiragana name associated with their heroines, SPEED, but eventually acquiesced. Ōmoto later said, 'The powers-that-be are scary.' History [ ] 2000-2003: Formation, early career development and local recognition in Hiroshima [ ] In 2000, Nishiwaki, Kashino, and Kawashima voluntarily formed the group inside young talent academy Actors School Hiroshima (ASH) run by TSS Production, a subsidiary of TSS-TV Co., Ltd., formerly called. However, before the group could even debut, Kawashima decided to pull out of the project as she left ASH (and later formed another group called Pinkies).