The Bonkurasu Brigade

So I’m already back from my Japan Trip for more than half a week now. Rushed through several areas with work, taking a breather here and there. Pictures up! Well, some.

In any case, this blog post is about my Perfume Journey. You might say it’s akin to ‘Senti’s Journey to the North’ (reference from Journey to the West folklore) , from Tokyo all the way to Sapporo.

(For those who have went for the tour too, do correct me on some of the details I speak of, since my brain floated off elsewhere as I watched; the euphoria was too much XD)
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So it seems that Perfume garnered 2nd place in Oricon monthly charts for the month of July! Good job, girls! I have no clue on how to pronounce the name of the dude who get #1 lol. GreeeeN got 3rd, while MJ got 5th place.

First up, I’d like to clarify that the following review comes from a Japanese blog over here.

Meanwhile, here’s the set list from the Toda show:

SE:Take off
01.NIGHT FLIGHT
02.エレクトロ・ワールド Electro World
03.Dream Fighter
04.love the world

MC

05.Zero Gravity
06.マカロニ Macaroni
07.SEVENTH HEAVEN
08.Kiss and Music

転換SE:Speed of Sound (costume change)

09.edge（?-mix)
10.シークレットシークレット Secret Secret
11.baby cruising love
12.I still love U

MC

13.ワンルーム・ディスコ one Room Disco
14.ジェニーはご機嫌ななめ Jenny ha Gokigen Naname
15.チョコレイト・ディスコ Chocolate Disco
16.ポリリズム Polyrhythm
17.Puppy love

EN.
01.パーフェクトスター・パーフェクトスタイル Perfect Star Perfect Style
02.Perfume
03.願い（Album-mix） Negai

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As I found out that I can dig out more of my savings to fuel my ‘otaku’ needs, I opened a link that leads to Perfume’s concert merchandise.

And that’s the end of my savings. ;_;

And to think that I could use that money to get Minorin merchandise… Looks like I’ll have to scrap the thought of buying that Blu-Ray ;_;

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The DVD box set cover

A 3-DVD compilation of ‘behind-the-scenes’ footage of Perfume’s shows, ‘HAPPY!’, ‘Kininaru ko-chan’ and ‘Chandelier House’ will be on sale at the end of September.

2009/09/25 Release!!
3DVD Box set ASBP4465 9,870 yen

【3枚組DVDの構成詳細】
Chandelier House – 2DVD
HAPPY! + Kininaru Ko-chan – 1DVD

So yeah, my plan to whack some concert merchandise while I’m in Japan slogging with fellow otakus for shirts and whatnot.

Yup, I’ll get both shirts.

And below is the limited to 1619 shirts version.

I’ll only get both colors; I don’t really care if my orange colored shirt is the limited version or not.

Besides those, I have lightsticks to buy, and Perfume’s concert merchandise. Pity nothing and no news regarding that.

Also, I’m on very tight budget, so woe is me. Concerts, travel and concert merchandise form 70% of my expenditure (the remaining 20% on lodging and 10%, food)

Yes, I finally have a chance to live the final chapter of my dream; to watch Perfume perform ‘live’!!! Apart from heading to Animelo, I’ll be going to Sapporo for Perfume’s concert as well. Bought out the tickets through YAJ. Bid link is in the picture.

Now I just need to eat like a pauper to save up for concert merchandise…… orz

With the last episode of Chandelier House, comes with the news of the show’s DVD release news! As usual, the Perfume-tard in me will gladly lap it up. There goes another substantial portion of my savings, with 2 more big holes(Minorin photobook and Blu-Ray Parade) coming in August, and a UBER BIG one at end August ;_; (Japan Trip)

The actual release date and cost of the DVD will only be revealed on July 10th.

Here’s a translation done by taka02 from Perfume City Forums:

['Friday' (2009, July 3 issue) article]

“In the middle of May, a little past 10:00 p.m. in Sangenchaya, Setagaya Ward. There was a quiet cafe at a corner of a residential area. In front of the terrace facing the street, a tall man was talking into a cell phone.
Five minutes later, a woman came walking down the street leading from a thoroughfare to the cafe. It looked like a rendevouz. The gray one piece the woman was wearing was super short on the legs and, extending from under a white camisole over it, her long legs were conspicuos. Her clothing looked quite nudy from a distance, but didn’t show gals-like erotisism at all. Recognizing the man, her pretty eyes smiled through the glasses. Her expression was girlish, which made quite a contrast to her nudy clothing. She looked like a heroine from a moe[1] anime or an Akihabara style two dimentional idol. No wonder, since she was Yuka Kashino(20), also known as Kashiyuka from Perfume.
Meeting in front of the cafe, Kashiyuka and the tall man went inside through the door beside the terrace. They went into the only private room there was in the crowded cafe.

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Left : Nocchi/Omoto Ayano from Perfume Right : Atsushi Horie from STRAIGHTENER

Firstly, I got that rumour floating about with regards to the magazine ‘Friday’ that ‘revealed’ nocchi’s relationship with STRAIGHTENER’s vocalist through Perfume City forums, so this article from Tokyograph basically just sums it all.

My thoughts? even if they were to date, Atsushi looks decent and actually quite compatible with nocchi, looks-wise. But since the management (probably either from amuse or TJC) maintained that they are just friends, let’s just leave it at that. As much as my heart wished that they (Perfume) will continue on like this forever, I know for a fact that they would eventually need (yes, need; I feel so sad that they have no dating experience ;_;) to have a boyfriend soon.

Nocchi can’t be like toshiko or Yasutaka all the time; being single and trippy. 8D