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Plasma (Perfume album)

Plasma (stylized in all caps) is the seventh studio album by Japanese girl group Perfume, released on July 27, 2022, by Universal Music Japan sub-label Universal J and its imprint Perfume Records. The album consists of twelve tracks: five singles and their B-sides released between November 2019 and April 2022, plus four new tracks.

Plasma
Standard cover
Studio album by
Perfume
ReleasedJuly 27, 2022
Recorded2019–2022
Genre
Length46:55
Label
ProducerYasutaka Nakata
Perfume chronology
Polygon Wave EP
(2021) 		Plasma
(2022) 		Nebula Romance: Part I
(2024)
Singles from Plasma
  1. "Saisei"
    Released: November 29, 2019 (digital)
  2. "Time Warp"
    Released: September 16, 2020
  3. "Polygon Wave"
    Released: July 2, 2021 (digital)
  4. "Flow"
    Released: March 9, 2022
  5. "Sayonara Plastic World"
    Released: April 29, 2022 (digital)

Background

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After the release of the group's third compilation album Perfume the Best: P Cubed and embarking on their concert tour Reframe in 2019, Perfume released a digital single titled "Saisei" on November 29, 2019. The track served as the theme song to the Japanese movie adaptation of Murder at Shinji-so (屍人荘の殺人).[1] Perfume went on their eighth national tour Perfume 8th Tour 2020 “P Cubed” in Dome in February 2020, however, the last date was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On September 16, 2020, the group released the single "Time Warp" to commemorate the group's fifteenth major-label debut anniversary.[2] On July 2, 2021, Perfume released another digital single titled "Polygon Wave".[3] This was followed by the group's first extended play Polygon Wave EP on September 22, 2021. The EP contained four versions of the song Polygon Wave, two new songs, and a concert intermission track. Despite the aforementioned pandemic, Perfume went on for more concert tours in Japan through the Polygon Wave Tour in 2021 and 2022. Perfume released a new single "Flow" on March 9, 2022. The song was used as an ending theme to the TBS Japanese drama Fight Song.[4] A day before the release of "Flow", the album release was announced, slated for a summer release. On April 29, Perfume released a digital single titled "Sayonara Plastic World". The song served as the theme song for the NHK program Minna no Uta from April to May 2022.[5] The digital single debuted at number 14 of the Oricon Digital Singles chart.[6] On May 31, the album release details were announced. The album's title track, "Spinning World", was released on July 15, 2022, along with its accompanying music video. The song debuted at number 45 of the Oricon Digital Singles chart.[7]

Composition

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According to Perfume's management Amuse, Inc., Plasma is an urban electropop album containing tracks from various genres such as city pop, bass music, pop-rock, and funk, with the entire album being "suitable for a change of pace in driving".[8] Like all of the group's albums, all the songs were written, arranged, and produced by Yasutaka Nakata.

Commercial performance

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Plasma debuted at number three of the Oricon Weekly Albums chart, selling 42,579 copies in its first week of release.[9] This became Perfume's first studio album not to top the said chart. However, Plasma debuted and peaked at the top spot of the Oricon Weekly Digital Albums chart with 3,033 downloads.[10] On its second week, it dropped to number 19 in the Oricon Weekly Albums chart with 3,330 copies sold.[11] It went further to number 32 the following week with 1,966 copies.[12]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Yasutaka Nakata

Plasma track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Plasma"2:04
2."Time Warp" (v1.1)2:52
3."Polygon Wave" (original mix)4:33
4."Saisei" (再生)4:43
5."Spinning World"4:00
6."Mawaru Kagami" (マワルカガミ)3:53
7."Flow"3:04
8."Mugen Loop" (∞ループ)4:17
9."Drive'n the Rain"6:16
10."Hatenabito" (ハテナビト)2:57
11."Android &" (アンドロイド&)4:13
12."Sayonara Plastic World" (さよならプラスティックワールド)3:56

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "Perfume、メジャーデビュー以降の全MV使用した「再生」ミュージックビデオ". Natalie Music. December 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "J-pop Trio Perfume Talk New Single, Look Back on Coachella Performance & More". Billboard. September 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "Perfume return with groovy single 'Polygon Wave'". NME. July 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Perfume Announces CD Single 'Flow' Due March". Billboard. January 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "Perfume、新曲「さよならプラスティックワールド」ラジオでフルサイズオンエア SNSではリリースカウントダウンも (in Japanese)". Real Sound. January 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "週間 デジタルシングル（単曲）ランキング 2022年05月09日付（2022年04月25日～2022年05月01日）". Oricon. May 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "週間 デジタルシングル（単曲）ランキング2022年07月25日付（2022年07月11日～2022年07月17日）". Oricon. July 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "Perfume - Album「PLASMA」（通常盤）". ASMART. May 31, 2022.
  9. ^ "週間 アルバムランキング 2022年08月08日付（2022年07月25日～2022年07月31日）". Oricon. August 3, 2022.
  10. ^ "週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2022年08月08日付（2022年07月25日～2022年07月31日）". Oricon. August 3, 2022.
  11. ^ アルバムランキング 2022年08月15日付 （2022年08月01日～2022年08月07日） [Weekly CD Album Ranking for August 15, 2022]. Oricon. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  12. ^ 週間 アルバムランキング 2022年08月22日付（2022年08月08日～2022年08月14日） [Weekly CD Album Ranking for August 22, 2022]. Oricon. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  13. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-08-08" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  14. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2022-08-08" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  15. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2022/08/03 公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  16. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-07". Oricon. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  17. ^ "Oricon Top 100 Albums: 2022". Oricon. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  18. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year-End 2022". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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