Laser Beam/Kasuka na Kaori

"Laser Beam/Kasuka na Kaori
レーザービーム/微かなカオリ"
Single by Perfume
from the album JPN
A-side "Laser Beam"
"Kasuka na Kaori"
Released May 18, 2011
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2011
Genre J-pop, electropop, chiptune
J-pop
Label Tokuma Japan Communications
Writer(s) Nakata Yasutaka
Producer Y. Nakata
Perfume singles chronology
"Nee"
(2010)		 "Laser Beam/Kasuka na Kaori"
(2011)		 "Spice"
(2011)
Laser Beam/Kasuka na Kaori (Limited Edition)
レーザービーム/微かなカオリ
CD+DVD cover

"Laser Beam/Kasuka na Kaori" (レーザービーム/微かなカオリ?, "Laser Beam/Faint Fragrance") is the eighteenth single of Japanese girl group Perfume. Due to Great East Japan Earthquake, the date of the release was suspended from 20th April, 2011 to 18th May, 2011.[1] The single was certified in May 2011 by the RIAJ as gold for physical copies shipped.[2]

Contents

Background

Laser Beam is used in Kirin Brewery's Hyoketsu ads since 2nd February, 2011. [3] Laser Beam was recorded during the latter days of January 2011. Originally, the song was to be only 15 second long for the ad. [4] Kasuka na Kaori is also used in the ad of "Kirin Chu-hi Hyoketsu Yasashii Kajitsu no 3%". [5]

Music video

Laser Beam

The music video was shot by Seki Kazuaki, in Yokohama on 11th, March 2011. A blackout caused from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake prevented them from continuing filming, and the music video wasn't completed. Filming was then slightly reduced two weeks before the release. [3][6] [7] The concept of the video was "female spies", which appears on the making-up and clothes.[4] However, the complete version of the video would later appear on the DVD included in limited edition copies of the group's third studio album JPN which was released on November 30.

Kasuka na Kaori

The director of the video is also Seki Kazuaki. The concepts are "moving poster", "moving photobook".[8] The video was shot on a field at the foot of Mt. Fuji.[8] Another version "Kasuka na Kaori -Special Video Clip-" was aired in MUSIC ON! TV only on 7th July, 2011.[9]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Yasutaka Nakata. 

CD
No. Title Length
1. "Laser Beam" (レーザービーム)  
2. "Kasuka na Kaori" (微かなカオリ "Faint Fragrance")  
3. "Laser Beam" (Original Instrumental)  
4. "Kasuka na Kaori" (Original Instrumental)  
DVD
No. Title Director Length
1. "Laser Beam (short ver.)"   Kazuaki Seki  
2. "Making of the jacket shooting"      

References

  1. ^ "Perfumeシングル、震災の影響で発売延期＆収録内容判明". natalie.mu. 1st April, 2011. http://natalie.mu/music/news/47159. Retrieved 2011-5-13. (Japanese)
  2. ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2011年05月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (May 2011)]" (in Japanese). RIAJ. June 10, 2011. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201105.html. Retrieved June 13, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Perfumeタイトル未定の新曲がキリン「氷結」CMソングに". natalie.mu. 19th January, 2011. http://natalie.mu/music/news/43652. Retrieved 2011-5-13. (Japanese)
  4. ^ a b TV Bros. Perfume column "Tachimachi Golympic Sen?". Tokyo News. 3oth April, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Perfume「氷結」新商品CMでふわっと香るひととき表現". natalie.mu. 23rd June, 2011. http://natalie.mu/music/news/51615. Retrieved 2011-7-8. (Japanese)
  6. ^ "Perfume's choreographer Mikiko's tweet". 11th March, 2011. http://twitter.com/#!/mikiko_san/status/46118180179017729.  (Japanese)
  7. ^ "Perfume's choreographer Mikiko's tweet". 11th March, 2011. http://twitter.com/#!/mikiko_san/status/46112036240900096. (Japanese)
  8. ^ a b "Perfume、本日5月18日発売の“微かなカオリ”のPV公開". 18th May, 2011. http://ro69.jp/news/detail/51436.  (Japanese)
  9. ^ "Perfume「微かなカオリ」PV、縦バージョンを1日限定公開". 29th June, 2011. http://natalie.mu/music/news/52122.  (Japanese)

External links

  1. Official Site
  2. Tokuma Japan Communications' Perfume Site
Perfume
Studio albums
Game · Triangle · JPN
Compilation album
Singles
Non album
"Sweet Donuts" · "Monochrome Effect" · "Vitamin Drop" · "Linear Motor Girl" · "Computer City" · "Electro World"
"Fushizen na Girl/Natural ni Koishite" · "Voice" · "Nee" · "Laser Beam/Kasuka na Kaori" · "Spice"
Digital releases
Twinkle Snow Powdery Snow
Other songs
Secret Secret · Juicy Fragrance · Night Flight
DVDs
Akihabalove  · Fan Service (Bitter)  · Perfume First Tour "Game"  · Budōkaaaaaaaaaan!!!!!  · Perfume in Happy de Ki ni Naru Chandelier House  · Perfume Second Tour 2009 "Chokkaku Nitohen Sankakkei Tour" · Perfume Live @ Tokyo Dome "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11"
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