Perfume General #56

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i'm going to up pta8 later today

First for nocchi is an anti social autist that hates her fans.

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>>15796386
>>15796406
PTA 8
https://mega.nz/#!VJMylbAJ!1mBr93CjlLzh6uaQIKsAG5nKD4q-LNfmwZREoLRNTek

4th for thread was made too soon

I was looking for reactions to the gigs online and I saw a tweet that mentioned Babymetal. I didn't realise Babymetal are Amuse too. Apparently they're opening for Red Hot Chilli Peppers. That's nuts.

I wonder how Perfume feels about that? It's like they have to work to the bone to achieve their success and then a blatant gimmick that surely can't last comes along and explodes in popularity.

>>15796991
>I didn't realise Babymetal are Amuse too.
Really? I thought it would be pretty obvious when Perfume reused the Babymetal's Karate choreo for Flash that it was the same people behind the scenes.

I'm fine with Babymetal, I went to both their and Perfume's tour this year and they are both great for totally different reasons. I think Su is legitimately talented at what she does whether it's a gimmick or not. At this point I think they've proven their not just a trendy gimmick, they have only gotten more popular over time and are breaking records left and right. Shit like Ladybaby is an actual gimmick.

Perfume will always be my favorite group without question, but I think Babymetal is pretty unstoppable right now, they might end up getting to MSG before Perfume does.

>>15796991
>a blatant gimmick

because an "electro-pop." idol group is not a blatant gimmick in itself as well
you newfags are so dumb when it comes to your rationale

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>>15796991
Perfume and Babymetal sound nothing alike.

The audiences at the Perfume shows and the one Babymetal concert earlier this year in NYC could not have been more different.

>>15797033
Su is an imperialist, but I want A-Chan to have her dream come true first :3

I had to keep myself from crying when I was on the subway and on the plane just thinking about the tours. Especially when A-Chan looked at me for like 4 seconds during star train that's a strong strong moment

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>>15796991
>It's like they have to work to the bone to achieve their success
Like what? In the west? They haven't done anything. They are just trying to coast off their Japanese success.

BM paid their dues by performing at a bunch of major metal festivals. Before then the media was highly against them and now they are the darlings of the metal world.

Perfume SHOULD be kicking BM's ass in western popularity, their music is a lot more accessible, but BM is actually making the west a priority, arguably more so than Japan.

also, Literally new: the post

>>15797249
She looked at me and giggled I bet she was bullying me in her mind

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>>15796991
>I didn't realise Babymetal are Amuse too

Ban this liar

>>15797256
Would be funny if she actually was bullying me
>haha look nocchi, we made him cry

>>15797281
>haha look nocchi, we made it into some creep's internet fantasy

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>tfw you'll never sit with a-chan on your front porch on a warm summer night watching the glowing stars, unconstrained by oppressive city lights
>you'll never sneak quick glances of her soft lips as she stares upwards, far too curious about her place in the universe to notice
>she'll never catch you doing it eventually, giving you a friendly punch on the arm in an attempt to hide her flushed, embarrassed cheeks
>she'll never look down at her feet and ask shyly "are you happy?" knowing that you've had a bit of a rough year
>you'll never stare at her silently for a moment and reply: "yeah, i think so."
>you wont ever have an extended silence, not of awkwardness, but of contemplation
>she wont ask: "do you ever think about your place in the world? in the universe?"
>"i think mine's right here"
>"baka i didn't mean literally!"
>you wont ever laugh at her innocence
>you'll confess one day

>>15797348
Nice to see you again faggo

>tfw I brought my mom to the gallery to see the dresses and she called nocchi my future wife even though I like kashi
w t f

>>15797396
It's too late bro! Nocchi is all yours now! haha

>>15797396
Good luck m8

>>15797396
>gallery
That was like the pre hype before the show for me, I was in the spring of life room for 10-15 minutes just enjoying it. Kind of wish I went again, but I turned into a poorfag after spending too much money in nyc, bought merch but wish I could have bought a shirt too

>>15797461
The gallery was great, wish I got to spend more time there myself. Should have brought some measuring tape too (not really..)

I was a bit sad that by the time I got there they were all out of tshirts in my size but I'm pretty sure you can get the PTA fanclub one online if you're a member

so glad I go to to see nocchi in person

>>15797531
> saw nocchi in person
Uwotm8?
But yeah it's a wonderful place, second to the actual concert :3

>>15797542
I guess I worded that weirdly, I mean to see her live in concert, I didn't run into her or meet her up close unfortunately.

>>15797531
I got there 15 minutes after they opened and all they had left were L and XL

I got L anyway and it seems t be japanese size so its more like a medium, worked out.

>>15797560
True, desu this made me hold back tears a moment lol just thinking about that moment in the first show when the intro started and the wall rose and they were up there looking badass. ;_;

>>15796991
RHCP actually asked BM to join them on tour after watching them perform at a festival they both played from the side of the stage. They actually get a lot of big artists watching them regularly.

Perfume should try getting in on edm festivals. Only thing that worries me is if people don't take to lip-syncing but otherwise I think they would play well to that kind of crowd.

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>>15797301
>creep

hi /adv/

>>15797234
Except I know a ton of BM fans that are also Perfume fans. I went to both shows myself, so I wouldn't be surprised if theres a decent amount of cross-over.

>>15797794
True, I met some Japanese people on line who also saw BABYMETAL earlier this year.

>>15797864
I wore my BM shirt to the Perfume show on Saturday, and saw like 4-5 other BM shirts there as well. And a few people without the BM shirts threw up the BM's 'Kitsune sign' at me too so I assume they were fans.

So I'd say its a decent cross-over.

I'm someone who hardly listens to EDM but theres something about Perfume I just love all their songs, they're really calming(except for the amazing hype songs) and they help me relax.

>>15797794
Not the guy you're responding to, but when I went to Babymetal it was a lot of teenagers in skinny jeans and metalcore shirts and old men that I'm pretty sure aren't into perfume, whereas the perfume show was mostly flamboyant fags, girls, and autists. Probably the autists crossover.

>>15797897
I saw some really tall guy with a long beard and long hair with a Metallica shirt on at the Perfume concert, I shit you not. So those 'Old men I'm pretty sure aren't into perfume' might not be 100% true. :p

>>15797897
I'm a punk and I went to both shows

>>15797908
Oh I seen that guy too. He kinds stood out.

I think if you go to a babymetal concert and ask people if they are into perfume you're gonna get a lot of "huh" responses, but the other way around and you'll probably find a good amount.

>>15797908
One idiot went to both so what?

Babymetal has over a million western fans.
Face it Perfume is shit, and Babymetal is the apex group in the entire world. The first ones to go MSG will be Babymetal and all Perfume fagboys should kill themselves.

There is some crossover but by and large the people at the shows are pretty different. BM shows are mostly metal people and that definitely isn't the case with Perfume. A lot more Asian fans for Perfume too.

>>15797943
A bigger crossover I've seen is with Kpop fans. You're more likely to see a kpop fan at a Perfume show then at a BM show.

>>15797957
The group next to me struck up a conversation about kpop management and the golden age of kpop together so I believe you

>>15797348
Damn anon this is on a whole 'nother level

>>15797957
I could see some of that. But I also heard two older women behind me talking about Babymetal expressing her disappointment as missing them recently. Most Perfume fans seem to be fans of Japanese/Asian music in general. I think that's less the case with BM.

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>>15797348

The show was surreal, wish I could line up again next weekend.

I understand that they want MSG as the feather in their cap, but then they should've had a different strategy from the beginning, instead of being tsundere with international fans.

>>15797794
I'm one desu, I don't know who I'm more a fan of right now either :|. There's some people who wear Babymetal shirts to Perfume concerts

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>>15797348
Fuck.

And I thought I was bad for getting sad that they won't even remember face or even know my name.

>>15797348

stop fapping and go after girls anon
you can do it

I'm man enough to admit that I didn't get any winks, smiles, or blown kisses from perfume. As far as they noticed me, I was just a face in the crowd. But I saw perfume in actual 3d real life, so I'm content.

>>15798614
Most people that say they did are delusional t bh

It's a dark room with numerous people all around you

>>15798626
All you have to so is be in the front 3 rows and you'll get direct eye contact and smiles all day long. Especially when they see you singing along or doing the choreography with your hands.

>>15798639
sure laddy, it's possible but you don't know for sure.

Ever have that moment when you are confused someone is trying to get your attention then you realize it was a person beside/behind you?

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>>15797939

>I have no idea what subjectivity is and I will prove it to everyone!!!1!

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Well the party is officially over, it was fun =] really hoping they repeat the US tour next year
I'm surprised the pencil made it without even the point being broken but happy it did

>>15798812
Never did see that candy guy, got the pin though.

>>15798833
Nice. I tried to get a blue one too but he only gives everyone 1 pin

>>15798871
Did you get that WT3 (idk why WT3) sticker the one guy was giving out?

>>15798874
No I never saw those, maybe it was during that first day at a time I wasn't around

>>15798874
I was was in the third section in line on both days and I don't remember seeing that one must have been in the back of the line.

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>>15798892
>>15798925
I got it (above the we are perfume blu ray) it was around 3:30 or 4pm Sunday I think, I was by the music store at that point.

>>15798946
Ooh. I saw an entire bag full of those near the front when the line was getting condensed. They didn't seem to make a big effort in passing those out, at least not as much as the bro-tier pin guy

>>15798946
That sticker is pretty nice, I have the hurly burly encore card somewhere too. Wish I bought the We Are Perfume DVD but I turned into poorbro by that time and couldn't spend 30 bucks, next years DVD I'm 100% buying though. Yeah I was around most of the day Sunday he never came toward the front of the line I guess, maybe just handed them out to nearby newfound Perfume friends

>>15798946
They sold the bluray at the show?

feelio when nocchi and i held eye contact for the first few minutes of star train

we're getting married next week

>>15798985
I got it at the gallery as soon as they opened, not sure if they had it at the venue as well.

>>15798946
>>15798812
what's that horizontal cosmic explorer thing? and what's the shiny silver one?

>>15799001
>what's that horizontal cosmic explorer thing?
They gave them to people who bought CD's, maybe bluray's too?

>>15799001
Oh the shiny one is Perfume world tour stickers

>>15799001
The silver thing is the cosmic explorer crew report which is basically just a photobook with an interview in the back.
>>15799011
It's like a folder for paper, they gave it to me because I bought the crew report. They put a sheet of paper with the translation of the interview on it in the folder and handed it to me.

>>15798990
Lies. Nocchi's eyes rarely rested on one spot, and she didn't like to look at the front rows while performing. She kept her eyes wandering toward the balconies, especially during Star Train. It's probably a thing of hers to deal with nerves/stage fright. If anything A-chan is the one constantly making eye contact with everyone, and Kashiyuka is subtle about making eye contact.

damn, i didn't even see the crew report or blu ray at the gallery. i would have got both. maybe they sold out by the time i went or were in between stock refreshes.

>>15798946
Man am I the only person that bought the Cosmic explorer vinyl?

>>15799021
The crew report was kind of hidden on a lower shelf on the other side of the shirts, you *might* have missed it.

>>15799026
Probably, I just feel really autistic about buying a record that was produced digitally for an analog format.

>>15799026
I bought it too.

>tfw no record player

>>15798994
Did you hold all that before the show? I wish they would hand stuff out after instead. It's shitty having to hold stuff for an entire concert and I always damage it because I'm not gonna stand still.

>>15799034
I don't even have a record player. I just find the novelty of it real neat. It's also real nice to frame and hang on the wall if the cover art is decent enough.

>>15799026
I wish I could, it was just too bulky for me to take with me though.

>>15799036
I bought CD's and don't think I intend to ever unwrap them. Just enjoy having it m8

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>>15799043
>tfw my hotel was 3 blocks away from the venue

>>15799051
Well you also paid for that hotel, and in that area too. Expensive as hell.

>>15799056
Fucking poorfags.

I was originally going to another one further away, but the price suddenly dropped for the hotel, so I just took the opportunity. Probably because to the Hermine spook.

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>>15799063
>Tfw normfags on plane going home were talking about the "hurricane"

>>15799019
>she didn't like to look at the front rows

I'm pretty sure she winced when she looked at me LOL

sorry Nocchi thank you for a great show

>>15799050
tfw you buy Perfume merchandise, keep it in its original packaging and torrent that same shit.

>>15799056
I was in Hell's Kitchen and paid $300 for three days at a four star.

>>15799096
NY is pretty expensive overall, I paid 300 something for 6 days with someone on Airbnb. Slept on a bed in a tiny New York kitchen and the apartment had like 2 guys living there. They mostly kept to themselves though, and after like the second day I was barely there at all anyway until it was time to sleep

Are there anons kind enough to seed PTA 1-6 please?

a-chan screwed up the NSWY choreography at the first NY show. she forgot what to do for a second then got an annoyed look on her face while catching up. anyone else notice

>>15796991
The main thing is that kobametal is pushing them really hard in the west and everytime you see BM on the japanese television they don't have that much presence in japan. Also the main thing for me is that the BM girls are fearless.
I love Perfume much much more but my impression is that while they are the nº1 group in japan they tend to take it very slow overseas. I guess that with age you become more self conscious and fearful.

>>15799183
I don't think that has anything to do with Perfume, but who is directly in charge of them and we don't even know who that is. I think even Nocchi said once that the people in power are scary.

In my opinion, Perfume is much more comfortable on this side of the globe. They can interact non-awkwardly while BM seem genuine uncomfortable with westerners. They just have different direct management.

>>15799183
Are you serious? They are plastered everywhere in Tokyo

>>15799019
We joke about Nocchi being an autist, but do you really think she suffers from nerves/stage fright? She can be awkward at times and certainly doesn't like to fraternize with fans, but the stage seems where she's most comfortable. For A-chan it's all about the connection with the audience, she loves the fans, but I think Nocchi prioritizes the performance above all else. She's not avoiding eye contact because it'll throw her off her game, she just doesn't care for it. Or at least that's how it seems to me.

>>15799209
Perfume Is much more stronger than BM in japan.

>>15799247
Not him and I agree but BM's latest album actually outsold Cosmic Explorer on the Oricon charts and they were released about a week apart.

I found that pretty strange.

>>15799230
Well Nocchi did say interviews that Perfume is everything to her and that it is the only place where she feels like herself.
I remember when the staff told them that they would perform on budokan for the 1st time, the only one who was not scared and looking forward to it was Nocchi.

>>15799123

Kashiyuka stumbled a couple times, and almost dropped the mic stand as well. It was too cute how clumsy she came off as.

>>15799230
Sorry I wrote it wrong. I meant more leaning toward focusing and not putting her attention on anything else. Which can seem "autistic" in a sense, but her dancing was the most flawless of the trio.

>>15799183
Momoiro Clover and AKB are way bigger than Perfume

>>15799260
Yeah, that seems about right, she seems to go into "the zone", she'd probably be content if her entire career was dancing in an empty room, unlike A-chan who is almost entirely dependent on feeding off the energy of the crowd.

>>15799281
Keep this non-idol please.
But i do find momoclo fun every once in a while, they have a lot of charm.

>>15799292
If Amuse trained their groups to go to the Olympics japan would have a shiton of medals.
It seems like everyone in Amuse can enter the "zone" is crazy i tell you.

>>15799294
They've referred to themselves as idols

>>15799306
Yeah but that was a couple of years ago and it was more like "yeah we don't really care what people call us". Or at the very least that was how i remember it.

>>15799314
I think they casually mentioned they were idols in conversation unprompted. I forgot who said it though.

this reminds me, nocchi recently said in an interview "i'm becoming an idol who likes to meet their fans" or something like that

lying slag

>>15799323
That might be relatively true. She does seem more approachable, but not as much as she was during the Pre-GAME era.

Still wondering what happened to her.

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>>15799330
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>>15799336
I'm starting to believe there was plastic surgery involved for all three girls. They looked too clean, too perfect live

>>15799330
>She does seem more approachable
Where have you been. She seems less approachable than ever after last week.

>>15799011
Did you only get it if you bought CE on CD? I bought Level 3 only and didn't get a poster.

Weird watching We Are Perfume because now I recognize a ton of people in it since I was standing right next to them.

>>15799015
Would you mind posting a pic of the thing you got with the crew report. I bought that too but they didn't give me anything extra with it, no translations just the book itself.

>>15799342
On stage-wise.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog%27s_dilemma

nocchi

Are there some DD links for the PTAs?

>>15799368
It's similar for Nocchi, but not exactly like that.
For Nocchi, everyone else has spikes, while she has nothing at all.

>>15799363
Here's some quick unedited pics
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>>15799314
"that was how i remember it."

classic newfag response. perfume is an idol group. ask any native jap.

>>15799391
Well it does seems like that doesn't it? I mean i can't remember her saying anything mean compared to the other two, even in a jokingly manner.

>>15799409
Electropop unit, that's what japanese tv keeps calling them.

>>15799409
Actually I don't think Japs consider them idols. They are just as afraid of being labeled otakus as people here so they try to justify liking Perfume because they say they are just a pop group. They don't have the stigma that idol groups do.

Meanwhile Babymetal are still viewed by idols and dismissed by the average person because of it.

Who /bust a nut and left it for the maid to clean up/ here?

>>15799051
taking the train to Penn Station is even better.

>>15799435
>tfw went to NY fir the first time and didn't use or even go down to the subway once

based personal hotel driver

>>15799420
they're not an idol group, although there is a bit of overlap. Perfume is electropop.

>>15799439
i just walked everywhere for 3 days

my legs are fucking sore as hell. at least i probably burned all of the calories i ate at five guys and wendy's

>>15797930
Yeah I agree with that for sure. More Perfume fans that also enjoy Babymetal, but not as many BM fans that enjoy Perfume.

Personally, I love both, and I normally only listen to metal. If it wasn't for BM i wouldn't have found Perfume either.

>>15799443
They started out as a clear-cut idol unit and are handled like one to this day and they referred to themselves as one. If you don't consider them as such, fine, but to state it as fact would be disingenuous.

>>15798213
Yeah I wore my BM shirt to the Perfume though because I only recently got into Perfume and had no merch to wear so I figured BM is considered their sister group so I said why not.

Guys OK GO said Perfume have since transcended idol into an artform and they are the final word on this matter.

>>15799465
they definitely started out that way, but they shifted away from the idol format. I think they're an electropop group that has some overlap with idols. it's debatable in their case.

>>15799484
Okay, that is a fair statement. But if they call themselves that, then that's what they are.

Also, electropop means nothing. Idol isn't a music genre like visual kei isn't. they tend to have similar music but it can be anything they want.

>>15799465
Yeah but when they refered themselves as an idol group was not recent at all it was a couple of years ago and the media keeps pushing the electropop unit thing pretty hard.

>>15799496
Like I said, Japanese people don't like to view them as idols because they aren't seen as legitimate. I think it's just politics. How much have they changed since then though? Why does it matter when they said it long after they changed their image already.

>>15799472
getting real tired of perfume shilling all these shitty american groups desu

>>15799494
wikipedia doesn't say they're idols, so I'm not convinced.

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>>15799500
>Japanese people don't like to view them as idols
perfume threads are on 2ch's idol board

>>15799508
That's interesting, but I'm talking about the average person in Japan.

>>15799508

don't bother, he's a retard with his own head canon

>>15799512
I've asked average Japanese in Japan and they said idol group. Let me guess, you got your information from reading some westerner's post on a website.

>>15799513
>head canon

this guy

and what are you talking about, his post supports my position.

>>15799518
No, I was told by Japanese people as well, but through the internet.

Nocchi - "We're too old too be idols, but we don't write our own songs like artists..."
Kashiyuka - "I try not to think about it"
A-Chan - "I'm honored either way"

>>15799531
Fuck, the blonde guy in the top right is literally everywhere. How does he do it?

>>15799531
me with the pink jacket and blue beanie

>>15799528
N:................... I think it’s a good timing for us to release an album [JPN] like this, although we’re getting a bit too old as an idol group and sometimes I’m wondering if it’s kind of hard to stay in the category already. (Laugh)
I’m wondering how we’ll be re-created next time rather than I feel we’ll have to change something. We need to think in a flexible way.
--- You mean Perfume’s been getting wider recognition?
N: Right.
--- Though you’re in a tricky situation as an idol group. (Laugh)
N: No no, we’re still an idol group! But if you see idol singers in TV shows like “Music Station,” they’re super idol-ish. (Laugh)
--- I know. (Laugh)

>>15799304
I've read that 2 of the babymetal members enter the zone very often, i think that's impressive. I didn't know nocchi could too.

>>15799538
A: A little while ago, I asked Nocchi "What is an idol?" She said " An idol is the one who does one's activities which fits the policy of a management company. And an idol also doesn't write lyrics nor composing music.". Then, we said like "Oh! That means we're definitely idols!" So we wrote our job as idols.
N: That's right. I've heard someone said it. I was explaining the diffference between "idol" and "artist".
A: Then, if one of us write lyrics, compose music and sing it, what would Perfume become?
K: We wouldn't be an idol any more?
A: And what if it is the policy of the management company?
K: If that's the policy of the management company, we would still be idols, I guess.
A: Then, that means one can still be an idol even if she write lyrics.
K: But if that's not the management's policy, she's not an idol.
A: (apparently repeating herself) But what if that's the management company's policy?
K: (apparently not so sure) I don't know.

>>15799544
>>15799538
http://www.perfume-city.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3120&start=1000#p306224

>>15799537
Still looking for you bro

>>15799536
never seen him before 2bh

the guy behind the pink haired girl looks like the fat cop from Heroes

i'd nail her btw

>>15799552
the fat cop?

>>15799556
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0342399/

this guy. maybe he wasn't a cop, i don't remember

>>15799531
Didn't the one guy who reported on this also say Nocchi was the least talkative and most distant?

>>15799552
I talked to while in line. He mentioned how he's been in every show for the US tour(s), to Tokyo Dome, Budokan, etc. and a majority of the tickets he got were won through PTA. I was calling bullshit until now that I've recognized him on the meet and greet picture.
Where does one get the funds to back all that traveling up?

>>15799543
I can zone out too. I have alot in common with Nocchi t.bh

>>15799563
Parents

>>15799563
Must be autism-bux from the gubment. All of it goes towards Perfume

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>>15799567
IT"S NOT FAIR

>>15799570
he touched all three of them!

how many times have they done a meet and greet in the modern era?

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>>15799571
END ME

>>15799575
Are you a member of the PTA?

>>15799574
2 in the west

X amount in Japan

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>>15799577
FOR 4 YEARS

>>15799531
our blessed warriors from the west
such a great gift to have been received
truly our ambassadors to Perfume

>>15799579
Never in Japan? When did they do the other one in the west? Hollywood Palladium?

>>15799592
two during first american tour and one in uk for world tour first

>>15799592
They've definitely done some in Japan, especially earlier in their careers, I'm just not sure of the number for recent times.

>>15799594
Yea, I know, by modern era I meant the repackaged Perfume.

>>15799446
>i probably burned all of the calories i ate at five guys and wendy's
>Not going to In-n-Out

It's like you want a-chan to cry

What was you favorite performance of the tour?

For me it was Baby Face. Story is close but I guess because I already saw it it wasn't as impacting.

Honorable mention for Navigate. That was a fucking intro.

>>15799834
did u do the hands?

also, the sunday night translator was better, but not perfect. he'd hesitate and Nocchi would act all encouraging like come on!!! do it!!! that was funny.

>>15799846
>did u do the hands?
What do you mean?

>>15799851
you said you liked baby face the most. I guess you weren't there in NYC.

>>15799860
What did they do?

>>15799863
you mean we

there was this choreography during the song where you'd do sort of a rolling motion to one side, then the other, then 1 hand up, then the other, then both down. it's kinda hard to describe.

>>15799871
They didn't sing sitting on the steps of the staircases?

>>15799881
no, not that I remember.

>>15799887
At all the whole show?

>>15799892
they might've, but I just don't remember right now. I don't think so.

>>15799907
Did they tell you to do that choreography and did they sing it in English with the lyrics on screen?

>>15799910
yea they sang alot of songs in english with lyrics onscreen.

they encouraged us to do that and other choreographies with them, it didn't take much persuading. the crowd was hype.

>>15799925
sounds like there was some variety then.

only thing is concerts are always a blur for me and I forget them quickly so I'm not sure if I'm crazy.

>>15799963
People here said that there was no difference between the performances but I guess the fact that LA didn't get drones should have made it obvious they would switch things up.

It's a shame they didn't promote the fact that they used drones but at the same time I think it was too simple. If they continue to use it they have to do something more impressive.

>>15799948
there was, for sure. I can remember most of it, although I know what you mean about the memory being blurry.

they spoke some english during their MCing. for longer talks they'd have someone translate. the first night a fat gay guy got to do it, he choked and got bullied by Achan. second night, an asian dude translated, he was better but not perfect like I said.

songs they played, off the top of my head: navigate, flash, baby face, chocolate disco, fake it, dream fighter, next stage with you, imitation world, fushizen na girl, pick me up, cling cling, jenny wa gokigen naname, star train

not in that order, although star train was last. I'm also forgetting a bunch.

>>15800016
lol you caught me when I was slightly changing my post. idk why that happens to me.

I agree, the drones were cool, but it was basic. it was nothing that amazed me like a giant ufo over my head.

saturday and sunday shows were mostly the same. I can't speak on how it went in the other cities.

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>>15799834
>favorite performance of the tour?

Next stage with you had most innovative routine. Complex enough to be entertaining by itself, but the complexity was subtle in a way that made it feel accessible to imitation. The metaphor of driving mad it that much more fun, and also strengthened the theme of the show!

Unbelievable!


>>15799817

There's no In-n-Out in NYC

>>15799467
>Not buying a Perfume shirt and supporting the preciouses

>>15799834
I loved it all desu
And yes the intro was great, I wish I could re-experience the first time time I saw them and the intro happened

>>15799846
I did the dances, it was wonderful

>>15799446
Yeah I got some good exercise too, good thing about NYC though is that it's doesn't have hills very much you have to walk up plus subways are usually not far away unless you're far north or far east. I only ate 1 meal a day on both days of the show, the day after the shows I was eating a lot lol. My feet are still pretty sore though, strange thing is that my abs are sore too, both are probably results from all the jumping at the show

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It was weird watching a music video for the first time after the show, it seemed like they were popping out of the screen now

>>15799834
I think NSWY was kind of special, because it's like during the middle of the show after a break when they interact with the crowd and it's neither a super hype song nor a song that makes me cry. It's just really nice and the lighting they use, it just feels like you're in a moment at that time that's going to last forever

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>perfume fans

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>>15800405
Kek

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A-chan is my waifu.

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>>15800509
That lighting doesn't do her face any favours, though.

>>15800509
We're monogamous sorry
There was a cute A-Chan look alike though you should have got her number

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A-chan is our angel.
Her sunshine smile will delete all troubles

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>>15800832
The beams of the counterattack against forehead bum !

>>15800654
;_; Thanks for this post
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkhn55li3TE

>>15800832
What's wrong anon? Is our pure and devoted love for a girl, who we will never get close to or know on any singular level of intimacy, too strong for you?

navigate + cosmic explorer was 10000/10

toumei ningen choreo in the medley was good. i want them to do the full song. nswy and miracle worker also had good choreo

the show was awesome

>>15800916
no

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Where my rainbow senpai at

>achan laughing at the gay cosplayers
>achan making fun of the faggy waiters at the steak house
>achan bullying the queer translator
as if we needed more proof that she hates the gays.....

>>15801111
>tfw I has to stand next to the transexual faggot with pink hair, platform shoes and a poofy ass spring of life costume all of sunday
kill me

At least the staff shit on him for recording

>>15801120
i enjoy watching people who think because they cosplay, they get more rights than normal people get shit on

>>15801111
can I get some context to this. I know she has done this before. but I just want more info so I can use it to piss off the facebook admin.

>>15801109
Bagel master race

>>15801120
Oh so that's what one of the security guys was pointing at, I saw a security guy point at someone but I was too mezmorized by Perfume to turn around

>>15801165
She doesn't like gays, she doesn't even call them gay, she calls them "other" like the faggot outfasts that they are
#pras #achan #fagfighter

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>>15801253
Praise the Achan :3

Everything was all right both nights :33
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWf3Zshd1d8

Achan from PTA corner :
"Boys!" (YEAH!)
"Girls!" (YEAH!)
"People different from them!"( yeah!)

>>15801672
I'm glad I'm not the only one who heard that

>>15801708
They please all people.

https://twitter.com/wrdkmc/status/773166743065726977

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>Imagine Perfume playing here
What would it look like? I like how the Hammerstein is all facing the stage but this would be 360 view
Who here is camping overnight if they do it and there's a standing area?

>>15801777
not sure why they're so obsessed with playing there

what's the big deal, I don't think anyone in the US cares about the Garden outside the east coast and basketball fans.

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>>15801777
Here's yer seat for the night

>>15801791
That's kind of true I wouldn't make a big deal of it either, but I do hope they achieve it since they've clearly said they want too. Madison Square Garden is pretty nice though. Personally for me of course I like venues where I can get closer but it will still be nice if it happened

>>15801795
That's kind of the set up I imagined because it has a capacity of 18000 people so it's quite a lot of space to fill, it would be doable if all their fans from Japan and the US showed up but that probably won't happen. And no I'm not going to accept sitting way up there lol

MSG costs a shit ton of money to run. they cant even sell out hammerstein and they think they'll make it to MSG, good fucking luck. maybe if they spend another year or two begging people from all over the world to fly in for a MSG show they can pull it off, or if they become meme-tier like babymetal

>>15801811
proabbly bait but bm is practically a younger perfume but with metal demon princesses as their gimmick while perfume's is hi-tech electro robots that don't sing live and have fake exaggerated high pitched voices but at least they can mc with the crowd without being awkward like bm

>Latest Perfume Locks
>They literally recorded themselves eating that pizza
hahaha
and once again a-chan starts crying

>>15801837
>a-chan starts crying
why

I love when she cries(out of happiness)

>>15801825
babymetal is popular in the west because they're the "haha wacky japan's at it again mixing cute girls with metal so funny xd" group

>>15801848
sure there is that element but actually it's because they performed at a whole bunch of metal festivals

there is just as much hate for them for that reason

perfume can get a lot of exposure if they try playing edm festivals

>>15801825
Well BabyMetal is young so give them time on the MC part, either way though I don't see them getting as much freedom as Perfume. BM is on some type of strict "We are real metal" stuff although they're still fun, Perfume is just a lot more free and fun. Also pop fans and metal fans are 2 different types of fans although some do cross over.

My comparison in the concerts is that BM is heaven with a little bit of hell (The fucking shoving and crowd surfers annoying you and sweat sauna from being packed together)

Perfume is just great, 100% heaven

>>15801861
<3 hashire star train

>>15801861
Alien Yuka is my favorite meme to come out of this NY visit.

>>15797908
Did you see the 3 middle aged white guys up in the second ring on the right saturday night? I couldn't tell if they were dads or what.

>>15801791
I've lived in CT and NY my whole life and I think MSG is an old piece of shit, I dunno why you'd want to play there. Yeah it's a big venue (the biggest?), but it feels stale as hell.

>>15801942
>the biggest

Not at all.

>>15799817
In-n-Out only exists west of the Mississippi.
NYC burger of choice is typically Shake Shack or Fiveguys

>>15801942
Because Perfume hasn't lived in CT and NY their whole lives, and the only other Japanese group to play there, to my knowledge, is L’arc-en-Ciel. Playing there is pretty lofty for anyone in the music scene, and it's very prestigious in the reputation it has in Japan.

>>15801942
>>15801954
Idk about biggest, it's cool because it's right at times square I guess. Oddly with all the days I spent in NY I never visited times square. Went other places on my free days and never made it, then the 2 days of the show I spent the whole day in line. Mainly the "name" of the venue and the fact it's on times square I guess is the big thing.

>>15801954
nevermind, I'm retarded, I saw NIN at the Barclay's Center, that place is massive, they should dream of playing there instead

>>15801961
I want Achan to be happy so plz let this happen =]

Also did any of you hear funny hypothesis people who passed by had on why we were waiting? Some people thought we were protesting something, another person thought we were waiting for wrestling lol

>>15801974
Barclay's center is nice and it's big, still though MSG is the more famous one

I'm still perplexed as to why they had 2 shows in NY that were exactly the same.
Were they testing the waters for their MSG dream? Was it for Blu-ray filming purposes?

>>15801991
Yeah I expected they would be different at least with one or 2 songs, I'm not complaining though 2 shows is better than one

>>15801960
Shake Shack fucking sucked, I waited 40 min in line to pay $6 for what tasted like a plain wendy's single.

>>15802031
protip: If they play Hammerstein again go across the street to Bistros, good chinese buffet there. Although expect to pay like 15 dollars for it

>>15801991
maybe they wanted to mix/match some footage for the blu ray in case something got screwed up

the first night had a-chan screw up the NSWY choreo and her dress had a long piece of string on it that kept unraveling until she went to the back and had them snip it for example

the 2nd show was flawless from what i noticed

>>15802044
Can't wait for next Bluray, also by the time they make the next Bluray maybe they'll have announced new tours :3

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Five Guys is god tier desu but they are expensive. i got a regular size fry, cheeseburger, and a drink and cost like $16+. fucking crazy but it's damn good.

>>15801983
One lady thought we were refugees.

>>15802053
>nocchi running away from fans
>nocchi hiding from fans
>seeing them live and she cracks me up the most during mcs

Sneaking into the top again tbqh

>>15802072
Lmao

Some homeless looking guy asked me, when I said "a concert for a group called perfume" and he responded "that techno shit?" I was very confused.

>>15802044
Yeah I noticed those two, as well as Kashiyuka stumbling in the first show while posing and almost dropping the mic stand in the second show.

How was Nocchi so flawless? The autism meme really is starting to come together.

>>15802079
Was it the same homeless guy that screamed along the line "Lined up for Perfume ain't cha all?!"?

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>>15801983
A few people stopped to ask me what we were waiting for. Every conversation pretty much went like this

>could you tell me what this line's for?
>uuuhhh perfume
>what's that, a movie?
>no a japanese group
>for what?
>music
>okay thanks

I guess I must look friendly and approachable instead of the anti-social autist that I am.

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>>15802078
>day 1
>nocchi points out a-chan and kashiyuka cosplayers in the crowd
>asks where's nocchi
>no response
>asks again
>no nocchi? ok...... ok.........

I just ate Wok to Walk, qt azns working there too

>>15802121
That's exactly the moment I was talking about. This happened in NY too??

Weird.

>>15802131
she was vindicated on day 2 at least because there were a couple nocchi cosplayers

she said they were sexy

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>>15802090
if you don't think nocchi is actually autistic, then you're not a perfume fan.

>>15802138
yeah

then she invited three audience members on stage and had a foursome

it was such a great display

three men with one japanese qt!

>>15802138
The way it happened when I saw them

>first two cosplayers called out
>only kashi and nocch on stage
>girls are cosplaying as ach and kash
Nocchi goes
>WHERE'S NOCCHI?!?!
in a flustered voiced while pouting and putting her fists on her sides
>crowd goes wild

>>15802147
she did say that tho.

>i'm not sexy. you're sexy.
t. nocchi

Retarded question, but what's the name of the that has their name flash in the background? It's Nocchi twice, A-Chan thrice and then Yukachan twice.

>>15802178
Jenny wa Gokigen Naname

>>15800832
>>15802224
Fuck off.

thinking about it, the setlist makes a lot of sense. gurun gurun and the 10th anniversary show were mostly about their old songs. the CE tour is about moving forward, so they only did snippets of their old songs in the medley, as well as 1 song from each of their eras:

jenny / pre-GAME
chocolate disco and polyrhythm / GAME (these two songs put them on the map so they're too important to only choose 1)
dream fighter / triangle
fake it / jpn
spending all my time / level3

i think they could have chosen some other songs here and there to mix things up and still have them fit in with the rest of the show. maybe they thought it's best to stick with the most popular ones.

>>15801837
is there a recording up on yt yet

>>15801863
This is one thing I see people suggest a lot that I don't think would work super well. While Perfume has a couple of bangers I don't see them working super well at an american edm festival like Noctural or Ultra or some shit. Their style just doesn't fit with the dj's that play there and the style of music.

Maybe they could pull it off if they only play certain songs from Level 3 and CE since those are more edm heavy than their earlier stuff

>one of the fags from OK Go kissed nocchi's hand
die

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I hope that's some sort of flesh-coloured lining in Kashiyuka's skirt. It's pretty weird to see Nocchi dressed like a housewife.

>>15802701
stick my dick innit

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>>15802679
Give me a name.

>>15802840
OK Go

>a-chan wanted to do MSG two days in a row this year
holy shit what was she thinking
maybe they weren't expecting to do so little in 2015 and planned to keep building towards this year's tour

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>>15802889
Choose carefully.

Justice will be done.

>>15802947
it was one of the fags on the right side, the one in front i think

>>15802932
I have a feeling that what A-chan wants isn't exactly what Amuse wants.
The PR department of Perfume is Perfume themselves. When Amuse OK'ed the push toward MSG, the filter on the girls was released and they were free to speak their mind no matter how impractical, as long as the comments are as innocuous as possible. Which will lead to the high shooting we've seen and the aggressive push the girls have been making toward their MSG dream.
They know their expiration date is looming, and A-chan may be the one most conscious of it all.

>>15802998
Actually it was the Amuse president who was so satisfied with the Hammerstein performance that he said they will be the ones to play MSG.

By that I assume he meant, from Amuse.

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>>15802987
People must learn they mustn't tread on an angel.

They will soon discover the woes of Icarus.

>>15803010
2014's performance or 2016's?

>>15802947
>>15802987
Do you think Perfume uses their real voice with them

>>15800184
I only recently got into them and didn't have time to get a shirt, I bought the ticket the night before the show because I wanted to see them so bad! :(

>>15803022
'14 of course.

The MSG push started before the US tour did through a couple western interviews.

>>15802998
she said it right in front of the chairman of amuse and he didn't seem surprised. i think something went wrong in 2015, they only released 2 singles, didn't tour, and took a lot of time off to do nothing. maybe it's because nakata was busy with other projects and mikiko was working with babymetal so perfume get brushed aside

they will probably do a tour next year with the final show at MSG. it will be sad as fuck if they can't fill at least 75% of the arena.

>>15803034
Source? Maybe I remembered it wrong but I'm pretty sure it's the Amuse executive's idea/dream.

>>15803038
the we are perfume documentary. it's right at the end when they were eating after the NY show

i just watched it

>>15803031
He definitely put terms on the agreement, like passing a certain revenue margin for the company or how well they'd sell in another US tour. Passing the terms would give Amuse the go ahead in putting in money for an MSG show.

This is probably the reason as to why there were 2 NYC shows along with the Gallery. To reach a certain quota set by the higher ups in order to convince them Perfume is worth investing in. Even if the president approves it doesn't mean he can just wave his hand and make it happen. They need the support, and they're sure as hell looking for it. This US tour is either an assessment or a recruitment campaign.

I imagine that if the MSG show is already green lit by investors, which it probably already is, then even then if the MSG show isn't considered a success in any way there may be dire consequences for Perfume.

>>15803080
Which is why MSG will be their farewell show, that way more then half of the people that'll be attending will be those who flew in from Japan just to catch their final show. At least that's the only way I can see MSG being a success in their current state.

>>15802947
all of them

>>15803080
It just feels incredibly naive to me. Like, seeing them try to bite off more than they can chew, it'd be like watching a car crash. If they hoped to go out in a blaze of glory and instead it's just a damp squib, surely it would crush them. They should be happy with what they've achieved already.

>>15803120
How would it crush them? It'd be their last show. They are already grateful for what they accomplished. It would be a disappointing turnout and then their career as Perfume is over. Their lives move on.

>>15803125
What I'm trying to convey is that regardless of the turn out, it would be their final show. There would be no point in being "crushed", just sad that their journey has been completed. The final turnout is inconsequential, there is nothing to lose or gain from it. They already made it to MSG and there is nothing after it.

Nice speculation. If they can pull off a legitimate MSG show it makes no sense to stop, unless the girls want to.

Babymetal fans thought they were biting off way more than they could chew by performing at Wembley Arena. They barely sold out a 5,000 capacity venue in London on the last day a year before. They ended up falling short of a sell-out but it was still a packed house and they broke the record for merch sales at the venue.

Like I said they need to play at EDM festivals. Can anyone else think of ways they can get exposure? Only lucky stuff like Pentatonix, Cars 2, and Ok Go can help but it's by chance. Wonder how they got in the i-phone commercial. They have connections, they need to use them.

Also, like I said it was the chairman. Why would A-chan aspire for MSG? What would she know about it? That's definitely something that an executive would want. Not saying it hasn't also become her goal.

>“The chairman of our management company never, ever complimented us before our New York show,” continues A~chan, “but when we got off stage he said, ‘You are the ones that are going to make my dream come true, to do a show at Madison Square Garden, and be the first Japanese artists to do it.’ We were really happy that his expectations of us were so high, so we’ve made it our mission to go for it from here on out.”

http://www.nylon.com/articles/perfume-nylon-september-2016

>>15803125
>Their lives move on
kek no

nocchi
>Perfume is everything to me. My whole life. Each cell in my body is made up of Perfume so it's my everything.

yuka
>Perfume is something big. Too big for me that sometimes I feel I'm not worth it.

achan
>I don't care much for anything else, but if Perfume were to break up--- I'd probably no longer be myself.

>>15803151
>Why would A-chan aspire for MSG? What would she know about it?
MSG is the most legendary arena in the world's most famous city, every artist knows what madison square fucking garden is

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>>15803120
They can easily get numbers close to pic related depending on how they go about it. MSG has around 18,000 seats, Tokyo dome has 55,000, and they need to fill up around 2/3 of MSG to get a successful turn out.
Though regardless of turn out it'll be a victory for them in every way possible, and they'll be part of the few Japanese artists to make it there.

https://www.axs.com/review-x-japan-deliver-a-remarkable-performance-at-madison-square-gard-23748

>>15803159
Yea, I don't think so, but even so it's a strange specific goal for her to have and I proved that it was thought up by the chairman.

Like I said, I'm sure she thinks it's some amazing accomplishment because of the chairman(and it would be).

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>>15801961
>other Japanese group

Also X Japan

>>15803181
That's probably why this meme started, X Japan were playing MSG only a few weeks before Perfume went to Hammerstein for the first time.

>>15803170
MSG is the kind of thing mentioned in small talk, and disregarded when brought up in any serious manner, especially in Japan. Support from the chairman is enough to bring a silly fantasy to a vivid dream to strive for.
Was playing the Budoukan also a strange goal?
Was Playing in the Tokyo Dome strange as well?

You don't seem to understand the prestige around MSG for a foreign group.

>>15803152
Okay so as soon as Perfume is over they cease to exist and their bodies evaporate.

kek no

>>15803204
Nocchi and A-chan will an hero.

>>15803212
And Yuka will marry me and become my OL wife.

>>15803212
At least Kashiyuka will finally go into JAV

>>15803197
>comparing Budokan and TD with MSG for a Japanese group

just stop

We already saw that it was the chairman's idea.

>>15802072
Refugees wtf
>>15802079
Yeah there was some funny encounters
>>15802105
Yeah for some reason the first day people kept approaching seemingly mostly me. I at first would explain it's a group called Perfume. After a while just shortened it too "a concert"

>>15802121
I felt bad for her on day 1 :(

It was funny how they threw around the word sexy though

>>15803218
perfume has already done everything in japan. if they want a new goal to aim for instead of spinning their wheels then MSG is practically the only logical pick.

>>15803181
See the fact that larcenciel sold out msg and x japan played there is proof enough it is reachable.

Neither of those bands are remotely popular in the US.

>>15803222
>calling the fat cosplay girl sexy
that's where she meme'd too hard

>>15803229
She meant it as showing too much skin

>>15803226
they are desu, l'arc en ciel has anime and final fantasy type fans to appeal to and x japan has always been kinda big with metalfags

>>15803226

Were the shows spread out too thin this time? Were the shows more packed for WT3 when it was just one show in LA and NY?

>>15803224
You're fucking stupid. The next natural step for Perfume is obviously Rungrado 1st of May Stadium. Only an idiot would want to go to Madison Square Garden.

>>15803224
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Stadium_Yokohama#Music_events

>>15803235
no one knows who the former are

x japan have some name recognition from old people but they never made it in America

>>15803243
>no one knows who the former are
They literally have more than twice as many plays on last.fm then X Japan

>>15803240
>Perfume performing in an open stadium

>>15803240
all of those groups are way bigger than perfume though, and they all ran the place for 2 days. that's not realistic at all for them. MSG is at least within the real of possibility and it's extremely prestigious, it's the best choice

>>15803030
Nice, I wish I would have sold my 1st row balcony seat ticket for the second show, I said screw the balcony and went to the floor anyway but I could have had some more cash in my pocket if I could time travel and tell myself a week before the show to sell it and get a GA ticket lol. Plus it slowed me down about 30 seconds because a security girl twice told me to go through the balcony door and I had to go up and then come back down and jet for the floor. Luckily I still ended up pretty much where I wanted, also though I don't like that Perfume were probably staring at an empty front row seat :(. Somebody could have been up there enjoying it and filling the spot

>>15803251
Their youtube views suck compared to other popular Japanese artists

>>15803254
lol

>>15803034
>Tfw they announce 0 shows except for MSG to force all fans to travel
We're going to have to camp out a week before the show to get a good spot m8

>>15803109
>farewell
stop this

>>15803251
anime fans doesn't equal hardcore live show viewing fans

>>15803262
Then why did they sell out MSG when X Japan couldn't? And 2 years earlier at that.

>>15803260
Good thing it will be all assigned seating, floor tickets being limited to PTA raffle winners only.

>>15803253
>what are festivals

>>15803163
Hammerstein Ballroom's capacity is 2,200, and the 2 shows didn't sell out (although it came fairly close).

they sold out the Tokyo Dome, but that's in Japan. if they wanted MSG, they should've brought in more western fans, by doing things like adding english subtitles.

as it is, Perfume is too niche in the US to fill up MSG. they (or Amuse) seems to want it as the crowning achievement, but it's unrealistic.

>>15803263
No fucking clue. This is why it's not absurd for Perfume to play there.

>>15803273
>Hammerstein Ballroom's capacity is 2,200
3,500 kid

>>15803237
>Japanese making a goal to go play for Koreans
Just no
>New York = Best city
>MSG = World famous

>>15803275
I was quoting from a quick google, my mistake. all for the better.

still, I don't think MSG is a realistic goal at this point, unless they convince their Japanese fans to all fly over.

I know a way they can get to MSG 100% as soon as next year. All they have to do is open for OK GO

>>15803266
>Raffle winners only
Not even fair.. I don't think they would allow campers outside of MSG anyway though

>>15803263
Where the fuck did you find that they sold out?

>>15803279
He was agreeing with you you dip

>>15803284
They can test the waters by doing a one off at the MSG theater and if popular demand demands it, move into the main arena. I think this happened with L'arc-en-ciel(I hate saying their name, from now on the next time I mention them I will say a shitty abbreviation).

And until then do more promotion.

>>15803290
The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/27/arts/music/larc-en-ciels-new-york-debut-at-the-garden.html?_r=0

>>15803290
Just look up the concert. There are a few articles and they all called it a sell-out.

https://youtu.be/eK-y3pAzadk
Actually looks like it wasn't but close enough. But what the fuck I've only ever heard of this band but didn't think they were anything.

>>15803291
that strategy would make alot of sense.

my point is that while they have a decent US following (selling close to 3,500 both nights, definitely over 3000), their western following is not yet at the level of MSG.

>>15803291
That was what happened.

http://www.musicjapanplus.jp/news/1/13294/larc-en-ciel-finally-making-new-york-city-debut-with-headling-show-at-madison-square-garden/
>>15803295

They sold out the theater, but not the arena. Give me exact numbers rather then a typical statement made by journalists to glorify their stories. They were close to selling out, but not quiet there.

>>15803299
Haven't you noticed how in Perfume tour videos the venues always look full, when in reality that isn't the case?
pic here is the L'arc En Ciel concert.

>>15803310
I don't think so either but explain this shit
>>15803299

They have no presence in the US. Seriously, is anyone here a fan of them? Shit is confusing.

>>15803318
I'm sure if you were an artist you wouldn't show empty space either. I'm sure they never have problems selling out venues in Japan though

>>15803326
>And for a band that has had approximately zero promotion here in the U.S., it is understandably a very big deal, as frontman Hyde told MTV News (via translator) on Friday (March 23).

http://www.mtv.com/news/1681730/larc-en-ciel-madison-square-garden/

Very much so.

>>15803299
Lol somebody in line showed me this band, I didn't hear the music though but I was told the name. I don't think this is my cup of tea, sounds like Japanese guns and roses

L'Arc en Ciel was like literally the first japanese artist I became aware of, and it's probably the same for a lot of people in the US getting in to jap shit these days thanks to their prominence in all the popular media.

>>15803327
According to my sources ( >>15799531 >>15799536 )



The only shows they sell out are the big promotion ones, and they rarely play big sell out shows even in small venues.

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>tfw watching other jap music groups on my phone in line and no one asked me anything
>not even the cute jap girls i was next to

>>15803340
what

>>15803340
Also the said source was surprised by the turn out for the NYC shows. Saying that it was much bigger then he expected.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BKCfrDyDjlb/

Perfume US tour farewell post

>>15803346
Don't feign ignorance anon.

What would your parents think?

>>15803341
I didn't make much friends or conversation either tbqh. But it didn't matter much, although I kind of expected I would end up making some and we end up linking up on jewbook or something.