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Perfume Technopop Unit to Go on Hiatus in 2026
posted on by Egan Loo
The technopop trio Perfume announced on Sunday that they will put the unit "into cold sleep starting in 2026." The announcement indicates the unit's desire to return from the hiatus as a "better and cooler Perfume," after taking time to concentrate on their individual lives.
The members Ayaka Nishiwaki ("a-chan"), Yuka Kashino ("KASHIYUKA"), and Ayano Ōmoto ("NOCCHi") formed the unit in Hiroshima in 1999 and made their debut on a major label in 2005. Their breakthrough hit was the single "Polyrhythm" in 2007. The unit has performed numerous times overseas, notably at Coachella in 2019 and Primavera Sound in 2023. This month marks the 20th anniversary of the unit's major debut.
Perfume performed theme songs for Doraemon the Movie: Nobita in the Secret Gadgets Museum, Fastening Days, the live-action Chihayafuru films, Sushi Police, Chi's Sweet Adventure, Eiga Sumikko Gurashi: Tsugihagi Kōjō no Fushigi na Ko, To Your Eternity season 3, and Beyblade X. The members also narrated the Sumikko Gurashi Sorairo no Mainichi television anime.
Source: Perfume's website via Hachima Kikō
