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Studio album by Perfume | ||||
Released | November 30, 2011 (Japan) | |||
Recorded | 2010-2011 | |||
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Length | 55:10 | |||
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Producer | Yasutaka Nakata | |||
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JPN is the third studio album (fourth overall) by Japanese girl group Perfume, released on November 30, 2011 by Tokuma Japan Communications, nearly two and a half years after their second studio album Triangle. The album sold a total of 268,414 after two weeks of release, making it the 24th best-selling album of 2011 according to Oricon.
JPN is the group's last release under Tokuma Japan Communications as the group moved to Universal Music Japan (as announced February 28, 2012) for their future releases.JPN was released worldwide on March 6, 2012 to over 50 countries via iTunes.
The album was announced at Perfume's official website on September 5, 2011, along with a dance contest, their nineteenth single "Spice" and their third nationwide arena tour "Perfume Third Tour: JPN" starting in January 2012. It was released in two different versions; as a CD-only version and in a limited edition CD+DVD featuring promotional videos and commercial spots.
The B-side track of "Nee" ("FAKE IT") was not included in this album but two years later in "Perfume Global Compilation "LOVE THE WORLD"" album.
The album includes all of the group's past four singles: "Fushizen na Girl/Natural ni Koishite", "Voice", "Nee", and "Laser Beam/Kasuka na Kaori". It also includes the singles' corresponding B-side songs. The only song out of all the singles that did not make it to this album was "Fake it" from the single Nee.
The group's nineteenth single, "Spice", serves as the album's lead single. It was released on November 2, 2011. A special version of its B-side song, "Glitter", is also included in the album.