Perfume / Flash from Coachella

If you're familiar with Japanese pop music scene, you know the name of Perfume for sure.

In my opinion, they're one of the best examples to explain what the category of "J-pop" is like. Of course, it generally comes with some kind of kawaii (cute, adorable) feel, but that's not all about it.

私、決してパフュームの大ファンという訳ではないのですが、時々ドはまりする傾向にあります（笑）

When it comes to this girl trio with incredible dance skills, what is making their presence much more unique is the inputs from the team supporting them. 

この"Flash" もそんな一曲だったのですが、私がハマった理由、それは・・・

こんな現代的なエレクトリックサウンドにこの日本的な音階、しかもタイアップの関係もあったとはいえ歌詞に「ちはやぶる」！

ちょっと普通の発想ではないな、と思ったからです。

Their producer Yasutaka Nakata is a multi-talented creator, who has defined the J-pop sound of this past decade while their dance performance is coached by Mikiko, who produces the Tokyo 2020 summer Olympics ceremonies.

Today's pick up "Flash" is my favorite & their performance at Coachella 2019 was sooo cool. 

そして最近また聞き始めたきっかけが、先日のコーチェラでのパフォーマンス！

The best part of this video is that audience got gradually excited as the song goes. After the dance solo part, obviously more people started dancing to the song.

Given that they didn't sing in English & are little known compared with other major acts in the event, this reaction at the end of the video is phenomenal. 

出れるだけでもすごい、世界最大のフェス・コーチェラ。英語で歌うわけでもないのに、終盤にかけて明らかに良くなっていく観客のノリ。そして、曲が終わった後の大歓声。

最初見た時、冗談抜きで少し泣いちゃいました（笑）