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the group was formed in early 2000 inside young talent academy `` actors school hiroshima '' , and debuted with their first hiroshima-local single `` omajinai perori '' released on march 21 , 2002 .
a year later they moved to tokyo , started to work with capsule 's producer yasutaka nakata and released their first nationwide indie single , `` sweet donuts '' on august 6 , 2003 .
in 2005 they got a major contract deal with tokuma japan communications , and released their major debut single `` linear motor girl '' on september 21 .
however , it was not until 2008 where the group 's seventh single `` polyrhythm '' , which was chosen to be the theme song of a recycle campaign by nhk , when they started to receive major attention in japan .
the single peaked at number seven on the oricon charts , becoming their first top 10 single in japan , and since then , all of their subsequent works starting with their eighth single `` baby cruising love '' have debuted within the top 3 of the charts .
their first original studio album , `` game '' , released on april 16 , 2008 , became their first number one album in japan , and `` love the world '' , released on july 9 , 2009 , their first number one single .
with rough combined sales of both singles and albums , the group have sold over 3 million records , with 1.5 million albums sold in japan alone as of march 2012 .
the group were formed with an original post-shibuya-kei sound as it was popular during the years until their transition toward contemporary electronic dance music that incorporated elements of synthpop , bubblegum pop , dance-pop and house music .
the group is also known for their processed vocals , heavily using autotune and vocoders .
over the years , perfume have been one of the most successful acts in asian music .
the group 's musical structure have been identified as `` technopop '' .
in 2012 the group announced that they had signed a global contract with universal music group , and that they expected to expand their horizons and `` go global '' .
their sixteenth major label single `` spending all my time '' , released on august 15 , 2012 , was seen as a dedication to fans overseas .
their fourth studio album `` level3 '' was released on october 2 , 2013 , and was soon followed by the single `` sweet refrain '' a month after .
