The world's biggest record label says it is trying something a little different as it seeks the elusive "holy grail" for Japanese pop -- global chart success. In what is billed as a first for Universal, it has just released Perfume's number one album "JPN" on iTunes in 50 countries. Universal Music Group plans to celebrate their "Japan-ness." Kato said the trio -- Nocchi, Kashiyuka and Aa-Chan -- may learn English over time, enabling them to express themselves overseas, but for now they would play on the image of "mysterious, futuristic, robotic, doll-type girls, well choreographed with laser beams." (Reuters)
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