JPN is the third studio album (fourth overall) by Japanese

Japanese people

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Girl group

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 Perfume

Perfume (group)

Perfume is a Japanese all-girl trio from Hiroshima, Japan, consisting of Ayano Ōmoto, Yuka Kashino, and Ayaka Nishiwaki. They debuted locally in 2001 and made their transition to a major label in 2005, focusing more on electropop...

. The album is set for release on November 30, 2011 by Tokuma Japan Communications, nearly two and a half years after their second studio album Triangle. The album was announced at Perfume's official website on September 5, 2011, along with a dance contest, their nineteenth single "Spice

Spice (Perfume Song)

is the nineteenth single of Japanese girl group Perfume. It was released on November 2, 2011, as the lead single to the group's third studio album, JPN.- Background :The B-side song, "Glitter", was first used in the commercial for Kirin....

" and their third nationwide arena tour "Perfume Third Tour: JPN" starting in January of 2012. The album will be released as a CD-only version and limited edition CD+DVD version featuring promotional videos and commercial spots.

The album debuted at #1 in the Oricon

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 Daily Albums Chart with 96,286 copies sold.

Composition

The album includes all of the group's past four singles: "Fushizen na Girl/Natural ni Koishite

Fushizen na Girl/Natural ni Koishite

is Perfume's first 2010 single and tenth major single release. It was released on April 14, 2010 as a CD-only version and CD+DVD version. The single was notable for being Perfume's second double A-side after Baby Cruising Love / Macaroni. As such, two promotional music videos were shot...

", "Voice

Voice (Perfume song)

"Voice" is the sixteenth overall single of technopop girl group Perfume. It was released on August 11, 2010 as a CD-only version and CD+DVD version. "Voice" was used in the commercial of "Nissan no Omise de!" Campaign and "575" was used in the Light Pool phone commercial by KDDI iida.- Track...

", "Nee

Nee (song)

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", and "Laser Beam/Kasuka na Kaori

Laser Beam/Kasuka na Kaori

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".The only song out of all the singles that did not make it to this album was "Fake it" from the single Nee

Nee (song)

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The group's nineteenth single, "Spice

Spice (Perfume Song)

is the nineteenth single of Japanese girl group Perfume. It was released on November 2, 2011, as the lead single to the group's third studio album, JPN.- Background :The B-side song, "Glitter", was first used in the commercial for Kirin....

", 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.

Many of the other tracks will be brand-new songs such as "My Color", ""Toki no Hari" (時の針), and "Have a Stroll".

Track listing

Charts

Release	Chart	Peak Position	Debut Sales (copies)	Sales Total (copies)	Chart Run
November 30, 2011	Oricon Daily Charts	1	96,286
	Oricon Weekly Charts
	Oricon Monthly Charts