On 26th Feb 2025, Perfume official channel made an announcement.
However before September, there was a time I'm worried I couldn't attend the concert. This is due to I've switched my citizenship in May, and worried the process may take too long that I couldn't get my new passport in time. Luckily everything was settled in August, so I can proceed my plan to go to Tokyo in September!
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| Early morning flight |
On the 18th September, Perfume suddenly put out a notice that on 21st September which is their major debut anniversary day, they will release a very important message and hope we the fans could read it. At that moment when I saw this message, I already have a bad feeling about it. All I could think of it's probably their decision to disband or go into a hiatus. I read from Twitter and thread, some fans who are more optimistic says maybe it's not a bad news, maybe it's a happy news like announcing they marriage which I really hope so. Haha.
メジャーデビュー20周年を迎える2025年9月21日(日) に、
— Perfume_Staff (@Perfume_Staff) September 18, 2025
私たちPerfumeから大切な大切なメッセージがあります。
読んでくれたら嬉しいなぁ。
Perfume
On 21st September 00:30, Perfume released their message in P.T.A. Starting from 2026, Perfume will enter "Cold Sleep" state which means they will cease their activities as Perfume. In another way, it also mean that the Tokyo Dome live will be their last concert in the near future. Even though I'm already mentally prepared of such announcement, after reading their message tear drop still flow out from my eyes 😢 I feel even more grateful that I got this tickets, and able to get my new passport in time so that I could see them perform in live one last time. 😭
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| I prepared a fan letter to all 3 of them after reading their message |
On the 22nd Sep, I went to Tokyo Dome around 11am and there's already a long queue for the goods.
The goods start selling at 12.30pm, and after 15 minutes it's already my turn to buy the goods.
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| The goods I bought this time and it almost cost 30k yen |
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| The ticket to be scanned at the entrance |
On Day 2 I got the upgraded ticket and it come with some gifts as well besides the VIP arena seat.
After collecting the tickets and the goods, there's still a few hours to the opening time. So after having lunch, I mainly just wander around Tokyo Dome to take photos and appreciating the fans who cosplay Perfume. It's so high quality and easy to recognize who are they cosplaying.
2 hours before the show starts, the doors are opened for us to go in. In the Tokyo Dome, there are a lot of food counters for us to buy some drinks or snacks to eat while waiting for the concert to start. This time they prepared 2 special drinks for the Nebula Romance concert. Most of the fans queue up at the counters which sell these drinks, I also bought 1 to try. 😋
Not sure is it because this is Perfume last concert for the near future, so they are not so strict on photo taking. They only prohibit photo taking, video and sound recording during the concert, so before the concert they never stop us from taking photos of the stage. In the previous concert at Ariake, strictly no photo taking and video recording is allowed even before the concert starts. So this time round I could take as many photos as I want in there. Haha. I was so lucky that on both days I got the center arena seats! So I could get a good view from the center 😁 My Day 2 seat I could see them clearly when they walk to the edge of the stage.
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| My seat on Day 1 |
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| My seat on Day 2 |
This concert is the sequel of their previous tour "Nebula Romance -Episode 1-". So they mainly performed the songs in the latest album. Furthermore, probably because this is their last concert they added in a lot of elements from their previous Tokyo Dome concert. Apparently this was their 4th concert in Tokyo Dome. The first one was in 2010, the second one was their 4th tour in 2013, and the third one was the 8th tour in 2020. I've never been to any one of them so I never realized it during the concert. Only after the concert I found out that there's a lot of homage to the previous Dome performance. Such a nostalgic feeling for those fans who have been supporting them very early. 😊
15 minutes before the specified show start time, everyone stood up and started clapping. Some fans even shouted the members' name. "Nocchi!!!", "a~chan!!!", "yukachan!!!" This went on for 30 minutes like that until the final announcement regarding the rules during concert. This signal the concert is starting soon! Everyone cheers and claps even louder. Then the whole place gone dark, and the first song started playing. It's "GAME"! What a start! The lady next to me already started crying when the song is playing. After that I found out this is the same opening as the previous Dome concert, the one which got cancelled and I couldn't watch! Arghh! I'm experiencing the same opening of the concert 5 years ago! 😭
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| Credit to Perfume |
After the first song, they perform「再生」next. This is one of my favorite song in the recent years. After that they do a recap of the story in -Episode 1- concert and started to perform the new songs in the latest album. At the end, they even pose like the album jacket. It's really like a proper opening of a movie. LOL
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| Credit to Perfume |
After「ネビュラロマンス」it's the first MC session. Instead of "Kashiyuka desu. a~chan desu. nocchi desu.", they introduced themselves as "Yuka desu. Ayaka desu. Ayano desu." which is the name of their respective character in the movie. LOL. So when they did the MC individually we shouted their character's name, instead of the usual name. Haha. a~chan says it's the first time so many people called her 'Ayaka'. Ever since she was a kid, people will call her 'a~chan' even till now. It's only when she was about to get scolded, her dad will call her 'Ayaka'! LOL 😂
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| Credit to pia |
Then it's the second part of the show with the first song「エレクトロ・ワールド」. I really like this song, especially the part where Nocchi does the punch 😍 Following it were the new songs in the album, and they started to move around the stage. Nocchi came to the end of the center stage, and I could see her so clearly! OMG! 💕 Then there's a scooter rise up, so the 3 of them just rode it to other end of the stage. As usual, Nocchi rode very fast and Yukachan slowly took her time. LOL. It reminded me in one of their previous tour they had a scooter competition. Haha 😂
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| Credit to Perfume |
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| Credit to Perfume |
After performing the new songs, they performed「Perfumeの掟」! Which is almost identical to the one they performed in their first Tokyo Dome concert. It started with Yukachan solo dancing with multiple clones on the screen. Then a~chan shooting the balloons with a laser gun. Lastly, Nocchi posing of each song released on that year, from 2012 to 2025. At first when I saw the number 12 to 25, I think it probably means the year 2012 to 2025. However I was wondering where is the number from 1 to 11 then? Then I saw in Twitter someone explained to other person who have the same question as me, that this was a continuation to the one they performed in 2010. That time Nocchi already posed for number 1 to 11, so this time it started from 12. Naruhodo!
Perfumeの掟「10人のかしゆか」-2010年vs2025年
— キュー (@macq999) September 24, 2025
完璧に踊りきり15年ぶりに払拭！
かしゆかのわだかまりを浄化したMIKIKO先生、素敵すぎ(*´-`)https://t.co/A1P5M2kauy pic.twitter.com/R9T4ZJdLm6
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| Credit to Perfume |
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| Perfumeの掟 in 2010 |
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| Credit to Perfume |
The concert continue on with the last few songs in the latest album, coming to an ending of the "movie" where the 3 girls disappeared. However Kikimo found out that they may be gone in their world, but the 3 of them still exist in other universe which is the Perfume we know now 💕As we saw in the MV of「巡ループ」after they vanished, the ending move to the roof top of a school where 3 school girls practicing "Linear Motor Girl". It's back to the beginning, kinda like the situation now. 😭
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| Credit to Perfume |
After that it's the remixed from the GOD, Nakata Yasutaka with the first song「ポリリズム」which is the turning point song of Perfume! Performing the old songs really get all the fans to hype up a lot with everyone jumping, cheering. Especially on "Chocolate Disco", the thundery roar of 45,000 fans shout "Disco" at the same time is superb. It's probably the loudest among all the concerts they had. After "Chocolate Disco", they straight away jump to PTA corner, the iconic corner of their concert 😂 Then it's another remixed with the last song as "My Color".
The last MC part is probably by far the longest which is almost 30 minutes. Each of them conveying their last message to the fans. They say the sudden announcement on 21st, probably there's still many fans in shock and haven't digest this news yet. However those who have accepted the announcement give them, Perfume all the blessings, hoping each of them found their own happiness. The bond between the fans and Perfume is so great that they feel very blessed. They assure us this is not the end of Perfume, but rather the beginning of a new Perfume. They will always be Perfume, and in order to stay as Perfume for longer time they decided to take a break and come back stronger! They promise they will be back and urge us fans to stay healthy and wait for their comeback! Most of the fans already in tears hearing their heart warm messages 😭For the last time, they end their messages with "それでは、Perfumeでした！ありがとうございました！"
A short video started playing showing the journey of Perfume with「願い」as the BGM. It shows their early age practicing the dance move, getting notified that the album "GAME" got no.1 in the Oricon chart, the 3 of them crying together with Mikiko-sensei. This video really made everyone's tear drop non-stop 😭 Lastly they perform the last song in the album「巡ループ」.
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| Credit to Perfume |
The ending of the Nebula Romance -Episode Tokyo Dome- is actually the opening of their first Tokyo Dome concert in 2010 but in different direction. At the end they drop down from the stage leaving a light bulbs image of them.
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| Credit to Perfume |
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| Credit to Perfume |
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| Credit to Perfume |
When I left the Tokyo Dome, I stayed outside for awhile don't really want to go back yet as it really mark an end of Perfume for now. 😢
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| I managed to meet this lady who I coincidently saw her Tweet posting the photo of the Singapore fans greeting in 2012 and I replied back the Tweet that it's me in the photo. LOL |
In next day morning, Perfume's last concert is showing in the morning news.
I still can't believe it's really the end now. There's still 3 months left in 2025, so probably still can see them performing in shows especially Kouhaku. However in 2026 it will be silent now. 寂しいな～ But anyway, I still support their decisions to take a break. They have been living as Perfume since young, they deserve this break to live their own life. To find other happiness. I'm really grateful I got to know them 15 years ago and be their loyal fan ever since. No matter how long it takes, I will always be ready for their comeback! お疲れ様でした！そして、ず～っと！
Perfume大好き！！！
Set list:
- GAME
- 再生
- Cipher
- 再起動世界
- ネビュラロマンス
- MC
- エレクトロ・ワールド
- ソーラ・ウィンド
- Virtual Fantasy
- FUSION
- EPISODE 0
- Perfumeの掟(2010Ver. Update)
- Flow
- Teenage Dreams
- Human Factory
- Navigate
- Moon
- exit
- Remixed by YASUTAKA NAKATA
- ポリリズム
- Butterfly
- edge (オリジナル)
- チョコレイト・ディスコ (オリジナル)
- P.T.A.のコーナー
- Remixed by YASUTAKA NAKATA
- NIGHT FLIGHT
- MY COLOR
- MC
- 映像BGM：願い (Album-mix)
- 巡ループ
- GISHIKI
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