Random J ‘translation’ vol. 2: The true meaning of Perfume’s “1mm” is revealed

Perfume’s electro pop classic “1mm” won the hearts of fans when the girls premiered it on their radio show Perfume Locks. But many had wondered what exactly the song was about and where the concept of it stemmed from. The subject matter of the song originates from a conversation that Perfume had with Kumi Koda, in which Kumi shared her pussy wisdom with the trio. Perfume’s songwriter, producer and honorary 4th member Nakata Yasutaka had watched this interview when it aired, which is when he began to get ideas for a song:

I was at the orthodontist. The TV in the room was on, and I saw [Perfume]. I never talk to them outside of work. When they are in my studio, it’s very much business. They come in, record the songs and then they leave. So seeing them on the TV was strange for me. I often forget the girls have lives outside of when I’m working with them.

I was listening to their interview with Koda-san and was really shocked at what she was saying, because you would never expect [Perfume] to be in a conversation like that. But for years I have been fascinated with the duality of Perfume. That these girls look and sound so innocent, yet they have this sharpness and darkness which emerges when they perform. But hearing Koda-san be so open about her pussy, it made me think: ‘What if Perfume were singing a song from the perspective of girls who have absorbed the advice given by a big sister figure, and are in turn paying that forward to other girls?’. So I wrote 1mm.

So there you have it! The version of the song which has been circulating for a while now is the radio edit. Below is the previously unheard explicit version of the song, which I took the liberty of translating.

I have never heard nor seen a girl group masterfully and tactfully sing about a dick before. These girls are amazing.

Perfume’s fourth studio album Level 3 is in stores from October 2nd, which also features the cunnilingus anthem “Handy Man”.