Rarely do I say these words but…good work Seth MacFarlane. The dude behind Family Guy and American Dad somehow found a way to work in Japan’s premier tech-disco outfit Perfume into the latest episode of the latter. All without resorting to a “remember the time…” gag! Sorry, sorry. Though the group never gets named (it’s “Japanese funk from the future”), they do get some significant play time. Watch below.
(Via Japanator)
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Perfume sure seem productive this year! Two singles and a ballin’ Pepsi commercial deep into 2010, the trio plans on dropping another single, Perfume City tweets. “ねぇ” and awkwardly titled B-side “FAKE IT” come out on November 10. And…maybe an album in 2011? Fingers crossed.
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