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Perfume collaborates with SMAP on SMAP×SMAP again!
As we reported earlier, Perfume made an appearance on this week’s SMAP×SMAP which aired on October 18th, and collaborated with SMAP!
This is the second time for Perfume to collaborate with SMAP. They performed a special medley of Perfume and SMAP songs together.
PART 1:
PART 2:
source; TOKYOHIVE
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