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| Released | April 6, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | August 2013 – December 2015 | |||
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| Language | Japanese | |||
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| Producer | Yasutaka Nakata | |||
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Cosmic Explorer (stylized as COSMIC EXPLORER) is the fifth studio album by Japanese girl group Perfume. It was released on April 6, 2016 by Universal Music Japan, Universal J, and Perfume Records. It is Perfume's fifth consecutive album to be fully produced, written, composed, and arranged by Japanese musician and Capsule band member Yasutaka Nakata. Five different formats were released to promote the album: a standalone CD, a double CD and DVD/Blu-ray box set, a digital release and a double disc vinyl, where the first disc is blue and the second disc could be orange, pink or yellow. The vinyls were available for purchase at Perfume: A Gallery Experience Supported by Rhizomatiks in London and NY.
Upon the album's release, it was met with favorable reviews from music critics. They praised the album's composition and sound, and also highlighted several songs from the album. However, some noted that the material and commercial appeal of the songs were repetitive and predictable since their last albums. Five singles and one promotional single were released from the album.
- ^ Taylor, Ronald (May 15, 2016). "Perfume's back with 'Cosmic Explorer,' but I still miss them". The Japan Times. Retrieved January 13, 2021.