PUFFY (Puffy AmiYumi in the US due to legal issues with Sean Combs) started in 1995 when Tokyo native Ami and Osaka native Yumi entered a talent search in Tokyo. They were put together in the mid-1990s and soon Puffy-mania would begin. Puffy-mania refers to the craze for all things related to Puffy, from key-chains to CDs. Their first release “Asia no Junshin” sold a million records and their success has continued with several more full-length releases (totaling 14 million sales in Japan). They also used to host their own weekly TV show Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Puffy with guests such as Lenny Kravitz, Sylvester Stallone, Harrison Ford, and rock band Garbage.
