Harajuku fashion victim and former loli idol Kyary Pamyu Pamyu is being hailed as “the Japanese Gaga” thanks to the popularity of her latest music video.
The video, “PONPONPON”:
The album itself is available now.
Rag Asahi is full of gushing praise for her, and seems pathetically eager about pushing her as the “Japanese Gaga”:
On the 17th, model and singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (18) debuted with her mini-album “MoshiMoshi Harajuku.”
With music produced by Perfume producer Yasutaka Nakata, the included song “PONPONPON” was given advance distribution in 23 countries overseas, garnering much attention in Europe and the US, grabbing the number 1 spot in the Finland iTunes store’s electronic chart and the number 4 spot in both Belgium and Sweden.
The PV’s YouTube distribution has seen it receive 1.5 million views, 40% of which are from the US. Overseas searches for “kawaii” and “harajuku” all bring up Kyari. Limp Bizkit vocalist Fred Durst has even introduced her video to young people using Twitter, and there are many videos emulating her visual style.
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Kyari herself has this to say about her international success: “I’m surprised by the international reaction, but as my objective is to spread Harajuku culture and music throughout the world I’m delighted. I envision a world tour!”
The day when this Harajuku 18-year-old is known as the “Japanese Lady Gaga” may not be far off.
The 2ch reaction:
“Pon pon way way way!”
“This tune has been repeating in my head all day…”
“(^p^) Way! Way!”
“In truth I can’t get it out of my head either…”
“(^p^) Pon pon way way way
Stop it, get it out of my head!”
“What’s with these words which stick in your brain like this…”
“You guys don’t seem likely to have much to do with Harajuku.”
“You could mistake it for Perfume and buy it by accident.”
“Those Europeans have no taste either it seems.”
“It’s so tasteless I laughed.”
“Her name alone is infuriating.”
“The world wants this? I do not get it.”
“You guys can’t understand.”
“I don’t get it.”
“I like this tune!”
“They are really pushing this, but it seems she is not getting flamed all the same.”
“Please stop it with the ‘Japanese Gaga’ stuff, it’s too embarrassing.”
“Don’t compare her to Gaga!
Her dancing and singing aren’t there and the song is just a new Perfume tune.”
“It’s not this kid who’s amazing, it’s Nakata who’s amazing.”
“A black guy watching Kyary’s PV:”
“If you guys are bashing it, it’s sure to sell.”
“When she was little, wasn’t she doing Imouto Club or something?” [Imouto Club = loli idol site for creepy lolicon]
“This stuff? Ugly, wasn’t she?”
“She looks like Hiroyuki.” [Hiroyuki = notoriously good looking founder of 2ch]
“This is a cross-dressing Hiroyuki.”
Along with Lady Gaga’s sensational fashions, now it seems audiences in Japan and overseas will no choice but to put up with Harajuku’s warped fashion scene as well.
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No, she's definitely has better fashion sense than Lady Gaga
True. That she does but give it time. She's still young. When she's older she and Lady Gaga could have a hideous costume rivalry going.
Yeah . Told by otaku that knows everything about fashion .
I actually agree with him ... this one has much better fashion sense than the original... we can't even call her lady gaga!
P.S. I still think about that "Meat" costume that gaga wore xD not to mention the "anime" costume =))
Actually she did that all as well.
Example:
http://www.spinns.com/blog/kyoto/files/2011/07/1fb381f70d8eab0ccb11a2eba96b97852.jpg
Nope, Lady Gaga is american girl actually.
This is what japanese do, since long ago, since Gaga unborn.
Japan creates such stuff before Gaga came around.
Stop being so narrow minded.
so what youre saying is the Japanese beat the rest of the world and Lady Gaga in making sucky music and dressing/looking like a slutty homeless person that even my virgin ass wouldnt sleep with.
Pon pon way way pon pon way pon way pon pon way way pon pon pon way way pon pon way way pon pon way way pon pon way pon way pon pon way way pon pon pon way way pon way way
Fuck you guys, I love this song and she's hot.
Fuck you too. Shit sucks(.)
I kinda like her video the song is catchy and the visuals have this kinda retro feel to them like Amiga video toaster stuff from the early 90s.
He'll yea she has amazing style and soooooo hot!!! GaGa ugly ugly ugly.!.!
No thanks.
Same here, I'm unconsciously bobbing my head while watching that bizarrely amusing vid :)
Difference is: she's cute.
No, difference is:
She's a cute JAPANESE loli with good music
Gaga's an ugly EUROPEAN(as it appears to 2ch) flat with decent music.
Oh the first picture TOTALLY reminded me of a witch in madoka
gaga's an american not european.
hey hey America please, keep Double Ga for yourself, we already have Miss Ciccone here ^^
shhhhhh they dont have to know that. just let europe take and keep gaga.
how about we keep gaga and send madonna back to you? ie new for old? fair trade?
Difference is: She looks like the stereotypical same-old Japanese idol.
Japan really doesn't understand what it means to be unique do they?
they do.
but they instinctive shun and look away from anyone truly unique.
that said, this song is good, at least for just listening to... thank god i don't know the lyrics or else i may hate it.
I agree. Not understanding a word of Nihongo has enabled me to enjoy quite a bit of stuff I'd shun like the plague if it were in english.
Oh Boy, what about Kimura Kaela?
I'm afraid that I can't fap to that.
I don't see why this got voted down. She's nothing new. We've been seeing girls who have looked like this for years now.
That's racist! But kinda true. Dammit.
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu > Crappy Gaga
no... seriously?... this is better than LG
Basically, any loli idol is better than Lady Gaga.
Without tons of makeup the EX-'loli' idol is ugly as hell.
You said what first came up in my head, thanks.
And Gaga is pretty crappy to begin with.
Sweet Jesus, that first picture stopped my heart for a couple of seconds. I almost died.
I liked gaga when she stuck to simple catchy music and hiding half her face behind a mask and wig.
Now she sings ballads and exposes her face... both of which make me feel queasy.
I would rather stab my ears like those nuns from To aru Majitsu no Index 2 than choose between those two.
only problem i see i it should say PORN PORN PORN, and i bet more people would sing to it's tune. by the way the video strike me as a it intentionally or unintentionally evokes videos from 80's and 90's mainly fromTears for Fears and the Petshop Boys (Go west video to be precise.) also a lot of influence from old children's tv stars, mainly South American ones like Xuxa.
But i had to admit i loved the black guys performance with the Horse Head, i would hire him right there, to think i was so malicious as to imagine he went of camera to puke.
PORN PORN FAP FAP FAP
And they say Chinese are copycats
no, not really. lady gaga music is played in clubs while hot girls dance to it. this music is played on computers while the only people that dance to it are lonely otaku.
Whil ugly and lonely LG fans like you cry like a baby because this vid is way better than any LG vids anyone has seen.
decent song but i could care less about video
The pon pons, they do nothing.
such a bullshit. If there was someone who is like Lady Gaga in japan, it would Hyna, especially her Taratika [ music video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5eo4MnviPk ]
Kyaru is much more true to the cute jpop and idol groups style of music. Don't compare her to Gaga!!
Hyna also trys play Piano in her shows just like Lady Gaga does.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwk41ASSDQI&feature=related [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwk41ASSDQI&feature=related]
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu with a strange name seems to stand out with the under 13 crowd even Hasu Miku being a bit popular it can't be help they would consider her a Lady Gaga.
She ain't any worse than that Lady Gaga... in fact she's more groovy, imo... Well of course, that's jus my opinion.
Anyone wants Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's school swimsuit?
No, I want that one you're holding in your hands, especially if it's once worn by an Androgynous Superior Being.
Oh god reaction videos are so fucking stupid, who'd want to watch someone's face gestures for 5 fucking minutes?
ever heard of socializing? get out of the fucking cellar
LoL, says the one who talks about socializing by means of communicating with random youtube people.
kamehameehaa..
screw pon pon way way way shit.......all hail, pon pon pata pon.
Unbeknownst to you, there are many who actually want to "screw pon pon way way..." Just not in the way you mean.