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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Honestly, she isnt technically the first.
Oginome Yoko beat her in her song Dancing Hero in the 80s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjqMn9nbnN0
those expressions
I see a very good meme for her face on pic 11.
Now just some1 has to make it
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu > Crappy Gaga
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 would rather stab my ears like those nuns from To aru Majitsu no Index 2 than choose between those two.
And they say Chinese are copycats
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
You said what first came up in my head, thanks.
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.
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.
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'd like to say something,...
But I'm sorry that what I'd like to say would be more epically embarassing,...
So I think I'll just not say anything and just laugh my ass off.
^_^
...I don't know what to say...
Not even past 1/4 of the song and you're already mindfucked, or brainwashed.
picture 11...
Difference is: she's cute.
Difference is: She looks like the stereotypical same-old Japanese idol.
Japan really doesn't understand what it means to be unique do they?
I'm afraid that I can't fap to that.
That's racist! But kinda true. Dammit.
Oh Boy, what about Kimura Kaela?
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.
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.
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.
shhhhhh they dont have to know that. just let europe take and keep gaga.
hey hey America please, keep Double Ga for yourself, we already have Miss Ciccone here ^^
how about we keep gaga and send madonna back to you? ie new for old? fair trade?
Another Lady Gaga? One is more than enough...
the dancing horse-headed guy: the best
Is not sure whether to fap... Or to jive.
Can't you do both at the same time? Multitask, dude
An replacement for the other lady gaga I hope.
I have to say she does seem cute at first, and I actually like her voice (and song) but the vid was fucking crack... on steroids.
Actually, the "youtube" ad that appeared while watching the music vid had an ad for "atrocious"... and at that very specific moment I died. Of laughter.
GODDAMN YOU JAPAN! I FUCKING LOVE YOU SO MUCH!
When I came across this on Pharyngula I was disappointed in Sankaku.
But she isnt wearing that black fat oval thing and friggin high heels
Gaga was already annoying then this kid came out giving the world another person on everyone's hate list. Goddamn you Fred Durst!
Holy shit. So this is how a witch from Madoka would look in real life.
Gaga? I don't think so... Lots of pink, and bright colors, garish and bizarre accessories, and trying too hard to be cute and bizarre... I think she's this generation's Tomoe Shinohara [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXZOzUrkIbE] - except those Teletubbies lyrics of hers make Shinohara seem like deep literature.
You obviously don't understand the lyricscare about havng sex...
Kinda hard to miss when she talks about going deeper into the city, how stopping's no fun, then repeats again and again to "open up her path."
But then it goes all "pon pon weiweiwei ponpon weipon weiponpon" or whatever the sequence is. Either part is about as deep as a sheet of paper.
PON PON is the WAY WAY WAY to go!
The video manages to get progressively weirder all the way through, and considering how weird it is even to start with that's quite an accomplishment.
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.
She used to be so cute as a loli idol!