generasia:Featured article for 2016 week 21
Kyarypamyupamyu
Kyarypamyupamyu (きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ) is a Japanese fashion model and pop singer under the label Warner Music Japan and is produced by Nakata Yasutaka. Currently, she regularly appears in the Aomoji-kei fashion magazines Zipper and KERA.
She got her start in 2009 when she participated in a straight shot session with KERA under the name Kyary. After that session, she became a full-time model for the magazine and participated in her first show, Harajuku Style Collection, in September 2010. She quickly became one of the top fashion models for the Aomojikei style. She hit popularity from her Harajuku style and her quirky faces online through blog sites around the world.
In 2010, Kyarypamyupamyu made her musical debut with the single "Miracle Orange" with High School Singer.JP. Then a year later, she participated in the cover album Kyarypamyupamyu no Ghibli Set, featuring covers of various Studio Ghibli theme songs, for which she she oversaw production and mixed one track, although she did not sing on the album herself. A month later, she switched labels and released the digital single "PONPONPON" in July and the mini-album Moshi Moshi Harajuku in August under Warner Music Japan. The single and album were produced by capsule's Nakata Yasutaka, who also produces Perfume and MEG.
She released her official debut single in January 2012, entitled "Tsukema Tsukeru".
Her first best album, KPP BEST, is released this week on May 25th.
