A “short” version (hey – it’s nearly 3 minutes in length! That’s longer than most punk songs) of Mondai Girl has been released on the Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s official YouTube channel today. The track is taken from her upcoming triple A single due for release on 18 March. The single’s other two A-side tracks have already been revealed; My Room, used in a commercial for a room rental app (click here to see it); and KISEKAE, used in the New Nintendo 3DS adverts last year.
A longer version of Mondai Girl (“Problem Girl”) is apparently on the way, and the single will be made available here via Kyary’s iTunes page,
Saviour of Japanese pop KYARY PAMYU PAMYU has announced a new world entitled NANDA COLLECTION WORLD TOUR 2014. So far 13 dates have been announced, including an appearance in London on 29 April at the Shepherds Bush Empire. Tickets go on sale from 9am Friday 24 January from LiveNation.
In little over a day Harajuku’s ‘Kawaii Ambassador’ Kyary Pamyu Pamyu has managed to sell out London’s 800 capacity O2 Islington Academy. Her UK debut show will take place on Wednesday 13 February as part of her 100%KPP WORLD TOUR 2013. So far two other European dates have been announced; a show in Brussels (Belgium) with Vk* Concerts on 9 February, followed by a date in Paris’ La Cigale on 10 February.
Congratulation, the young star’s creating a Pamyu Pamyu Revolution, and we wonder how long it will be until other Japanese pop acts decide to venture out into Europe seeking similar success.
Harajuku’s very own Fashion Monster, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, will be London-bound in 2013, with a date confirmed at the O2 Academy Islington on Wednesday 13 February. The J-pop megastar recently appeared on the cover of fashion mag Dazed & Confused, while earlier in the year we helped her get a page in the Evening Standard. Now her first show in the UK has been confirmed as part of her 2013 world tour, with tickets going on sale to the general public priced at £22.50 from 9am on Friday 20 December 2012 by clicking here. While O2 priority tickets are on sale now.
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu first shot to fame internationally through the video to her single “PonPonPon” (video below), currently sitting pretty with over 40 million views. Soon Japan caught up with her notority and by the time of her second single she became the new face of Tokyo, plastered in about every advertising form imaginable. Is London next?
Get up to speed on Kyary’s digital discography, the following are all out now across Europe and the UK:
It was only a matter of time until the revolution which Kyary spoke about in our interview with her would begin, and that time is now! The quirky Japanese pop singer has released her debut album Pamyu Pamyu Revolution on the world, and it’s available now on an iTunes store near you!
The release has already experienced success in Japan, going straight to number one in the Oricon album daily charts, and entered the weekly chart at number two, trailing behind J-rock supremos Mr. Children. It also went to the top of US iTunes Electronic chart.
Here’s the tracklisting, with links below on where to buy it from.
Japan Underground | JPU Records Ltd. 