On the spotlight: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

Hey there fellow blog readers!

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I decided to do a spotlight post on the japanese model/singer/student Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - "The new face of Harajuku"!

I think a lot of people actually heard her debut song by now. How can you not? So I decided to do a little bit more research on Kyary, since I've been admiring her funny personality for quite some time! If you haven't seen the MV yet, here it is! (*≧▽≦)





I first found out about Kyary through tumblr. I saw her in several street fashion shots and I really liked her overall appearance. Her style is really experimental and refreshing! She's like a fashion icon~ Kyary was born on the 29th of January 1993 in Tokyo. She's known for her funny personality and she loves sharing silly photos of herself on her blog!

Kyary models for fashion magazines like Zipper and KERA and she's been discovered on the street. However she is also promoting the eyelashes brand "Harajuku Doll by Eyemazing"!



Kyary Pamyu Pamyu runs a blog *clicky* on Ameba~ She said she wants to bring a revolution to the fashion industry. I hope she'll succeed!~~



She is inspired by Katy Perry's world and her skin is naturally white. Lucky her! As I mentioned before she loves to make funny faces.


However recently Kyary released her debut single PONPONPON. It's been produced by Perfume and Capsule main man Yasutaka Nakata. So that makes her music sound kinda Perfume-y but I don't mind that! Her first mini-album "Moshi Moshi Harajuku" , which will be released on August 17, 2011. I'm really looking forward to that! ♪(ﾉ´∀｀*)ﾉ And did you know that the set-up of the MV was designed by 6%dokidoki designer Sebastian? So cool!



Oh and in case you want to watch PONPONPON over and over again and sing along, like me, visit this page: *clicky*!!

I hope you're inspired by Kyary as much as I am! d(⌒o⌒)b

Love,
Pacchan

On the spotlight: MAA

Hello there!

Today's on the spotlight will be featuring the japanese singer MAA.
When I was checking through japanese music blogs for new electro-ish J-pop I came across this really interesting singer.
Now some facts about MAA.

Her real name is Maria Tanaka and she's the daughter of an American father and a Japanese Mother. She was born on 25 January, 1986 which makes her 25 years old. Her voice is really deep and quite unique and so are her MVs. Maria is also the lead singer of the band MarBell.
The style of MarBell is described as "gothic shoegaze", earnest, dark, edgy and melodic with a musical style that recalls punk sensibilities and heartfelt ballads, according to their official homepage. MarBell is often dressed in outfits by h.NAOTO. So far Marbell has realeased one Album named "Sister".

Maria has got thirteen tattoos on her body; the alligator on her back is her symbol. She’s a strong Christian with a rough nature due to her outgoing and carefree personality.



In December Maria has had her solo debut with the album "Monkey Kingdom". It features electro-ish songs and other genres mixed. My personal favorite song by MAA is "Ballerina brain system".



MAA will release her next album "GOSSIP" on the 22nd of September 2011.
You might want to check her personal blog.


Maria getting her nails done! ♪(ﾉ´∀｀*)ﾉ


Thank you for reading!

Love,
Patrick♪