Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

The native form of this personal name is Takemura Kiriko. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu performing at the Japan Expo in July 2012
Born
Kiriko Takemura[citation needed] (竹村桐子)

(1993-01-29) January 29, 1993 (age 31)[1]
Tokyo, Japan
Other names
Caroline Charonplop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • model
AgentAsobisystem
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Spouse
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(m. 2023)​
Children1
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2010–present
Labels
Websitekyary.asobisystem.com

Kiriko Takemura[citation needed] (竹村 桐子, Takemura Kiriko, born 29 January 1993), known professionally as Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (Hiragana: きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ), is a Japanese tarento, singer, and model. Her public image is associated with Japan's kawaii and decora culture, centered in the Harajuku neighborhood of Tokyo.[2] Kyary's music is produced by musician Yasutaka Nakata of electronic music duo Capsule.

Her 2011 single "PonPonPon" reached the top ten on Japan's Oricon music chart; the 2012 singles "Candy Candy" and "Fashion Monster" followed this success. Kyary has since released five full-length albums: Pamyu Pamyu Revolution (2012), Nanda Collection (2013), Pika Pika Fantajin (2014), Japamyu (2018), and Candy Racer (2021).

Though most of her success as a recording artist has been in Asia, she has also gained popularity in Western countries due in part to Internet videos which have gone viral.[3] Media outlets have referred to Kyary as a "Fashion Monster", and she has been photographed for magazines such as Dazed & Confused.[4] In 2013, she signed a distribution deal with Sire Records to release her material in the United States.[5]

As of February 2020, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu has sold over 970,000 physical albums and singles in Japan as well as over 2.25 million downloads of her singles.[6][7]

  1. ^ kyary pamyu pamyu (Official Facebook page)
  2. ^ ""Oh! My! God! Harajuku Girl" by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu". July 28, 2011.
  3. ^ "Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's success abroad: Warner Music Japan CEO discusses J-pop interest overseas". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  4. ^ "KYARY PAMYU PAMYU COVERSHOOT". November 2012.
  5. ^ Ragogna, Mike (October 4, 2013). "Conversations With Seymour Stein, Lori Lieberman and Sun Records' Josh Collum, Collin Brace & Julie Roberts, Plus an Ed Kowalczyk Exclusive". HuffPost.
  6. ^ "きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅのアルバム売り上げランキング (subscription only)". Oricon. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅのシングル売り上げランキング (subscription only)". Oricon. Retrieved February 19, 2020.