Jpop: Masatoshi Hamada/Hamada Bamyu Bamyu

This is really a kind of Japanese internal joke as you really have to have a knowledge about Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and her wild style and prescence in modern japanese pop culture, as Hamada Bamyu Bamyu is a parody of her by comedian Masatoshi Hamada. And of corse, if you make a parody of something looking like hallucinations, it has to be crazy. Which it is, but it also a kind of celebration of Kyary as Masatoshi has used both her stylist (Sebastian Masuda) and songwriter (Yasutaka Nakata) in the production. ;-)

• Hamada Bamyu Bamyu - Nandeyanennen (なんでやねんねん)

Jpop: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Problem Girl (Mondai Girl / もんだいガール)

Last year gave us a kind of farewell song from Kyary Pamyu Pamyu with "Yume no Hajima Rin Rin" followed by "Family Party" and "Kira Kira Killer" which to be honest didn't to seem to be that different from before. This year she starts off with "Mondai Girl", which is the theme song for the rather successful TV series "Mondai no Aru Restaurant". Mondai means 'problem' and the restuarant is a restuarant with Many Problems...anyway, the video sees her both in her classic whimsical and colorful costumes but also a kind of futuristic goth/emo girl.

• Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Problem Girl (もんだいガール)

Jpop: Amiaya - Pink Lady Mash-up 2015

Tokyo duo Amiaya's video "Pink Lady mash-up 2015" is a remake of Pink Lady combined with images that is on par with what Kyary Pamyu Pamyu does.

• Amiaya - Pink Lady Mash-up 2015

Jpop: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Kira Kira Killer (きらきらキラー)

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's single from May is quite a good visual video, it feels somehow like a little revitalization even though it's not a big difference. The song style is exactly the same though.

• Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Kira Kira Killer (きらきらキラー)

Jpop: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Yume no Hajima Rin Rin

Each new video of the Japanese music and fashion icon Kyary Pamyu Pamyu is often met with the expectations of wired, garish and fashinating settings, but the new "Yume no Hajima Rin Rin" (roughly "the dream of ring beginning") is surprisingly (for her) understated and a bit melancholy as it is about growing up and farewells. As this is the time between the asian New Year and the cherry blossoms, it is a very suitable theme, but one cannot wonder if the use of old costumes also is a sign of Kyary signalling that her future releases will be in a whole new direction?

• Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Yume no Hajima Rin Rin (ゆめのはじまりんりん)