PV Analysis Plus: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - 'Kira Kira Killer' + How-to, Hosting and Hanging with Pikachu

If you're a regular visitor to Project: Lixx or looking around for the first time, you've surely noticed the focus on J-Rock and Visual Kei in the content here. While I enjoy heavier music, the pop fan in me finds the work of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu compelling on a number of levels. After seeing her live at Sound Academy in Toronto earlier this year (see my report here) I've kept up with her output as it never fails to lift my mood and heart. There's an evolution of the artist happening along the way, not only musically but through expansion to a number of arenas. Since my last look at her PV output she's released the album Pika Pika Fantajin and the video for single Kira Kira Killer provides more candy-flavoured visuals with a streak of darkness beneath.

PV Analysis: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - 'Yume no Hajima Ring Ring' / 'Family Party (+ 'Kira Kira Killer')

Over the course of the last few years, Japan's music scene has seen global exposure through an unstoppable solo artist - Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. Whether you're into her sugary brand of pop or not, the attention she draws to J-pop is an undeniable force on the worldwide stage. After catching her live in Toronto at the Sound Academy in March, I couldn't help but notice that KPP put out 2 more singles as she wrapped up her Nanda Collection world tour. The graduation-themed 'Yume no Hajima Ring Ring' and movie soundtrack single 'Family Party' offer more compelling PVs to ponder, and the previews of the upcoming 'Kira Kira Killer' show that the maturation and evolution of Kyary doesn't affect her sense of fun in the least.

FanCam: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - March 7, 2014 - Sound Academy, Toronto

We took some fan footage at the KPP concert last weekend during her show at Toronto Sound Academy. As this is a FanCam the sound quality is not ideal, but you can feel the energy regardless. Enjoy!

Live Report: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu at Sound Academy, Toronto - March 7, 2014

I was a casual fan of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu before seeing her recent stop on the Nanda Collection 2014 world tour at Toronto's Sound Academy on March 7. That all changed after seeing her live. I lined up for the show 3 hours early in a crowd that seemed to be made up of cosplayers in looks from KPP's various videos as well as more casual fans. I was dressed for the weather in tie, jacket and hoodie and my patience saw me packed in 2nd row pressed along the rail. Next to me was an array of children and parents, giving the experience a true all-ages feel.

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - World Tour 2014 @ Toronto, Canada

I'll be at the KPP show a week today! She's been turning heads where ever she goes and I am looking forward to a fantastic night. Come find me out on the floor, I'm usually up front!

- Date: Friday, March 7, 2014

- Doors Open: 7:00PM

- Showtime: 8:00 PM

- Venue: "Sound Academy"

11 Polson St., Toronto, 

ON M5A 1A4 

(416) 469-5655

(http://www.sound-academy.com/inside/)

- Buy Tickets: 

General Admission floor : available

V.I.P. age 19+ Balcony: SOLD OUT

V.I.P. Meet and Greet : SOLD OUT

(http://www.ticketmaster.ca/kyary-pamyu-pamyu-toronto-ontario-03-07-2014/event/10004B14A4607316)