/2011/08/28/spotlight-kawai-japan-has-cute-down-to-a-science/
{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2011\/08\/28\/spotlight-kawai-japan-has-cute-down-to-a-science\/","trash":"","name":"spotlight-kawai-japan-has-cute-down-to-a-science","parent":"","title":"Spotlight: Kawai! Japan has 'cute' down to a science","date":"2011-08-28 10:30:55","filepath":"posts\/2000415_spotlight-kawai-japan-has-cute-down-to-a-science.xml.json","type":"post","content":"For example, here's a music video by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005BLOYLY\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=zygmy-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B005BLOYLY\">Ponponpon<\/a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=B005BLOYLY&camp=217145&creative=399373\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>! The video itself is wonderful since it blends kawai Harajuku style and absurd visual elements. The creators of the video were certainly having fun making something new and colorful.\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"345\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yzC4hFK5P3g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\nIn the video, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu wears bloomer shorts, white gloves, ruffled socks with big pink Doc Martins, which all make her look extremely childish... in Disney\u00a0proportions. \u00a0For the curious, she's 18 years old and recently released a new album called Moshi Moshi Harajuku (<a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/jp\/album\/id453461911\" target=\"_blank\">\u3082\u3057\u3082\u3057\u539f\u5bbf<\/a>).\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/tokyofashion.com\/kyary-pamyu-pamyu-ponponpon-music-video-6dokidoki\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tokyo Fashion<\/a> has an excellent write up on the video and some links to some of Kyary's wardrobe choices.\n\nHere are some of my favorite screen captures of the video. \u00a0The large woman dancing made the video perfect!\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/media\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ponponpon0.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-416 alignnone\" title=\"ponponpon0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/media\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ponponpon0.jpg\" alt=\"kyarypamyupamyu ponponpon\" width=\"180\" height=\"101\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/media\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ponponpon4.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-420 alignnone\" title=\"ponponpon4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/media\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ponponpon4.jpg\" alt=\"kyarypamyupamyu ponponpon\" width=\"180\" height=\"101\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/media\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ponponpon3.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-419\" title=\"ponponpon3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/media\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ponponpon3.jpg\" alt=\"kyarypamyupamyu ponponpon\" width=\"179\" height=\"101\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/media\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ponponpon1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-417\" title=\"ponponpon1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/media\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ponponpon1.jpg\" alt=\"kyarypamyupamyu ponponpon\" width=\"179\" height=\"101\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/media\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ponponpon2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-418 aligncenter\" title=\"ponponpon2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/media\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ponponpon2.jpg\" alt=\"kyarypamyupamyu ponponpon\" width=\"180\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\nThe song is catchy, but that could be due to the repetitive nature of the lyrics.\n\n<em>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/ameblo.jp\/kyarypamyupamyu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's blog<\/a>.<\/em>\n\n<em>Buy Ponponpon from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005BLOYLY\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=zygmy-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B005BLOYLY\">Amazon MP3 for $0.99<\/a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=B005BLOYLY&camp=217145&creative=399373\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>.<\/em>\n\n<em>Give the MP3 song Ponponpon to a friend with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poptoken.com\/item.php?d=d&asin=B005BLOYP0\">PopToken for $0.99<\/a><\/em>"}}
