After invading 8 cities in Australia, Europe, America, Singapore and Taiwan with 9 energising performances, pop princess Kyary Pamyu Pamyu concluded her 3rd world tour, 『KPP 5iVE YEARS MONSTER WORLD TOUR 2016』, on 20th August at the Nippon Budokan!
The performance kicked off with the dynamic sound of “KPP ON STAGE”, which played as Kyary revealed herself on stage, followed immediately by “5iVE YEARS MONSTER”. As the theme for her world tour was focused around the concept “flower monster”, the stage was decorated wildly with a glorious carnivorous plant (not a real one, of course). This hungry-looking monster plant stood proud among the colourful vegetation that extended high. Kyary dressed in a flower-themed red costume, singing and dancing in front of the dangerous plant. The crowd were quickly hyped-up with energy, as Kyary performed “Kimi ni 100 percent” and “CANDY CANDY”.
The stage was suddenly swept into a mesmerising sea-blue theme and Kyary reappeared in a chic dress, her hair suddenly jet black. She rode a grand portable shrine and waved a fan in front of her face, plunging into “Ninja Re Bang Bang” , followed by “Invader Invader” and “Furisodation” whilst moving left and right on the stage. Finally, Kyary performed “Crazy Party Night-Pumpkins Strike Back-“, sharing a wonderfully cute yet strange party feeling with the audience.
After the mesmerising sea-theme melted away, the venue changed to a pink theme. With a follow up of “Cosmetic Coaster”, Kyary was spotted wearing a 60’s style dress, flying through the air with an umbrella as beautiful bubbles flew out from the stage and floated around the venue. Kyary engaged the audience by instructing them to wave their penlights, changing the colour of the penlight along to the beat of the song “KISEKAE” to create beautiful scenery in the venue of changing colours. Kyary and the on stage dancers then performed “Scanty Skimpy”, dancing to the swinging pop rhythm with a beautiful umbrella show. The audience were surging with excitement as the evening flowed with an 80’s dance pop taste when “Cherry Bon Bon” and “Family Party” were performed.
With a quick change of scene, the stage instantly fell quiet to reveal Kyary standing alone on stage in front of a wooden xylophone. Kyary was dressed in jungle-themed clothing, camouflaging well with the jungle-themed set. Kyary then proceeded to play the main melody of “Mottai-Nightland” at her own pace on the xylophone. After making a small mistake, she started again from the beginning. Having successfully completed the melody, the crowd roared with excitement at the sight of the kawaii pop princess. Penlight in hand, she picked up the song from where the xylophone melody had ended, continuing through “Mottai-Nightland” and then moving on to “Kira Kira Killer”. The audience frantically waved their penlights in response.
Next, pillars of fire shot up from the stage to the sound of killer tune “Fashion Monster”, which was immediately followed by “Tsukematsukeru”. Kyary, who was dressed in a pink and gold dress, then went on to present the powerfull song “Mondai Girl”. After this, to the fans’ disappointment, the main section of the live came to a close. Screams for an encore rang throughout the entire venue. Kyary finally reappeared on stage wearing a white and amber-coloured dress to match the lily theme. Kyary accepted the call of her fans, performing “Unite Unite”. Afterwards, the audience surged with excitement with the announcement of the next song — her debut that made her mark on the world and spread the news of her existence 5 years ago — “PONPONPON”.
As Kyary’s gaze drifted over the venue of excited fans, she began to talk to them;
“It was as if this live performance was over in just a second. Performing in the Budokan these past two days was incredibly fun, and I could feel a lot of energy from all of you.”
She then announced that she will be doing a special live tour with Yasutaka Nakata (CAPSULE).
“I have never done a two-man-live tour before, so I’m really looking forward to it! My streak of live performances hasn’t ended just yet — I’ll be doing a live hall tour in Japan next year, so please come see me!” she added.
With this announcement, the venue screamed with excitement and joy.
Ending the live on a high, Kyary finished off with “Sai & Co”, as coloured paper rained onto the stage and fluttered around the venue. The audience cheered “Sai &Co” as one with Kyary and with that, the performance had finished.
…but there’s more!! During the live event, there were some important announcements. The first being that on 9th November, Kyary’s 13th Single will be released after 7 months of her last release! Additionally, as part of the “5-year plan”, which aims to link Japan with the rest of the world, she will be doing a collaboration with a foreign artist!
The special feature of Kyary’s single is that specially selected venues have been used for recording and these recordings have been compiled together for a 360 degree virtual reality visual experience! This new experiment is certainly a great challenge!
Many questions have been sprouting on arrival of this news. Is there more to Kyary’s 5-year plan? Which foreign artist will be collaborating with Kyary? What kind of virtual reality simulation will be released? This information and much more will be released in due course, so don’t take your eyes off Kyary!
■Information
Yasutaka Nakata ✕ Kyary Pamyu Pamyu SPECIAL DJ ✕ LIVE ZEPP TOUR 2016（Provisional title）
・Wednesday 10th November 2016 Zepp Nagoya（Doors open: 18:00 ／ Start: 19:00 ）
・Friday 11th November 2016 Zepp Osaka（Doors open: 17:30 ／Start: 18:30）
・Monday 14th November 2016 Zepp Diver City（Doors open: 18:00 ／ Start: 19:00 ）
Ticket information (All standing)
・1F STANDING ¥4,860-（Tax included／Drink fee not included）
・Preschool children cannot enter.
Advanced ticket purchase homepage／August 19th（Friday）13:00 〜 21st August（Sunday）23:59
＞Yasutaka Nakata official homepage advanced tickets（URL : http://capsule-official.com/ny/ ）
＞Kyary Pamyu Pamyu official homepage（URL：http://kyary.asobisystem.com ）
・INFORMATION：HOT STUFF PROMOTION 03-5720-9999
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