Kyary Pamyu Pamyu On Album ‘Candy Racer’ & Her Offbeat, Kawaii Universe

“One thing that fans always tell me is: ‘Oh, you really exist!’” says Kyary Pamyu Pamyu halfway through a Zoom call. “You know like an anime character; it’s easy to see this Kawaii character in a music video and then you see her in real life, and you’re like, ‘Oh my God, you’re real!’” It’s easy to see why one might think so. In a little over a decade, the Japanese star Kyary Pamyu Pamyu — or “Kyary-chan,” as she insists on being called — has blazed past the silos of the pop star and come to embody an eccentric,… Read Full Article