Move over Kyary, avex releases a new ultimate weapon!

[happiholic★]

A new Popteen magazine model is going to debut under avex, named Shiina Hikari aka Pikarin. As a model for Popteen, she is a gyaru, however, unlike many gyaru, she is a fan of anime and visual kei. Her debut single Shinryaku Pikarin Densetsu☆ will be released Dec. 12 in both CD and CD+DVD formats. More info can be read here.

Covers:

Spoiler:

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DVD

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I really like her, and I've seen people on different forums compairing her to Kyary for being a model/harajuku style/similar makeup/similar sound. She does kinda seem like avex answer to Kyary.

credits to liime_arix@aramalivejournal

[TeamAyu2004]

its cute, however I dont think this is going to take off.
I could be wrong of course, and its only her first single... but i guess we shall see.

EDIT:
they should totally warn you about seizures, lol.

[koumori]

Sounds like an anime theme or a DDR track.

[Ningyo Hime]

Originally Posted by Koumori

Sounds like an anime theme or a DDR track.

It really does xD
I think shes quite cute! But I dont know if shes going to get as popular as kyary though and im also not a fan of her voice but Japan would think differently

[happiholic★]

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004

its cute, however I dont think this is going to take off.
I could be wrong of course, and its only her first single... but i guess we shall see.

EDIT:
they should totally warn you about seizures, lol.

Honestly, I would have said the same about Kyary back in the day. But, we see how wrong I was. Pikarin has a sizable fanbase from being a Popteen model, so it could happen. I don't doubt she could flop, but it may happen. The song, if I remember correctly, was created by some vocaloid guy, kinda like Kyary and the Perfume guy.

[MeltingCORE]

Originally Posted by happiholic★

The song, if I remember correctly, was created by some vocaloid guy, kinda like Kyary and the Perfume guy.

Being a vocaloid fan, I'd love it if someone could tell me which producer.

[happiholic★]

Originally Posted by MeltingCORE

Being a vocaloid fan, I'd love it if someone could tell me which producer.

"Under the name Shiina Pikarin, the high school girl will team up with Vocaloid producer, HachioujiP, to produce the title track. The concept for her debut is "Pikarin from the Underworld". She even has a cute little back story to go with it."

[MeltingCORE]

Originally Posted by happiholic★

"Under the name Shiina Pikarin, the high school girl will team up with Vocaloid producer, HachioujiP, to produce the title track. The concept for her debut is "Pikarin from the Underworld". She even has a cute little back story to go with it."

Oooh HachioujiP. Wait... That's 8#Prince! He's one of my favorites. The song is not his best work. I'm surprised. O.O

Now this is a good song by him: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qahE8ize2bs
And this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq7Ze_C-seM

Why couldn't he have produced something like those for Pikarin?

[Delicious n Bold]

Avex's answer to Kyary = not gonna be on American iTunes.

[LeeLeeNeko]

No way I'm moving over Kyary for her, Kyary is way cuter, her songs way more addicting, and her PVs not as cheap
Fashion Monstaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[Bad Wolf]

Originally Posted by Delicious n Bold

Avex's answer to Kyary = not gonna be on American iTunes.

lol this. which is really unfair, because i love that i can get kyary's music easily and support someone so bizarrely unique.

[Αyumi]

I just... for some reason, I really love this song.

The girl is pretty cute too.. but if you say she doesn't remind you of Kyary, then you're lying. lol

We really don't need more girls like this, do we?
Once you realize she resembles Kyary, there's no way people will ever look at her differently in the future.

[Polyrhythm]

Interesting. She is like Kyary...only garish, annoying sounding, and quite ugly tbh. Production also seems lacking. Then again, everything plagiarized by avex always turns out cheap and desperate looking. But I guess avex just couldn't resist adding a weirdo-model-turned-singer to their collection of copycats...she will forever be known as the cheap counterpart to Kyary Pamyu Pamyu in the same way that Super Girls is the cheap analog to AKB48.

[Αyumi]

Originally Posted by Polyrhythm

she will forever be known as the cheap counterpart to Kyary Pamyu Pamyu in the same way that Super Girls is the cheap analog to AKB48.

This, this, this! Never liked the "let's dress crazy so people recognize us for it" style.

Actually, a lot of artists do this so people will find them unique and then they can get attention based on their style. It's overused now, though. I remember judging Nicki Minaj based on her style "Wow, is she really that desperate?". But then I heard her music and thought "Wow, why is she even trying to cry for attention through her clothes when she's such a great singer?" Simultaneously, I had the exact same thought about Lady Gaga before I heard her music.

The same can be said about Kyary, actually. But her style is more of a culture rather than screaming for attention. It fits her. I'm not saying she gets away with it because she's Asian, it's just that her style existed in her area so it's more understandable why she's styled like that.

[chocopockymaster]

Originally Posted by Polyrhythm

she will forever be known as the cheap counterpart to Kyary Pamyu Pamyu in the same way that Super Girls is the cheap analog to AKB48.

I was reading this too fast and thought you were calling the SPICE girls a cheap analog to AKB48 and I was about to be like....take several seats, sis.

Now that my reading comprehension skills have been restored...

[NintendoHTF1242]

Originally Posted by chocopockymaster

I was reading this too fast and thought you were calling the SPICE girls a cheap analog to AKB48 and I was about to be like....take several seats, sis.

omg quoted 4 lyfe I died

[chocopockymaster]

Originally Posted by NintendoHTF1242

omg quoted 4 lyfe I died

I saw your sig in another thread before I saw this and I legit choked on my coffee.

[Delicious n Bold]

Originally Posted by chocopockymaster

I was reading this too fast and thought you were calling the SPICE girls a cheap analog to AKB48 and I was about to be like....take several seats, sis.

Now that my reading comprehension skills have been restored...

Noooooo
I died

This chick makes me kinda like kyary. She has odd powers.

[NintendoHTF1242]

I like the covers haters sit down

[MeltingCORE]

Reminds me of a opening to one of those cutesy romance animes.