Kyary Pamyu Pamyu is a model, blogger, and recording artist from the Harajuku district of Tokyo. Her official stage name is Caroline Charonplop Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. Kyary's debut album, Pamyu Pamyu Revolution, was released in May 2012. Kyary started as a fashion blogger, and then began her professional career as a model for Harajuku fashion magazines such as Kera! and Zipper. After achieving a measure of fame, she began to establish herself as a businesswoman by launching a line of fake eyelashes called "Harajuku Doll Eyelashes by Eyemazing x Kyary" and appearing at fashion shows.
In April 2011, she frontlined the charity event "One Snap for Love" with Japanese fashion editor and photographer Yasumasa Yonehara and Japanese brand 6%DokiDoki for victims of the 2011 TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami.
In July 2011, she began her musical career by releasing her first promo single, "PonPonPon". The single was produced by Yasutaka Nakata and is the first release from Kyary's debut mini-album, Moshi Moshi Harajuku, which was released August 17, 2011. "PonPonPon" was released on July 20, 2011. On July 31, 2011, the song entered Billboard Japan's Hot 100 chart at 72.