Kyary Pamyu Pamyu hosted “KPP ONLINE MEETING VOL.1” on August 16, 2020, her first online event exclusive to members of her fan club “KPP CLUB.”

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s new Japan solo tour, scheduled summer festival and event performances, and bus tour—the latte of which had been held up until last year for fan club members only—were unfortunately cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. But Kyary still wanted to find a way to have fun with fans, which led to the creation of “KPP ONLINE MEETING.” The first meeting saw around 500 fans which Kyary could see all of on the 10 screens she had prepared in front of her for the live stream.

Fans donned their Kyary merch on stream and prepared some original Kyary-themed backgrounds for the online meeting. The fans who got to attend, chosen by Kyary herself, enjoyed a close-up chat with Japan’s queen of pop.

In the run up to the event, Kyary posted a question on Twitter asking people what they wanted to do during the online meeting. The option of dancing together was adopted, and so after teaching fans the choreography to her song KAMAITACHI which dropped in April this year, fans danced together with her, making it feel like a live show.

Kyary also had her own idea she wanted to try out with fans, which was eating somen noodles together with everyone. Everyone prepped their own somen and made a toast with their bowls. Other fun things Kyary got up to with fans included a drawing challenge, scavenger hunt, a lottery where fans could win something of Kyary’s, and more.

At the end of the event, Kyary took a photo together with all 500 fans on the 10 screens. Kyary could feel the energy and warmth from fans through the screen, and ended the event with a huge smile on her face. She plans to continue holding these online meetings for fan club members going forward.

During the stream, Kyary also announced a DVD and Blu-ray release of her tour from last year, Oto no Kuni Live Tour 2019. Kyary originally had a Japan nationwide hall tour scheduled for this autumn. When she watched the footage of “Oto no Kuni Live Tour 2019,” she said, “When I thought about how I can’t do a show like this at present time, I cried.”

The DVD and Blu-ray includes two performances: Maboroshi no Utopia ~Izumo-taisha no Yoru~ which was held at Izumo Grand Shrine in Shimane—and which Kyary spoke about in our interview with her last year—and her kabuki themed show Kyary Kabuki Kabuki held in Kyoto at Minami-za, the oldest theatre in Japan. The DVD and Blu-ray are available for everyone to buy, including non fan club members.

Next year will mark 10 years since Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s music debut. Stay tuned for the latest updates and information.