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Kyary Pamyu Pamyu discography

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ13552491 ↗
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The discography of Japanese model-singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu consists of five studio albums, two compilation albums, five extended plays, twenty-eight singles and eight video albums. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu debuted in 2011 under Warner Music Japan sublabel Unborde, as a musician produced by Yasutaka Nakata of the electronic duo Capsule. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's albums have been released globally, with her seeing international success in Belgium, South Korea and Taiwan.

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu released several products before her official major label debut with Warner. In 2005, she released an idol DVD at the age of 12 under her real name Kiriko Takemura. In 2010 under the name Kyary, she released two singles digitally as a part of the Avex high school musician project, highschoolsinger.jp. In 2011, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu produced an album of Studio Ghibli songs covered electronically by a variety of musicians.

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's second album Nanda Collection (2013) debuted at number one in Japan, becoming certified Platinum by the RIAJ. All five songs released as singles from the album also became certified, with "Ninja Re Bang Bang" certified Double Platinum for legal downloads to desktop computers.

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Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2011, 2005, 2010, 2013—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. For this dossier, Kyary, Pamyu and discography is the immediate research focus.
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This entry incorporates text from “Kyary Pamyu Pamyu discography” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.