Hengao, Pon Pon Pon Lyrics, and a Chance to Meet Kyary Pamyu Pamyu!

Yesterday this poster magically appeared at my school:

Most of my coworkers had no idea who that girl in the picture was, and couldn’t even pronounce her name, but I knew. I knew instantly who it was. きゃりぱみゅぱみゅ! That’s right, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, who’s delightfully insane debut single has been stuck in my head all week is coming. She’s coming to my town!

But, unfortunately…it doesn’t seem to be for a concert, but rather as a special guest at a Beauty Conference-type thing. I suppose that makes sense, since she’s primarily seen as a model, and even has her own line of false eyelashes. I’m still going to try to check it out!

So, judging by the recent searches, a number of people have been coming to the blog looking for two things recently–lyrics to Pon Pon Pon and explanation of the term hengao.

First off, hengao literally translates as “strange face.” Apparently just being cute is boring and passé, so it’s better to make crazy faces! Kyary is perhaps not the first fashion girl to do this, but hers are pretty amusing. Her signature hengao is in the bottom left corner, with fish lips and crossed eyes, but obviously there is a wide variety.

Next up–lyrics! Below the cut are lyrics, as translated by Wonky Translation. They are not based on a raw Japanese transcription, but rather a romaji transliterscription (also below!)

What do you think? It seems pretty basic candy pop, to me, but I do like the image of holding hands and looking up at the sky in the middle of the city. Um, as long as you don’t get hit by a car.

What if everyone skipped

through that intersection

What if in the middle of the city

we held hands and looked up at the sky

What if we wanted to seize a chance

somewhere in that city

It’s too early to cry more

But all I can do is keep going forward—I hate it I hate it

Clap clap it’d be great if you put it all out there

Not doing it is lame, right?

Yeah, clap!

To the beat

Way way! Open it, my path

Clap clap make progress with various things

Here they come, your feelings

Boy Boy throw away, who’s the bad one?

Yeah yeah, good boy, ahh you make me so happy

Every day clap every time is clap

like a merry go round

every day clap every time is clap

but maybe it’s pointless…

Clap clap it’d be great if you put it all out there

Not doing it is lame, right?

Yeah, clap!

To the beat

Way way! Open it, my path

Clap clap way way way

clap clap way clap way clap clap

way way clap clap clap

way way clap way clap way way x2

What if everyone skipped

through that intersection

What if in the middle of the city

we held hands and looked up at the sky

What if we wanted to seize a chance

somewhere in that city

It’s too early to cry more

But all I can do is keep going forward—I hate it I hate it

Clap clap make progress with various things

Here they come, your feelings

Boy Boy throw away, who’s the bad one?

Yeah yeah, good boy, ahh you make me so happy

Every day clap every time is clap

like a merry go round

every day clap every time is clap

but maybe it’s pointless…

Clap clap way way way

clap clap way clap way clap clap

way way clap clap clap

way way clap way clap way way x4

JAPANESE/ROMAJI

ano kousaten de minna ga moshi skip wo shite
moshi ano machi no mannaka de te wo tsunaide sora wo miagetara
moshimo ano machi no dokoka de chance ga tsukamitai no nara
mada naku no ni wa hayai yo ne tada mae ni susumu shika nai wa iya iya

PONPON dashite shimaeba ii no
zenzen shinai no tsumaranai desho
headphone kakete rhythm ni nosete
WAYWAY akete atashi no michi wo

PONPON susumu iro-iro na koto
don-don KITEru? anata no KIMOCHI
POIPOI suteru warui ko wa dare?
sou sou ii KO aa
You Make Me Happy

Every Day PON
Every Time is PON
merry-go-round noritai no
Every Day PON
Every Time is PON
tabun sonnan ja DAME desho

PONPON way-way-way
PONPON way PON way PONPON
way-way PONPONPON
way-way PON way PON way-way

ano kousaten de minna ga moshi skip wo shite
moshi ano machi no mannaka de te wo tsunaide sora wo miagetara
moshimo ano machi no dokoka de chance ga tsukamitai no nara
mada naku no ni wa hayai yo ne tada mae ni susumu shika nai wa iya iya

PONPON susumu iro-iro na koto
don-don KITEru? anata no KIMOCHI
POIPOI suteru warui ko wa dare?
sou sou ii KO aa
You Make Me Happy

Every Day PON
Every Time is PON
merry-go-round noritai no
Every Day PON
Every Time is PON
tabun sonnan ja DAME desho

PONPON way-way-way
PONPON way PON way PONPON
way-way PONPONPON
way-way PON way PON way-way