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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmM3PWH8IB0

Up-and-coming idol Shina Pikarin is making a bloody splash among teens in Japan with her occasional death-metal vocals and up-tempo pop beats.

Having amassed a huge following, particularly among teenage girls in Shibuya, Shina Pikarin (or Pikarin for short) released her first official single, titled “Makai Shinju” (“Makai Double-Suicide”), on 3 May.

Pikarin is unique among idols in that she claims to come from Makai which is a kind of hell or land of demons in Buddhism. Despite her youthful appearance, Pikarin’s says she’s about 20,000 years old, but as demon women are known to lie about the age, I’m guessing she’s somewhere in the neighborhood of 29,000.

In light of this, it might be worth giving “Makai Shinju”‘s lyrics a whirl.

Pikapikapi pikarin, I’m an explosion of magic
Pikapikapi pikarin, I want to smash you

Come in! Come Out!
Tonight! Tonight!
Shut up!

If you notice and
Are crazy about me
Hey! Looking only at me
Love suicide in Makai

If you want to die here and now
Want to die together with me
Let me drink your blood

If you want to die here and now
Die together with me
Your eyeballs today are sweet

Pikapikapi pikarin, if I cast a Makai spell
Pikapikapi pikarin, opening the secret door

Come in! Come Out!
Tonight! Tonight!
Shut up!

If I notice and
Am crazy about you
Hey! Looking only at you
Love suicide in Makai

If I want to die here and now
Want to die together with you
Make you drink my blood

If you want to die…

She is having live shows in Tokyo right now.

Live show footage

 

[BronsonLee]

Kill me.

 

[plasmawave]

 

[Linkstrikesback]

women are known to lie about the age

And you think this might be one of those times article writer? Well, I would never have guessed.

 

[Resilient]

And you think this might be one of those times article writer? Well, I would never have guessed.

demon women but knee jerk reaction is fine too (i.e. it was a joke)

 

[SliceSabre]

And you think this might be one of those times article writer? Well, I would never have guessed.

Why'd you cut out the demon part? Seems you missed the joke.

 

[VeryGooster]

This reminds me of that Yakuza 5 sidequest where you try to get an idol who's a faraway space princess or some shit to all her interviews and coach her to answer the questions the "right" way.

 

[Mechanized]

Well I watched what I could stomach of the video and it was awful.

 

[sixteen-bit]

no dragon no buy

 

[Spring Drive]

Artists should focus on making good music instead of counting on a stupid gimmick

 

[glaurung]

Well I watched what I could stomach of the video and it was awful.

The performance part is bad, but there is some good light metal underneath it all.

Boring as shit otherwise.

 

[GavinGT]

Seems legit.

 

[lazygecko]

Artists should focus on making good music instead of counting on a stupid gimmick

Artists make what consumers want, and what they want are stupid gimmicks.

 

[Cymbal Head]

wtf are those things attached to her guitar?

 

[FuuRe]

Those asians and their godly seamless aging

 

[John Kowalski]

Industrial moe?

Gap moe.

 

[Henkka]

Babymetal this ain't

 

[SolicitorPirate]

I kinda love the madness of whatever this is

 

[Cosmo Clock 21]

This further solidifies the stereotype that metal is the anime of the music industry

 

[psylah]

Gackt is still a vampire.

 

[HStallion]

But will a 20,000 year old demon girl be able to use the bathroom that she wants?

 

[digitaldevmike]

This is the best thing since GWAR!

Spoiler

It isn't

 

[Cowie]

Artists should focus on making good music instead of counting on a stupid gimmick

she's 20,000 and makes gaf posters sound like they're 70.

 

[Ozigizo]

And I'm The Queen of England! is the name of the latest k-pop sensation!

 

[Zomba13]

 

[TatteredHat]

My dream has finally come true.

 

[GorillaJu]

She looks 19,000 at most. Whatever cream she uses I'm buying.

 

[Krejlooc]

Shina Pikarin (or Pikarin for short) released her first official single, titled “Makai Shinju” (“Makai Double-Suicide”), on 3 May.

I like how they don't translate Makai lol.

 

[Crayolan]

A cute girl singing death metal vocals sounds hilarious.

 

[sankt-Antonio]

20000 years old, still can't play the guitar.

 

[explodet]

I can see the other demons kicking her out of Makai because they can't stand pop metal.
She hangs out here because she's appreciated.

 

[Firemind]

She can't even play the guitar. What has she been doing these past 20,000 years?

 

[Mdk7]

GO TO DMC!

Spoiler

LOL

Seriously, it sounds like something out of Detroit Metal City.

 

[Ganzlinger]

This is too good to be true.

 

[OniBarubary]

Death Metal vocal JPop? Color me interested. Will watch when...not at work.

 

[Galang]

When the video and music started I was like wait this is actually good! But her voice came in and it doesn't do the song the justice it should.

 

[Kusagari]

So she's ripping off Gackt.

 

[Otnopolit]

When did this become a music scene?!?!

Also, her guitar is going to be hard to play with lightsabers coming off of it.

 

[psylah]

So she's ripping off Gackt.

More like Seikima II, another group of demons from Makai

 

[cr0w]

I hate everything.

 

[NervousXtian]

Holy shit that video is terrible. She's smiling when she shouldn't, it's like a bad fan made video.

Also, what's with the head back when the death metal part happens, then it goes into stupid pop music trash, and back..

Fuck, some things just don't mix, this is one of those.

 

[massoluk]

Is she an acquaintance of Urameshi Yusuke

 

[dity]

This is taking the 20,000 year old dragon meme too far.

 

[Nokagi]

No sir. I didn't like it.

 

[Kusagari]

More like Seikima II, another group of demons from Makai

How many pop stars in Japan claim to be supernatural beings?

 

[marrec]

Hmm, I dunno, she looks a little old to be a 20,000 y/o demon trapped in a girl's body.

 

[Mixolydian]

That poor, poor guitar. 😢

 

[katagai]

I skipped through that video looking to see if there were any "death-metal" vocals in this song, and what I heard sounded like someone vomiting.

 

[Jill Sandwich]

You fucking Makai are all the same, one sniff of pussy and you lose it.

 

[sankt-Antonio]

Want to listen to a japanese girl growl (with actual musicians playing in the band) listen to Gonin Ish.