Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

Just last week Avril Lavigne's Hello Kitty video caused a social media furore for its stereotypical – some said racist – representations of the Harajuku style including among other things expressionless backing dancers sushi and cupcakes.

UNSW Roundhouse, Sydney, Australia

Chicago, USA

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, for the uninitiated, is a Japanese Pop sensation who is now on her third world tour.

That parallel was sealed by DJ Mushroom a masked fungi-themed figure who danced in the back but didn’t so much as push a button to trigger some disembodied air horn.

J-pop star makes adorably psychedelic Canadian debut