The birth of My Melody and Kuromi and Japan's kawaii culture craze

Kuromi and Melody are two animated characters from the same parent company, Sanrio. Melody was introduced in 1975, but it wasn’t until 2005 that Kuromi appeared for the first time in the Onegai My Melody series. The birth of Kuromi coincided with the emergence of the Harajuku fashion culture — a colorful, rebellious fashion trend in Japan. This cultural craze celebrated mixing items with bright colors and was tied to the term “kawaii” in Japan’s popular culture at the time. The close friendship of My Melody and Kuromi My Melody and Kuromi are known as rivals in the film Onegai My Melody. Kuromi is the villain who always acts wickedly to sabotage the dreams of the characters. In contrast to Kuromi’s villain image, My Melody is the rabbit who always follows righteousness and light; she continually opposes Kuromi to save the dreams of the characters in the film. The personalities of the two are completely different Overview of the character My Melody When first released, My Melody adopted the image of Little Red Riding Hood from her own fairy tale, hence the character wore a red hood and scarf. Later in the Onegai My Melody series, Melo appeared again with a new look, her outfit changing to pink, and this look accompanied Melo thereafter. Overview of the character Kuromi Kuromi is depicted as a white rabbit wearing a black hat with two sharp, arrow-shaped ears; on the black hat there is a skull, and she also has a black, devilish tail. She is incredibly feisty and mischievous. The appearance of My Melody and Kuromi in the lives of young people The appearances of My Melody and Kuromi in films such as Onegai My Melody or The Adventures of Hello Kitty and Friends have sparked a craze for products related to My Melody and Kuromi, such as figurines, clothing, and school supplies. Kuromi Poker Figure is a prime example. The product is inspired by the Joker character in a western deck of playing cards, with a twist in Kuromi’s outfit color changed to a mysterious and powerful red. Kuromi Joker — beautiful and enchanting. Young people update their personal style by adopting the My Melody image. Young people chase Kuromi’s personality as a fashion model My Melody is famous for her gentle, cute appearance, so she has built up a large customer base across many age groups who share that style. Many youths love and wear Lolita outfits featuring My Melo patterns. My Melo’s image is also used by clothing makers as patterns for their garments. Content creators on YouTube and TikTok in both Vietnam and abroad continually seek out the latest My Melody designs to use as accessories to complete outfits and as key items. They see this character as an essential part of expressing a delicate, cute fashion style they aim for. Kuromi is loved by many stylish young people. So Mykingdom has provided you with information about the origins and how My Melody and Kuromi influence young people’s fashion trends. If you want to own a Kuromi figure, remember that Mykingdom is always ready for you to come and shop and take it home