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Gyaru (ギャル) pronounced [ɡʲa̠ꜜɾɯ̟ᵝ], is a Japanese fashion subculture for young women, often associated with gaudy fashion styles and dyed hair. [1] The term gyaru is a Japanese transliteration of the English slang word gal.
Kogal girls, identified by shortened Japanese school uniform skirts. The two leftmost girls are also wearing loose socks.. In Japanese culture, Kogal (コギャル, kogyaru) refers to the members of the Gyaru subculture who are still in high school and who incorporate their school uniforms into their dress style. [1]
Ganguro falls into the larger subculture of gyaru (ギャル, from English "gal"), a slang term used for various groups of young women, usually referring to overly childish women. Researchers in the field of Japanese studies believe that ganguro is a form of revenge against traditional Japanese society due to resentment of neglect, isolation ...
As the name gyaru-moji suggests (gyaru meaning "gal"), this writing system was created by and remains primarily employed by young women. [ 1 ] Like the English phenomenon of SMS language , it is most often used for sending cell phone text messages , but while text is used as a form of informal shorthand, a message typed in gyaru-moji usually ...
In the original Japanese title, dosanko is a word for a breed of pony native to Hokkaido, which was later extended to mean also "Hokkaido-raised" when referring to people, gyaru refers to a member of the gal subculture, namara is a Hokkaido dialect word meaning "very" or "super", [15] and menkoi is Hokkaido dialect for "cute" or "adorable."
Gyaru being photographed in Ikebukuro in 2009. Gyaru (sometimes known as Ganguro, actually a subcategory of gyaru), is a type of Japanese street fashion that originated in the 1970s. Gyaru focuses on girly-glam style, dwelling on man-made beauty, such as wigs, fake lashes, and fake nails. Gyaru is also heavily inspired by Western fashion.
It takes a lot to shock the internet at this point. After all, we're living in a world where people drain their ground beef with tampons and pancakes can be scrambled. However, one TikToker ...
It starts with the cosplay cafe set up by Junichi's class for the school's culture festival and Yui, with a mean gal personality, and Yukana, looking like a proper girl, greeting customers before cutting into the opening. In the kitchen, Junichi and his friends comment on how great of an idea the cafe was while Shinpei cackles.