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Gyaru (Japanese: ギャル) pronounced [ɡʲa̠ꜜɾɯ̟ᵝ], is a Japanese fashion subculture. The term gyaru is a Japanese transliteration of the English slang word gal. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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Most major cities in Japan will have certain streets or districts within the city centre where gyaruo and gyaru are most likely to be hanging out. Using the two biggest gyaruo culture influencing cities as example: in Tokyo two of the popular places to hang out are around the Shibuya or Shinjuku areas.
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]
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."
Koakuma Ageha was first published under the name "Koakuma & Nuts" in October 2005 with a 27-year-old woman, Hisako Nakajo, who had been familiar with the gyaru scene, as its chief editor. [9] Koakuma & Nuts was only a special edition of the dark-skin oriented Happie Nuts gyaru fashion magazine, but after publication of the second issue, it ...
Ganguro (ガングロ) is an alternative fashion trend among young Japanese women which peaked in popularity around the year 2000 and evolved from gyaru.. The Shibuya and Ikebukuro districts of Tokyo were the centres of ganguro fashion; it was started by rebellious youth who contradicted the traditional Japanese concept of beauty; pale skin, dark hair and neutral makeup tones.
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