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Hozumi Numajiri (沼尻 帆泉, Numajiri Hozumi, born August 18, 1991), better known as Hozunyam [1] (ほずにゃむ, Hozunyamu), is a Japanese gyaru fashion model. [2] A hostess living in Tokyo, she is best known for appearing in the Koakuma Ageha fashion magazine and, since her 2010 debut in the magazine, has been well known for her real personal story of a romance with her ex-boyfriend ...
A popular gyaru subculture specific to the Heisei era (1989–2019) is so-called "kogal (kogyaru) culture" (子ギャル文化 or コギャル文化) or "kogal fashion,” [10] [11] and has been commercialized by Japanese companies such as Sanrio, [12] and even introduced and supported as a Japanese brand by the Japanese government's Ministry ...
Flying Colors (ビリギャル, Biri Gyaru, Biri Gal) is a 2015 Japanese youth comedy drama film directed by Nobuhiro Doi.The film is based on the bestselling book Gakunen Biri no Gyaru ga 1 nen de Hensachi o 40 Agete Keio Daigaku ni Geneki Gokaku Shita Hanashi (学年ビリのギャルが1年で偏差値を40上げて慶應大学に現役合格した話) by Nobutaka Tsubota.
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.
Sayaka Araki (荒木 さやか, Araki Sayaka, born December 22, 1984) [1] is a Japanese fashion model, disc jockey, and businesswoman. [2] She is best known for her stint as a model for the Koakuma Ageha cabaret-gyaru fashion magazine. [3] She was a major contributor to Koakuma Ageha for 4 years and 10 months, since the magazine's very early days.
(Japanese: 道産子ギャルはなまらめんこい, Hepburn: Dosanko Gyaru wa Namaramenkoi) [b] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kai Ikada. The story follows a Tokyo teenager who moves to Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido and meets a girl unlike any he has ever met before.
The term is not used by the girls it refers to. They call themselves gyaru (ギャル), [7] a Japanese pronunciation of the English word "gal". [6] The term gyaru was first popularized in 1972 by a television ad for a brand of jeans. [8] In the 1980s, a gyaru was a fashionably dressed woman. [8]
Voiced by: Natsumi Kawaida [2] (Japanese); Kelsey Maher [3] (English) A high school girl and Sayu's best friend, who works part-time at the same convenience store. She is a gyaru. She comes from a wealthy family, but she is not on good terms with them. She aims to be a novelist and remains in contact with Sayu even after she returns to Hokkaido.