When you hear the word, “Gyaru” the images that most likely pop are, Japanese girls, tan skin– almost looking like blackface, crazy clothes, crazy hairstyles, and bright colors. But … more →
Edward Merrin Fashion/ Street Blogjetingenue wrote 1 week ago: lately ive been having dreams about house parties, birthdays and mansions, breaking into people … more →
origamicupcake wrote 1 month ago: I have mixed feelings about the whole Kogal/Ganguro/Yamamba/Gyaru trend. I don’t really like h … more →
Charz wrote 1 month ago: Shiho Fujita (志穂 藤田) / Sifow Young entrepreneur Shiho Fujita (Jpop singer), known for her trademark … more →
Joane Martin wrote 1 month ago: Now here is an opportunity to create my own website that profiles youth culture. I would document h … more →
Joane Martin wrote 1 month ago: The Formation and History of Ganguro Ganguro literally means “black-faced” (Miller 2006, pg.30) as I … more →
Joane Martin wrote 1 month ago: Someone today asked me, why are you so interested in the Ganguro culture? and I paused for a bit and … more →
Joane Martin wrote 1 month ago: This blog is dedicated to the sub culture ‘Ganguro’ of Japan. Ganguro translates as “black faced”. A … more →
zippercut wrote 1 month ago: Brett @ Royal/T was telling me how lady gaga literally “becomes” hello kitty…. HAH … more →
animesg wrote 2 months ago: I have to say, the fashion sense of the Japanese never fails to impress me. For a society that is ge … more →
vampirekana wrote 2 months ago: Since you viewers seemed to like my two posts about different lolita styles , I decided to write abo … more →
dustin61 wrote 3 months ago: This video is a very funny video of someone legitimately trying to give a tutorial on the Japanese f … more →
Dainty Darlings wrote 3 months ago: I was researching dred locks for the book I’m working on and I came across some hairdressers … more →
katwinalunatica wrote 3 months ago: In Europe, it is known that P … more →
jwigger wrote 3 months ago: Dr. Liu, professor of Japanese, Spelman College Atlanta on a cultural phenom you should know. From t … more →
TheDiversePurse wrote 4 months ago: British teens Eilish (l) and Declan (r) experiment with Manba Manba is a form of the Ganguro or Yama … more →
Haikugirl wrote 4 months ago: I was surprised to read on the BBC website this week that the bizarre Japanese fashion ‘manba … more →
johnnyredd wrote 5 months ago: Japan has brought me a lot of joy in my life. Video games, superior technology, the anime Cowboy Beb … more →
mario239303 wrote 6 months ago: They’ve been described as an army of “black-faced Paris Hiltons”, but they are als … more →
tiffny wrote 9 months ago: So, you may or may not know that I love reading/collecting Japanese fashion mags, right? Well, previ … more →