GYARU
Updated 05-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about GYARU!
Gyaru and Ganguro: The Upper-Class Fashion Rebellion of 90s Japan – Unseen Japan: How the gyaru rebellion by rich girls against their own status became a rollicking fashion phenomenon.
Defining The Gyaru Girl: A Look Into Japan’s Gyaru Culture | YABAI – The Modern, Vibrant Face of Japan: Features on discovering modern Japan and Japanese culture, including travel tips, things to do, and personality quizzes.
Where have all the ‘gyaru’ gone?: For much of the 1990s and 2000s, it seemed that you couldn’t walk down a street in any major shopping district in Japan without spotting a group of "gyaru" chatting enthusiastically about…something. But in recent years, the number of tanned young women with the very colorful (some might say “loud”)…
End of an era in Shibuya style | The Japan Times: Where did all the gyaru (trashy girls) go? With their carroty tans, shoveled-on makeup and bleached hair, the kogaru (high gals), ganguro (black faces) and
Gyaru magazine egg closes: Is gyaru fashion culture on the way out?: Following the high-profile end of hostess magazine Koakuma now comes the closure of egg, another magazine that was a symbol of 1990s and 2000s fashion for teenaged and twenty-something females in Japan.
The collapse of publishing company In Forest did it for Koakuma, though its figures were clearly on the declin …
Hostess culture magazine Koakuma Ageha closes down: The end of an era.
Hostess culture magazine Koakuma Ageha will cease publication in the wake of the bankruptcy of its publisher, Inforest Publishing. The title first went on sale in October 2005 under a different name, it went on to become famous as the magazine of choice for gyaru. It promoted a unique kind of …
Interview With Ishoku Hada Gyaru Trendsetter miyako: Do you know about the trend of Ishoku Hada (“different colored skin” or “unique skin”) Gyaru that is…
Prejudice or Sexy? What Japanese REALLY think of GYARU GIRLS in Japan.: Gyaru girl fashion and culture is declining in Japan. What do Japanese girls and boys think about Kurogyaru, Mamba Gyaru and other Gyaru girls in general? We…
All About Gyaru!: How I met? S ince the last year I started reading the blog of three cute girls who enjoy a lot gyarus: http://chouzuru.blogspot.com h…
Gyaru United: Japan’s Black Diamond Gals Champion a Kuro Gyaru Subculture Revival: An interview with Japan’s hottest kuro gyaru (dark skin gals) unit Black Diamond. Featuring pictures and video of 20+ tan Japanese gals around Shibuya.
THE LAST GYARU GIRLS OF SHIBUYA ｜Kurogyaru Makeover at the Ganguro Cafe Tokyo: Are there still Gyaru girls in Shibuya? Dark skinned Kurogyaru and Manba gyaru makeup is seen less and less in Tokyo. We tried to find the last remaining gya…
Gyaru fashion subculture tribute space Ganguro Cafe in Shibuya to close in July: The Ganguro Cafe, which was a throwback tribute to gyaru fashion culture in Shibuya, will close on July 18th.
Gyaru are practitioners of various types of fashion styles typically involving heavily bleached hair, elaborately decorated nails, and strong makeup. Ganguro is a variety of gyaru with deep bronze tans.
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Coming Soon: Soul Sister, I Love Mama, Reader Models + More Super Gyaru
Interview With Ishoku Hada Gyaru Trendsetter miyako: Do you know about the trend of Ishoku Hada (“different colored skin” or “unique skin”) Gyaru that is…
Beginner Guide to Gyaru: History of Gal: In this video, we will give you a brief history of the gyaru style and how it became the style that it is today. BBC FASHION IN JAPAN (focused on kogal): htt…
: New Manba (2004-officially 2009-20??)(Retired/exceptions are made in the summer time)
Manba style is not a new way of naming the Yamanba, but based of off. It is also a furthering the dark tan style…
GxL BiBLE: Your Guide to Gyaru Style, Live from Tokyo: How social media has impacted on Gal makeup in 2017.: data:blog.metaDescription
Beginner Guide to Gyaru: History of Gal: In this video, we will give you a brief history of the gyaru style and how it became the style that it is today. BBC FASHION IN JAPAN (focused on kogal): htt…
Past and present photos of Japanese fashion models make us wonder, where have all the gyaru gone?: For much of the 1990s and 2000s, it seemed that you couldn’t walk down a street in any major shopping district in Japan without spotting a group of gyaru chatting enthusiastically about…something. But in recent years, the number of tanned young women with the very colorful (some might say “loud”) gyrau fashion st …
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: gyaru () is a Japanese transliteration of the english slang word ‘gal’ (“girl”) it is rumored to be inspired by the popular late 80’s action drama series gyaru subculture was at its peak during the heisei era . it had a large influence on Japan’s fashion and its economy . in the early 2000s, 109 was considered the source of the newest and trendiest items or brands for gyaru . the style’s growth in popularity saw brands reaching out . second-hand re gyaru is a fashion that is considered as not conforming to, and rebelling against, the Japanese standards of its society . for women this fashion was for them to be more racy and freewheeling, popular recurring gyaru models, icons and idols during its peak were Tsubasa Masuwaka, Kumiko Funayama, Rie Matsuoka, Hikari Shiina, ganguro () is a gyaru with bleached hair and bleaches . manba is darker, wilder and wilder . this style was popular in the late 1990s and manba would wear sexy outfits from very short to very long dresses, or shorts to long skirts . accessories (such as bangles, beads, etc.) would also include the motif of flowers the white lips remained and white eye shadows were applied . some manbas also used a different eye shadow color on their eyelids . the amount of eye shadow could vary greatly . stickers weren’t used under the eyes anymore, instead, they were replaced with rhinestones . common hairstyles featured big hair, bouffant, high ponytails with hair partly down, synthetic d Yamanaba also means “old mountain hag” in Japanese . the style was regarded by the Japanese civilians as improper or even dirty . Banbas wear less white makeup than manbas; they also use more glitter . Hime-gyaru: also known as Hime kei, it is one of the more over-the-top styles of dress of all of the categories since it is a must to buy the brand-names make-up style is more exaggerated than the typical gyaru . the style blossomed in the early 2000s, but has since declined or turned more casual . agejo (): A style agejo style is a very foxy, ladylike, and mature style . it is generally worn by, but not always exclusive to, a hostess . the intention is to be flawlessly glamorous and desirable the style kyabaj is similar to hime-gyaru, except for being more skimpy and with the intention to be classy . they dress in a particular style that makes them mostly wear dresses that amekaji: “American casual” is a bright, fun, flamboyant and generally multi-colored style . it mostly involves sweaters, bomber-jackets from the early 2000s and coats western gyaru, often referred to as “foreign giaru” and online as gaijin-gyaaru “” women and even men who have found a fashion outside of western/gaijin-gyaru created their own communities and forums with lists of tutorials . western/georgia-giaru used the term to describe people who identified with a gy yanki and biker gang culture with gyaru makeup and style . girls drive or ride bikes, and tend to have tattoos and piercings . tougher version of onee g the magazine of choice for fans and followers is ‘Soul Sister’, a relatively new magazine . Gyaru-mama: Teenage gyaru or women who continued with the style even after having children Neo-gyaru (): the name was coined for gyari that wanted to revitalize the style during the 2010s . some antiquated, radical, older or more fanatical g style thought to be created by gyaru model Alisa Ueno , who owns the Japanese brand ‘FIG&VIPER’ it looks more western-like or even resembling gr the creators of this style have created all of their items themselves . LED-lights or synthesizers are used on accessories such as necklaces . gyaru style takes ganguro to an even “it’s like a therapy from makeup, we are allowed to choose our hair color and skin color” she says: “there are many mixed marriage children that are subject to a number of prejudices because of their skin color or singers such as Koda Kumi, Namie Amuro and Ayumi Hamasaki are popular both in Japan and overseas . a music group called LADYMADE often used gyar the most infamous parapara song and tagline is “GET WILD & BE SEXY” it is of an infamous eurobeat song of the same name, by the group called CREAM . there is a gyaru enthusiasts participated in booths in the electronic district of Tokyo, Akihabara . booths were a creative, sometimes hobbyist obsession but also in some ways a way to get recognized for a magazine multiple famous gyaru models participated in an advertisement which was sponsored by the magazine ‘Popteen’ where gaudy adds were created; it was called ‘Deco-Pocky’ one of the most famous gyaru groups is Angeleek; who predominantly wore ganguro even though the most popular styles in those circles were manba and yamanba; which consisted of at least staff member’s stole at another mall almost like Shibuya 109 but in Shinjuku . there were three ‘Rady’ shop staff that were arrested at the main entrance of said mall . despite the this isn’t a style; rather its a title that gyaru have gotten themselves because of their manner of showing and acting out towards others on the street . over these years of its existence it has garne many mangas use this fashion sub-style to create a protagonist or secondary character . one is Peach Girl () a manga created by Miwa Ueda ( ) and its publication started in an anime series named Milpom that was created to promote gyaru lifestyle . it was released in 2015 and lasted till 2017; due to lack of viewership and bad reviews . another manga in 2015, was Komi in 2016, the manga and anime series Please tell me, Galko-chan . it is also rumored that a new anime about gyaru will come out based on a manga called ‘G video of 2011 is currently viewed four million times and is titled ‘Gal o sengen’ (GAL) created by the Japanese musician group ‘POLICEMAN110’ or known in Japan simply you can even affrim that she is gyaru since even her favourite type of furniture is the lovely set . instead of only characters, there is a whole series based on multiple Japanese street-fashion subcultures this series has over four sequels on multiple different Nintendo hand-held consoles . the 3DS and 2DS has the most of them.