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Gyaru (ギャル) is a Japanese transliteration of the English word gal. The name originated from a 1970s brand of jeans called "gals", with the advertising slogan: "I can't live without men", and was applied to fashion- and peer-conscious girls in their teens and early twenties. Its usage peaked in the 1980s and has gradually declined. The term gradually drifted to apply to a younger group, whose seeming lack of interest in work or marriage gained the word a "childish" image. It is now used almost interchangeably with kogyaru and younger generations may consider it clichéd or even archaic.
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Varieties of gyaru
There are various subcategories of "gals" depending on the choice of fashion, and also gender.
Ganguro gyaru (ガングロギャル) - a gal with an artificial deep tan and bleached hair.
Kogyaru (子ギャル） - generally a high school student (高校生 kōkōsei).
Oyajigyaru (オヤジギャル) - from oyaji and gyaru. A gyaru who behaves in a masculine way, who drinks beer and uses rough language.
Onegyaru (お姉ギャル) - a gyaru who has graduated from high school, and thus become a more mature onee-san (literally "elder sister" but, here, "young lady"). The style is more sophisticated.
O-gyaru (汚ギャル) - a dirty or disheveled gyaru who may forsake daily baths or takes little care in her behaviour and dress, even by gyaru standards. The "o" stands for uncleanliness...
Gyaruo (ギャル男) - the gyaru's male counterpart. See Gyaruo.
Manba (マンバ) - deep tan and contrasting white make-up. Their hair is usually pastel-coloured or blonde, and very long and back-combed. Their clothes are neon and layered.
Kigurumin* - wear kigurumi; a type of pajama-suit that resembles an animal and sometimes cartoon characters. ~Kigurumin literally means "mascot" and lots of kigurumin dress as cute anime characters such as Pikachu.
Bibinba (ビビンバ) - this look usually includes a lot of gold and jewellery. Similar to b-gal.
Banba (バンバ) - barbie-gal, with differences such as their wearing of slippers and stilettos. They also use more glitter, and have a neon touch to their hair. They use more extreme-looking types of false eyelashes and coloured contact lenses. The most respected Gal-cir is Angeleek; there are 22 members in their Tokyo group, and they have many other groups throughout the country.
Kyoba bo-i - the male banba. The make-up is similar to Sentaa-gai's, but the eyes can be made up to look bigger. They accessorize excessively and commonly don bangs.
Himegyaru (姫ギャル) - girls who dress as princesses. Hair colours vary from blonde to brown and is usually very big and teased. They wear expensive clothing from brands like Liz Lisa and Jesus Diamante.
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Ganguro appeared as a new fashion style in Japan in the early 1990s and is prevalent mostly among teenage girls and girls in their early 20's to this date. In ganguro fashion, a deep tan is combined with hair dyed in shades of orange to blonde, or a silver gray known as "high bleached". Black ink is used as eyeliner and white concealer is used as lipstick and eyeshadow. False eyelashes, plastic facial gems, and pearl powder are often added to this. Platform shoes and brightly-colored outfits complete the ganguro look. Also typical of ganguro fashion are tie-dyed sarongs, miniskirts, stickers on the face, and lots of bracelets, rings, and necklaces.
Ganguro falls into the larger subculture of gyaru (from English "gal"), a slang term used for various groups of young women, usually referring to overly childish or rebellious girls. 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, and constraint of Japanese society. This is their attempt at individuality, self-expression, and freedom, in open defiance of school standards and regulations.[1] The deep ganguro tan is in direct conflict with traditional Japanese ideas of feminine beauty. Due to this, as well as their use of slang, unconventional fashion sense, and perceived lack of hygiene, ganguro gals are almost always portrayed negatively by the Japanese media. In recent times, a Ganguro could be seen in the TV movie Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo, the scene which Beast Boy sings karaoke, a girl with bleached hair, heavy eye makeup, and tanned skin could be seen in the crowd.
Fashion magazines like Egg and Cawaii magazine have had a direct influence on the ganguro. Other popular ganguro magazines include Popteen and Ego System. The ganguro culture has evolved its own synchronized dances, called Para Para. Participants do predetermined moves at the same time, usually as accompaniment to J-pop music. Para Para events are held by ganguro circles, and involve either going to clubs to perform Para Para or gathering to learn new dances.
One of the most famous early ganguro girls was known as Buriteri, nicknamed after the black soy sauce used to flavor yellowtail fish in teriyaki cooking. Egg made her a star by frequently featuring her in its pages during the height of the ganguro craze. After modeling and advertising for the Shibuya tanning salon "Blacky", social pressure and negative press convinced Buriteri to retire from the ganguro lifestyle.
Yamanba and manba
Yamanba (ヤマンバ) and manba (マンバ) are terms often used to describe extreme practitioners of ganguro fashion. They feature darker tans and add white lipstick, pastel eye makeup, tiny metallic or glittery adhesives below the eyes, brightly-colored contact lenses, plastic dayglo-colored clothing, and incongruous accessories to the ganguro look. Some wear stuffed animals as decorations. The male equivalent is called a "center guy" (センター街, Sentaagai?, Center Street), a pun on the name of a pedestrian shopping street near Shibuya Station in Tokyo where yamanba and center guys are often seen.
WHO US GYARU GALS ABSOLUTELY AH-DORE!!!
CENTER GUYS!
GUYS LIKE KAMENASHI KAZUYA(mmmm just look at that skin colour!!)
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i was thinking of dressing up as a gyaru gal for holloween since America
isn't so into the ganguro look =)
but i'm haveing problems .
i just can't seem to get the make up right ? LOLS!
