Japanese subcultures Japanese subcultures (Bōsōzoku) (literally "Violent Running Tribe") is a Japanese subculture very similar to car clubs: gangs of young men who share a common interest in designing (often illegal) modifications for cars and motorcycles. These modifications often include removing the silencing features from motorcycles so that more noise is produced. They also engage in dangerous driving, such as weaving from side to side of the road, not wearing crash helmets, and ignoring red traffic lights. Japanese police calls "Maru-So"(police code:マル走) ...more on Wikipedia about "Bōsōzoku"
Elegant Gothic Aristocrat (EGA) is a fashion style created by Japanese visual kei idol Mana, former guitarist of Malice Mizer and current producer and leader of cult band Moi dix Mois. It is sold at his store, Moi-même-Moitié, which has branches in Shinjuku and Aoyama, Japan. Recently the clothing can also be purchased online through CDJapan by foreign fans. Prices usually range from $160-250 US for a shirt, and $350-$550 for a dress. Another brand that makes clothing resembling EGA is Atelier Boz. ...more on Wikipedia about "Elegant Gothic Aristocrat"
EroGuro (エログロ) is a Japanese artistic and cultural movement and music sub-genre. The word EroGuro is formed from the apparently contradictory words Erotic and Grotesque. Most often seen as a sub-genre within Visual Kei, EroGuro's first distinct appearance first really began in 1920s and 1930s Japanese literature. After World War I, many cultures in many countries saw a rise in liberation, expecially with the cultural movements such as Jazz, the women's rights movements and Café culture. Particularly, there was similar jubilation as seen in Germany before Adolf Hitler ascended to power. ...more on Wikipedia about "EroGuro"
Ganguro, (顔黒) literally "face-black", is a fashion trend among Japanese girls which peaked in popularity from the late 1990s to the early 2000s, an outgrowth of chapatsu hair dyeing. The Shibuya and Ikebukuro districts of Tokyo are the center of ganguro fashion. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ganguro"
(Go-kon) In Japan, a gō-kon (合コン) is a group blind date, used to overcome shyness. ...more on Wikipedia about "Go-kon"
Gothic Lolita or "GothLoli" (ゴスロリ, gosurori; sometimes alternatively "Loli-Goth") is a youth fashion among Japanese teenagers and young women. It emphasizes Victorian-style girl's clothing and often aims to imitate the look of Victorian porcelain dolls. Gothloli's name and origin is a combination of lolita fashion—appearing deliberately cute to the point of looking childish—and certain styles found within gothic fashion. The style started as a youth subculture sometime around 1997- 98 and became a well-established genre available in various boutiques and some major department stores by around 2001. Some observers consider it a reaction to the "Kogal" aesthetic. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gothic Lolita"
Gyaru (ギャル) is a Japanese transliteration of the English word gal. The name originated from a 1970s brand of jeans called "gals" advertised with the slogan 'I can't live without men', and was applied to fashion and peer-conscious, college-age young women in their teens and early twenties. Its usage peaked in 1980s but has gradually declined. The term gradually drifted to younger age as it gained "childish" images for their seemingly little interest in job or marriage. It is now used almost interchangeably with kogyaru and younger generation may consider it "cliched" or even " archaic". ...more on Wikipedia about "Gyaru"
Gyaru-oh are a sub-group of modern Japanese youth culture. Gyaru-oh is the male version of gyaru, the suffix oh being one way to pronounce the Chinese character for male. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gyaru-oh"
Kogals (コギャル kogyaru in romaji (romanised Japanese), lit. "small/child girl" from KoGirl) are a subculture of girls and young women in urban Japan, one of several types of so-called gals. They are characterized by conspicuously displaying their disposable incomes through unique tastes in fashion, music, and social activity. In general, the kogal "look" roughly approximates a sun-tanned California Valley girl, and indeed, the similarities between the two extend to the linguistic, for both subcultures have derived entire sets of slang terms (コギャル語 "ko-gyaru-go"). Kogals are not to be confused with the ganguro subculture, although they are similar. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kogal"
Yamanba, (ヤマンバ) sometimes written as "yamamba", is a fashion trend among Japanese young women. Starting with the bleached white hair and heavy tan of the ganguro girl, the yamanba adds white lipstick, white eye makeup, and sometimes brightly colored contacts, plastic clothing, and inappropriate accessories. Some yamanba wear stuffed animals as decorations, talk with a slurred speech, and enjoy shiny neon or dayglo colors. Some say that the result is a caricature of a blond Caucasian woman. The male equivalents are called " Center Guys". ...more on Wikipedia about "Yamanba"
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