What is "Gyaru"?
What comes to mind when you hear the word "gyaru"?There are positive opinions such as "cute," "bright," ...
Welcome to "Galture," a place where you can have fun learning about Japan's unique "gyaru culture"!This site was created out of the author's hope that, ...
Read moreWhat comes to mind when you hear the word "gyaru"?There are positive opinions such as "cute," "bright," ...
As the era in Japan has shifted from Heisei to Reiwa, new trends are emerging one after another...
Inspired by Japan's former singer Namie Amuro (Amuro-chan), the "Amler" fashion was a major trend in the 1990s.Amuro-chan's coordination was copied by many Amlers. This time, we will introduce some representative coordinates.
Yamanba and Manba were the flashiest in the history of gals.Their popular fashion choices...
"Gal language" that became popular in the 1990s! Introducing everything from meaning to usage all...
In the 2010s, many girls, inspired by the fashion of Kana Nishino (referred to as Kanayan), incorporated...
A Gyaru-o refers to men who adopted fashion styles designed to attract gyaru...
Ganguro and gonguro were all the rage during the heyday of gyaru from around 1998...
Kogals appeared around 1995 in the streets of Shibuya, mainly among high school girls...
The Agejo-style gyaru trend gained popularity due to the influence of the magazine "Koakuma Ageha," which was first published in 2006.
In the 1990s, "Kuro Gals" styles such as Kogals, "Ganguro", and "Gonguro" were extremely popular. However, with the appearance of Heisei diva "Ayumi Hamasaki", the trend changed to "Shiro Gals".
Center GUY emerged around 2003 as a unique substyle of gyaru-o in Tokyo's Shibuya Center Street.