Haruka’s mom is gorgeous and she seems like such a lively and cute person. I was so glad that Haruka cited Black American pop culture as influences as well!
Gyarus have been citing it as part of their influence...this video even shows all the old releases of Egg magazine from two decades ago where Black American celebrities were presented as fashion influences. Any gyaru should mention how this was part of the influence, in addition to other aesthetics and cultures. ✌
honestly the divide between shirogyaru and kurogyaru never crossed my mind mainly because i'm a gyaru with brown skin without tanning, so i never had to think about it! but this was so interesting to see! amazing video as always !!!!!!!
I saw this on tiktok but also there was this thing back in the day where different hair tones may signify a divide, which may not cross the mind if you have brown skin. Many girls in the 90s (at least in the west) would dye their hair blonde bc of Brittney, so it is funny to see the same things reflect in gyaru and decora -- trying to look like your idol
i think this has to do with the tradtion aspect of japanese culture wanting white skin so dying the skin dark was still kind of a reason to divide, i think this had to do more with japanese gyaru then actual black gyaru
I appreciate kurogyaru so much. I'm a darker skin asian and I wear gothic fashion and gothic makeup but a lot of asian gothic makeup tutorials are aimed at those with very pale skin so it never works out as well for my skin tone. Then I started looking up makeup tutorials by kurogyaru like egg models, Choppa, Usatani, etc and incorporating kurogyaru makeup into my gothic makeup and it's turning out so much better!
wow i feel so enlightened hearing the history of yamanba being it's own thing and not considered a style of gyaru, it's crazy how quickly things like that are forgotten/how quickly misconceptions take hold. thanks for doing these interviews they are always so interesting!!
Wow! I follow Haruka on TikTok and I love how unapologetic she is about her fashion and aesthetic. I had no idea her mom was part of the OG Gyaru's. This was so fascinating and made me think about my mom and what fashion/aesthetic things she passed down to me.
I'm a Vocaloid scene nerd, and even though I've learned a lot of Japanese since I was a kid, I never understood why one of the older super-popular songs "AgeAge Again" by a producer called MitchieM was called that. I understand now! I never expected to find the answer here! I'm not personally into fashion but I always find your videos really fun, informative, and basically empowering too! Keep it up!
I thought that too! Ageage again is such a happy upbeat song (most of MitchieM songs are tho) but i didn't really know what it meant until now. I think it comes from あげる which means "to raise up"
I am a 90’s pastel Kawaii girl!! I am a Kawaii mom too 😋 in the 90’s Hello Kitty had a baby blue theme with Angel wings & baby blue was my fave colour so I was covered head to toe in baby blue & Hello Kitty 🥰💞 Butterflies were a big thing too 🦋 most of my friends were punk & goth or “freak” as we called it then, I was a freak too when I was 14 & 15 till I went pastel Kawaii at 16. Not gonna lie tho nobody (at least in Toronto or Montreal Canada) used the word Kawaii back then, I didn’t know my style was Kawaii till that song/music video came out & I was like omg bish biting my style! 😅 I went more hip hop in the late 90’s early 2000’s but still wore only baby blue with Sanrio accessories & Kawaii vibes. It wasn’t till 2007 when I got pregnant I started wearing pink & other colours & not till I made a RUclips channel in 2009 that I found out there was other people with similar style to mine, I was so surprised!!! I had a friend visit Japan in 2002 & now I know why she said I would love it there!! 😋🦋🎨💘🍭
“If you weren’t dark skin, you weren’t called Gyaru.” As a black person who’s into Japanese fashion and aesthetics, seeing so many black girls into gyaru getting bullied on TikTok for it was so JARRING. Like… we literally are the blueprint. I wish people ACTUALLY educated themselves on a lot of fashion trends and cultural eras. Thank you guys for shedding light on Gyaru! 🥺❤❤ *EDIT 2* : before y’all even WRITE an unnecessary think piece to me, remember the fact that I am not saying black people *INVENTED* gyaru. 🥴 I’m simply saying there was black influence in gyaru fashion, and there’s nothing wrong with that. That doesn’t mean that there was ONLY black influence (in fact, there was white western influences as well.) EDIT : it’s so funny how I said this and people are gathering in arms to be like “WELLLL… black people didnt REALLYYYY” like let’s be fr 😀 (and look up “B-Kei Gyaru if you don’t believe me 😤) Y’all do not have to either 1) restate my point about the reason behind the tanned skin (I already mentioned this!) or 2) try to discredit black culture being a part of gyaru culture altogether. I personally love the fact that they did that as a means to show that not every Asian fits the pale skin narrative. But I’m not about to have people trying to band together to tell me that AA didn’t have at least SOME PART in a lot of their aesthetics 😂😂. This is the same treatment black girls and women went through when they tried their hand at gyaru fashion online and it’s disgusting. Cut it out if you’re not REALLY trying to educate me further. (Btw, gals don’t do that to black women who join their subculture in Japan from what I’ve heard! 😝💘)
@marshmxllow fluff they didn’t get dark skin and long nails from NOWHERE. Yes, they started the gyaru culture, but even THAT was birthed out of some parts of OUR culture. I said “we are the blueprint” because a lot of eras and movements like these have been created referring back to black culture for a VERY, VERY long time. 😘
Loooooved hearing about gyaru from an actual former gyaru’s perspective! I’ve been super into the “first generation” gyaru, like Haruka’s mom, lately. There’s just something so fun and carefree about them and you could tell they looked like they were having a blast. It’s also the nostalgia from living in the late 90s and 2000 for me. I loved how Haruka’s mom was getting more and more bold during the interview, her younger gyaru self was definitely coming through, it was so cute. Even the “older generation vs younger generation” thing came through when she would be like, “Oh, that’s *your* generation, we never did that,” it just made me chuckle because even though I know the style has changed and all, I always forget how much it’s changed, especially the mannerisms and culture around it. Her mom talking about the gyaru lingo was just 🤌 love how you can use it to see who was a real gal and who’s a faker 😆 Also can we talk about the yamanba/manba bombshell they dropped on us?!?! Like, all this time I legit had no idea! Yamanba and manba were the first things I usually thought of when I thought of gyaru, but wow! It makes sense to compare it to like, an emo and scene thing, but dang, I really never thought of it that way! Overall this was absolutely fascinating! I loved hearing about Haruka’s mother and her gyaru life. I’m glad she enjoyed her gyaru lifestyle and is totally cool with Haruka being into the fashion! I hope there can be more interviews like this!
Ayumi hamasaki was a perfect blend of Gyaru/harajuku vybes. I’m 90’s kid who lives in Korea and was super into Jpop and fashion. When I moved to the states when I was 17, they amount of bullying I received I just have it all up. I really miss the free spirit of j fashion. This made me miss those days so much.
I’m getting into Gyaru, and this vid was so Informative and inspirational!!! I’ve been wanting to try Gyaru for so long, and I’ve finally set on my style (prob 90s/2000s old school mix) and seeing this makes it so much more exciting!!! Thank u for the video 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽
Thank you so much for this interview💘 I’ve always been so fond of gyaru and seeing two generations mother and daughter made me cry. So cool and sweet! 💝💝💝
I would be interested on another collab with Haruka and her mom, maybe her mom can talk to some of her (Yamamba?) friends about their style of gyaru cause I would love to hear more about the different type of gyaru 😊 this was a fun watch!
This was great and really sad to hear the gyaru momma went through that with her family Also very interesting to learn that lots of gyaru fashion is also inspired from famous black american music artists like TLC and Beyonce that is nice. Namie Amuro im glad she started the new fashion wave
Thank you for this interview!! It's so cool to hear more about gyaru history from someone who was actually there. :) Haruka and her mom are aces for being able to share this together.
Loved this interview ❤ Her mom is so precious. I am so happy to see a mom who herself was gyaru and is very supportive of her daughter. This made my day ❤
Absolutely Adorable 💞 I luvvvv the look of all the outfits , hair & makeup! I've seen the Japanese girls wearing this on Pinterest and it's too cute . The look has always reminded me of a collaborative design of Hello Kitty / Jersey Shore / Blonde white girl Barbie with extravagant makeup! Luvvv it all . Anyone no matter race /color wearing this look will be fabulous and have fun looking super cute . Most of my family has natural blonde hair with either blue or green eyes and some of these girls bleaching their hair and putting in huge green contacts look like they could be at one of my family reunions ! I hope this look stays forever 💕
I'm Canadian, in my 40s, and I was always interested in gyaru and other alternative J-fashion styles (as an observer) back in the early 2000s - so this was super fascinating for me to watch! Thanks so much for posting it. It is interesting to me that チョベリグ was originally a gyaru slang term. I've actually said that to people, mostly to be funny, for decades now. I read it in a magazine back in the 90s - I think it was Seventeen magazine. They claimed it was something "young cool kids in Japan" said. They never mentioned anything about gyaru or any kind of subculture. I didn't find out about that until several years later. I was really into anything about Japan (still am) so I picked it up and never really stopped saying it. 😂
Just randomly watched this video. I couldn't stop watching it, from start to end. It was very good. I became interested in Japan from the age of 4 or 5, so this made me very nostalgic. I kind of wish I could go back in time and experience Japan at this time. Not everything was all rainbows but just very different. This was very fun and informative. Thanks!
I love that back in the day, even yamanba and manba were too extreme in the eyes of the gyaru xD Great video, really enjoyed it! Really enjoyed the energy of the three of you. Wish Emi would have elaborated a bit on ganguro (like mid-nineties to late nineties Buriteri style), it's iconic! I wonder if there was a divide between gyaru and ganguro groups as well.
This video is very interesting! I always thought magazine scans from 2004-2008 looked very inspired by those 2000s video vixens in a lot of hip-hop and r&b music videos from the states.
I love fashion so much ! I would describe my style as the fashion trends in 2014 - 2017 well if I actually had the clothes I wanted ofc but I just love seeing other people being so confident enough to go all out with their fashion
i really love what your videos are doing for the jfashion community! they are so informative and entertaining. they are also so great because you hear from so many different perspectives, and people. this video was especially interesting to hear from a gyaru in the 90s! i really enjoy this series! keep up the good work!!
Informative video and interesting trend. I remember seeing this online in the early 2000s but it barely registered a blip here in the US at the time unless you sought out information.
This was SUCH a great interview!!!!! Thanks!!!!! m( _ _ )m As a white (technically latina but) woman who got into gyaru back in the heyday of agejo and hime and popularization of shiro (abt late 00s as a hs student in love with Kana Nishino style lol) but never considered herself a "gaijin gyaru" per se (though I have always incorporated gyaru stuff in my own style !!) it's so interesting to me how our thoughts on gyaru seem to be aligned though we are from different generations and places. Like I would agree that Doja Cat has a "modern gyaru" style (super inspiring too !!) and is more gyaru than Baywatch and yamanba wasn't gyaru (because they had "rules" for makeup and clothes and their intent was different) and so on ... also on sexyness - people seem to associate it with "lewdness" when it should be more like "freedom" . Personally as an asexual person who really likes gyaru I don't think about it in terms of sex appeal at all but rather being cute and fun :) 💖💕 and it did teach me to be more appreciative of my wavy brown hair in ways that, ironically, western media didn't! Just when it was getting good it was cut though so I am hoping for a sequel if Haruka and her mom are up to it haha ~ Make ur mom become a business gyaru next time Haruka lol Best regards ~
Im sad we will never experience being a gal in the 90s , i feel like they were just feeling it and really BEING a gyaru and really lived the lifestyle . Rn i feel like a lot of ppl are just looking gal but not being them. Also the new gen is just copying the old gen , we dont make anything new like it used to be - something new all the time (new trends that everyone followed, new slang etc) :(
@@bass3183 and her mother is Japanese. You wouldn't call her a Japanese woman on the account of having a Japanese parent so why does she get to be black just because her dad is?
@@jesusisapisces never did i deny her being japanese lol? Are u insane? She can be black AND japanese, my point still stands, ppl like reporting black creators out of racism and bc the tiktok algorithm lets it happen
afer harukas video ive been sent down a gyaru rabbit hole and I find myself so fascianated with the the culture and history of it all despite being a gangly little white boy who decks himself out in spikes and skulls
So do gaijin gyaru's also need to know the slang or are they immediate posers? Also, see so many people on tiktok dressing gyaru but it feels costume-y, so I do agree with them to always learn about the history. Also, Will you ever interview a gyaruo because its seems interesting to know about the male version of this subculture. And again, Great video as always. I love to learn more about gyaru!
Honestly, don't think anyone HAS to do anything BUT at the same time gyarugo / gyarumoji are pretty popular and it's easy to find online so I think it's neat to do your research as a gyaru enthusiast :)
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Her mom's voice is adorable 😭💕
It's nice to hear gyaru made her comfortable with having darker skin
Her momma hood af 😭 I luv itttt
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Haruka’s mom is gorgeous and she seems like such a lively and cute person. I was so glad that Haruka cited Black American pop culture as influences as well!
Gyarus have been citing it as part of their influence...this video even shows all the old releases of Egg magazine from two decades ago where Black American celebrities were presented as fashion influences. Any gyaru should mention how this was part of the influence, in addition to other aesthetics and cultures. ✌
The only people who deny it tend to be white people butting in
I love how her mom has adapted sort of an Urban American accent
it sounds so cool mixed with her Japanese accent✨
i think its a result of being around black americans- i developed a bit of it when i learned to speak english because i lived in detroit at the time!
The intermingling of culture is so fascinating. So thankful to be privy to such a cool subculture.
They are Japanese
We finally have a first source in years! Thank you for listening to all of us to get your mom to share these things, Haruka!
Omg your outfits and whole channel slay
I thought I should just say that rq
@@vivicosplayz 🥰 d'awww thank u!!!!
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honestly the divide between shirogyaru and kurogyaru never crossed my mind mainly because i'm a gyaru with brown skin without tanning, so i never had to think about it! but this was so interesting to see! amazing video as always !!!!!!!
I saw this on tiktok but also there was this thing back in the day where different hair tones may signify a divide, which may not cross the mind if you have brown skin. Many girls in the 90s (at least in the west) would dye their hair blonde bc of Brittney, so it is funny to see the same things reflect in gyaru and decora -- trying to look like your idol
@@MyFictionalChaos I thought Ayu also dyed blonde at the time
i think this has to do with the tradtion aspect of japanese culture wanting white skin so dying the skin dark was still kind of a reason to divide, i think this had to do more with japanese gyaru then actual black gyaru
I appreciate kurogyaru so much. I'm a darker skin asian and I wear gothic fashion and gothic makeup but a lot of asian gothic makeup tutorials are aimed at those with very pale skin so it never works out as well for my skin tone. Then I started looking up makeup tutorials by kurogyaru like egg models, Choppa, Usatani, etc and incorporating kurogyaru makeup into my gothic makeup and it's turning out so much better!
I love your videos of interviewing people from different subcultures of J-Fashion. Its so interesting!! Luv your content
Thank you very much! 💖💖
@@cybrgrl hi cybr!!
wow i feel so enlightened hearing the history of yamanba being it's own thing and not considered a style of gyaru, it's crazy how quickly things like that are forgotten/how quickly misconceptions take hold. thanks for doing these interviews they are always so interesting!!
Wow! I follow Haruka on TikTok and I love how unapologetic she is about her fashion and aesthetic. I had no idea her mom was part of the OG Gyaru's. This was so fascinating and made me think about my mom and what fashion/aesthetic things she passed down to me.
Listening to Haruka's mom was great! It's the kind of information no one writes down so it's super cool to hear from her!
i love how japanese and black americans are always inspiring eatchother through gyaru fashion really recycling back and forth
THE COLLAB WE DIDN'T KNOW WE NEEDED!!
OMG I LOVE HARUKA
MEE TOO
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me too i was shocked when i saw this like shes really famous now lol
same ♥︎
I'm a Vocaloid scene nerd, and even though I've learned a lot of Japanese since I was a kid, I never understood why one of the older super-popular songs "AgeAge Again" by a producer called MitchieM was called that. I understand now! I never expected to find the answer here!
I'm not personally into fashion but I always find your videos really fun, informative, and basically empowering too! Keep it up!
I thought that too! Ageage again is such a happy upbeat song (most of MitchieM songs are tho) but i didn't really know what it meant until now. I think it comes from あげる which means "to raise up"
omg mitchiem is a gal ???!!
@@jade4025 nope mitchie is a guy
@@jade4025 His lyrics are very poppy and produced on purpose, so popular, girly slang being included is pretty on brand.
AGE AGE AGE AGE AGAIN!!!!
I am a 90’s pastel Kawaii girl!! I am a Kawaii mom too 😋 in the 90’s Hello Kitty had a baby blue theme with Angel wings & baby blue was my fave colour so I was covered head to toe in baby blue & Hello Kitty 🥰💞 Butterflies were a big thing too 🦋 most of my friends were punk & goth or “freak” as we called it then, I was a freak too when I was 14 & 15 till I went pastel Kawaii at 16. Not gonna lie tho nobody (at least in Toronto or Montreal Canada) used the word Kawaii back then, I didn’t know my style was Kawaii till that song/music video came out & I was like omg bish biting my style! 😅 I went more hip hop in the late 90’s early 2000’s but still wore only baby blue with Sanrio accessories & Kawaii vibes. It wasn’t till 2007 when I got pregnant I started wearing pink & other colours & not till I made a RUclips channel in 2009 that I found out there was other people with similar style to mine, I was so surprised!!! I had a friend visit Japan in 2002 & now I know why she said I would love it there!! 😋🦋🎨💘🍭
Ooop forgot to mention my late 90’s raver faze, that was def a big scene too 😋🦋🌈🍄🍭
@@MissEddieBlueKawaiiKrafts cool🖤💯💯
@@nkemnoraulmanfredini7286☺️💞 i love these videos 🦋🍄🎨💘🍭
@@MissEddieBlueKawaiiKrafts as you should 🖤!
Soo cool :DD Nice to know other people who are into cute fashion and come from diff places / inspirations!
Her momma was a real one. I bet she’s got some stories to tell. Lol
“If you weren’t dark skin, you weren’t called Gyaru.”
As a black person who’s into Japanese fashion and aesthetics, seeing so many black girls into gyaru getting bullied on TikTok for it was so JARRING. Like… we literally are the blueprint. I wish people ACTUALLY educated themselves on a lot of fashion trends and cultural eras. Thank you guys for shedding light on Gyaru! 🥺❤❤
*EDIT 2* : before y’all even WRITE an unnecessary think piece to me, remember the fact that I am not saying black people *INVENTED* gyaru. 🥴 I’m simply saying there was black influence in gyaru fashion, and there’s nothing wrong with that. That doesn’t mean that there was ONLY black influence (in fact, there was white western influences as well.)
EDIT : it’s so funny how I said this and people are gathering in arms to be like “WELLLL… black people didnt REALLYYYY” like let’s be fr 😀 (and look up “B-Kei Gyaru if you don’t believe me 😤) Y’all do not have to either 1) restate my point about the reason behind the tanned skin (I already mentioned this!) or 2) try to discredit black culture being a part of gyaru culture altogether. I personally love the fact that they did that as a means to show that not every Asian fits the pale skin narrative. But I’m not about to have people trying to band together to tell me that AA didn’t have at least SOME PART in a lot of their aesthetics 😂😂. This is the same treatment black girls and women went through when they tried their hand at gyaru fashion online and it’s disgusting. Cut it out if you’re not REALLY trying to educate me further.
(Btw, gals don’t do that to black women who join their subculture in Japan from what I’ve heard! 😝💘)
you’re breathtaking, literally so beautiful!!!
@@whoshi7029 thank you! :3
@marshmxllow fluff they didn’t get dark skin and long nails from NOWHERE. Yes, they started the gyaru culture, but even THAT was birthed out of some parts of OUR culture.
I said “we are the blueprint” because a lot of eras and movements like these have been created referring back to black culture for a VERY, VERY long time. 😘
Completely agree, these people in the replies are reaching for a reason to be angry....
@marshmxllow fluff the people weren’t trying to be mean they were trying to explain to you why you where wrong
Loooooved hearing about gyaru from an actual former gyaru’s perspective! I’ve been super into the “first generation” gyaru, like Haruka’s mom, lately. There’s just something so fun and carefree about them and you could tell they looked like they were having a blast. It’s also the nostalgia from living in the late 90s and 2000 for me.
I loved how Haruka’s mom was getting more and more bold during the interview, her younger gyaru self was definitely coming through, it was so cute. Even the “older generation vs younger generation” thing came through when she would be like, “Oh, that’s *your* generation, we never did that,” it just made me chuckle because even though I know the style has changed and all, I always forget how much it’s changed, especially the mannerisms and culture around it. Her mom talking about the gyaru lingo was just 🤌 love how you can use it to see who was a real gal and who’s a faker 😆
Also can we talk about the yamanba/manba bombshell they dropped on us?!?! Like, all this time I legit had no idea! Yamanba and manba were the first things I usually thought of when I thought of gyaru, but wow! It makes sense to compare it to like, an emo and scene thing, but dang, I really never thought of it that way!
Overall this was absolutely fascinating! I loved hearing about Haruka’s mother and her gyaru life. I’m glad she enjoyed her gyaru lifestyle and is totally cool with Haruka being into the fashion! I hope there can be more interviews like this!
It's so cute that they refrain each other from using drugs at the club, that's good.
Haruka and her mom look so much alike!! so cute 😭
SUPER EXCITED!! I LOVE BOTH OF YOU HARUKA AND KRISTINA!!
We support the mom! Her saying that her family didn’t accept her fashion sense, reminds me of why I went no contact!
Ayumi hamasaki was a perfect blend of Gyaru/harajuku vybes. I’m 90’s kid who lives in Korea and was super into Jpop and fashion. When I moved to the states when I was 17, they amount of bullying I received I just have it all up. I really miss the free spirit of j fashion. This made me miss those days so much.
I’m getting into Gyaru, and this vid was so Informative and inspirational!!! I’ve been wanting to try Gyaru for so long, and I’ve finally set on my style (prob 90s/2000s old school mix) and seeing this makes it so much more exciting!!! Thank u for the video 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽
It's a little funny, little sad that she was like "we had pretty strict rules" and then the rules were just take care of yourself and be nice
2:12 onwards I recognized immediately the choreography !!! :D I know it by heart for at least 12 years!!! :D
I love gyaru these days because with Y2K there’s a lot of emphasis on Paris Hilton styles back then with the amazing gyaru makeup etc it looks epic
idk why u thought to call this y2k because after u saw this it is a one name not Y2K you probably got this by your roblox as a kid you are 😤
@@kassandradominguez1544Y2K means year 2000s and there is definitely y2k influence in gyaru. They mean the real y2k not the star one.
@@kassandradominguez1544Y2K means year 2000s and there is definitely y2k influence in gyaru fashion. They mean the real y2k not the star one.
Haruka's mom is the real mvp
Haruka is so pretty. Its so cool to have a mom that was a OG gyaru
Thank you so much for this interview💘 I’ve always been so fond of gyaru and seeing two generations mother and daughter made me cry. So cool and sweet! 💝💝💝
I’m a huge fan of Haruka ,she and her mum are well spoken. This is a collab we never knew we needed 🙇♀️🙇♀️
“so, basically we are thugs” LMAOOOO
I appreciate Haruka’s take on black culture and it’s influence on Gyaru culture. Makes me interested to maybe try it out someday :)
I love Haruke. Idk why they keep taking down her accounts on tiktok for embracing her styles and culture.
also as a young american person who has brown skin, i personally do gyaru not as a protest, but more so because i just like the style
As a black girl I’m little bit of both!
I would be interested on another collab with Haruka and her mom, maybe her mom can talk to some of her (Yamamba?) friends about their style of gyaru cause I would love to hear more about the different type of gyaru 😊 this was a fun watch!
Amuro Namie is such an icon, was really into her in my teens too! Sad she retired but i guess it was time 😑
We love a mom reveal and I have always wondered about haruka’s mom’s actual story amazing video as always
they’re so pretty
This was great and really sad to hear the gyaru momma went through that with her family
Also very interesting to learn that lots of gyaru fashion is also inspired from famous black american music artists like TLC and Beyonce that is nice.
Namie Amuro im glad she started the new fashion wave
Thank you for this interview!! It's so cool to hear more about gyaru history from someone who was actually there. :) Haruka and her mom are aces for being able to share this together.
Loved this interview ❤ Her mom is so precious. I am so happy to see a mom who herself was gyaru and is very supportive of her daughter. This made my day ❤
It’s so crazy how a “street” tone in someones voice is universal.
This is sooooooo cute omg i love seeing moms support their daughters!!!!
I'm so happy her mom joined her! totally clarifies other interviews and older things I've read and I appreciate all her knowledge and perspective 💖
This is so cool! U should interview more original gals and maybe interview other Japanese styles like 90s lolita or 90s decora.
haruka’s mom is so cool
Absolutely Adorable 💞 I luvvvv the look of all the outfits , hair & makeup! I've seen the Japanese girls wearing this on Pinterest and it's too cute . The look has always reminded me of a collaborative design of Hello Kitty / Jersey Shore / Blonde white girl Barbie with extravagant makeup! Luvvv it all . Anyone no matter race /color wearing this look will be fabulous and have fun looking super cute . Most of my family has natural blonde hair with either blue or green eyes and some of these girls bleaching their hair and putting in huge green contacts look like they could be at one of my family reunions ! I hope this look stays forever 💕
Wow, I've been watching her tiktoks lately. It's nice to see you both together in a video. Keep it up with the cool and real interviews on J-fashion
I'm Canadian, in my 40s, and I was always interested in gyaru and other alternative J-fashion styles (as an observer) back in the early 2000s - so this was super fascinating for me to watch! Thanks so much for posting it.
It is interesting to me that チョベリグ was originally a gyaru slang term. I've actually said that to people, mostly to be funny, for decades now. I read it in a magazine back in the 90s - I think it was Seventeen magazine. They claimed it was something "young cool kids in Japan" said. They never mentioned anything about gyaru or any kind of subculture. I didn't find out about that until several years later. I was really into anything about Japan (still am) so I picked it up and never really stopped saying it. 😂
Just randomly watched this video. I couldn't stop watching it, from start to end. It was very good. I became interested in Japan from the age of 4 or 5, so this made me very nostalgic. I kind of wish I could go back in time and experience Japan at this time. Not everything was all rainbows but just very different. This was very fun and informative. Thanks!
I love that back in the day, even yamanba and manba were too extreme in the eyes of the gyaru xD
Great video, really enjoyed it! Really enjoyed the energy of the three of you. Wish Emi would have elaborated a bit on ganguro (like mid-nineties to late nineties Buriteri style), it's iconic! I wonder if there was a divide between gyaru and ganguro groups as well.
I love Haruka! So cool to see them on the channel!
Finally a video with Haruka!! Thank you sm !
When they mention Amuro Namie. I was like "I just adore her music and style of fashion growing up".
This video is very interesting! I always thought magazine scans from 2004-2008 looked very inspired by those 2000s video vixens in a lot of hip-hop and r&b music videos from the states.
I love fashion so much ! I would describe my style as the fashion trends in 2014 - 2017 well if I actually had the clothes I wanted ofc but I just love seeing other people being so confident enough to go all out with their fashion
i really love what your videos are doing for the jfashion community! they are so informative and entertaining. they are also so great because you hear from so many different perspectives, and people. this video was especially interesting to hear from a gyaru in the 90s! i really enjoy this series! keep up the good work!!
Such a wonderfully informative and unique interview. Two generations very close together in age...it's beautiful.
ultimate collab... i love u and haruka omg
OMG I LOVE HARUKA WHATTT
fresh pfp
Everyone in this video is so pretty!
IM SO EXCITED
OMG yes !!
Can't wait!!
This is amazing!!! Thank you for the interview....
Informative video and interesting trend. I remember seeing this online in the early 2000s but it barely registered a blip here in the US at the time unless you sought out information.
I LOVE HARUKA SM
I love Haruka w a passion
I love your videos so much, every video u make is so informative and really well made, i get so excited everytime u post 😢💗
haruka is so pretty... such nice hair. im glad to see intergenerational stuff like this
This was SUCH a great interview!!!!! Thanks!!!!! m( _ _ )m
As a white (technically latina but) woman who got into gyaru back in the heyday of agejo and hime and popularization of shiro (abt late 00s as a hs student in love with Kana Nishino style lol) but never considered herself a "gaijin gyaru" per se (though I have always incorporated gyaru stuff in my own style !!) it's so interesting to me how our thoughts on gyaru seem to be aligned though we are from different generations and places. Like I would agree that Doja Cat has a "modern gyaru" style (super inspiring too !!) and is more gyaru than Baywatch and yamanba wasn't gyaru (because they had "rules" for makeup and clothes and their intent was different) and so on ... also on sexyness - people seem to associate it with "lewdness" when it should be more like "freedom" . Personally as an asexual person who really likes gyaru I don't think about it in terms of sex appeal at all but rather being cute and fun :) 💖💕 and it did teach me to be more appreciative of my wavy brown hair in ways that, ironically, western media didn't!
Just when it was getting good it was cut though so I am hoping for a sequel if Haruka and her mom are up to it haha ~ Make ur mom become a business gyaru next time Haruka lol Best regards ~
Loving all the different styles in this video 😍
this video was very entertaining and informational and i watched through the whole thing
another video featuring one of my fav people !!! love u both sm
ive been waiting for this!
WAIIT THIS IS SUCH A COOL COLAB
this video is amazing omgg
I can tell they were doing the "Night On Fire" para para dance in that clip of her n her mom dancing XDDD its ingrained in me
Omg! I love her outfits
Im sad we will never experience being a gal in the 90s , i feel like they were just feeling it and really BEING a gyaru and really lived the lifestyle . Rn i feel like a lot of ppl are just looking gal but not being them. Also the new gen is just copying the old gen , we dont make anything new like it used to be - something new all the time (new trends that everyone followed, new slang etc) :(
same but at least we remix the fashion trends a bit better
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!!!!
haruka's mom is so badass
so excited
My two favorite alternative girlies collabin 💕
I LOVE THE 3 OF YALL OMG
I LOVE BOTH OF U SM AHHH
I AGREE WITH YOU !!!
omg I follower her on tik tok and I'm so happy this video got recommend to me!
I love para para and my favorite music genre next to prog Rock is eurobeat
I'm so curious why Tiktok keeps banning Haruka???
Ppl like reporting black creators
@@bass3183 how is she black if her mother is a whole East Asian woman?
@@jesusisapisces her dad is black
@@bass3183 and her mother is Japanese. You wouldn't call her a Japanese woman on the account of having a Japanese parent so why does she get to be black just because her dad is?
@@jesusisapisces never did i deny her being japanese lol? Are u insane? She can be black AND japanese, my point still stands, ppl like reporting black creators out of racism and bc the tiktok algorithm lets it happen
Absolutely love this content
OMG MY TWO FAVORITE RUclipsRS DID A COLLAB AHHHHHHHH
Awwwww❤❤❤ 😊 I feel 15 again seeing Haruka
aw ty for interview!!
OMG MY TWO FAVE PEOPLE
Omg this is such an incredible video!
afer harukas video ive been sent down a gyaru rabbit hole and I find myself so fascianated with the the culture and history of it all despite being a gangly little white boy who decks himself out in spikes and skulls
I love her and her mom!
Haruka looks so cute!
So do gaijin gyaru's also need to know the slang or are they immediate posers?
Also, see so many people on tiktok dressing gyaru but it feels costume-y, so I do agree with them to always learn about the history.
Also, Will you ever interview a gyaruo because its seems interesting to know about the male version of this subculture.
And again, Great video as always. I love to learn more about gyaru!
Honestly, don't think anyone HAS to do anything BUT at the same time gyarugo / gyarumoji are pretty popular and it's easy to find online so I think it's neat to do your research as a gyaru enthusiast :)
I think the prerequisite (if it was the 2000s) is that you had to be living in Japan and speak Japanese. No idea about the days of Reiwa
I love her! "Basically, we were thugs."🤣