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  Urban Dictionary: Ganguro
Ganguro kogal gal yamanba gonguro gals ganjiro japan decora harajuku japanese kogaru lolita
Ganguro is a gyaru (gal) that is tanned, wears light to medium panda make-up (white eyeshadow.etc), wears lots of bright colours and hibiscus flowers.
Vinyl or bright clothing is often worn in ganguro.
www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=Ganguro   (357 words)

  
  Ganguro
Ganguro, literally "face-fl," is a fashion trend among Japanese girls, an outgrowth of chapatsu hair dyeing.
The Shibuya and Ikebukuro[?] districts of Tokyo are the center of ganguro fashion.
Ganguro taken to the next level is called yamanba.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ga/Ganguro.html   (172 words)

  
 GANGURO
Ganguro (ガングロ), literally "fl-face", is a Japanese fashion trend among many 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 centre of ganguro fashion.
However, she denies being classed as 'ganguro' frequently throughout the storylines on the claims that both her skin and hair colour have come about naturally.
www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /fashion/ganguro.html   (414 words)

  
 Ganguro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Shibuya and Ikebukuro districts of Tokyo are the center of ganguro fashion, and often people wonder if the blonde hair and tan skin is them trying to hide their Asian characteristics, mostly their physical appearances.
Also typical of the "Ganguro Gal" look are cell phones covered with purikura stickers, tie-dyed sarongs, mini-skirts, hibiscus flower hairpins, and lots of bracelets, rings and necklaces.
Ganguro are almost always portrayed negatively by the Japanese media.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ganguro   (508 words)

  
 JMB 2.1: Talarowska-Kacprzak, Media and the Construction of the Ganguro Trend in Japan
Ganguro girls differ from typical Japanese women not only in outward physical appearance but also in their behavior and their attitudes towards their social roles.
Involvement in the ganguro trend may disrupt its adherents’ ordinary lifestyle and impose many hardships suggesting that some deeply felt meanings are associated with commitment to this trend.
More significantly, ganguro has impacted cultural definitions of Japanese young womanhood, spawned new types of collectivities while at the same time generating innovative concepts of the individual, produced non-conventional sorts of conversations and activities, is implicated in family schisms and educational disruption, and exerted its influence beyond the range of its core adherents.
www.mundanebehavior.org /issues/v2n1/kinga.htm   (3625 words)

  
 Ganguro in Japanese Youth Culture: Self-identity in Cultural Conflict   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Ganguro began to appear as a fashion style in Japan in early 1990s and remains somewhat popular among Japanese teenage girls (mead,2002).
In order to understand that ganguro is in fact a result of hip hop influence, it would be informative for the researcher to get input and feedback regarding the phenomenon from those who are not only knowledgeable about hip hop culture but also have witnessed its global impact.
Ganguro as a subculture has become a relatively common feature of ordinary life in the streets and private sectors of Japan, but it has not entered mainstream Japanese culture.
www.uky.edu /Centers/Asia/SECAAS/Seras/2005/Liu.htm   (6112 words)

  
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Ganguro, literally "face-fl," is a fashion trend among Japanesegirls, an outgrowth of chapatsu hair dyeing.
One step beyond the ganguro is the yamanba, which roughly translates as "mountain hag or witch" from Japanese folklore.
Besides being ganguro, these girls wear more outrageous makeup with white lipstick, white eye shadow around the eyes (a racoon or panda look), silvery hair, and some glitter or fake tear drops on the cheek.
www.livemusicstudio.com /mac/pages/ganguro.html   (441 words)

  
 Hello kitties - Salon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
According to many Japanese young people, the kogaru and ganguro subcultures are set apart from the mainstream largely by their sexualized schoolgirl or go-go attire, and not by any distinct system of beliefs.
And while the color of their skin lends them a group identity and ganguro label, they seem to give little thought to the historical or sociological implications of their so-called flface.
Although Keiko Suzuki hates the kogaru and ganguro and believes they belong to a culture entirely separate from her own, she readily admits that it's dress rather than life philosophy that sets them apart.
dir.salon.com /story/people/feature/2000/03/08/kogaru/index.xml?pn=3   (1111 words)

  
 a1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In the early 1990s, Brown read about the ganguro, a Japanese youth subculture that emulates the style of American Hip Hop by wearing Hip Hop clothes, “perming” their hair into Afros, and even darkening their skin.
Intrigued by the ganguro, Brown began a series of paintings which she titled a3 flface.
The artist seemed upset more about the ganguro’s materialism than about their involvement with hip hop (she makes similar criticism of mainstream commercial hip hop in a new series entitled “w.
www.wesleyan.edu /argus/archives/mar302004/dateyear/a2.html   (521 words)

  
 SOCKBOX   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Ganguro, literally "face-fl," is a fashion trend among Japanese teens and young adults.
One step beyond the ganguro is the Yamanba, which roughly translates as "mountain hag or witch".
Besides being Ganguro, these girls wear more outrageous makeup with white lipstick, white eye shadow around the eyes (like a panda), silvery hair, and some glitter or fake tear drops on the cheek.
ilse.pixelfx.org /you/ganguro.php   (272 words)

  
 digital fluff .. KiSStation . n3koch4n KiSS site . ganguro
ganguro girl is the third doll i started, in january 2002
the ganguro fashion is something so totally out of my mind that i got helplessy fascinated by it.
i have throughly documentated, and i hope i am ready to draw my version of the whole ganguro story somewhat soon
www.geocities.com /n3koch4n/ganguro.html   (151 words)

  
 Salon People | Hello kitties   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In their huge shoes and tiny clothes, faces pierced, hair bleached and teased, they are as easy to spot and as easy to dismiss as those Americans who, in the '80s, forced their bangs, by spray and perm and will, into crispy arcs towering above their faces.
Ganguro want to look fl and American, like their idols TLC and Lauryn Hill.
For those ganguro with the funds, however, Japan's hippest hair stylists will coerce usually rail-straight Japanese locks into bulbous "afuro" (afro) perms that take half a day to set and cost about $400.
www.salon.com /people/feature/2000/03/08/kogaru/index.html   (1124 words)

  
 Ganguro Madness
In this installment, Zack and I are faced with our most spine-chilling challenge yet: the twisted world of the ganguro.
Ganguro is a huge trend in urban Japan.
These girls (and a few guys) coat themselves in skin bronzer, apply huge amounts of eye makeup, bleach their hair, and cover themselves in bracelets and bright colors.
www.somethingawful.com /d/fashion-swat/ganguro-madness.php   (939 words)

  
 The Portland Mercury | Blogtown, PDX | What's a "Ganguro Girl?"
Although there are some ganguro in there, I think this video better answers the question, "What if Jack Black were an Asian drag queen?"
So a ganguro grrl is a 40 year old in pigtails and a school grrl uniform?
Pixie, he's a comedian but he hits the ganguro thing pretty spot on.
www.portlandmercury.com /blogtown/2006/07/whats_a_ganguro_girl.php   (227 words)

  
 Comments by Ganguro - Kotaku
BY GANGURO AT According the Gamestop internal price sheet Excite Truck will be 39.99 with a steering wheel insert pack in.
BY GANGURO AT It's a figure sculpted by BOME, which is usually of high quality and Moe-ness..
BY GANGURO AT What solves the piracy after you have your GCN disc loaded into flash memory and possibly output to a memstick or Rom?
www.kotaku.com /commenter/Ganguro   (369 words)

  
 AnimeNation Anime Forums - Ganguro?
The manga gave a brief description of what a ganguro is, but it didn't get the point across quite like that picture does.
It seems to me like Ganguro is something that is only found in Japan, and is just a rebellion type of thing or a stupid teeny pop fad.
Because whether or not ganguro fashion is dying was not the point I was trying to make.
www.animenation.net /forums/archive/index.php/t-136614.html   (1031 words)

  
 Ganguro Girl Cheats - Ganguro Girl Codes
You will have to perform activities to increase these 3 stats if you want to get with a particular ganguro girl.
Strength and charm are the main characteristics a ganguro girl is interested in.
You can also take your ganguro girl out on a date, ranging from an expensive private tea party to a simple/cheap walk in the park.
www.consolecheatcodes.com /pc/gangurogirlcheats.html   (173 words)

  
 Ganguro Girl Cheats, Walkthrough, Hints, Q&A for PC @ CheatsGuru.Com
She wants to be a Ganguro Girl until she is 20
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 YouTube - Ganguro
I think ganguros are pretty but great video!
I made this video for my friend who was in the hospital at the time because we watched a video on ganguro and talked about it since.
ganguro japanese street fashion shibuya shinjuku gal galcir para-para japan girl (more) (less)
youtube.com /watch?v=I4NIZcqaEUc&mode=related&search=   (258 words)

  
 YouTube - Parapara ganguro
I saw a video about Japan and in it they told that parapara is dancing only with hands.
the song is "ganguro" from "franz tornado & the yamanba girls" ^^*
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www.youtube.com /watch?v=8CNlnqCtP-Q   (263 words)

  
 Ganguro "Girls"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
i should probably explain what a 'ganguro girl' is, right?
"Ganguro" was a fad in Japan for the past couple years.
the trademarks of a Ganguro Girl is a fake-n-bake tan, bleached blonde hair, and white make-up.
www.redsuns.org /fanart/ganguro.html   (210 words)

  
 The Boathouse: Jonathan Hatch: Letters: Ganguro Ninjas
I'm sure they'll find another cutie to replace her.
I was talking about these ganguro chicks before.
If you haven't gotten a chance to look up "ganguro" on the internet, I suggest you do it now.
webpages.charter.net /samoya22/letters/ganguroninjas.htm   (677 words)

  
 Ganguro - Japanese Fashion Trend of Black Makeup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Ganguro - Japanese Fashion Trend of Black Makeup
Editor's Note: Ganguro has actually been out of style since around 2001 or so.
Visit Hanami Web to find special knowledge about Japan.
www.japan-101.com /culture/ganguro_japanese_fashion_trend.htm   (273 words)

  
 Ganguro Girl cheats for PC
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 Metroblogging Tokyo: The Return of Ganguro.
You smell them before you see them: Ganguro girls.
Is anyone else seeing a ganguro resurgence in their neighborhood?
WM, a lot of ganguro don't shower, wash their hair, or brush their teeth.
tokyo.metblogs.com /archives/2006/08/the_return_of_g.phtml   (176 words)

  
 [ frangipani ] [ a life in tokyo ] [ photoblog ]
The GANGURO "look" is to have dyed blonde or brown hair, plucked eyebrows, tanned skin, mini-skirt, cool shoes, "ganguro gal" are the brownskin girls, "gonguro gal" are the more deep brownskin, "Yamanba gal" is silver or white or brown hair, brown or hard-drawn face, heavy makeup or panda makeup.
"Yamanba gal" include "Ganguro gal" and "Gonguro gal"
Yamanba, sometimes written as "yamamba", is a term that comes from mythology and refers to a mountain-ogress (also known as Yama-uba Yama-uba ("mountain crone") found in Japanese folklore.
www.frangipani.info /blog/archives/000277.html   (541 words)

  
 Ganguro Girl 1.5 - 2 Flash Games
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 Flickr: Photos tagged with ganguro
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 i hate ganguro girl   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
hello my name is Andrew and I hate ganguro girl.
I hope that you had a good time heres more fun hope u like it 24 hours of none stop bouncing
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 Ganguro Girl 1.5
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