4.Gyaru
Where: Japan
When: 1970s
Derived from the Japanese pronunciation of English word girl, Gyaru subculture represents girls and women who are seemingly uninterested in finding a job or getting married and whose sole interest are men. Somewhat slutty uniforms are part of their style, although some subtypes have different rules. For instances, Ganguro girls feature bleached hair and are heavily tanned, leading to a joke that they sleep in tanning booths. Often criticized for their materialism and lack of desire to work (a serious sin in Japanese society), Gyarus lived off of their parents or supported their expensive lifestyle with prostitution. The subculture peaked in the early 2000s and is now in a slow decline. The group lacks distinctive music genre. Among other things, they listen to Japanese pop and Eurobeat remixes.
