52 What are gyaru? (About the Slang, Fashion and History of Japan's Gyaru/Gal)

<p>On this episode of <em>Ichimon Japan</em> we ask: What are gyaru?</p> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Topics Discussed<br /></strong></h2> <ul> <li>What the term <em>gyaru</em>/gal means/refers to</li> <li>About the word gyaru</li> <li>How the word gyaru was used in <em>Dragonball </em>by Master Roshi</li> <li>What a <em>kogyaru</em>/kogal is</li> <li>About the singer Namie Amuro and her role in popularizing the gyaru subculture</li> <li>About Ayumi Hamasaki's influence on the gyaru subculture</li> <li>About the supposed but unconfirmed connection between the gyaru subculture and the American TV show <em>Baywatch</em>, as well as Pamela Anderson</li> <li>About the iconic "loose socks" (<em>lūzusokkusu</em>)</li> <li>About E.G. Smith, the supposed origin of loose socks</li> <li>An interesting linguistic quirk about the Japanese term for "loose socks"</li> <li>About <em>ganguro</em> and <em>yamanba</em><em> </em>gyaru and their dark tans</li> <li>About <em>ageha</em> gyaru</li> <li>The connection between gyaru, eurobeat and parapara</li> <li>What eurobeat is</li> <li>What parapara is</li> <li>Contemporary gyaru</li> <li>What <em>gyarugo</em> is</li> <li>Examples of popular gyaru slang</li> <li>What <em>karipaku </em>means</li> <li>What MK5 means</li> <li>What ChōSW means</li> <li>What <em>sumisu </em>means</li> <li>What ATM means</li> <li>What <em>gachi </em>means</li> <li>What <em>agepoyo</em>/<em>sagepoyo </em>mean</li> <li>What <em>doron</em> means</li> <li>What <em>tehepero </em>means</li> <li>What <em>gekiokopunpunmaru </em>means</li> <li>And much more!</li> </ul> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Support on Patreon<br /></strong></h2> <p>If you enjoy <em>Ichimon Japan</em> and want to ensure that we're able to produce more episodes, then please consider becoming a patron on Patreon.com. You can join for just $1 a month and that comes with perks like early access to episodes, a shout-out at the beginning of a future episode, bonus content, and discounts to Kimito Designs. For $3 a month you ge