Originally Posted by mayonaise
i think that is blatantly incorrect. see my post about ganguro girls above.
"Countless cyclical waves of what are called "boom" have washed over Japan. Until very recently, one could not avoid the boom surrounding Japan's high school girls, who are also dubbed kogal (kou-gyaru). The word is believed to have its roots in kou, meaning "high," as in high school, and gyaru, for "gal." It was first used among students, and then the press blitzed on their shocking practices. The term "kogal" conjured images of their sailor girl uniforms, and later, the most cosmopolitan, fashion-conscious of the high school female set which sports brown-dyed hair, skirts rolled up high, thick white loose socks, expensive bags, and cell phones."
yep, you're right. kogal's got nothin' to do with koala's
As far as i knew, kogal, was ko(small) gal(girl), but i know ko also means high like koko(highschool) and i guess that makes more sense :dunno: the literal translation for ganguro is gan(slang for very) and guro(a variation of kuroi, meaning black). anyway, mayonaise is on the money, just adding my $.02
