it's at least still popular in shibuya. those first 2 pics were taken last week.

EDIT: and i saw quite a few when i was there late last year.

 

really? thats weird. i didn't see any when i was there last summer... that's a pity. i thought (and had hoped) the fad was dead by now...

 

What is up with their scabby legs?

 

aZn squat

 

kimchee squat

 

theyr called ko-gals, because if you notice, they have white around their eyes to look like a koala, or a panda. usually theyr more trendy and want to be californian, and usually only go for american men.

personally, i prefer the EGL trend.

 

you're smart

 

nasty legs

 

Those are women? :nervous:

 

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."