Kogal/ コギャル

Kogal/ コギャル kogyaru

Is a subculture in Japan. One of several girl type subcultures. It was formed around the mid 1990's and is still seen in Japan with a few new changes to the way of dress. Consisting of mostly young girls and young woman from urban cities. They are typically like an amercian sterotype of a Californian Valley girl. They tend to have blonde to light brown hair, a lot of make up, tanned skin and wear mini skirts, platform boots, with designer bags,jewlery etc. If they are in school girl uniforms they're skirts are normally pinned up high with baggy knee high socks. Kogals are not to be confused with another sub culture called Ganguro although they seem very similiar. The social life of a Kogal revolves around materialistic items and having the newest and best and most expensive item on the market. They are mostly seen in the Shibuya district of Tokyo and occasionaly spotted in beaches during the summer. It is rare to find them hanging around in any high end department stores. If Kogals do not have a rich family to help support their lifestyle  some do minor  pornography to help pay for their expenses. Others even turn to compensated dating which is basically a mild form of prostitution. Many Europeans or Americans mistake Kogals for prostitutes even though not all are, a good amount are not. How the term Kogal came to be is unsure but people think it is from "Japanese word for "high school", kōkō (高校), although others claim that it comes from ko (子), the Japanese word for "girl" or "child". The "gal" originates from English."

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