[Article] Gals cultivating that sultry bar hostess look (Ayu mentioned)

***nmskalmn*** · #1 26th February 2009, 02:16 PM

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Japan is witnessing the birth of another new tribe of young women, called "agejo," identifiable by their pale skin, large eyes and over-the-top hairdos.

They are now omnipresent on the streets, following in the footsteps of the once popular "kogyaru" — "ko" as in high school student plus the English word gal transliterated into Japanese — who were instantly recognizable by their deeply tanned faces.

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The agejo ideal is white skin and eyes made to appear larger with the use of eyeliner, eye shadow, mascara and false eyelashes. Topping off the look are curly locks. The style is believed to have been influenced by singer Ayumi Hamasaki but has since developed in its own unique way.

Read it: Gals cultivating that sultry bar hostess look

music_* · #2 26th February 2009, 03:02 PM

^ Woa thanks

waterballoon · #3 26th February 2009, 03:12 PM

Good that Ayu was mentioned, but I personally find "sultry bar hostess" kind of insulting for Ayu? I mean that's not the look she does... it's really more high-class yet sexy at the same time...

Thanks still!

tokyoxjapanxfan · #4 26th February 2009, 03:25 PM

i first thought it said "****ty" lol.

thanks for the info

but, i just call them hostesses, lol. most of the time that's what they are. especially in Kabukicho hahaha~ i tend to think they look too "lady of the night"--if you catch my drift. i prefer other types of Gal's ^_^

*and does anyone else feel that if ANY other ethnic group were to dress like this, they would immediately be labeled as prostitutes (among other words)?

ohsixthirty · #5 26th February 2009, 05:31 PM

hahaha. i clicked the link and those two girls look like mini ayumis!

terra · #6 26th February 2009, 05:56 PM

Gosh, Sultry Bar Hostess Look kinda negative eh?

Ayu is still proven a leader of fashion yay!

Emperatriz Ayumi · #7 26th February 2009, 10:28 PM

Ayu has always been a huge icon for many women in Japan...

NintendoHTF1242 · #8 26th February 2009, 10:32 PM

Oh dear god, it's like a living Barbie o_0

pommy48 · #9 26th February 2009, 11:00 PM

lol the secret era XD

**Calico** · #10 26th February 2009, 11:02 PM

Woah! That one is really pretty! Now if only I had my long hair back, I could curl it and totally be one of them. =P WITHOUT eye makeup! ahaha.

#11 26th February 2009, 11:26 PM

Nice info!And lol,I kinda agree with waterballoon,cuz I don't think Ayu dresses like a Hooters girl(no offense to y'all lovely ladies out there at Hooters),it's more of a sophisticated look.But that's just me.And waterballon.

emi♡ · #12 26th February 2009, 11:35 PM

i think they're cute lol

I don't think "Hooters" is what they were going for...
"Despite a recession in the magazine business, a monthly advising bar hostesses on hairstyles, makeup and fashion has been a hit since its inception about three years ago. Koakuma Ageha (Little Devil Swallowtail Butterfly), published by Inforest Co. in Tokyo, sells about 300,000 copies a month.

Models in the magazine are called agejo, a word derived from the magazine title plus "jo," or young woman, and many of them work at nightclubs. Such female nightclub employees are also known as "butterflies of the night.""

The bar hostess thing is only because a lot of bar hostesses are starting to dress that way lol

I think they look cute...besides, eye makeup and fake eyelashes are totally in right now in the fashion world.

They do look like ayu though.

That one on the left's hair color is soo awful. ew.

ownsarai · #13 26th February 2009, 11:40 PM

The blonde girl kind of looks plastic, but the brunette is really cute. I love her whole look, especially the pink & black jacket/shirt she's wearing. Very cute! I am glad that Ayu is still looked at as a fashion icon.

Kazeyomi · #14 26th February 2009, 11:57 PM

This isn't a new tribe of young women XD lol
anyway yeah they looks pretty alike Ayu

and they're really cute too

AyUta · #15 27th February 2009, 02:00 AM

Hair like that is so beautiful, too bad I wont ever have it

waterballoon · #16 27th February 2009, 02:02 AM

Okay I just saw the picture. Ugh the blonde girl... =.="

And I mean doesn't anyone think 'sultry' is such a... inappropriate word?

emi♡ · #17 28th February 2009, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by waterballoon

Okay I just saw the picture. Ugh the blonde girl... =.="

And I mean doesn't anyone think 'sultry' is such a... inappropriate word?

"Sultry" is not an inappropriate word.

If you read the article, the reason why it says "Sultry bar hostess" is because the owners of those bars are telling the hostesses to dress this way and it's become common.

It doesn't mean anything negative about Ayu, only that they are influenced by her.

jbrat2219 · #18 27th February 2009, 02:11 AM

It's cool Ayu has that kind of influence still... I saw someone with that style in a magazine recently.

KillTime111 · #19 27th February 2009, 02:35 AM

that article kind of made me laugh. i think agejo look really good though.. hEH, i dun know if i really equate it to sultry bar-hostess though. ayu has always been a huge fashion icon in japan though, in some ways i feel like everyone plays off of each other to make their style. i agree though that agejo is highly influenced by ayu currently, i`m not saying it`s bad, it`s saying that ayu is always a huge trend-centre to all different styles (example, my signature with ayu in the roses, is very~ agejo style). agejo girls are normally though the girls that nampa constantly hit-on in high districts of tokyo, like downtown shinjyuku or shibuya. sanks for the article~.

sailorseraphim · #20 27th February 2009, 04:59 AM

woah they do look like theyre copying Ayu... freakyness...