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I haven't actually ever delved too deep into criticising EGG magazine as a whole because that's far too big of a topic to tackle in a single blog post.
Personally I don't see the point in 2 part blog posts since this isn't a youtube channel and I have no intentions of creating one, but I do have the perfect opportunity to explain why I am very sort of annoyed at EGG currently. And I know.... 2 blog posts in one month, lmfao.
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So hello, wait is this a repost? Didn't you already do a deep dive into Kogyaru? Yes I did, and It was called 'a deep dive into Kogyaru' but this is an even deeper dive, as recently, I realised my criticism and my own research was truly surface level, and that Kogyaru and not just Kogyaru itself, but the parents of these models are truly engaging in some deranged activities.
I attempted to write this blog post many times but I found myself looking like next level hater, and I felt a lot of my criticisms fell to the waste-side due to the fact I was loosing my shit saying how much I rlly hated KOGYARU, so today, I will be calm, composed and demure.
And I don't usually preface this during the intro, but this is no negativity towards the Kogyaru models themselves, those are children, and I believe these children are being used, and I will explain the ways I believe this in said post. I also want to point out before you read this, these are all my theories and opinions, mixed in with some facts.
And now, we will explore the history and problems regarding Kogyaru
ใกใใใฃใ It's Spacy! Finally back to talking ab gyaru it's been forever (for me) but idk I just tweeted happy july and gained almost 30 followers and got almost 1000 likes across 2 posts talking ab gyaru so thank you random hit tweet for pushing my lazy arse back into blogging. And maybe I would blog more frequently if ADSENSE MONITISED MY BLOGGGGG but you didn't need to know that.
In the year 2024, the label gyaru is diverse, gyaru being a label that has stood the test of time for over 3 decades, from the early Heisei era of kogals, Namie and platform shoes, to the 2000s with the ayu boom, cheetah print, ageha boom, agejo and blah di blah, gyaru is a subculture people have participated in for decades, but what about.... this decade. What about Reiwa? we know what trended back then, but what is trendy now? What trends define the Reiwa era of gyaru?
ใกใใใฃใ It's Spacy!.... lololol first post of July but none for June, sorry june baby i wasn't bothered, but today it's time for a short on subcultures. Subcultures is one thing i love, I love the community behind subcultures, the meaning and the history, I do run a blog on one. I think in an era ruled by aesthetics sometimes people forget what being an individual is, and standing and living where your soul belong.
ใกใใใฃใ It's Spacy! Spacygirl where have you been? I know I know it's been a month+ of complete silence on this blog. So before this blog post begins, let me talk about where i've been, time to be honest and open.
I've been struggling a lot lately trying to balance school work and my own mental health meaning i've put blogging to the side, I also have my big project coming up so i've decided to make a comeback before then, but why? I've been way too busy with school to pick myself back together to write a blog post, so now my work load is lighter I decided to write a short blog post to get myself back into the spirit.
Thank you for reading, weird to drop before the actual post starts but I just wanted to show some appreciation to the people who'll come back and read my blog posts even tho I've only uploaded a few times in the past 3 months.
So now for the actual topic, why did some gals reject the concept of shiro gyaru?
Recently I saw a viral video of Heisei gyarus talking about their love and admiration for Heisei gals of the late 90s/ early 2000s which is the peak of gyaru. Usually before I write a blog post, I pretend I own a podcast discussing my topics to myself in my room at 2am, bc thats what us unemployed folks just do.
ใกใใใฃใ It's Spacy! Uusually I don't decide to write blog posts on a whim but today I thought I may as well since I had a good idea and I'm still drafting other blog posts. But all in all, what is Seiso gyaru, and what are the actual causes for gyaru gradually toning down from the flashy ganguro era to our current sun kissed reiwa era? This is a text heavy post so put ur reading glasses on folks!
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ใใใฃใ It's Spacy! I need to stay a top of my game and try make a blog post before monday bc if I don't I won't blog post until like Wednesday ๐ญ. Besides the point. The real point is, is there a decline in visual quality in gyaru magazines? Were magazines back then simply better, or can Reiwa magazines really compete in terms of visual attraction? Is there a cause for all of this? Welcome to magazine discussion episode 6 - Visual appeal, Heisei vs Reiwa
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Today I decided to make a very impulsive decision and spend £9.08 buying the LOALO kindle photobook on Amazon. I've always held my reservations about LOALO as a magazine. I did mention in my EGG going global blogpost ' LOALO sells their magazines on amazon that can be read digitally for around 1500yen or £8, which would be a good deal....if it wasn't LOALO' but was it truly just a snide remark or is LOALO just a poor quality magazine? On Episode 5 of magazine discussions, I am going to not only discuss LOALO, including its history, models, demographics and goals, but also discuss whether its worth spending money for their photobook.
ใใใฃใ It's Spacy! I'm really in the blog posting spirit so I decided to make a blog post instead of doing the work I was supposed to hand in almost a month ago. Today I want to talk about a model I don't see anyone ever talking about anymore...So why am I making a blog post about her? Because shes a fucking legend, and her name is Chinnen!
ใใใฃใ It's Spacy! Ahhh it's been way too long since I posted. Yesterday I wrote the original draft to this blog post, but I personally felt it was too niche while focusing on a broader subject, so i decided to rewrite it. Everyone by now knows of EGG magazines ambitions to make gyaru popular internationally, but will their plan work? Is it a good idea, or is it simply overly ambitious?
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If you have been following my since before I had 160(ish) followers you would know I'm a huge jpop wota. During the 2000s/2010's we had many instances of gyaru idols, not idols who simply cosplayed as gals, but idols who held popularity and influence in the community as gal celebs. Who are these celebs, and who are my fav gyaru idols?
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Recently I've been deliberating on what I should do with this blog, mainly due to mental burn out I was considering quitting blogging, but very recently while looking for mags online, I came across something that spiked my interest, and that was the magazine Kogyaru's cover being written in entirely english! For those who don't know too much about Kogyaru this may just seem weird, but for us who do this caused some widespread concern. After thinking about it more and more, I thought I would do some research, and compile it into a blog post. So, Welcome to Magazine Discussion Episode 4- Kogyaru!
ใกใใใฃใ It's Spacy! Today i want to talk about something that has been on my mind for a while, and that is gyaru and how black culture influenced and influences to this day, gyaru. This is a history based blog post, meaning I won't really dive deep into arguments of gyaru being blackface, rather, I will simply be talking about its history..... and maybe give my opinion towards the end! Let's start
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A few weeks ago there was plenty of discourse on music and 'gyaru' music! I pay £.750 a month for spotify premium, so I spend thousands of hours each week listening to music, and through some hard searching and research, I put together my own personal ultimate gyaru playlist. But exactly what music is popular with gals, not only from Heisei era, but Reiwa era as well, let's talk about it!
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Oh my god, when was the last time I sat down and wrote a full discussion blog entry ๐, this is a december draft that has been dying in my drafts and I've been avoiding finishing but I thought it was time to clear this one out, so welcome to the long awaited third episode to this series, today we will be looking at the ultimate ora ora gal mag, SOUL SISTER!
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Today (and yesterday), I was doing a bit of magazine surfing per usual and I found a very interesting genre of 2008-2009 Koakuma Ageha magazine dupes, KiLaLa and GALMORI!
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Egg is for teens, ageha is for adults, yeah thats what you'll find out when ur a baby gal, but when you graduate to shopping for your first EGG mag, u may be shocked to open your magazine and find something completely different to what you expect! This blog post will help you not make that sort of mistake!ใกใใใฃใ It's Spacy!
Today is the start of a brand new series (and my first might I add) where I talk about less well known gyaru mags that baby gals may not be familiar with.
