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  2. Kaomoji - Wikipedia

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    Kaomoji was invented in the 1980s as a way of portraying ... aesthetic of kaomoji. [5] ... is an emoticon of Japanese origin which denotes a cute expression or ...

  3. List of emoticons - Wikipedia

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    Eastern emoticons generally are not rotated sideways, and may include non-Latin characters to allow for additional complexity. These emoticons first arose in Japan, where they are referred to as kaomoji (literally "face characters"). The base form consists of a sequence of an opening round parenthesis, a character for the left eye, a character ...

  4. Wakabayashi Yasushi - Wikipedia

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    Wakabayashi Yasushi is a Japanese designer, known as the creator of the first Kaomoji. He used (^_^) to replicate a facial expression. He used (^_^) to replicate a facial expression. Despite not creating the design until 1986, a number of years after the American Scott Fahlman , it is believed that the concepts evolved completely independently ...

  5. Kawaii - Wikipedia

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    Kawaii (Japanese: かわいい or 可愛い, ; "cute" or "adorable") is a Japanese cultural phenomenon which emphasizes cuteness, childlike innocence, charm, and simplicity. Kawaii culture began to flourish in the 1970s, driven by youth culture and the rise of cute characters in manga and anime (comics and animation) and merchandise ...

  6. uwu - Wikipedia

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    uwu (/ ˈ uː w uː / ⓘ), also stylized UwU, is an emoticon representing a cute face. The u characters represent closed eyes, while the w represents a cat mouth. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is used to express various warm, happy, or affectionate feelings.

  7. Hidamari Sketch - Wikipedia

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    Hidamari Sketch (Japanese: ひだまりスケッチ, Hepburn: Hidamari Suketchi, lit. "Sunny Sketch") is a Japanese yonkoma manga series written and illustrated by Ume Aoki.It follows a group of young female art students, and following their daily lives as close friends and neighbors at the nearby Hidamari Apartments.

  8. Soft girl - Wikipedia

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    Soft girl or softie describes a youth subculture that emerged among Gen Z female teenagers around mid-to late-2019. Soft girl is a fashion style and a lifestyle, popular among some young women on social media, based on a deliberately cutesy, feminine look with a "girly girl" attitude.

  9. Japanese mobile phone culture - Wikipedia

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    The modern selfie has origins in Japanese kawaii (cute) culture, which involves an obsession with beautifying self-representation in photographic forms, particularly among females. [24] By the 1990s, self-photography developed into a major preoccupation among Japanese schoolgirls, who took photos with friends and exchanged copies that could be ...