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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 ...
Gackt, a Japanese singer-songwriter, is considered to be one of the living manifestations of the Bishōnen phenomenon. [1] [2]Bishōnen (美少年, IPA: [bʲiɕo̞ꜜːnẽ̞ɴ] ⓘ; also transliterated bishounen) is a Japanese term literally meaning "beautiful youth (boy)" and describes an aesthetic that can be found in disparate areas in East Asia: a young man of androgynous beauty.
E-kids, [1] split by binary gender as e-girls and e-boys, are a youth subculture of Gen Z that emerged in the late 2010s, [2] notably popularized by the video-sharing application TikTok. [3] It is an evolution of emo , scene and mall goth fashion combined with Japanese and Korean street fashion .
A modern phenomenon, since the 1970s cuteness or kawaii (可愛い, "cute", "adorable", "loveable") in Japanese has become a prominent aesthetic of Japanese popular culture, entertainment, clothing, food, toys, personal appearance, behavior, and mannerisms.
Asian studies scholars Birlea Oana-Maria and Christine Yano analyzed mukokuseki as closely related to the aesthetic of kawaii, an abstract concept of "cuteness" or "loveliness" considered central to the marketing and international appeal of Japanese artistic and commercial properties like Hello Kitty.
Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! (美男高校地球防衛部Love!, Binan Kōkō Chikyū Bōei-bu LOVE!, lit. Pretty Boy High School Earth Defense Club Love!) is a 2015 magical boy anime television series created by Kurari Umatani and produced by Diomedéa. [3] The series is directed by Shinji Takamatsu and written by Michiko Yokote. [4]
Chinese sources referred only to the physical beauty of the "flower boys" who were known for their androgynous good looks. [ 2 ] The word " kkonminam " is a neologism that was first used to describe "pretty boy characters from girls comics who regularly appeared against backgrounds filled with flowery patterns". [ 3 ]
Milk & Mocha are two bear characters popular on many forms of social media. The brand was created by Melani Sie, an Indonesian artist, in 2016. The characters started as stickers on the LINE messaging app and have since expanded to many platforms and are popular in many countries.