I have always not really get the ganguro girls. And guys. The ganguro fashion. It's a little over the top for me.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ganguro (ガングロ) is an alternative fashion trend among young Japanese women which peaked in popularity around the year 2000, but remains evident today. The Shibuya and Ikebukuro districts of Tokyo are the center of ganguro fashion.

In ganguro fashion, a deep tan is combined with hair dyed in shades of orange to blonde, or a silver gray known as "high bleached". Black ink is used as eyeliner and white concealer is used as lipstick and eyeshadow. False eyelashes, plastic facial gems, and pearl powder are often added to this. Platform shoes and brightly-colored outfits complete the ganguro look. Also typical of ganguro fashion are tie-dyed sarongs, miniskirts, and lots of bracelets, rings, and necklaces.

The deep ganguro tan is in direct conflict with traditional Japanese ideas of feminine beauty. Due to this, as well as their use of slang, unconventional fashion sense, and perceived lack of hygiene, ganguro gals are almost always portrayed negatively by the Japanese media.

Yamanba

Yamanba (ヤマンバ), is a newer term often used to describe extreme practitioners of ganguro fashion. Yamanba feature darker tans and add white lipstick, pastel eye makeup, tiny metallic or glittery adhesives below the eyes, brightly-colored contact lenses, plastic dayglo-colored clothing, and incongruous accessories to the ganguro look. Some yamanba wear stuffed animals as decorations. The male equivalent is called a "center guy" (センター街, Sentaagai?, Center Street), a pun on the name of a pedestrian shopping street near Shibuya Station in Tokyo where yamanba and center guys are often seen.

And that's not it. This Ganguro fashion is still further divided into many different styles. Check out this link.

http://www.japanlinked.com/about_japan/culture/fashion/galstyles.html

It's really interesting. But not all surprising, coming from the Land of the Rising Sun. I think all these girls will look even prettier without all that crazy tan and make-up. But hey, if you like what you're doing, so be it. =) It's just like how some people might feel that visual-kei is weird and crazy and outta their league.

I'm so going to Japan one day. =)