A little bit ago, I made a post about Gyaru Keywords (if you missed it, check it out here!), and something I really wanted to talk about more was Pagyaru and the qualifications in seeing whether someone is more of a Gal Mind only or an actual True Gal (according to a survey conducted in Japan). Here’s more information on what Pagyaru is and also the qualifications they’ve set that helps determine where you fall along those two categories.

Out of the book that was published about Pagyaru and trying to understand the meaning behind it as part of Japan’s youth culture, women ages 18-34 in 2011 were interviewed in Japan with what were found to be 3 sets of categories with 10 items each in order to better determine how many women that considered themselves Gyaru back then qualified as such. The results showed that 12.8% were qualified as True Gyaru while 55.5% were qualified as Pagyaru; a little over 8.45 million Gyaru and Pagyaru since the last study conducted in 2009.

Want to know under what category you fall into?

Love

• [ ] I respect other Gyaru
• [ ] I create trends myself
• [ ] I talk about the things I love on my blog
• [ ] I can sympathize with the story of overcoming trauma
• [ ] I’m fierce and can do anything
• [ ] I like real talk
• [ ] I like lyrics that make me cry / have meaning to them
• [ ] I have friends whom I have strong ties with
• [ ] I like the locals
• [ ] I cherish my family

Deco

• [ ] The clothes at Shibuya 109 are cute
• [ ] My hair color is close to blonde hair
• [ ] I use the false eyelashes
• [ ] I like glitter and deco deco
• [ ] I wear mini skirts and mise bras
• [ ] My eye makeup is elaborate
• [ ] I can make ugly clothes cute with effort
• [ ] I often get cheap clothes
• [ ] I check hairstyles and hair arrangements in magazines
• [ ] I have a lot of purikura and makeup

Guts

• [ ] I can make people laugh and be surprised
• [ ] I wear yukatas at fireworks and festivals every year
• [ ] I buy from Donki
• [ ] I choose my food and drink based on cheapness and quantity
• [ ] I make impulse purchases
• [ ] I go to karaoke often
• [ ] I use masculine language
• [ ] I hate being defeated by a man
• [ ] I’m not good at school but still have a good time
• [ ] I have local friends

What category do you fall under?

And more importantly, do you agree or disagree with this categorizing? What would you change?