Harajuku Fashion

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Street fashion is very common in teenagers and “fashionistas” specifically in the outskirts of Japan. One of these types of fashion is Harajuku style which is actually a region in Tokyo where fashion is mainly all about bright colors of accessories, oversized foot wears and layered clothing. It’s all about expressing yourself through the fashion statement you make with Harajuku style.

A famous group of American-Japanese dancers featured in Gwen Stefani’s shows, as well as public appearances, is called the Harajuku Girls. The group manifests the fashion statement from Japan and extensively promotes the Asian fashion trend
like Cyber fashion and Gothic Lolita in the heat of Hollywood entertainment. However, the collaboration of the great singer with the group has caught the attention of many critics. This didn’t stop them from performing well though and in fact, they have influenced many teenagers now with their fashion including those who were skeptical at first. They have proven their talent and from back-up dancers they are now the center of the spotlight.

Harajuku Girls group is composed of four lovely girls with respective stage names. Below are short biographies of the four members.

Maya Chino a.k.a. Love

Maya Chino had been into creative dancing since she was three. She joined ballet and tap dancing way back in Tokyo. Before joining the group with Gwen Stefani, she’d been back-up dancing to BoA, a famous Korean singer. She currently resides now in Los Angeles and a teacher of Hip Hop dance to children in an academy in LA.

Jennifer Kita a.k.a. Angel

Jennifer Kita

Jennifer is a native of Japan but resides now in Torrance. She studied hip-hop and has three years of dancing experience prior to joining the Harajuku Girls. She’s a member of Culture Shock San Diego for two years and then later on transferred to Urban FX where she’s a member for one year.

Rino Nakasone Razalan a.k.a. Music

Rino Nakasone

This native from Okinawa, Japan, was motivated by the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, moves. She has been imitating his moves and tries to show it in her dance performances. She used to be a member of Beat Freaks which is one of the runner-ups in the famous dance show called America’s Best Dance Crew. Her career hits its peak when she became member of the dashing singing group of Pussycat Dolls.

Mayuko Kitayama a.k.a. Baby

Mayuko Kitayama

Mayuko is the youngest member of the group and that’s how she got her stage name as Baby. She first appeared in Britney Spears’ hotel tours in 2004. Prior to that, she’d been dancing in dance studios and had been performing for several times in Osaka, Japan. She later moved to California where she got the chance to join the Harajuku Girls.