era], kawaii [cute], punk, ganguro [symbolizes a California girl with bleached hair, dark skin, fake eyelashes, and nails], cosplay [most common name for “costume players” or those who dress up like Japanes animated characters], hiphop, skater and visual-kei [style of bands]” (Rockers). Their clothing can vary from shades of black to shades of bright colors and from plain fabrics to all kinds of different prints. They also change their hairstyles and hair color and they also put on makeup. They truly
status common throughout the history of the genre. In the mid-1970s Judas Priest helped spur the genre's evolution by discarding much of its blues influence; Motörhead introduced a punk rock sensibility and an increasing emphasis on speed. Bands in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal such as Iron Maiden followed in a similar vein. Before the end of the decade, heavy metal had attracted a worldwide following of fans known as "metalheads" or "headbangers". In the 1980s, glam metal became a major commercial
wear like kimonos, is their way of making statements about their cultural influences and way of life. Lolita, Kogal, Cosplay, Ganguro are some of the most sought after styles that Japanese youth display on the streets. Lolita is a style with many subcultures, such as Punk Lolita, where chains, beads, lace and wristbands are popular accessories along with pink and peach colors prints. Gothic Lolita focuses on styles emerging from the Victorian age such as dark colors, black make-up, heavy brooches, and
ranked first, ahead of Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber.5 Miku herself, in her live-performance hologram form, was slated to be the opening act for a month of shows in Lady Gaga’s Artpop tour starting in May 2014.6 Miku’s exploding popularity brought with it new business opportunities for the company that created her. As of January 2014, 100,000 copies of the Hatsune Miku software had been sold.7 In addition, Crypton licensed the rights to use Miku’s name and image to publishers, game makers, character goods