▁tie - dy ed ▁sar ongs , ▁min isk ir ts , ▁stick ers ▁on ▁the ▁face , ▁and ▁many ▁bra ce lets , ▁rings , ▁and ▁neck laces . ▁ ▁Gang uro ▁falls ▁into ▁the ▁larger ▁sub c ulture ▁of ▁g yar u ▁( from ▁English ▁" gal "), ▁a ▁sl ang ▁term ▁used ▁for ▁various ▁groups ▁of ▁young ▁women , ▁usually ▁referring ▁to ▁over ly ▁child ish ▁women . ▁Research ers ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁Japanese ▁studies ▁believe ▁that ▁gang uro ▁is ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁reven ge ▁against ▁traditional ▁Japanese ▁society ▁due ▁to ▁res ent ment ▁of ▁neglect , ▁isol ation , ▁and ▁constraint ▁of ▁Japanese ▁society . ▁This ▁is ▁their ▁attempt ▁at ▁individual ity , ▁self - expression , ▁and ▁freedom , ▁in ▁open ▁def iance ▁of ▁school ▁standards ▁and ▁reg ulations . ▁ ▁Gang uro ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁girls , ▁or ▁g als , ▁with ▁a ▁tan , ▁light ened ▁hair ▁and ▁some ▁brand ▁cl othing ; ▁they ▁can ▁often ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁One eg yar u ▁( Big ▁Sister ▁Gal ) ▁and ▁S ere bu ▁( C ele b ), ▁although ▁One eg yar u ▁is ▁usually ▁associated ▁with ▁expensive ▁gal ▁br ands ▁and ▁S ere bu ▁focus es ▁on ▁expensive ▁western ▁f ash ions . ▁ ▁F ashion ▁mag az ines ▁like ▁E gg ▁and ▁Age ha ▁have ▁had ▁a ▁direct ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁gang uro . ▁Other ▁popular ▁gang uro ▁mag az ines ▁include ▁Pop teen ▁and ▁E go ▁System . ▁The ▁gang uro