The Dark Side of Jirai Kei 地雷系 (Landmine) Fashion & Culture
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2022
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(Part 1) What is Jirai Kei? The Fashion Side Of This Currently Trending Style From Japan w/ Yumechi & Chiara: • What is Jirai Kei? The...
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I think it is very important to talk about how japan is so romanticised in western culture as well to the point some people believe nothing bad every happens. which is just untrue. there will always be unsafe places no matter what country you go to. I am very glad you guys talked about that in the video.
I appreciate what you and the people interviewed here are trying to do, but as someone who lives in Japan and has Japanese friends outside of fashion circles who struggles with mental health, this style, it’s name, and it’s negative associations spit in the face of any progress Japanese people are making towards mental health acceptance. Japanese people involved in bettering mental health in Japan do not see this style as a positive thing for their cause. The amount of negative stereotypes associated with this is immense. Especially the name. And every foreigner and Japanese person here knows to stay away from Kabukicho. The area is known as incredibly unsafe, especially for young people who are likely to get preyed upon. The fact that people involved in this fashion can spout all of these issues about the fashion and the culture surrounding it, and yet not see why perpetuating that without pushing drastically for change is harmful, is ridiculous to me. Yes, push for and cope with the societal issues in Japan however you need to. But don’t participate in another part of the problem by associating with something that participates in the abuse of minors, illegal behaviors, drinking culture, self harm, and sex trafficking. You can enjoy the same cute fashion without associating with something so problematic. Just enjoy dark girly fashion instead.
those kids are being exploited.
They seemed very defensive and also downplaying a lot of the very toxic and red flag portions of this, like she rushed through the 14 year old homeless kids part and then went on to defend jirai for not being the only culture inviting this mentality of being emotional and basically an alcoholic for “love” or affection. Seems like some weird p*do thing going on to attract specifically emotional young girls and boys especially with making basically a red light district more “family friendly” 🙃
Its good that you talked about this.
In my opinion 18 and 19 is to young for sex work it’s honestly so sad 😢
hyperfixating isnt always a bad thing and the way u guys talked about it made it seem like a character flaw. reminder that neurodiversity is a thing and some of us literally just hyperfixate because we dont see other ways to live (the concept of the special interest) which is literally what u guys are decribing when talking about the girls who pick one idol or character etc,
if ur gonna talk abt hyperfixation please actually learn what it is 😭 its not the same as escapism or obsession. It affects so many people and its not a trend.
I would also say there's a difference between romanticizing issues and coping with them by taking away stigma. If you have bags under your eyes that is traditionally seen as ugly and a sign youre not doing well. Jirai having that be a beauty standard helps to take away the negative stigma of this trait. Youre not ugly, you're just tired and that can be ok sometimes. We could see drinking problems in a similar way. Usually, when one has an issue with drinking we urge them to feel guilty, which may make them just deny it is happening or feel ashamed for having this issue. Jirai to an extent normalizes this issue as something many girls have, which possibly makes people feel less shame, and thus feel more comfortable reaching out for help. It also makes people feel less hopeless if they see you can still be beautiful even while dealing with these issues
hi! im fully japanese and i was born in tokyo japan and lived there for 10 years then moved to the us, and i go back to japan quite often around 2 times a year. ive been doing jirai kei fashion for about 2 years and i get my information from twitter and other social media platforms and my friends in japan because i am fluent in japanese. i just wanted to say this video was SOOOO WELL MADE!!!!!!!! often times foreigners and people from the outside perspective is kind of off and a bit wrong but you guys explained it so well especially jesse. i love the fashion and the concept but it's important to learn about the culture and the dark side of it. it's really sad because lots of my friend who lives in japan actually do sugar daddy business and i know that's also a thing here and all the OF stuff, ( i'm not against sex work!) but it's just insane how many people do it and how many young people do it. i hope people can learn what these kids struggle with
Western discourse surrounding jirai kei is so frustrating. Most of the criticism I’ve seen has been by people who are uneducated on preexisting and VERY long standing social problems Japan. I’m a strong believer in art being a result of current culture, and jirai is a perfect example of that. Blaming jirai for harmful behavioral trends in japan is just reactionary and uninformed. Instead, question why teenagers feel compelled to run away from home and express mental turmoil with unhealthy amounts of drinking and partying. I promise you the problem is with the circumstances of the world they are fighting with, and not the fucking clothes they wear. Lol
As someone who is mainly on JP Twitter, I see people clearly having mental episodes under these tags all the time, very very common (like genuinely only had to scroll under a minute). I'm glad yet quite confused how these girls haven't seen it? The glorification is bad, but I'm hoping that it's the starting of something great (like how emo made us in the west aware of self harm). I feel like this style just speaks a lot to people who are neurodivergent/feeling depressed/having severe mental illnesses (like myself).
For all the young girls looking at this video, if you do go to Japan by yourself now that it's opening up again, do not be mistaken, Kabukicho is still very much dangerous for women specially at night. Disclaimer: I'm not denying the experience of the girls who spoke in the video, maybe they always go in groups, or because they're visibly foreigners they didn't get approached, however my experience with kabukicho has been different.
its crazy to me that the girls in the interview dont see any of the selfharm/drinking pictures. I follow a lot of Japanese girls that wear this fashion and they post pics/videos of their selfharm and drinking on a daily basis in their insta stories. and its not uncommon, basically any random insta girl i see with that fashion does it. now when it comes to the fashion insta ´´models´´, thats where you dont see it.
This was such a good discussion. I never stopped to think of how the pandemic impacted the fashion/movement, and I definitely didn’t know this much about the runaway teen situation.
Personally I've seen SH in jirai hashtags (the jp tags in specific) but it was all on twitter, never instagram or other social media. I think people should be careful searching for dark aesthetics in general on twitter bc of how common vent art and gore pictures are on there.
Unfortunately, the manga translations for Tomorrow, I Will Be Someone's Girlfriend (Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo) have been dropped by the current scanlator at the end of Volume 8... I really hope someone can pick it up soon, since it's a very interesting, frank, and realistic portrayal of the dark side of these Kabukicho "services". In addition to host clubs and sex work, it also explores the rental girlfriend business and the psyche of people seeking out sugar daddies. Yua's character is actually what introduced me to jirai kei, since I liked her fashion style so much! I'm glad to see this manga being talked about in the context of the real community ♡
Thank you for this interview, it gives a nice dive into the fashion part of Jirai. However, it seems strange how lightly the undermining issues behind the trend are talked about. Before the pandemic, there was a rise of yami kawaii and the menhera "culture", although its also strange to talk about menhera as a culture, since it's revolving around expressing your mental struggles and illnesses in fashion or art. What I've seen, jirai kind of evolved from the yami kawaii trend, and imho the trend should never be discussed without acknowledging the main idea behind it - teens and young adults are ill, they express themselves through fashion that's comfortable for them and I don't think that yami or jirai should be seen as "only a fashion trend". The illnesses and sh behind the trend are the main reasons why jirai is seen as problematic by the main public. In the music scene, Takayan is one of the artists, the main demographic of which are jirai/yami girls. If you dive into his lyrics, you'll see the correlation between the trend and mental struggles. Please do acknowledge, that there is a problem, and it's very real, not just a plot in a drama or anime.
Just like Yumechi said in this video, the bad side of jirai kei is actually involving in the “mentally ill lifestyle” by drinking, smoking, cutting,…; but there is also the good side which is afternoon tea party, themed cafe, going to idol concert or collecting oshi merchs - and of course there is nothing wrong with those.
It was really cool to see the cultural overlap between jirai and gyaru!