Oshare Kei
Oshare Kei is a subcategory of Visual Kei that began appearing in Japan around 2001 with bands such as Baroque, Kra, Milphinne, Charlotte, Porori, Grimm, among others. origins
Oshare Kei is a subcategory of Visual Kei. The term "Oshare" means "stylish" or "fashionable" since the Oshare Kei is a highly fashion-influenced stream.
The Oshare does not come from the Decora as many believe, because its difference is that the latter seeks the largest number of artifacts placed, while the Oshare is a colorful and childlike trend, with androgynous features, although the Oshare and Decora has a very close origin. This Japanese urban style, which deals with young people (mostly boys) who do not want to grow up, and make a children's fashion recharging of infinite accessories, colors, dolls, etc. Their musical styles tend to lean towards happy punk and electronic music. Some bands that follow this trend are An Cafe, LM.C, Himeyuri and Oyuugi Wagamama Dan x PaRADEiS. Clothing
The Oshare Kei, within Visual Kei, is the sub-style less "extreme" both visually and musically, as it is most influenced by fashion, which is usually contrasting black with vivid colors, thus giving an appearance more cheerful and childish.
They tend to use different prints at once such as stripes, scots (cuadrillé), pictures, moles, etc. You can say that oshare is the sub-genre that uses less makeup, as it is sometimes non-existent.
Hairstyles often remind anime or manga characters (as in any visual subgenre), almost always smooth with the tips out, and some, choose to wear a part of the discolored bangs or dyed. >
Now also choose clothes and hairstyles more like Lolita, but with the touch Oshare, wearing extreme decorations and colors.
They carry many accessories such as bracelets, wristbands, necklaces, caps, buns, piercings, belts, pins and even a hanging doll or handkerchief, always giving an appearance that is deduced as "cheerful" if we contrast with the other genres of Visual Kei. They are characterized by being cheerful and positive.
The colors are always very striking, such as purple, red, pink, blue green, mixed with black and white. As in the Decora in which foreigners used other shades different from those used in Japan, in the Oshare we can also highlight a stream of people who stood out for using more electric colors, both in clothing and hair. Thousands of fans outside the Japanese archipelago have been influenced by the clothes and hairstyles of this style, as well as characters such as Bou (former member of the band An Cafe) and the rest of the band members such as Miku and Kanon. Many fans become famous for their cosplays and their resemblance to these.
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