How Kawaii Japanese Girls Have Taken Photos for the Last 300 Years
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By Ryan General
We must admit, many staple selfie poses we see today are pretty much inspired by the photo poses popularized by the Japanese.
As global trend-setters of what is considered to be cute, it is fitting that a J-pop idol group composed of young Japanese girls give us all a short lesson in the iconic girl photo poses.
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Members of the Tokyo Performance Doll individually show us the changing trends via an ad for DoCoMo and Snow app. The somewhat educational ad is reportedly a part of a commercial campaign to encourage the use of the various face effects by the Snow phone app, according to RocketNews24.
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The highly energetic ad kicked it off with the most recent poses: the “Finger-Heart Style” from last year and the “Toothache” in 2015.
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The idols illustrated the evolution of the poses, showing the slightly more provocative poses of the 1900s and the 2000s and then the more demure styles of the previous centuries.
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Who missed the “Duck-Face Style” which arrived to welcome the new millennium?
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It became more fun-natured toward the late 90s with the “Showa Idol Style” and the wide-armed “Shibuya-Gal Style” pose.
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From the “Bad-Girl Style” to the “Finger-mouthing Style” the transition highlights a change in character.
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The ad even went all the way back to 1684 with the “Looking Back Beauty Style” pose.
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Check out the group’s video below:
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