miércoles, 6 de enero de 2010

JAPÓN EXTRAÑO

Vamos con una entrada sensacionalista…o no. Copio descaradamente del Japan Today un artículo que publica para teneros informados de las últimas modas por Japón. Males dressed as maids latest fad for Akihabara cafes TOKYO — All of the help at the Hibari-tei cafe in bustling Akihabara are dressed as maids, and they call the customers “master.” It’s pretty much like any other “maid cafe” in Tokyo’s electronics district, except for one small detail. All of them are male, wearing wigs to go along with their female uniforms. Male “maid cafes” are growing more common, and books on how to dress like a woman are starting to hit store shelves. Men wearing skirts have also been seen in Tokyo’s Harajuku and Aoyama districts. Behind this nascent trend, observers say, is that more men are beginning to enjoy dressing as a woman from a fashion viewpoint, and society is becoming more tolerant of the practice. It was 2 1/2 years ago when the owner of Hibari-tei first used a male as a maid at another maid cafe he owns. It started when one of the regular waitresses quit. A male employee dressed up as a maid and tried to serve customers. The attempt proved popular among the customers, who enjoyed the odd experience. The owner launched Hibari-tei in January 2008. About 60% of its customers are male. “Men who are not used to being served by women can feel relaxed and talk to the ‘maids’ easily because they are male,” said Chaan Sarin, who heads the cafe’s waitstaff. Before the cafe’s debut, more than 100 men applied for a maid position. After auditions narrowed the field, 15 made the cut and are still working there. One of the maids, Reina, is in his 20s. During the week he goes to work in a business suit at an information technology company, but on weekends he serves at the maid cafe wearing a size 9 uniform, padded bra and fake nails. At 165 cm tall and weighing 51 kg, he has a girlfriend, but she doesn’t know about his second job, he said. “I become a totally different person to release my stress from work. I have the feelings of a man and I will quit once I get married,” he said. More male fans are also dressing like their favorite female characters in “anime’ animation and computer games. Cashing in on this trend, Osaka-based Yu-time Publishing released the book “Otokonoko no Tameno Henshin Gaido” (“Guide for Boys to Transform Themselves”) in October 2008. The book, which comes with illustrations, explains various techniques so boys can look pretty, ranging from wearing makeup and choosing clothes to taking care of wigs and wearing pantyhose. The book has been selling well, especially in Akihabara bookstores, inspiring the publisher to produce a second volume. Meanwhile, Tokyo-based lingerie maker Wish has been selling bras for men since November 2008. It says it sold more than 10,000 in the first year. Junko Mitsuhashi, a lecturer at Tama University who wrote the book “Joso to Nihonjin” (“Disguising as Women and Japanese”), maintains that Japanese are becoming more tolerant toward men dressing as women. “People’s values are growing more diverse, and Japanese people’s perception of masculinity has changed over the years,” she said. “People began to accept men dressed as women, saying it is OK as long as they are beautiful. At the same time, as there is more information nowadays on how to dress like women, men have gotten dramatically better at it.” © 2009 Kyodo News. All rights reserved. No reproduction or republication without written permission. Lo ambiento con unas fotos que he copiado del blog de uno de sus empleados.
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7 comentarios:

uvepece dijo...

Madre mia... si ya me parecían "digamos ridículos" los meidokissas con chicas esto ya es lo más!!! jajajajaj La gente está muy mal eh!!

スサナ dijo...

uvepece san:))
no lo sabes bien ja ja.^_^
¡Feliz Año Nuevo!

AiChan dijo...

Pues a mi me encantan, tendría un armario lleno de esos trajes :) pero por pura diversion!

y no soy la unica que lo opina ^^

uvepece dijo...

@AiChan A mí gustarme gustarme no me gustan... pero es que lo que tiene delito de estos es que son señores que trabajan de camareras así vestidos! jajajajaj Si fueran chicas pues oye... Tampoco me gustaría pero bueno... es más normal... Y no tengo nada en contra de los travestis eh! jajaja Que me parecen muy bien pero esto ya es rizar el rizo...

Miguel Angel dijo...

Hola buenas noches!!

Estos llegan un poco tarde. Ya hace mucho tiempo que aquí "Miguel Boxe" salio en una actuación en faldas, y no escocesa precisamente. Y el nombre "Reina", anda que no es popular por aquí, "reinona". Mas que "mal", creo que hay gente muy "folgada". jejeje

Gracias por leerme.

Buenas noches, y dulces sueños!!

Vanessa dijo...

Hola!! Soy una asturiana de Gijón a la que le ha encantado tu blog! Es la primera vez que escribo, pero me leído el blog entero. Buf! lo que me he reído. Y lo que estoy aprendiendo gracias a ti!!
Si antes ya estaba enamorada de Japón, después de leer tu blog, más ganas tengo de ir!!!!

Al principio solo miré las fotos y pensé que eran chicas!!! Toy empaná perdía!!

スサナ dijo...

uvepece san::))
ya lo decía mi abuela, que en paz descanse "hay de tó en la viña del señor".
Miguel Angel san:))
gracias a ti.^_^
Vanessa san:))
¡muchísimas gracias,wow, entero!.
Yo también estoy enamorada de Japón, auqne tenga sus cosillas.....extrañas.
Salud@s y gracias a todos por leerme.