Japanese rank the cutest female hairstyles in the following ranking, with an old favourite coming top.
The ranking, with votes given for each and sample photographs – note that the names given are taken straight from the English-sounding terms the Japanese made up for themselves to keep things looking stylish to other Japanese with a similarly lacking command of the English language; thus they bear no great relation to actual English hairstylist terminology.
The example photographs were selected by Japanese observers and so should correspond to the Japanese terminology:
1. “Straight long” (4345)
2. “Perma semi-long” (4058)
3. “Perma-long” (4000)
4. “Straight semi-long” (3899)
5. “Perma-bob” (3339)
6. “Straight bob” (2918)
7. “Straight short” (1778)
8. “Very short” (1221)
9. “Perma-short” (1011)
10. “Asymmetry” (310)
Strangely, the venerable Ascension Pegasus MIX Sakari is nowhere to be seen.
More pressingly, lovers of ponytails and twintails seem to have been told to go to hell – these hairstyles are apparently so unfashionable that the survey organisers wouldn’t dream of insulting respondents by suggesting they might prefer such a style.
No hime cut?
Whoo! Nodame at the top. (^_^)
The first one looks like Takahashi Ai… is it?
I like all the short/bob cuts in these examples.
I know for women, the Perma semi-long is really gaining popularity, especially among EGL.
The f♥♥k’s the Hime-Cut!? Doesn’t get more traditional than that!
No ponytail? Blasphemy.
Also, cut bangs are disgusting.
Agree on Ponytail, but bangs are sexy as hell.