Shibuya-kei

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Japanese pop music subgenre and fashion aesthetic of the mid- to late 1990s, inspired by 1960s culture and Western pop music. uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 渋谷系(しぶやけい) (shibuyakei, “Shibuya style”).

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