| You know you like GALS! too much when... -You put a red streak in your hair like Ran, even if you don't have a boyfriend -You perch on light poles and other high-up places and jump down without killing yourself -In heels! -You recreate the gals' outfits and are broke because of it -You only wear platforms, even if they're bad for your back -You try to get $5 out of people because you did good deeds -You can't say 'girl' anymore- it always comes out as 'gal' -You start wearing corsets to look as thin as the characters -All of your shoes have soles higher than 3" -You start calling your sister Sayo and your brother Yamato -You encourage your parents towards jobs as police officers -You refuse to kiss your boyfriend until you know you're truly in love with him -You run up behind guys at school and steal their bookbags -You style your hair to make it look just like your favorite gal's -You search everywhere for a magazine called Super Highschooler Grand Prix -You start collecting 100 stickers in a book so that your wishes will come true -You start preaching to classmates about the importance of avoiding prostitiution -Any time you have money, you wind up spending it all on clothes -You goad cute guys into buying you food all the time -Police officers at the local station are getting annoyed with you because you alway pretend to be related to them -You have a mini-shrine to the gals in your closet, complete with candles and x-mas lights -When you heard them talking about "Number Two" in Austin Powers, you thought they meant Yuuya. -You always try to get really tanned, but end up getting fried by the sun. -Any time you get any money at all, you end up spending most or all of it on clothes. -You say " 'sup" a lot just to be like Ran. -You've been growing your hair for months to make it look like Aya's. -You've managed to get everyone you know obsessed with this manga -You start campaigning at your local tv station for them to start showing GALS!, even if it's in Japanese. -It doesn't even matter if it is in Japanese, because you learned it to read the manga! -You put a photo sticker of yourself on your cell phone -You've become masterful at drawing GALS! fanart The following are submitted by Jo-Ryan. Thanks very much! ^_^ -You plan to name your first daughter Ran, your second child Miyu, your third Aya, your fourth Sayo, and your fifth Mami (anything beyond that is up to your discretion). -You plan to call your first son Rei, your second Yamato, your third Tatsuki, and your fifth Masato (again, anything beyond that is up to your discretion). -Dicot comes to play in your neighborhood. -Your favorite songs include "Aitsu," "Dakeshimetai," "Hiru ni Miru Yume," "I WILL," and "Yasashisa to Yowasa wa Chigau." -You plan to move to Shibuya next year. -You beg your mom and dad to get the whole family moving to Shibuya. -Trouble is, they can't speak Japanese! -You get a picture of one of the gals and send it to the gene doctor and say, "Make my daughter look like that!" -You write poetry dedicated to kogals. -You start to focus less on your studies and more on jewelry and getting manicures and pedicures every day. -Your best friend says you like Ran Kotobuki. -Your best friend says you like Ran Kotobuki. AND SHE'S RIGHT! -You keep a stash of the Super Highschooler Grand Prix magazine issues under your bed, or wherever safe. -You are just over the moon when it comes to fads. -You're out of money. -You plan to change your name to Ran Kotobuki by next month. -Your plan failed. -(if you're female) You plan to join a gang, in hopes that when you head to the polic station, you will meet a hunk there. -(if you're male) You get swamped by tons of girls, and you detest it. -You sing in karaoke lounges every night. -You're a para para dancer. -You're a virgin. -You're the sexiest virgin alive. -You beg the Studio Pierrot folks to get GALS! dubbed in English, or subtitled (legally, not fansubbed). -Your neighborhood has a teenage riot. -Every teen girl in America is a kogal! -No, every teen girl in the WORLD is a kogal! (Nani?!) -You get a picture of one of the guys and say to the gene doctor "Make my son look like that!" -You can't go to sleep without thinking about kogals in particular. -YOU ARE A KOGAL! -Your head hurts. -You contribute to this YKYLGTMW page. -You think Mihona Fujii is the best mangaka (manga artist) ever! -You pray to God that Ran, Aya and Miyu will be canonized as St. Ran, St. Aya and St. Miyu of Shibuya and that they will be the patron saints of all kogals and young women! -Your prayers aren't answered. (or maybe they were except God was thinking about it... *_*) -You have every type of GALS! paraphanalia available. -Some Beach Boys songs (!) come to mind: California Girls (Gals); Fun, Fun, Fun; Help Me, Rhonda (Ran!); Surfer Girl (Gal). -Every song with the word "Girl" or "Girls" reminds you of kogals. -You try to purge you hunger for kogals, but you...just...can't...help...it! -Of all the Japanese seiyuu (voice actors), you put as your top three: Megumi Toyoguchi (Ran), Haruna Ikezawa (Miyu), and Oma Ichizawa (Aya). -Jungle Smile plays in your neighborhood! -Someone asks you what's your favorite makeup brand and you respond dreamily, with a giggle, "Matsukiyo!" -You subscribe to Ribon magazine. -Someone asks you where is your favorite vacation spot and you respond "Shibuya!" -Someone asks you where Jesus was born, and instead of Bethlehem, you say "Shibuya!" -Someone asks you where would the Pope be shopping if he wasn't the Pope and instead of laughing and saying he doesn't shop at all, you say proudly "Shibuya, of course!" -(if you're a younger sister) You say at the end of a sentence or answer "Tachuu!" -To every question concerning geography, you answer "Shibuya!" -You always call the second-best love of your life "Number two" instead of his real name -You pray that you will save a lot of money and buy some cool stuff on New Year's Day when you're at a temple in Tokyo. -You think kogals are angels in disguise! -Marou Maburu, Megumi Toyoguchi and Haruna Ikezawa all sing in your neighborhood as well! -You set up your own Memorial Love Station -Every police station is a Memorial Love Station -You act up a scene in front of your teacher -Darn it, you always think of Shibuya wherever you go! -You cry whenever you see a kogal get injured or dumped or heart-broken -You laugh whenever you see a kogal go crazy (over anything)! -You...just...can't...help...but...reach out...for that...Meishou...Daiichi...bookbag. -Whenever someone says you really are the child of a police officer, you say "Damn! I went with the flow!" -You flail your arms like crazy! -A large sweatdrop comes down upon your forehead! -And all this happens every day! -Everyone's talking about GALS! -And they're still talking about GALS! -And you tell them to shut up! -And they don't! -You beg your principal to change the name of your high school to "Hounan High School." -When he/she refuses to do so, you cry a river! -The best hunk in the world, who is your boyfriend, disses and dumps you frequently. making you cry -You put on dark makeup to look like an African American! -You need to get a job! -(guys) You dress up in kogals' clothing, or you consider it. -You can't think of anything else to put on the YKYLGTMW list. -A few hours later, you do! -Whenever you have nothing else to do, you put on some of that Matsukiyo makeup. -You go to sleep. -You wake up late. -You go to sleep again. -You wake up even later. -You decide to not sleep anymore. -You know the true meaning of beauty sleep! -You wish your shoes' soles were a lot longer in height. -You daydream in class. -You are emotionally fatigued. -You have a craving for deserts. -You wished kogals read magazines like Seventeen, Teen, YM, Teen People, etc. -Trouble is they can't read English! (Or if they ca, they'd have a tough time pronouncing it) -You are the only one in class who is obsessed over fads. -You woun't sell your newly stolen bookbag for 5,000 yen! -Darn it, you DID go with the flow! -...Wow...so much money...you want... -You flail your arms too much. -At school, when you flail your arms, they fall off! -You lack appendages (from too much flailing). -(guys) You wear lipstick. -And you don't care what people say about you. -You actually marry a kogal. -And have children who are kogals! -You have grandchildren who are kogals! -You keep a beautiful floral kimono in your closet. -It's true: YOU ARE NOT SINGLE! thanks again! everyone's welcome to help me out on this page! ^_^; More coming! Contributions welcome! [email protected] |