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Shocking Update: Natural Kei Style Doesn't Exist (kind of)

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Yes, you are reading that right. And no, it's not clickbait. And yes, I am just as surprised as you at this, and if you'll read on, I'll give you in-depth information on what I discovered, and how I discovered it. To make a long story short, I had posted my previous blog post about natural kei on the mori discord server, and we were discussing it there. One of the mori folks there, wistwarbler , mentioned that maybe reading more from Japanese sources might clear up the issues with inconsistencies I had found. I thought that was a great idea, and mentioned I might do that in the future. So, I had some free time that night, and I decided to browse a bit for articles to translate later on about natural kei in Japanese. However, I quickly ran into a massive roadblock when I discovered the term natural kei doesn't exist in Japanese.  To clarify, the fashion itself that is associated with natural kei does exist. Clearly, pictures exist, PINK HOUSE exists, etc. ...

Almost Mori: What is Natural Kei? (Aka Pink House Style)

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!! Disclaimer !! This post contains the incorrect name for this style coined by Western audiences, Natural Kei. This style is most commonly referred to by brand names, such as Pink House Style, and has never been called Natural Kei in Japan. Please check out linked post in the update below for more information on the actual names and history of this style, as this post is now partially outdated due to updated research. UPDATE: I have recently found out some new information about natural kei's identity that I highly recommend reading in addition to this post. You can find it here . Welcome to the fourth post in this series, my deers! Today we will be discussing one of the longest-running natural Japanese fashions, Natural Kei. Natural Kei fashion is no longer a very active style, although it is by no means completely dead. However, it exists more now as a style in the collective conscious, rather than having an active community. If you are looking to learn even more about t...