Blonde people are pretty exotic in Japan, since they're the caucasians that look most drastically different from an Asian, and their light skin plays into centuries-old Asian preferences for lighter skin tone (which comes from the idea that rich people don't have to work in the fields, and therefore don't get as tanned ...
The most widespread meaning is simply "someone special". This holds especially true for shoujo (for girls) manga/anime titles, where you can pretty safely bet that the most important female lead will be blonde.
In Japan, blond hair seems to be fascinating to many Japanese people. Perhaps it's because it is so different from their signature dark hair that they find it beautiful. Blond hair dye is a hot commodity in the country as well, with many people opting to try out the hair color.
In Western culture, blonde hair has long been associated with beauty and vitality. Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, was described as having blonde hair.
Ganguro (ガングロ) is an alternative fashion trend of blonde or orange hair and tanned skin among young Japanese women that peaked in popularity around the year 2000, but remains evident today.
There are plenty of blue-eyed Asians. This probably happens when the traditional blue-eyed allele comes into a family from a (possibly very distant) European ancestor. Blue eyes then resurface in a child generations later if they inherit the allele from both parents.
Chapatsu (茶髪/ちゃぱつ), literally "tea hair" in the Japanese language, is a style of bleaching (and occasionally dyeing) hair, found among Japanese teens.
Finland. Finland has the highest blond hair population by percentage of the total population. Nearly 80% of the population has blond hair, and an astounding 89% of the population has blue eyes. Blond hair and blue eyes are one of the rarest combinations in the world.
Take this 2011 study from dating app Badoo, for example. A couple of thousand UK men were polled and 33.1% of them revealed they found brunettes more attractive than blondes. Though 29.5% found blondes more attractive, brown-haired beauties still edged ahead of the pack.
Dr. Piotr Sorokowski set up an experimental study exploring male hair color preference. The results of his research showed males did, generally, rate pictures of blonde hair as “more youthful,” and also maintained a preference for these women with regard to overall attractiveness.
Both lighter brown hair and lighter blonde hair are seen as more attractive than darker or black hair. Lighter hair increases men's ratings for youth, health and attractiveness in a woman.
Brown continues to be a common hair color in Japan. Schools found their brown hair ban difficult to enforce. A small percentage of Japanese have naturally brown hair.
According to Fiona Macrae of Daily Mail, University of Westminster researchers have found that while blonde women are approached more frequently, it's the brunettes who men rated higher on a scale of attraction.
Many women today maintain long hair when they're single, and then cut it shorter when they have kids, due to its impracticality. So in a way, that cutting of hair is a ceremony that mirrors that of an Edo period Samurai: an end to an era of someone's life, and the beginning of another.
Most Japanese people naturally have black hair. Light brown hair sticks out.
There are many Asians with blonde hair. Yes. It is common for West Asians, which are part of the Middle East to have blond/light brown hair. Lebanese, Palestinians, Persians, and people from Jordan are asians that can have blond hair and colored eyes.
Most women think brunette hair is the sexiest, as 25% of those polled favoured this option. Womens' second preference is blonde, which was voted as the sexiest hair colour by 19.6% of women. Again, red took third spot, accounting for 11.8% of womens' votes.
Why do blondes not age well? Lighter features typically indicate a paler skin tone, which—as previously noted—is more prone to sun damage (the number-one risk factor for fast-tracked aging.) “Having less melanin in your skin may also predispose you to premature aging due to photodamage,” says Dr. Preminger.
Lots of gentlemen still prefer blondes — and scientists with too much time on their hands have discovered why: They're in relatively short supply. Natural blondes, as opposed to the legions of “bottle blondes'' who use dye, need 200 genes to create the color, the Sunday Times of London reports.
A breakdown of the Great Australian Sex Survey shows men prefer brunettes to blondes.
As the population grows and people have babies, the genes for less melanin will become more common. That makes the link between lighter eyes, hair, and skin tighter. So that's why you see people with blond hair typically have blue eyes!
The genes for blue eyes and blonde hair are recessive, meaning both parents must have the genes for them to be expressed in their offspring.
Since ancient times, Japanese women have considered that a white complexion is synonymous with beauty, to the point that there is a saying that this color serves to cover any imperfection.
Purple hair characters are a mix of red head and blue personalities. They are noble and have a deeper understanding of purpose and existence much like their blue counterparts. Like the Red, they seek to attain power.
Perms and braided extensions are off limits, as are dyed and bleached hair. One brown-haired Japanese-born student ran into trouble when school officials, believing that she had flouted the rules, checked her roots and repeatedly demanded that she dye it black.