Announcing the 2019 Junior and Senior High School Girls' Buzzword Awards & 2020 predictions soranews24.com

We previously shared the nominees for the 2019 top buzzwords in Japan, but today, let’s take a look at the 2019 Buzzword Awards as chosen by none other than Japanese JC (slang for “joshi chugakusei”, which translates to “junior high school girls”) and JK (slang for “joshi kosei”, which translates to “senior high school girls”).
▼ JC & JK Buzzword Awards 2019 / JC・JK流行語大賞2019People category: Official Hige Dandism / Official 髭男dismCalled “Higedan” for short, this four-member male band is extremely popular among Japanese junior and senior high school girls.
Moving into the future, it seems like Chinese trends will be on the rise in Japan.
The term is gaining traction in Japan largely due to the number of young Japanese women whose goals are to become a top wanhon themselves.
If the female team at AMF is correct, 2020 will see a rise of Chinese influence among young women in Japan.