Gwen Stefani hits back at claims of 'Harajuku Girls' cultural appropriation
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dailystar.co.ukGwen Stefani has defended herself after receiving criticism for her ‘Harajuku Girls’ promotional campaign in 2004 for her album Love.
Angel. Music. Baby. In the campaign, the pop star dressed in a style famous in Tokyo’s Harajuku district while surrounded by a group of Japanese performers on stage.
Speaking to Paper Magazine, Gwen described her ‘deep fascination’ with Japanese culture, because her father would bring back toys from popular company Sanrio, famous for creating iconic brand characters like Hello Kitty.Stefani stood by her choice to cast the four Japanese dancers Maya Chino, Jennifer Kita, Rino Nakasone and Mayuko Kitayama in her music video and events.She said: “If we didn’t buy and sell and trade our cultures in, we wouldn’t.
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