Harajuku Girls
Gwen Stefani · Love Angel Music Baby
There's me, there's you (hoko-ten)
In a pedestrian paradise
Where the catwalk got its claws (meow)
A subculture, in a kaleidoscope of fashion
Prowl the streets of Harajuku (irasshaimase)
Super lovers, tell me where you got yours
(At the super lovers store)
Yohji Yamamoto
I'm hanging with the locals
Where the catwalk got its claws
All you fashion know-it-alls
With your underground malls
In the world of Harajuku
Putting on a show, when you dress up in your clothes
Wild hair color and cell phones
Your accessories are dead on
[chorus 2x]
Harajuku girls, you got the wicked style
I like the way that you are
I am your biggest fan, oh
Harajuku girls
I'm looking at you girls
You're so original girls
You got the look that makes you stand out
Harajuku girls, IÂ’m looking at you girls
You mix and match it girls
You dress so fly and just parade around (arigato)
I'm fascinated by the Japanese fashion scene
Just an American girl in the Tokyo streets
My boyfriend bought me a Hysteric Glamour shirt
TheyÂ’re hard to find in the States, got me feeling couture
WhatÂ’s that you got on
Is it Comme Des Garcons
A Vivienne Westwood canÂ’t go wrong
Mixed up with second-hand clothes
(Let's not forget about John Galliano, no)
Flip the landscape when Nigo made A Bathing Ape
IÂ’ve got expensive taste (oh well)
Guess IÂ’d better save up (cho takai)
[chorus 2x]
Work it, express it
Live it, command your style
Create it, design it
Now let me see you work it [repeat]
You bring style and color all around the world (you harajuku girls)
You bring style and color all around the world (you harajuku girls)
Your look is so distinctive, like DNA
Like nothing I've ever seen in the USA
Your underground culture, visual grammar
The language of your clothing, is something to encounter
A ping-pong match between eastern and western
Did you see your inspiration in my latest collection
Just wait till you get your little hands on L.A.M.B.
Cause it's (super kawaii), that means (super cute in Japanese)
The streets of Harajuku are your catwalk
Bishoujo, you're so vogue
That's what you drop
Cho saikou, Harajuku girls
(And thatÂ’s what you drop, and thatÂ’s what you drop)
Cho saikou, Harajuku girls
Harajuku girls [chorus in background]
Harajuku girls
Style detached from content
A fatal attraction to cuteness
Style is style
Fashion is fashion
Girl, you got style
Harajuku Girls
Harajuku Girls serves as a vibrant centerpiece on Gwen Stefani's 2004 debut solo album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. The track captures the artist's distinct fascination with Japanese pop culture and fashion, themes that defined her early solo career. Musically, the song blends upbeat pop rhythms with a playful, almost theatrical energy that mirrors Stefani's visual aesthetic. It stands alongside other era-defining hits like Hollaback Girl and Rich Girl, showcasing her ability to craft catchy, personality-driven anthems. The recording highlights her transition from No Doubt frontwoman to a solo pop icon, utilizing a sound that is both polished and eccentric. This work remains a significant example of mid-2000s pop production, reflecting the cultural cross-pollination that characterized Stefani's initial foray into the mainstream music landscape.