Dream hair

Hello!

I'm Shotaro!

This time, as part of the project for Shotaro and Kachi's Black Bee

I've decided to start writing a blog!

On this blog

Through us

I'd like to share information related to Black hair and Black culture!

I plan to upload every Sunday.

Please check it out!

This time, I'd like to write about what led me to dye my hair black!

My initial introduction to black hair was

He's a Japanese reggae artist!

When I was in junior high school

Shonan no Kaze and CHEHON were popular.

I learned about reggae music

From there, I started listening to various artists.

I got hooked.

And when I was in high school

My younger brother said, "This guy is cool!"

I was introduced to an artist called Thunder!

Artist from Amagasaki

I got hooked on the nun's song and then...

I was really hooked on listening to it.

https://youtu.be/Bn6zNgtqbEk?si=jPrF7J5tok9kGOq8

That Thunder had an afro.

I thought it was cool.

I want to have a hairstyle like that too.

Enjoy photos of thunder

At my local hair salon

They did it for me.

With a texture I've never experienced before

I remember being so happy!

From there

The hair salon that Thunder ran at the time

It was located in Sakai, Osaka.

I'd like to go there sometime.

I went there feeling very nervous.

It becomes very frizzy and gains volume.

So this is an afro, huh?

I was so moved by it!

Give yourself a thunder-like hairstyle

I used to go to Thunder's live shows quite often (lol).

That Afro style

I was really into it and it lasted for about two years.

And next is

rudebwoy face

The artist

In the music video for the song "Big Love"

I have a wire afro.

I thought it was incredibly cool.

https://youtu.be/Vq3cT0SoibU?si=7MsXMLnjMnfdiNw3

Leave some strands to make it look like dreadlocks

The ends of the hair have a hint of gold in them.

It was a style that wasn't very common at the time.

I want this!

I went to Osaka again to get a wire perm.

When freshly made, the bundle remains firm.

There wasn't much volume, so a little

I was embarrassed,

The clumps gradually loosen and blend together nicely.

I really loved it!

From there

Not just Japanese people

I started listening to Jamaican reggae.

At that time, the dreadlocks worn by an artist named chronixx were thin and numerous.

This is a little different from the impression I've had of dreadlocks so far.

I thought it was incredibly cool!

https://youtu.be/Nxh0O-MLHWE?si=A80khLQHbbJh-cHR

I thought I'd like to try having dreadlocks like that myself.

By that time, I had decided to become a hairdresser.

That's when I decided to aim to become a hairdresser who could do black hair!