TOltro that smile smile. Some Asian pop stars are reporting in vogue the ancient technique ohaguroof Japanese tradition, which consisted of locking its teeth with an iron and vinegar mixture As a sign of conjugal loyalty, elegance and spiritual protection.
Ohaguro: the tradition of geishe to affirm his loyalty
Widespread especially during periods Heian (794-1185) e Edo (1603-1868), this practice was mainly associated with married women, who considered it a symbol of maturity and belonging to a high social class. Moreover, the fact of covering your teeth with an iron and vinegar mixture, it was thought to help protect themselves from caries. The custom has definitively lost with the beginning in the twentieth century and the Meiji period (1868-1912), which marked the Sunset of many traditional Japanese cultural practices. With the influence of western culture and the change of aesthetic tastes, theohaguro It was abandoned, but the interest in this tradition remained alive in Japanese popular culture. Today some artists of the rap and hip-hop scene are dedicating themselves to the recovery of this aesthetic.
Japanese custom today: a way to recover one’s cultural roots
The first and most famous artist to have shown an interest in the practice of Ohaguro is SailorrR&B singer of Vietnamese origin, naturalized American. In his latest posts on Instagram and in the music video of his recent single Pookie’s Requiem, Sailorr shows proudly a smile that is anything but dazzling. Like her, also the naturalized American rapper Molly Santana is following this aesthetic line. In the video clip of his 2 Rich Its black teeth contrast with the snow white outfit. Although these artists certainly do not use the traditional mixture of iron and vinegar to blacken their smile, on Tiktok they could not be missing The tutorials for a more “home” ohaguric effectobtained through colors and enamels for the teeth. A decidedly particular aesthetic that partly also represents the recovery and affirmation of one’s cultural identity, in a context often approved such as that of western pop-rap music.
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