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    Bishōnen (美少年, IPA: [bʲiɕo̞ꜜːnẽ̞ɴ] ; also transliterated bishounen) is a Japanese term literally meaning "beautiful youth (boy)" and describes an aesthetic...
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  • Pretty Boy Detective Club (Japanese: 美少年探偵団, Hepburn: Bishōnen Tanteidan), also known as the Bishōnen Series (美少年シリーズ), is a Japanese mystery novel series...
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  • Ulzzang (category Beauty)
    Philippines, Singapore, and certain parts of South Asia. Aegyo Bishōjo Bishōnen Ikemen Kkonminam Moe "How to be an Ulzzang". Ulzzang.net. Archived from...
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    Stephen Fung in 2016. The two, who met on the set of the romance drama Bishonen in 1997, remained friends for 20 years, but only dated for four years prior...
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    imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of appreciating beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete" in nature. It is prevalent...
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    Bijin (category Beauty)
    called bishōjo (美少女), while men are known as bidanshi (美男子) and boys are bishōnen (美少年). The term originally derives from the Middle Chinese word mijX nyin...
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    replaced by the new term shōnen, and the last by the related construction bishōnen ("beautiful boy"). Bacha bazi Catamite Greek love History of human sexuality...
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    significant usage of cosmetics. Although they are sometimes regarded as bishōnen (androgynous), generally gender or sexual orientation is unambiguous. The...
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  • that refer to a particular aesthetic of simple, subtle, and unobtrusive beauty. Like other Japanese aesthetics terms, such as iki and wabi-sabi, shibui...
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    bishōnen; this aligned the story with the then-nascent genre of shōnen-ai, the precursor to modern boys' love (male–male romance manga). The bishōnen...
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    appear in East Asian video games, especially Japanese video games, as the Bishōnen archetype. These men distinguish themselves by grace and charm. Chris Redfield...
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    Dandy (category Male beauty)
    dandizette, although the term was increasingly reserved for men." Adonis Bishōnen Dandy and Dedicated Follower of Fashion, songs by the Kinks that parody...
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    assortment of occurrences present; to be affected by and appreciate the beauty of cherry blossoms was an example of this knowledge provided by Norinaga...
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    against women. Josei manga does also feature male protagonists, typically bishōnen (literally "beautiful boys", roughly analogous to the Western "pretty boy")...
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  • Jack Barbarosa Bancoran Major Bancoran of the British MI6. Nicknamed "Bishōnen Killer" for his ability to seduce young men with just his eyes. Patalliro...
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    Cantonese or read Chinese, Wu successfully completed his first film, Yonfan's Bishonen in 1998. As of this day,[when?] when Wu receives a Cantonese script, his...
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  • Ikemen (category Male beauty)
    and mannerisms. He has also adopted "Ikemen" as part of his ring name. Bishōnen Kkonminam Ulzzang "What is an ikemen?". www.sljfaq.org. Retrieved 2015-12-05...
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  • work as bara because he associates the term with Barazoku, which featured bishōnen-style artwork rather than artwork of masculine men. Representations of...
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    set of ancient ideals that include wabi (transient and stark beauty), sabi (the beauty of natural patina and aging), and yūgen (profound grace and subtlety)...
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  • male beauty defined by fragility, sensitivity, and delicateness. Sagawa was specifically inspired by the bishōnen and recurring themes of beauty and aestheticism...
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    – The Handsome Boy who Attacks" Transliteration: "Aratanaru Tenkai Osō Bishōnen" (Japanese: 新たなる展開 襲う美少年) Yasuko Kobayashi September 26, 1998 (1998-09-26)...
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  • Bis (2015) Bis fünf nach zwölf – Adolf Hitler und das 3. Reich (1953) Bishonen (1998) The Bishop's Wife (1947) Bismarck (1940) Bismillah (2022) Bison...
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  • Dangerously" "A Handsome Boy? Haruka Tenoh's Secret" Transliteration: "Suteki na bishōnen? Ten'ō Haruka no himitsu" (Japanese: 素敵な美少年?天王はるかの秘密) Kunihiko Ikuhara...
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  • attitude also wins over people who may have once tried to kill him. A bishōnen in this world and the other world. Naive and trusts people easily. Has...
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  • Metrosexual (category Beauty)
    that this model of masculinity is generated is one constructed by media . Bishōnen Chad (slang) Dandy Fop Himbo Ikemen Pink capitalism Homomasculinity Lumbersexual...
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  • originally going to appear in the twenty-second episode of the series as a "bishōnen constantly accompanied by a cat". Nerv would have allowed the boy to enter...
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    engaging in homosexual activity. Newspapers became highly critical of these bishōnen-hunting gangs, resulting in an anti-sodomy campaign throughout the country...
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  • alike!). 2 "Duel! Pretty Boy vs. Baseball Boy" Transliteration: "Kettou! Bishōnen VS Yakyuu Shōnen" (Japanese: 決闘! 美少年VS野球少年) April 10, 2004 (2004-04-10)...
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  • character. Manga News enjoyed the multiple character designs, spanning from bishonen types to built bodies who interact together. Although the manga is published...
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  • Dangerously" "A Handsome Boy? Haruka Tenoh's Secret" Transliteration: "Suteki na bishōnen? Ten'ō Haruka no himitsu" (Japanese: 素敵な美少年?天王はるかの秘密) Kunihiko Ikuhara...
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