Harajuku girls!

The Harajuku Girls are four young Asian back up dancers featured in stage shows and music videos for Gwen Stefani during her solo pop/dance-record phase [1]. The women also act as an entourage at Stefani's public appearances.

The Harajuku Girls are Maya Chino ("Love"), Jenifer Kita ("Angel"), Rino "Razalan" Nakasone ("Music") and Mayuko Kitayama ("Baby"). The name of the group is a reference to Harajuku, a neighborhood of Tokyo, Japan. The stage names of the women are derived from Stefani's Love. Angel. Music. Baby. brand.

Asian-American entertainer Margaret Cho launched criticism of Stefani and the group for reinforcing negative stereotypes of Asian women.[2] Nakasone has responded that Stefani was inspired by the Japanese fashion culture and felt honored to have been in the group.