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| John Belushi as a "samurai" (and with his hair in a bun) |
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What about historical sources? Didn't samurai have man buns?
Not exactly. This is certainly a widespread perception, likely influenced by John Belushi's portrayal of a samurai in Saturday Night Live skits.
But photographs and woodcuts of actual Japanese samurai show far more varied hairstyles. A few samurai wore a bun-like shape, but many others displayed the chonmage, which involved shaving the front of the head:
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| A samurai as photographed in 1866 |
In any case, today's man buns aren't really a throwback to samurai fashion. Most of today's man buns tend to be paired with a trendy shirt, a beard, cool pants, or some other fashionable accessory. A man bun is more than the bun itself — its part of a broader lifestyle statement.
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