世論 What Japan Thinks

“Gap moe” is a new term on me, but it seems to refer to a contradiction in exhibited characteristics that people find cutely attactive in the opposite sex. goo Ranking has a look at moments where people feel “gap moe”, with women on men’s gap moe and men on women’s gap moe.

Demographics

On the 19th of November 2009 1,166 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 59.9% of the sample were female, 13.4% in their teens, 20.6% in their twenties, 28.2% in their thirties, 23.2% in their forties, 8.3% in their fifties, and 6.3% aged sixty or older.

I cannot really think of anything fitting to add to this survey…

Ranking result

Q: What men’s actions cause a gap moe feeling? (Sample size=698, women)

Rank		Score
1	A cool and tough guy with a whimsical smile	100
2	When a guy who seems to play the field earnestly discusses relationship issues	56.9
3	Glasses on a guy who usually wears contact lenses	51.0
4	Emoji in an email from a cool guy	42.3
5	A dandy who likes sweet desserts	42.1
6=	A tough guy’s trembling voice	33.8
6=	A cool guy’s tears	33.8
8	An unreliable guy’s abrupt decision	29.5
9	A country accent in a guy who looks like a city kid	27.2
10	A thin guy stuffing his face	26.7

Q: What women’s actions cause a gap moe feeling? (Sample size=468, men)

Rank		Score
1	A girl who usually wears trousers in a skirt	100
2	Glasses on a girl who usually wears contact lenses	80.8
3	A cool and tough girl with a whimsical smile	65.8
4	When a girl who seems to play the field earnestly discusses relationship issues	51.7
5	A cool girl’s tears	46.7
6	Emoji in an email from a cool girl	39.2
7	A staid girl’s one-liner joke	35.8
8	A tough girl’s trembling voice	29.2
9	An unreliable girl’s abrupt decision	24.2
10	A thin girl stuffing her face	23.3