noun
color-coordinated street gang
Refers to groups of young people, often delinquents, who dress in the same color, inspired by US street gangs. Strongly associated with Ikebukuro in the late 1990s. Wasei-eigo; not a direct translation of 'color gang'.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from color gang
1990年代後半、池袋ではカラーギャングが社会問題になった。
In the late 1990s, color gangs became a social issue in Ikebukuro.
カラーギャングは、メンバー全員が同じ色の服を着ていることで知られる。
Color gangs are known for all members wearing clothes of the same color.