To those familiar with Japanese culture, you’d know that the people love to drink. They regularly have kompas or drinking parties if you like, with friends and get wasted. Goukon is a type of drinking party, but more like a group blind date. Usually, at the end of the party, at least a few numbers will change hands and may lead to further meetings (in a more private setting of course).
In Japan, a gōkon (合コン?) is a group blind date, typically used to overcome shyness and form at least some friendships between two groups that are each of a single sex.
In other cultures, group dating is becoming more popular as a safe alternative to single dating (especially blind dating), also helping to ease tension, since both parties will feel more comfortable having the company of their friends.[1]
Gokon style events have also developed independently at Oxford and Cambridge universities, where they are known as a Crewdate and Formal swap, respectively.
Overview
Typically groups of men and women will sit opposite each other and hold whispered discussions with their peers about which potential partners they find attractive. Later they will mingle.
Kon comes from konpa a party formed within a single group (for example people within a certain university class). Gō means combination. The gōkon may thus be a combined party; for example, a preexisting group within a girls' university may meet up with a preexisting male group from a mixed university.
Recently writing a text message on a mobile phones and showing it to others has become popular as an alternative to whispering.
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