As Okuni became popular, many imitators appeared, including "Yujo-kabuki" (courtesans' Kabuki, or women's Kabuki), performed by "yujo" (prostitutes) & "Wakashu-kabuki" (young men's Kabuki), performed by boy actors who did not undergo genpuku (the coming-of-age ceremony for boys) yet.
阿国が評判になると多くの模倣者が現れ、遊女が演じる遊女歌舞伎（女歌舞伎）や、前髪を剃り落としていない少年俳優たちが演じる若衆歌舞伎がおこなわれていた。