Ku doesn't deny that his admiration for Japanese designers stems in part from his own Japanophilia. His intimacy with Japan led to his love of designer clothing, which got him started thinking about cultural matters.
辜振豐欽佩日本設計師的反動力，他不諱言自己是「哈日族」，親近日本使他愛上名牌服飾，並從中得到文化思考的啟發。