AFAIK the look originated (at least for white girls) with the advent of mousse in the 80's when I was in high school. Curls and waves were in and girls with straight hair got perms and everyone moussed and scrunched away..
Crunchy curls are definitely a wet look, but if I understand correctly the currrent styles at not specifically curls, though those are in as well. Just wet and often slicked back (probably harder to achieve the hairline with a wig)
Like this.
FYI celebrities have been pulling this off for a while.
Btw, I think this is just a step further from the ‘clean girl’ aesthetic that has been trendy for a couple years. It pairs with the slicked back tight middle part pony tails, shiny highlighted skin and natural looking makeup.