Korean beauty standards
Korean Beauty Standards are a distinct feature of Korean culture. Korea has the highest rate of cosmetic surgery in the world. Examples of Korean beautiful criteria in Korea include slimness, a small V-shaped face, double eyelid eyes that exemplify innocence, and spotless skin that’s bright and white.
Korean beauty standards has varies influences and K-pop is one of the biggest. Ever since, K--pop have become globalized and exposed around the world; aside from the music, the physical appearance idol artists portray have impacted in standardizing the beauty of Korea. Most Asians are born with single eyelids, flat nose, and wide face but in contrast, Korean idols portray round double eye lids, high bridged noses and small faces. In order to look alike to Korean idols,Cosmetic surgery came in place and gradually became an ongoing syndrome among Koreans to receive eyelid surgeries and nose jobs. [1][2][3] [4][5][6]
References
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- ^ "K-pop popularizes Korean beauty". WSN. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
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- ^ "Competitive culture triggers plastic surgery boom in South Korea". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
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