Every culture has their own set of beauty standards. Differences can be seen in not only with favoured body shapes, but also in facial features. As well, make-up and hair plays a large part in creating the “perfect” girl of each culture. Click here to see an interesting photoshop experiment on 27 definitions of beauty in various countries.
K-pop has driven Korean beauty standards to the forefront. Korea is a country where plastic surgery is common practice, with many teenagers gifted double eyelid surgery as a graduation present. Beauty, and the obsession with features considered beautiful, have driven a fast growing plastic surgery industry.
What exactly is the Korean ideals of beauty?
In no particular order,
- Pale Skin
- Aegyo-sal (Puffy Undereye Bags)
- Nose Bridge
- V-shaped Face
- Double Eyelids
- Thin legs
- Rigid Nose Tip
- Small Nostrils
K-pop stars are the face of such beauty standards. Many entertainment companies persuade their stars to undergo surgery in order to appeal to the general public.