A favourite celebrity, or his character become like a mood board, a standard to aspire to, however unreal or doctor-provided it may be. The conversation about the beauty standards needs the spotlight because a large chunk of the K-drama audience is teenagers – an age where the struggle with body image is all too real – while the urge to fit in also plays a huge role in shaping your choices.
She developed an eating disorder bulimia she ate to make herself feel better which then would make her anxious, and she would continue eating until she threw up. One of the biggest K-celebrities IU spoke about her experience on an episode of Healing Camp where she confessed to dealing with immeasurable pressure to be successful after her debut. Many K-drama or K-pop celebrities came forward to talk about the eating disorder they developed, the weight of being in the limelight bearing heavy on them. One of the biggest negative impacts of South Korea’s stringent beauty standards is that K-drama fans may have an unhealthy and distorted view of their bodies.Īs a K-drama fan, I usually keep up with my favourite stars, and I’ve seen their facial characteristics change as a result of plastic surgeries or weight loss through extreme dieting.
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However, the fact that the plot inspiration for these comes from the real-life situation in Korea, there’s no denying that women there find it hard to live by unrealistic beauty standards, especially if these become parameters of success in the personal and professional sphere. Korean beauty standards shouldn’t be romanticised the way it’s shown on the internet or in shows. Whitewashing in paparazzi pictures (Jungkook of BTS) via Koreaboo For example, the sought-after K-drama True Beauty’s main focus was on Lim Joo-Kyung’s beauty evolution, self-acceptance, and becoming a successful beauty blogger but throughout the show, her struggle is to fit into the ideal beauty image, a goal she sets after relentless bullying by her peers.
According to a Harvard University study, South Korea currently performs 24% of cosmetic surgeries globally for context, it’s common for young girls to get these cosmetic treatments as their 18th birthday gift.
Some of the most popular shows have their entire plot revolve around the varied concepts of beauty, and most of them make you question the unachievable beauty standards Korean beauty tries to set. As an ardent K-drama fanatic, I have always admired these beautiful looks, like Lim Joo-Kyung’s soft schoolgirl makeup in True Beauty or Park Min-young’s clean office look in What’s wrong with secretary Kim? However, K-dramas are popular for showing the topic of beauty in different ways and at some point, this creates unhealthy standards for beauty. If you are a K-drama lover, you must have noticed the actors’ glass-clear skin, soft smudged lips, and lustrous hair – checks all the boxes when it comes to beauty standards.
The K-wave is not just limited to our screens, since over the past couple of years K-beauty has dominated our vanity and seeped into beauty trends.
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