Kpop & Its
effects
on society and the
fashion industry
A
ll celebrities are admired for
their physical appearance;
usually their dedicated fans
mimic their clothing trends,
hairstyles and beauty regimes. In Korea
however, due to the immense popularity of the K-pop idols, the fans not only
want to dress like them, they want their
physical attributes as well. How is this
done? Plastic Surgery.
“one
in five korean
women have had some
sort of cosmetic
operation”
-The Economist, 2009.
The country has over taken the likes of
Brazil and the USA with the highest rate
of procedures vs. its total population.
The facial transformations Korean’s re- South Korea has the highest total procedures of plastic
quest resemble those of westerners with surgery in 2010 according to ISAPS
larger eyes, straight noses and heart
shaped faces that in Korean culture are
seen as successful. The culture stresses that beauty is a means of success,
and if you are blessed with good looks
you will in later life be successful in gaining a career, marriage and children.
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