The Modern Korean: Looks - Page 22

On March 20 2012 16:48 kurosawa wrote:


You saw those SNSD photos of what they looked like before. That's drastic change.

Ok so she went under the knife a little but its not a huge difference, as shown in the photo below

+ Show Spoiler +

On March 20 2012 16:51 HydraLF wrote:
That SNSD pic is frightening, you should be hung for posting that :<

On March 20 2012 17:01 Ryo wrote:

Urgh, why did I have to open that spoiler

On March 20 2012 17:03 kurosawa wrote:


Haha sorry! Didn't mean to ruin your dreams!

There are worse but I think I'll keep it at this...

On March 19 2012 10:44 madcow305 wrote:
This type of superficiality runs through China and Japan as well.

Among some of the more amusing/intruging side-effects of having a culture like this are:

1. The ladies in service industries are usually more attractive than their western counterparts. Take airline stewardesses, for example. Airlines in Korea and China, and I think Japan, still discriminate based on attractiveness. So, the average flight attendant on Korea Air is probably younger, slimmer, and prettier than someone from British Airways or United Airlines.

2. I can't comment on Korea or Japan, but there are a lot of questionably effective surgical procedures in China. For example, my mother is a middle-aged woman with flabby arms. In particular, there are pockets of fat just below her armpits. During an extended trip to China, she underwent surgery to remove these fat pockets. The procedure was either botched, or was a scam to begin with. My mom spent several weeks healing the incisions made under her arms, but after recovery they looked and felt exactly the same as before.

3. As the OP has stated, there is only one type of acceptable body for women, and that is skinny. Curves are not attractive in Korea/China/Japan. If Kim Kardashian went over there, she wouldn't be called hot, she'd be called fat. Decently large breasts, while nice, must not come at the expense of slim figure. Add to this the fact that asian women usually have smaller breasts in comparison to westerners, and the conclusion is that the ideal body for a woman in Korea/China/Japan is something similar to what one would see from girls in high school, or even middle school. I wonder if this perception of beauty is one of the reasons why attraction to teenage girls seems more prevalent over there.

On March 20 2012 19:45 Mantraz wrote:
Makes me feel a little bad for laughing at PuMa for saying he'd spend some of the 50000$ he won from NASL for skincare/lotions.

I'm glad i can go out and wear a bitmore casual clothing/not look my finest without being harassed.

On March 20 2012 20:38 Wildmoon wrote:
Why Korean care about their appearance that much?