Not really, its more like they want to be the minimum weight for they height (which is actually good for your health in general) and fit, rather than being 45kg.
When they say skinny they mean like underweight, it was a trend in Korea that ALL WOMEN must weight 45kg or less to be pretty, but now they are more concerned over being healthy and slim rather than the weight number itself.
i suffer a lot because i do weight less than 40kg - my genes plays part in it the most. so, the beauty standard here in my country is being “perfect/balanced”, like not skinny but not fat. and it’s really hard for me finding good clothes that fits my body properly, especially jeans. i also get often looked down by other people, since i’m underweight, they think i don’t eat. a huge amount of people do correlate being skinny or fat with being unhealthy, when, in fact, a lot of biological factors determine your weight (not only how much you’re eating haha). being healthy is a matter of what you eat, and how physically active you are, not a matter of how much do you weight.
@feelic4312 that sucks. these ppl are just stupid for thinking this way. but, in my opinion, the worse part is not being able to fit well in any clothes because they weren’t made for your body. it’s ridiculous to face difficulty by just trying to find a *nice jeans* that fits you. we’re basically being excluded
@feelic4312I swear skinny shaming me real. So many of my friends tell em they’ve been told they are underweight and it’s just not true. I mean I’m not a doctor and I don’t know their 100% authentic lifestyle since I’m not them but just bc they are 95-105lbs (around that 44-47kg range) and are 5’2-4 (about 158-163cm) does not make them underweight. They are just model size skinny but definitely not anorexic just fast metabolism, and short. However one of these friends does eat extremely slow and drink lots of water so that’s probably why she gets full easily and the other has an iron deficiency but idk where that comes from.
As a 28 years-old Korean who lived in S.Korea for over 25 years I want to express my neutral opinion about some sensitive issues in my country. Also, everything I am saying about my society is a generalized opinion. My country does have colourism. There is definitely a general colourism towards the skin colour itself and this expands to racial problems as well. I will give you my personal experience. I used to live in the Philippines for about 2-3years in 3rd grade and moved back when I was in 6th. I still remember when I entered the classroom to introduce myself to my classmates. Even if I was Korean, as soon as they saw me they were saying horrible racist jokes just because I had a darker skin colour than average Koreans. I will not go into details since its far too racist to write down. BUT THE FACT IS THAT I AM 100% KOREAN. AND THEY WERE SAYING HORRIBLE RACIST JOKES JUST BECAUSE OF MY DARKER SKIN COLOUR. This is the fact of what happened My mom was in front of the classroom too and she heard me get all these verbal abuse from the whole class. I was so humiliated that I asked the principal had to send me to another class. And even when I got older, the racist jokes never stopped. It only got worse and worse as the years went by. It only stopped when I was fully grown up and I became strong and good looking enough(in Korean standards- small face, tall height, wide shoulders etc) The fact is they generally dont favor dark skin that much. So Koreans like me with natural dark skin always faced something like racism living here. Didnt matter if I was Korean or not😂 One of the main reasons of white skin preference I think is because Koreans used to have a social upper class called 양반 in their history. And the sons and daughters of 양반-class had white skin because unlike middle class people, they didnt have to farm or cut down trees for a living, so they didnt get tanned as much. Maybe this gave the white skin a good image of a rich, elegant, well-educated boy or girl. I do not know precisely but I think this is the most valid theory I have heard. But these kind of bizarre standards are not only for foreigners. Korean society has too much public standards and regulations that now they started to hate on each other. the bottom line is that the society is starting to break down because they set the beauty, economic, social standards so high that only a few people can fill. People who dont fulfill the standards are seen as ‘incapable of marriage’ which is sad. Also, some Koreans are racist to foreigners because they experience racism when they travelled abroad. But I think this is pointless. They are pointing their spears at the wrong people who just like Korea. FYI my wife is muslim and from France (part african) and I am one of the best English/British pronunciation teachers in South Korea. Because of my job I had the chance to communicate with quite a lot of Koreans of all ages from various areas. And they generally have the same thoughts in their minds. I just wanted to share my personal experience of Korean society that you guys would not have heard that much. Thank you for reading guys. Have a good one. I cheer for you guys 😊 Hope you always have a good experience and always know that people like me exist too.
Thanks for sharing this. I appreciate how you're not one of those people trying to uphold their country's reputation by defending/justifying wrong actions but speaking the truth. Hopefully this way of thinking changes everywhere with the new generation. I'm assuming your wife must have had it rough too being a muslim in France. I hope you both are well now.
I definitely read the hurt in this post. Thanks for sharing. You are beautiful. What you experienced was bullying. I wish you healing and lots of love. Darker skin tone is the envy of many zombie ghost looking people
I never visited Korea, but watched a couple of k-dramas. For me it is really striking how common it is to discuss someone's looks, weight etc. In my culture those things are not discussed. You can say to a close friend 'you look great today', but you don't discuss who is the most beautiful in your school class or company, it is bad taste. Well, may be a bunch of gossiping 13 years olds can do this between themselves. And saying 'you skin is so white' or 'your face is so small' would be considered bordering offensive.
So you are judging a entire country's citizens based on what you saw on a drama? That is as ignorant as saying all black people are criminals and thugs based on what you see in movies and shows. 🙄
In many kdramas I watched, the female lead would undergo a drastic weight loss transformation to attract her crush. After weighing less than 40kg, the characters told her that she was "finally pretty" and glorified her like a goddess. Insinuating that her previous healthy weight wasn't pretty enough and that in order to win her crush she needed to weigh less than a small child. The incentives these kdramas push onto viewers is extremely unhealthy.
@@inaya_ik I think most European countries are less focused on looks. I personally live in Russia, and we don't have strict standards, you can be yourself and have a good career regardless of looks (if it is not modelling business). May be it is because we have 190 ethnic groups, including asian (like Buryat or Kalmyk), people with middle eastern looks etc. People are diverse, there is no single beauty standard, everyone can be unique and attractive in his/her own way
This is why despite liking kpop and kdrama, i never really dreamed of living or moving to S.korea (wc is the most common thing for fans, atleast in my country). I will definitely die there, i swear. The social pressure to look a certain way is insane.
Idk about living there long term, but that's definitely a place I want to visit. Along with London, Sydney, Barcelona, Paris, Milan, Rome, Johannesburg, Tokyo, Athens, and the places of my ancestors. But definitely S.K since they are (or were when I was a big fan of Gilmore Girls) the bootleg capitol of the world, and because they have some of the best street vendors.
it isn't disgusting if you are saving someone who is falling into an abyss. It is you who is disgusting supporting people being overweight to death lol
Koreans literally have one of the highest life expectancies in the entire world. So yeah. Maybe caring for health is also staying fit and not obese. Koreans live longer than people in your country.
As a Korean woman I can say many of us MZ gens are trying to change the toxic beauty standards, as for body weight we of course want people to be comfortable with themselves and we want them to be healthy. Whatever that is for each person's body type , Health is the most important thing, not size. Whatever makes each person happy and healthy is all that matters. A couple years ago a wonderful female idol had to start taking meds for a anxiety disorder and she gained a little weight and netizens were so cruel to her. And that is NOT OKAY! Also there was a male idol who quickly lost a lot of weight and he was bombarded with judgment and hate even though he lost the weight because he developed a allergy to his favorite food which caused major stomach issues and when he had to cut that food out of his normal daily food he dropped weight but netizens did not care about why he lost the weight they were angry because he wasn't as buff as he was prior to his stomach issues. I also want to say to many of you international kpop and k-drama fans you body shaming Korean women and men who are not as tall as men are in your country and skinny shaming those of us Korean women who are not able to gain weight is just as detrimental to our body image issues as the toxic netizens who "fat" shame girls/women who gain a few kg. Some of us Korean women would give anything nearly to be able to gain weight but even with weight gain shakes cannot. Being called stick thin and other ridiculous nonsense feels no better than being fat shamed would. One of the toxic beauty standards here has always been skin tone. Many of us Koreans who are a little darker skin tone have had MANY people (again elder gens mostly) who have been cruel about our skin tone being darker. (Cannot tell you how happy I was when some darker idols told fans they can bark insults about their skin tone but they are the ones making major bank while the dogs are living with their Eommas and unsuccessful). That view about darker skin tone has been handed down for centuries because in the days of Korean royalty royals were known by their very light skin tone because they didn't have to work outside like "peasants" or commoners did and as there is no royalty now the elders still are set in those old ways. and although there are MILLIONS of us Koreans who's bloodline descended from royalty our skin tone should not matter at all yet to some it does. I remember when I was a child my Halabeoji made a comment about my skin tone being darker than my sister and brother's skin tones and even suggested to my Appa that he start bleaching my skin like he did to my Appa when he was a little boy. My Appa told him absolutely not that he was not going to allow anyone to make me feel like something was wrong with me because I have darker skin than my siblings. This is why we MZ generations have been fighting back against the old toxic beliefs. It is not okay to judge anyone because of the way they look.
maybe right now modern era they knows that even dark people have rich people.Need to travel more,so that knows.Even not travel,can knows cause of technology.And some people have natural dark brown skin cause God create like that ,plus country only have hot ,rain .Korea and some other country have winter.So not surprised have white yellow skin. No matter what colours,all human just the same in front of God except good hearts ,faith etc.
the amount of bullying that happened in korean, that's reflected in kpop, is absolutely terrifying. im glad of these changes and artists and the community should really push boundaries
Comments are saying it’s only changed slightly but I think change needs to start somewhere! If you look back at girls generation you can see the standard back then was definitely stick thin, whereas if you look now at groups like aespa and lesserafim for example, they look much more healthy
Those two groups look exactly like GG did back then. Most girl groups look exactly the same and do exactly the same thing. The actually healthy ones, meaning the ones not doing a restrictive diet or the ones that aren't solely focused on being skinny are few and far between. Majority of female idols don't work out nor do they eat healthy. They eat light but eat junk and then restrict themselves to lose weight when it's time for a comeback. Not their faults but the companies and publics though, but Aespa and LS are in no way, shape or form the standards of health nor do they look MUCH more healthy, they look average, meaning they are skinny enough for the company and the public.
I agree. Change starts somewhere. But it's a bit unfair to use kpop idols as an example. Not only do they have to pay attention to Korean standards, but the world's. And the world's is way more people and way more harsh. Also, most girl groups back then were pretty thick, you'd be surprised like Sistar, Secret, 2ne1, and more. Not saying they didn't get a lot of shit for not fitting the standards though.
A Chinese diaspora believing in the propaganda of Koreans thinking that Chinese traditional clothing and Confucius is Korean, huh? This video has nothing to do with copying other people's trends, and Koreans do not want anything to do with the Chinese. Please think about why the entire world will be filled with joy if by some miracle "your people" were to be wiped out by some virus.
I really love Kdrama but the first time I found out that some of my favourite actresses, who were in their thirties weighed 45kg. I was shocked to my bone, I couldn't believe it at all.
As someone who has lived in Korea and dated Korean guys, I would like to point out one thing. As the girl mentioned, some people have started focusing on healthier standards (my exes were like that too). However, I also feel the pressure to look healthy. My legs and arms don't genetically get thicker even though other parts of my body get chubbier. Those who prioritize healthier looks also complain abt my skinny arms. I've tried everything, including working out, to make them thicker, but it never happened. Consequently, I've been seen as not taking care of myself by those who value healthier appearances. It seems like they don't know the fact that it's very difficult to maintain a balance between not being overweight and not being too skinny. The problem with both of these standards is not the type of beauty they promote but rather the pressure they exert on others to meet those standards.
aww I feel you.. me I also gained weight recently but my arms and legs are thinner.. how to get a proportioned body is hard.. I really feel you I'm naturally skinny and people always pointed this out to me as if I didn't saw what they're talking about.. hugs for all the girls who's going through the same situation like us.. we can do it!
Me as a half black, tall girl with a big ass NEVER experienced racism, or disrespect from Koreans here in Korea. I really hope all the people that had a bad experience will get over it and give Korea anotyer chance. Not everyone is like that
In American, for super models, we ask "Why do they have to be so unhealthy? Why does the Fashion Industry want unhealthiness?" Unhealthiness shouldn't be a good idea to Model yourself after or have people want to model themselves to becoming, let alone Super levels of it. Most people are aware of this issue and think certain levels of Fashion and Beauty and crazy, and thus, avoid those levels / types.
I'm Japanese, 154cm and 41-2kg but my body size is about average here.(I'm healthy, a little bit chubby with fat even!) Eastern asian women tend to be smaller than people from other regions, so 45kg is pretty normal I guess. Of course nothing is wrong with being over 45kg as long as you are healthy. People have different body type and different ideals after all.
*In Indonesia transparency have no beauty standard, but actually silently by public or social people would pay attention to 100% indonesian face with sharp nose and clear skin (light, tan or black skin doesnt matter) , mix blood would attentive too but it'll get different impression bcause people with mix blood usually good looking definitely, i mean most people with mix blood they never birth ugly, so unaccidentally the standards is "100% pure indonesian face with perfect features", but because we have no bully culture we didnt look someone from their body/physical.*
I started watching Kdrama and got into KPOP same time in 2009 start. Till 2018 I think my dream was to goto Korea and settle down there cos of seasons, clean cities, and high end products ..etc. But with time apart from watching dramas and listening to songs I started to read daily about Korea before I start my work at office and I understood no Korea is not the country to settle down but may be to visit just for a week. Cos Koreans majority discriminate dark skinned, fatty chubbies, judge by looks. Me being a Sri Lankan with dark brown skin color and chubby girl with comfort in Ts and denim but not heels and also I prefer manners & respect (Koreans do not say sorry if you bump in road & specially job seniors never say) would never be able to live in such country. Now adays young people teens in 15-25 like and even travel to study to Korea but when watch some students' YT videos can understand the discrimination they face with high pressure. Korea is a developed country in technology, entertainment but sadly not developed in good attitude and character to others to look in positive manner. ✌️
No country is free of racists and judging people,it's just korea is one of the most popular countries of the world,so people like to criticize and lower them
@@editeuworld3004 yes. I 100% agree on your point - no country is free of recisim / discrimination. Korea basically became popular with BTS. Watch more internation student videos ..even americans british students voice out that even with their white pale skin color most Koreans not accepting them and students were getting negative feedback from locals. Only their close uni students stick together but rest treat different. People would not critize without proof. Why sucide rate is very high in Korea? Even Koreans face the discrimination. Why Korean teens say they want to move out of country? If you watch videos more on Korea it would be clear. With pressure, discrimination, high sucide and divorce rate - Korean entertainment industry color a beautiful picture to the world. So youngesters mostly age 10-25 think yeah every Korean boy is like BTS or a KPOP idol or their favorite Kdrama actor. All girls are like Kdrama innocent heart warming lead actress who helps you always. Nah! Lets face the reality. Korea indeed a beautiful country and developes..but attitude wise still have to improve. I'm not saying everyone same. 3/5 Koreans are not fair treating a forienger or a local. Watch Korean news, read articles or easy way watch vlogs of different nationalities studying in Korea not the ones of Korean married ones.✌️
The solutions aren't that the beauty standards are changing, the problem is wtf exists beauty standards and when you are out of them you are not a person 😠🤨
Not just in Korea/Japan/China. Colorism is still strong in every part of Asia. I’m from South East Asia, we added “mixed raced children” into the bowl lol. Many people in my country still prefered a “european or arabic” features as beautiful, added pale skin then u are invicible. They dominate from TV dramas to commercial, peagants etc. the idea of a place where u won’t be judge by ur skin color or looks in Asia is still a world away.
I think it has a lot do with people being interested in their culture. Like when we as foreigners got to know about their beauty standards we were shock and express our disappointed. So after seeing our reaction those people used to feel insecure started feeling nice. Maybe it was if my people don't like there are bunch of people who will love as I am. Our criticism against their beauty standards made insecure people confident. I mean beauty comes from confidence.
Well I am not Korean,I am Indian and people here critized me alot for my dark skin and fat short body ,I never felt confident because of my surroundings people but because of South Korean boyband,I started feeling comfortable with myself
This is why beauty standards are dumb af. They change. "so you're all bullying me and excluding me for x because... it's not the right decade in this very specific region?" Like come on. Bully me for something real, at least.
Why should everyone on this earth be pretty? And beauty is relative. I know I don't fit into any of the beauty standards but I'm happy. Search for your talent. Pretty face won't last long but your passion and talent will 🔥
It's good that idols do not need to lie anymore about their weight and height. Coz it's quite ridiculous to see some idols that are probably like 165cm and put their weight as 43 or 45kg. Honestly it doesn't make any sense, it's no way at all judging from their look. I am 157cm and I am 44kg and I am skinny and wearing XS. So I know when they lie about their weight. This kind of beauty standard needs to stop, it's not a healthy mindset.
Most of them still do lol the 4th gen are getting more bold but most still won't tell their weight. And they don't have to but companies will change weight and height still on profiles.
I really like this hairstyle and would want to really try it, only that I can't since I have curly hair and it'll look so weird if I cut it like that. Sigh.
I think this could work on curly hair and be really cute. But like the other comment said, it just depends on how curly your hair is. Still I think with some modifications, it could work.
The only thing that changed is the way to be skinny, previously it’s the norm to just don’t eat and be skinny. Now having abs and tone arms are more in trend so yes you still have to be skinny but through exercise.
First question. Why do you NEED to be beautiful? As long as youre not causing harm to yourself and others, just enjoy your life and decorate yourself for your own satisfaction. You only live once
It's becoming more popular? It's nice to hear. In my country almost everyone works out some way and when I discovered other countries weren't like this I was confused haha know I'm used to it
As much as Kpop is influencing the world, the world is starting to influence Korea. Westerners have no problem calling out idols we feel are too thin, as well as the agencies who are supposedly starving these kids. And while we LOVE Korean beauty products, said products are being promoted all over the web by Westerners of every size and color. As with any society, the older gens are going to adhere to "ye olde ways" but the economy is run by the youngsters with disposable income (their own OR Mommy and Daddy's), and they're seeing how the rest of the world acts. America is this spectrum of cultures and colors, and we're a bit upset by Asians thinking they need to bleach their skin or *shudder* have their eyes double-lidded or their jawbone shaved down! But we've also exported our junk food, and Asians have latched onto McD's and Starbucks and are starting to experience the obesity issues of Western culture, and if that keeps up, they're going to have to revise their beauty standards to accept people who take up 2 airplane seats.
I was so distracted by Topline playing in the background😅 but I'm with you "play stupid games win stupid prizes". He will definitely find what he was looking for 😂
It's changing 😂😂 My ass 😂 I watched a video just before this video popped and a Korean explained about mentioning weights on tinder profiles because people prefer skinny bodies
i think stepping of international fans have done some work to make it better....cuz we foreigners don't do such strict things. A lot of int. fans are fine with idols being healthy or even chubby. so ig koreans learned that way and thought that there's indeed no need to do that
Fr. I work at a hospital and am friends with a Korean nurse. He told me the things they do to stay skinny, it’s brutal. Only eating an apple a day while looking at thin people on their phone or just water fasting. It’s crazy.
It makes me sad to see idols be shamed for their weight or be at an unhealthy weight. Liz and Jeongyeon were given hate for gaining weight. People continuously call them fat and ugly. Then there's Wonyoung and Rosé, who are alarmingly underweight now. I hope one day these idols can focus on their health more.
The poor women idols having skinny forced on them. Not so much for the male idols. Now, if Korea could get past the "everyone has to be beautiful". That's sad, because they don't focus on what's inside. But, seems like it's getting better. Being more open to mental health as well.
Thank God for that. Cos it scares me that a lot of young people worry about that and do unthinkable things just to keep up. Besides, after we die, God won't be judging us based on looks and how skinny we are.
Hello from New York: I would like to tell the people of Korea that I wish that they did not see the need to have plastic surgery so much. They should keep their natural beauty because it is unique to them and that’s what makes them awesome.
I'm guessing this woman isn't Korean... Judging by her accent - bc Korea's toxic obsession for weight and beauty isn't getting better, it's getting worse. Koreans trick themselves into believing that they're taking care of our body by exercising, but in reality it's more about taking 'body profile' pictures. Ppl go through extreme weight loss for a short period of time and after taking these pictures you gain weight again(inevitably). They look at their body profile pics and think that you constantly have to be THAT fit and skinny. You can also see that girl groups are WAY more skinnier than they were 10 years ago. I'm not body shaming the girls, but it's just that they influence kids a lot. I've seen a lot of teenage girls having eating disorders in Korea, it frustrates me.
And oldies likes to call newer generations sensitive, a baby, etc. just because they were being called out/corrected. I get it, newer gens will never get how hard it is back in the day, that is why we ourselves is constantly fighting against those outdated views. Also, the world and the time has changed, I think it's safe to say that we should keep up and update as well no? Please remember, just because you're old does not mean you cant be corrected/wrong. Just because it is deeply normalized and ingrained in you, does not mean it's right and it's okay. I have no problem with old beliefs if its not harming anyone.
Well i live in Bangladesh and i've never faced racism even though i'm brown. My whole school life was really cool. I'm a little bit extroverted and friendly. So everyone loved me. I had a classmate who was quite overweight but never got criticized for that. So, i've never saw anyone to get bullied for their looks. To be honest, i never knew colourism is even a thing until i started social media. In my whole school and college life i've literally seen no one got treated better just because of their looks. Rather you will get better treatment if you have good grades😅. And about dating in our country, it also depends on personality. Personality is a huge factor in our country. If you have a bad personality, how much beautiful you are, you'll never be treated well
Well I am not Korean,I am Indian and people here critized me alot for my dark skin and fat short body ,I never felt confident because of my surroundings people but because of South Korean boyband,I started feeling comfortable with myself
someone please let me tell this girl that she looks sooo verry beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤❤ her hair and her fashion sense, its amazing and beautiful. and its a good thing that Koreans are slowly realizing this, you health is your first priority rather than fitting in beauty standards which is made by some people systematically don't be SOOO skinny and fragile. it might look good but its very bad for health, as a football player myself i at least know this much. let your muscles get some volume, and be healthy.
Parents often talk about how their children are theirs, I love how they flip it around! They are hers, and will always be. Parents who feel they own their kids can justify mistreating ,disrespecting and abusing easier.. Since we as human can do whatever we want with our property. But they want her to feel like they'll always see her and be there for her and that they owe them everything and not the other way around! I am jealous of their daughter in the best possible way, she is soo lucky to have parents that thought about parenthood, that communicate so well, who were ready to receive her and give her the space to become whoever SHE needs to be! I wish them a long and beautiful life together as a family.
Personally I know how racially diverse it is in Korea but I’d still go. Ain’t nothing or NOBODY stopping me from enjoying the scenery, food, and possibility of running into Tzuyang 🤷🏽♀️🤣 If you have an issue with me when I visit, if it isn’t addressed to my face then it ain’t meant for me!
as what i've seen lately from south korea's entertainment, being "healthy" has been people's goals. it means that working out, have muscular body for men or good body proportion for women is now the standard. people these days hitting gyms a lot or some might working out on their own in their home.
I'm gonna say beauty extandards shoulnd't and it doens't, it's just people who is terrible inside. The beauty standards it's nothong more than people following the other for so many reasons but the thing is that when it gets to be desrespectfull, racist and etc. Now think, if there is an artist that becomes really popular and has this kinda of eyes for example, people will start thinking is pretty just because others started to make it a trend or saying "Her eyes are so pretty" or "i whish i had those eyes", not that the eyes weren't pretty but the thing is how people just follow along until there are people who are jealous and mean, the truth is that EVERYTHING in EVERYONE is PRETTY, the thing is that they just aren't the current trend. So don't even think you are not pretty or try to change yourself for some trend because it will change it later and you'll see that that wans't the perfect and ONLY PRETTY to be like.
There is such a thing as skinny healthy. We don't want idols to be overweight but we don't want them underweight either. This is why idols need personal trainers and dieticians/nutritionists to help them create personalized meal plans + exercise regiment based on their needs and bodies
An opinion can't be true or false. It's her opinion, and it actually is changing. More and more people are starting to think differently about the beauty standards. Maybe Korea will be a good country like the US someday.
I was in south Korean and i Saw how thé sociéty is so hard when it Comes to look eaven old people they keep slaying lose wait lose Wight to me to find a Korean husband i Saïd to them no i am from différent country différents beauty standard i am not loosing Wight for MEN its for m'y health mine , and they eaven asked me to do beauty surgery , i was so sad for thé women there that they have to do alot alot alot of hard stuff just to fit in and now this New génération in Korea are not falling for that stuff yes thats a good step
It is changing cause they just realized that being thin is not beautiful or looks nice to everyone. Some just looks like a walking stick. Being slim is nicer and looks healthier
At least the peoples over there are not overweight or fat sry what we call it nowadays curvy like in america, germany, mexiko. And no bbl sh*t trend in Korea like in other country's....
you need to consider their build though. their standards is made for their build. if you have the bones and height of a larger person, you need to literally starve to get 45kg, as opposed just an unhealthily thin diet for their smaller build.
Why tf are you guys exaggerating😂 45kg is considered as extremely skinny in Korea and of course most of the korean women’s weight is far more than that🤦♀️
It’s actually amazing that South Koreans are intelligent yet so superficial about looks and money when miles away is Kim Jun Un who could just blow them into tiny human particles.
I don't think she's part of the people who would receive racist hate. It might not be her experience, but it doesn't mean it doesn't exist or it has changed.
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She looks futuristic as hell
They say fat is unhealthy but too skinny is not healthier. It's all about balance.
Yes, there is a fat percentage spectrum that is considered healthy in both women and men
But usually Koreans are super skinny
Doing what you can for your particular body issues is healthy. Everyone's different. Appearance has nothing to do with it
But if you have to choose, too skinny is actually healthier. Koreans might look thin in your eyes but it's just standard for asian
It's changing... Now you don't need to weight 45 kg , you can be fine with 47 😉🤭
Not really, its more like they want to be the minimum weight for they height (which is actually good for your health in general) and fit, rather than being 45kg.
Omfg 😂😂😂
@@hyiso811being the minimum weight you can get to is not “good in general” wtf 😂 you’d be so weak
LMAOOOOOOO
@@hyiso811 they either lose body fat or muscle mass, both decisions are unhealthy unless she is really really short
never make fitting into beauty standards more important than your health….
When they say skinny they mean like underweight, it was a trend in Korea that ALL WOMEN must weight 45kg or less to be pretty, but now they are more concerned over being healthy and slim rather than the weight number itself.
Yeah, like not just skinny, but legitimately underweight
i suffer a lot because i do weight less than 40kg - my genes plays part in it the most. so, the beauty standard here in my country is being “perfect/balanced”, like not skinny but not fat. and it’s really hard for me finding good clothes that fits my body properly, especially jeans. i also get often looked down by other people, since i’m underweight, they think i don’t eat. a huge amount of people do correlate being skinny or fat with being unhealthy, when, in fact, a lot of biological factors determine your weight (not only how much you’re eating haha). being healthy is a matter of what you eat, and how physically active you are, not a matter of how much do you weight.
@feelic4312 that sucks. these ppl are just stupid for thinking this way. but, in my opinion, the worse part is not being able to fit well in any clothes because they weren’t made for your body. it’s ridiculous to face difficulty by just trying to find a *nice jeans* that fits you. we’re basically being excluded
@feelic4312I swear skinny shaming me real. So many of my friends tell em they’ve been told they are underweight and it’s just not true. I mean I’m not a doctor and I don’t know their 100% authentic lifestyle since I’m not them but just bc they are 95-105lbs (around that 44-47kg range) and are 5’2-4 (about 158-163cm) does not make them underweight. They are just model size skinny but definitely not anorexic just fast metabolism, and short. However one of these friends does eat extremely slow and drink lots of water so that’s probably why she gets full easily and the other has an iron deficiency but idk where that comes from.
Do they want their women underweight tired and fragil for better control ? 😅
As a 28 years-old Korean who lived in S.Korea for over 25 years I want to express my neutral opinion about some sensitive issues in my country. Also, everything I am saying about my society is a generalized opinion.
My country does have colourism. There is definitely a general colourism towards the skin colour itself and this expands to racial problems as well. I will give you my personal experience.
I used to live in the Philippines for about 2-3years in 3rd grade and moved back when I was in 6th. I still remember when I entered the classroom to introduce myself to my classmates.
Even if I was Korean, as soon as they saw me they were saying horrible racist jokes just because I had a darker skin colour than average Koreans. I will not go into details since its far too racist to write down.
BUT THE FACT IS THAT I AM 100% KOREAN. AND THEY WERE SAYING HORRIBLE RACIST JOKES JUST BECAUSE OF MY DARKER SKIN COLOUR. This is the fact of what happened
My mom was in front of the classroom too and she heard me get all these verbal abuse from the whole class. I was so humiliated that I asked the principal had to send me to another class. And even when I got older, the racist jokes never stopped. It only got worse and worse as the years went by.
It only stopped when I was fully grown up and I became strong and good looking enough(in Korean standards- small face, tall height, wide shoulders etc)
The fact is they generally dont favor dark skin that much. So Koreans like me with natural dark skin always faced something like racism living here. Didnt matter if I was Korean or not😂
One of the main reasons of white skin preference I think is because Koreans used to have a social upper class called 양반 in their history. And the sons and daughters of 양반-class had white skin because unlike middle class people, they didnt have to farm or cut down trees for a living, so they didnt get tanned as much. Maybe this gave the white skin a good image of a rich, elegant, well-educated boy or girl. I do not know precisely but I think this is the most valid theory I have heard.
But these kind of bizarre standards are not only for foreigners. Korean society has too much public standards and regulations that now they started to hate on each other. the bottom line is that the society is starting to break down because they set the beauty, economic, social standards so high that only a few people can fill. People who dont fulfill the standards are seen as ‘incapable of marriage’ which is sad.
Also, some Koreans are racist to foreigners because they experience racism when they travelled abroad. But I think this is pointless. They are pointing their spears at the wrong people who just like Korea.
FYI my wife is muslim and from France (part african) and I am one of the best English/British pronunciation teachers in South Korea. Because of my job I had the chance to communicate with quite a lot of Koreans of all ages from various areas. And they generally have the same thoughts in their minds.
I just wanted to share my personal experience of Korean society that you guys would not have heard that much. Thank you for reading guys. Have a good one. I cheer for you guys 😊 Hope you always have a good experience and always know that people like me exist too.
Nice essay. Same exists in every where in the world.
Thanks for sharing this. I appreciate how you're not one of those people trying to uphold their country's reputation by defending/justifying wrong actions but speaking the truth. Hopefully this way of thinking changes everywhere with the new generation. I'm assuming your wife must have had it rough too being a muslim in France. I hope you both are well now.
I'm really sorry you had to experience this. Hugs
@@chrisc1184Typiczl Korean response. Like when will you evolve.
I definitely read the hurt in this post. Thanks for sharing. You are beautiful. What you experienced was bullying. I wish you healing and lots of love. Darker skin tone is the envy of many zombie ghost looking people
I never visited Korea, but watched a couple of k-dramas. For me it is really striking how common it is to discuss someone's looks, weight etc. In my culture those things are not discussed. You can say to a close friend 'you look great today', but you don't discuss who is the most beautiful in your school class or company, it is bad taste. Well, may be a bunch of gossiping 13 years olds can do this between themselves. And saying 'you skin is so white' or 'your face is so small' would be considered bordering offensive.
So you are judging a entire country's citizens based on what you saw on a drama? That is as ignorant as saying all black people are criminals and thugs based on what you see in movies and shows. 🙄
Where is the heaven in which you live?? I live in India and ugh it's the same here
In many kdramas I watched, the female lead would undergo a drastic weight loss transformation to attract her crush. After weighing less than 40kg, the characters told her that she was "finally pretty" and glorified her like a goddess. Insinuating that her previous healthy weight wasn't pretty enough and that in order to win her crush she needed to weigh less than a small child. The incentives these kdramas push onto viewers is extremely unhealthy.
@@inaya_ik I think most European countries are less focused on looks. I personally live in Russia, and we don't have strict standards, you can be yourself and have a good career regardless of looks (if it is not modelling business). May be it is because we have 190 ethnic groups, including asian (like Buryat or Kalmyk), people with middle eastern looks etc. People are diverse, there is no single beauty standard, everyone can be unique and attractive in his/her own way
@@bytheseaside9715I agree
I love her style
She doesn't care in the slightest
@@methylmercury and where is the problem ?
Eunchae hairstyle
@@demonslayer4951whos eunchae
@@kwtelyn_she's a kpop idol from the group Lesserafim that has basically a longer version of her hair
This is why despite liking kpop and kdrama, i never really dreamed of living or moving to S.korea (wc is the most common thing for fans, atleast in my country). I will definitely die there, i swear. The social pressure to look a certain way is insane.
Idk about living there long term, but that's definitely a place I want to visit. Along with London, Sydney, Barcelona, Paris, Milan, Rome, Johannesburg, Tokyo, Athens, and the places of my ancestors. But definitely S.K since they are (or were when I was a big fan of Gilmore Girls) the bootleg capitol of the world, and because they have some of the best street vendors.
@@kaylapounds1359do you wish to visit Kazakhstan or Kyrgyzstan?
@@human_70 I hadn't thought too much about it, honestly. If I had the money I'd visit everywhere at least once.
So you never lived in korea? Yet you talk like you know.
@@loelds4817 No, but I just know myself enough that i won't be able to handle the pressure living there esp long term.
It’s a disgusting culture of bullying sure being overweight is bad for your health but don’t mistreat others
It is not disgusting, but your comment is.
it isn't disgusting if you are saving someone who is falling into an abyss. It is you who is disgusting supporting people being overweight to death lol
and being overweight is ugly. i don't like beating around the bush. cancel me if you can lol
@@jiminswriter4209you mean it's OK to bully? 😲
Facts. It’s deeply rooted into their culture. Best thing y’all should do is observe from a far tbh
I’m glad they’re changing. It’s for the best. It’s about time everyone stop focusing on their looks and start caring and focusing on their health
Koreans literally have one of the highest life expectancies in the entire world. So yeah. Maybe caring for health is also staying fit and not obese. Koreans live longer than people in your country.
As a Korean woman I can say many of us MZ gens are trying to change the toxic beauty standards, as for body weight we of course want people to be comfortable with themselves and we want them to be healthy. Whatever that is for each person's body type , Health is the most important thing, not size. Whatever makes each person happy and healthy is all that matters. A couple years ago a wonderful female idol had to start taking meds for a anxiety disorder and she gained a little weight and netizens were so cruel to her. And that is NOT OKAY! Also there was a male idol who quickly lost a lot of weight and he was bombarded with judgment and hate even though he lost the weight because he developed a allergy to his favorite food which caused major stomach issues and when he had to cut that food out of his normal daily food he dropped weight but netizens did not care about why he lost the weight they were angry because he wasn't as buff as he was prior to his stomach issues.
I also want to say to many of you international kpop and k-drama fans you body shaming Korean women and men who are not as tall as men are in your country and skinny shaming those of us Korean women who are not able to gain weight is just as detrimental to our body image issues as the toxic netizens who "fat" shame girls/women who gain a few kg. Some of us Korean women would give anything nearly to be able to gain weight but even with weight gain shakes cannot. Being called stick thin and other ridiculous nonsense feels no better than being fat shamed would. One of the toxic beauty standards here has always been skin tone. Many of us Koreans who are a little darker skin tone have had MANY people (again elder gens mostly) who have been cruel about our skin tone being darker. (Cannot tell you how happy I was when some darker idols told fans they can bark insults about their skin tone but they are the ones making major bank while the dogs are living with their Eommas and unsuccessful). That view about darker skin tone has been handed down for centuries because in the days of Korean royalty royals were known by their very light skin tone because they didn't have to work outside like "peasants" or commoners did and as there is no royalty now the elders still are set in those old ways. and although there are MILLIONS of us Koreans who's bloodline descended from royalty our skin tone should not matter at all yet to some it does. I remember when I was a child my Halabeoji made a comment about my skin tone being darker than my sister and brother's skin tones and even suggested to my Appa that he start bleaching my skin like he did to my Appa when he was a little boy. My Appa told him absolutely not that he was not going to allow anyone to make me feel like something was wrong with me because I have darker skin than my siblings. This is why we MZ generations have been fighting back against the old toxic beliefs. It is not okay to judge anyone because of the way they look.
wow really your Appa is an amazing man but just out of curiosity how do they lighten the skin?
maybe right now modern era they knows that even dark people have rich people.Need to travel more,so that knows.Even not travel,can knows cause of technology.And some people have natural dark brown skin cause God create like that ,plus country only have hot ,rain .Korea and some other country have winter.So not surprised have white yellow skin.
No matter what colours,all human just the same in front of God except good hearts ,faith etc.
Thanks for mentioning the thing about foreigners and tall boys. I always try to be mindful of this myself!
I keep wondering, is MZ gen the same as GenZ?
@@dwaekkie_pump looked it up, it's a South Korean term for millennials and gen z
Her hair is just cool.
kinda reminds me of eunchae of lesserafim's hair🤭 she looks a bit like haerin from newjeans too🫶🏼
agreed
@@jadeks_Yeah I think it's currently on trend.
@@TaylorLeeKnowit is trend for years
@@jadeks_many female idol got this hairstyle before eunchae its called himecut
the amount of bullying that happened in korean, that's reflected in kpop, is absolutely terrifying. im glad of these changes and artists and the community should really push boundaries
I love the way she speaks Korean…every word is crystal clear 👍🏼
Her voice is very nice ❤
her hair and outfit is so cutee
Comments are saying it’s only changed slightly but I think change needs to start somewhere! If you look back at girls generation you can see the standard back then was definitely stick thin, whereas if you look now at groups like aespa and lesserafim for example, they look much more healthy
Aespa is so small their clothes for Savage were literally put on children's manequins what are you talking about 💀
Those two groups look exactly like GG did back then. Most girl groups look exactly the same and do exactly the same thing. The actually healthy ones, meaning the ones not doing a restrictive diet or the ones that aren't solely focused on being skinny are few and far between. Majority of female idols don't work out nor do they eat healthy. They eat light but eat junk and then restrict themselves to lose weight when it's time for a comeback. Not their faults but the companies and publics though, but Aespa and LS are in no way, shape or form the standards of health nor do they look MUCH more healthy, they look average, meaning they are skinny enough for the company and the public.
if Aespa girls are not extremly thin then idk...I go with Leserrafim (well not all of them) but not Aespa lmao
@@yoongisswagcat7365 the only person in le Sserafim who isn't underweight is Yunjin lol
I agree. Change starts somewhere. But it's a bit unfair to use kpop idols as an example. Not only do they have to pay attention to Korean standards, but the world's. And the world's is way more people and way more harsh. Also, most girl groups back then were pretty thick, you'd be surprised like Sistar, Secret, 2ne1, and more. Not saying they didn't get a lot of shit for not fitting the standards though.
They tend to copy off of other peoples trends and modify it a bit and brand it as their own
not at all bro
@@cynxic it's my heritage and I know this bro
True, I would go as far as to say that they all have same style
A Chinese diaspora believing in the propaganda of Koreans thinking that Chinese traditional clothing and Confucius is Korean, huh? This video has nothing to do with copying other people's trends, and Koreans do not want anything to do with the Chinese. Please think about why the entire world will be filled with joy if by some miracle "your people" were to be wiped out by some virus.
This!
I really love Kdrama but the first time I found out that some of my favourite actresses, who were in their thirties weighed 45kg. I was shocked to my bone, I couldn't believe it at all.
Their beauty standard will never change if they still consider "you have small face" as a common praise :)
As someone who has lived in Korea and dated Korean guys, I would like to point out one thing.
As the girl mentioned, some people have started focusing on healthier standards (my exes were like that too). However, I also feel the pressure to look healthy. My legs and arms don't genetically get thicker even though other parts of my body get chubbier. Those who prioritize healthier looks also complain abt my skinny arms. I've tried everything, including working out, to make them thicker, but it never happened. Consequently, I've been seen as not taking care of myself by those who value healthier appearances. It seems like they don't know the fact that it's very difficult to maintain a balance between not being overweight and not being too skinny. The problem with both of these standards is not the type of beauty they promote but rather the pressure they exert on others to meet those standards.
aww I feel you.. me I also gained weight recently but my arms and legs are thinner.. how to get a proportioned body is hard.. I really feel you I'm naturally skinny and people always pointed this out to me as if I didn't saw what they're talking about.. hugs for all the girls who's going through the same situation like us.. we can do it!
Me as a half black, tall girl with a big ass NEVER experienced racism, or disrespect from Koreans here in Korea. I really hope all the people that had a bad experience will get over it and give Korea anotyer chance. Not everyone is like that
In American, for super models, we ask "Why do they have to be so unhealthy? Why does the Fashion Industry want unhealthiness?" Unhealthiness shouldn't be a good idea to Model yourself after or have people want to model themselves to becoming, let alone Super levels of it. Most people are aware of this issue and think certain levels of Fashion and Beauty and crazy, and thus, avoid those levels / types.
I'm Japanese, 154cm and 41-2kg but my body size is about average here.(I'm healthy, a little bit chubby with fat even!) Eastern asian women tend to be smaller than people from other regions, so 45kg is pretty normal I guess. Of course nothing is wrong with being over 45kg as long as you are healthy. People have different body type and different ideals after all.
its changing because they are globalizing and picking up worldwide trends now which is making a healthy positive change in Korea
There is nothing called 'beauty standard'. Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. And colours.
*In Indonesia transparency have no beauty standard, but actually silently by public or social people would pay attention to 100% indonesian face with sharp nose and clear skin (light, tan or black skin doesnt matter) , mix blood would attentive too but it'll get different impression bcause people with mix blood usually good looking definitely, i mean most people with mix blood they never birth ugly, so unaccidentally the standards is "100% pure indonesian face with perfect features", but because we have no bully culture we didnt look someone from their body/physical.*
I started watching Kdrama and got into KPOP same time in 2009 start. Till 2018 I think my dream was to goto Korea and settle down there cos of seasons, clean cities, and high end products ..etc. But with time apart from watching dramas and listening to songs I started to read daily about Korea before I start my work at office and I understood no Korea is not the country to settle down but may be to visit just for a week. Cos Koreans majority discriminate dark skinned, fatty chubbies, judge by looks. Me being a Sri Lankan with dark brown skin color and chubby girl with comfort in Ts and denim but not heels and also I prefer manners & respect (Koreans do not say sorry if you bump in road & specially job seniors never say) would never be able to live in such country.
Now adays young people teens in 15-25 like and even travel to study to Korea but when watch some students' YT videos can understand the discrimination they face with high pressure.
Korea is a developed country in technology, entertainment but sadly not developed in good attitude and character to others to look in positive manner. ✌️
No country is free of racists and judging people,it's just korea is one of the most popular countries of the world,so people like to criticize and lower them
@@editeuworld3004 yes. I 100% agree on your point - no country is free of recisim / discrimination.
Korea basically became popular with BTS.
Watch more internation student videos ..even americans british students voice out that even with their white pale skin color most Koreans not accepting them and students were getting negative feedback from locals. Only their close uni students stick together but rest treat different.
People would not critize without proof.
Why sucide rate is very high in Korea? Even Koreans face the discrimination.
Why Korean teens say they want to move out of country? If you watch videos more on Korea it would be clear. With pressure, discrimination, high sucide and divorce rate - Korean entertainment industry color a beautiful picture to the world.
So youngesters mostly age 10-25 think yeah every Korean boy is like BTS or a KPOP idol or their favorite Kdrama actor. All girls are like Kdrama innocent heart warming lead actress who helps you always. Nah! Lets face the reality.
Korea indeed a beautiful country and developes..but attitude wise still have to improve. I'm not saying everyone same. 3/5 Koreans are not fair treating a forienger or a local. Watch Korean news, read articles or easy way watch vlogs of different nationalities studying in Korea not the ones of Korean married ones.✌️
The solutions aren't that the beauty standards are changing, the problem is wtf exists beauty standards and when you are out of them you are not a person 😠🤨
Yeah, It should be more focused on healthy
And respect towards others
Are there countries that do not have beauty standards?
It's human nature.
Not just in Korea/Japan/China. Colorism is still strong in every part of Asia. I’m from South East Asia, we added “mixed raced children” into the bowl lol. Many people in my country still prefered a “european or arabic” features as beautiful, added pale skin then u are invicible. They dominate from TV dramas to commercial, peagants etc. the idea of a place where u won’t be judge by ur skin color or looks in Asia is still a world away.
She is Smart. ❤️ 👏 👏 👏 👏
Eunchae's hair style in "Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard's wife"
Her style is awesome!
I think also with a lot of other countries getting into kdramas a d kpop they defend idols a lot more from weight shaming.
Someone should tell them mental health is equal to or more important than physical health and how you look.
I think it has a lot do with people being interested in their culture. Like when we as foreigners got to know about their beauty standards we were shock and express our disappointed. So after seeing our reaction those people used to feel insecure started feeling nice. Maybe it was if my people don't like there are bunch of people who will love as I am. Our criticism against their beauty standards made insecure people confident. I mean beauty comes from confidence.
Lol
Well I am not Korean,I am Indian and people here critized me alot for my dark skin and fat short body ,I never felt confident because of my surroundings people but because of South Korean boyband,I started feeling comfortable with myself
This is why beauty standards are dumb af. They change. "so you're all bullying me and excluding me for x because... it's not the right decade in this very specific region?" Like come on. Bully me for something real, at least.
She so pretty. WHY EVERYONE IS SO PRETTY EXCEPT ME!!!!! 😭
Not everyone is pretty
Because you aren’t pretty … that’s too basic, you’re beautiful love 🩷🩷 now tell yourself that every time you see your reflection
Show ur face first
Why should everyone on this earth be pretty? And beauty is relative. I know I don't fit into any of the beauty standards but I'm happy. Search for your talent. Pretty face won't last long but your passion and talent will 🔥
Coz you have to grow up kiddo 😂
It's good that idols do not need to lie anymore about their weight and height. Coz it's quite ridiculous to see some idols that are probably like 165cm and put their weight as 43 or 45kg. Honestly it doesn't make any sense, it's no way at all judging from their look. I am 157cm and I am 44kg and I am skinny and wearing XS. So I know when they lie about their weight. This kind of beauty standard needs to stop, it's not a healthy mindset.
Most of them still do lol the 4th gen are getting more bold but most still won't tell their weight. And they don't have to but companies will change weight and height still on profiles.
why do people care so much about east asian beauty standards 😭 like your life isnt over just because a korean man doesnt like the way your nose looks
This is good. Mental health above all. Then physical health. Can't have a healthy body without a healthy mind.
Well, that's not really true, but it's a nice sentiment.
Being responsible for yourself above mental health
I really like this hairstyle and would want to really try it, only that I can't since I have curly hair and it'll look so weird if I cut it like that. Sigh.
how curly? I have hair too and it looks very good on me. Like outgrown curtain bangs
I think this could work on curly hair and be really cute. But like the other comment said, it just depends on how curly your hair is. Still I think with some modifications, it could work.
u never know till u try, it might be cute!
I have this hairstyle and i have curly hair i mean go for it but its so messy sometimes its annoying you have to style it everyday or straighten it
This hairstyles looks so good on her.
The only thing that changed is the way to be skinny, previously it’s the norm to just don’t eat and be skinny. Now having abs and tone arms are more in trend so yes you still have to be skinny but through exercise.
First question. Why do you NEED to be beautiful?
As long as youre not causing harm to yourself and others, just enjoy your life and decorate yourself for your own satisfaction. You only live once
I'd love to see a Korean drama with a woman into body building, who isn't super girls or masculine and doesn't fit either stereotype.
I'm glad that gym culture is being general in Korea
It's becoming more popular? It's nice to hear. In my country almost everyone works out some way and when I discovered other countries weren't like this I was confused haha know I'm used to it
She knows things...
I ❤ her hair style
As much as Kpop is influencing the world, the world is starting to influence Korea. Westerners have no problem calling out idols we feel are too thin, as well as the agencies who are supposedly starving these kids. And while we LOVE Korean beauty products, said products are being promoted all over the web by Westerners of every size and color. As with any society, the older gens are going to adhere to "ye olde ways" but the economy is run by the youngsters with disposable income (their own OR Mommy and Daddy's), and they're seeing how the rest of the world acts. America is this spectrum of cultures and colors, and we're a bit upset by Asians thinking they need to bleach their skin or *shudder* have their eyes double-lidded or their jawbone shaved down! But we've also exported our junk food, and Asians have latched onto McD's and Starbucks and are starting to experience the obesity issues of Western culture, and if that keeps up, they're going to have to revise their beauty standards to accept people who take up 2 airplane seats.
She is absolutely beautiful 😍😍
I was so distracted by Topline playing in the background😅 but I'm with you "play stupid games win stupid prizes". He will definitely find what he was looking for 😂
eunchae current hairstyle😘😘
4:44 THE CHANGE SURPRISED ME
It's changing 😂😂
My ass 😂
I watched a video just before this video popped and a Korean explained about mentioning weights on tinder profiles because people prefer skinny bodies
She is definitely korean-chinese.
You can tell it by her accent and pronunciation.
her accent and pronunciation sound just korean where the hell did chinese come from 😂
i rly like her hair style
i think stepping of international fans have done some work to make it better....cuz we foreigners don't do such strict things. A lot of int. fans are fine with idols being healthy or even chubby. so ig koreans learned that way and thought that there's indeed no need to do that
The beauty standard is the same🫣🫣, it's hasn't changed and isn’t changing. Lets just be honest shall we.
Tf have you been to korea? There are lot of chubby girls on the street not everyone's skinny to the bones you know
Jessi and Hwasa, I love you gals ❤❤❤
Fr. I work at a hospital and am friends with a Korean nurse. He told me the things they do to stay skinny, it’s brutal. Only eating an apple a day while looking at thin people on their phone or just water fasting. It’s crazy.
It makes me sad to see idols be shamed for their weight or be at an unhealthy weight. Liz and Jeongyeon were given hate for gaining weight. People continuously call them fat and ugly. Then there's Wonyoung and Rosé, who are alarmingly underweight now. I hope one day these idols can focus on their health more.
yet objectively harsher to idols and artists
Ask people about the best pickup line 😂
I thought she was Japanese. I'm Korean and I've never came across a Korean with that hairstyle 😂😂
She's Chinese... It was in another video
That girl from Ive has it. Is it Ive? Or some other new girlgroup... I'm not sure.
That’s crazy how you can tell she’s not korean just from a hairstyle. Really tells how everyone conforms to similar looks.
The poor women idols having skinny forced on them. Not so much for the male idols. Now, if Korea could get past the "everyone has to be beautiful". That's sad, because they don't focus on what's inside. But, seems like it's getting better. Being more open to mental health as well.
Have you seen fat male idol?
Thank God for that. Cos it scares me that a lot of young people worry about that and do unthinkable things just to keep up. Besides, after we die, God won't be judging us based on looks and how skinny we are.
Hello from New York: I would like to tell the people of Korea that I wish that they did not see the need to have plastic surgery so much. They should keep their natural beauty because it is unique to them and that’s what makes them awesome.
no more skinny, slim fit is the best 💪🏻
I'm guessing this woman isn't Korean... Judging by her accent - bc Korea's toxic obsession for weight and beauty isn't getting better, it's getting worse.
Koreans trick themselves into believing that they're taking care of our body by exercising, but in reality it's more about taking 'body profile' pictures. Ppl go through extreme weight loss for a short period of time and after taking these pictures you gain weight again(inevitably). They look at their body profile pics and think that you constantly have to be THAT fit and skinny.
You can also see that girl groups are WAY more skinnier than they were 10 years ago. I'm not body shaming the girls, but it's just that they influence kids a lot. I've seen a lot of teenage girls having eating disorders in Korea, it frustrates me.
I love her outfit!
And oldies likes to call newer generations sensitive, a baby, etc. just because they were being called out/corrected. I get it, newer gens will never get how hard it is back in the day, that is why we ourselves is constantly fighting against those outdated views. Also, the world and the time has changed, I think it's safe to say that we should keep up and update as well no? Please remember, just because you're old does not mean you cant be corrected/wrong. Just because it is deeply normalized and ingrained in you, does not mean it's right and it's okay. I have no problem with old beliefs if its not harming anyone.
Well i live in Bangladesh and i've never faced racism even though i'm brown. My whole school life was really cool. I'm a little bit extroverted and friendly. So everyone loved me. I had a classmate who was quite overweight but never got criticized for that. So, i've never saw anyone to get bullied for their looks. To be honest, i never knew colourism is even a thing until i started social media. In my whole school and college life i've literally seen no one got treated better just because of their looks. Rather you will get better treatment if you have good grades😅. And about dating in our country, it also depends on personality. Personality is a huge factor in our country. If you have a bad personality, how much beautiful you are, you'll never be treated well
Now its not about just being skinny, you have to have a small waist, big hip, long leg, big eyes, and small faces lol
I really really hope she's right and the trajectory is positive
Well I am not Korean,I am Indian and people here critized me alot for my dark skin and fat short body ,I never felt confident because of my surroundings people but because of South Korean boyband,I started feeling comfortable with myself
Healthy body is everything. It's so beautiful than skinny type. Yoona SNSD is so beautiful now. She's looking healthy & prettier than before ❤😍
외국인 같은데 그래서그런지 잘 모르는듯. 역사상 역대급으로 마른 사람 선호하고 어린애들은 거식증 걸리고 싶어할 정돈데
someone please let me tell this girl that she looks sooo verry beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤❤ her hair and her fashion sense, its amazing and beautiful. and its a good thing that Koreans are slowly realizing this, you health is your first priority rather than fitting in beauty standards which is made by some people systematically don't be SOOO skinny and fragile. it might look good but its very bad for health, as a football player myself i at least know this much. let your muscles get some volume, and be healthy.
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It does not feel like it's changing at all. And even if it is, it's not a significant amount.
Parents often talk about how their children are theirs, I love how they flip it around! They are hers, and will always be. Parents who feel they own their kids can justify mistreating ,disrespecting and abusing easier.. Since we as human can do whatever we want with our property. But they want her to feel like they'll always see her and be there for her and that they owe them everything and not the other way around!
I am jealous of their daughter in the best possible way, she is soo lucky to have parents that thought about parenthood, that communicate so well, who were ready to receive her and give her the space to become whoever SHE needs to be! I wish them a long and beautiful life together as a family.
Personally I know how racially diverse it is in Korea but I’d still go. Ain’t nothing or NOBODY stopping me from enjoying the scenery, food, and possibility of running into Tzuyang 🤷🏽♀️🤣 If you have an issue with me when I visit, if it isn’t addressed to my face then it ain’t meant for me!
as what i've seen lately from south korea's entertainment, being "healthy" has been people's goals. it means that working out, have muscular body for men or good body proportion for women is now the standard. people these days hitting gyms a lot or some might working out on their own in their home.
The famous health youtuber in korea said : if you’re over 55kg, don’t call me oppa
I'm gonna say beauty extandards shoulnd't and it doens't, it's just people who is terrible inside. The beauty standards it's nothong more than people following the other for so many reasons but the thing is that when it gets to be desrespectfull, racist and etc. Now think, if there is an artist that becomes really popular and has this kinda of eyes for example, people will start thinking is pretty just because others started to make it a trend or saying "Her eyes are so pretty" or "i whish i had those eyes", not that the eyes weren't pretty but the thing is how people just follow along until there are people who are jealous and mean, the truth is that EVERYTHING in EVERYONE is PRETTY, the thing is that they just aren't the current trend. So don't even think you are not pretty or try to change yourself for some trend because it will change it later and you'll see that that wans't the perfect and ONLY PRETTY to be like.
There is such a thing as skinny healthy. We don't want idols to be overweight but we don't want them underweight either. This is why idols need personal trainers and dieticians/nutritionists to help them create personalized meal plans + exercise regiment based on their needs and bodies
They don't have that yet? In my country average people has it
Thsts nice. Chamges dont happen overnight such deep-rooted mentality needs time to change. Slowly but steadly it may change.
I am a Korean. Her's opinion is definitely not true. Koreans beauty standard is very solid.
That's so sad to know 😢
remember that she may have had a different experience! everyone walks a unique path, and she may have seen koreans being more progressive!
An opinion can't be true or false. It's her opinion, and it actually is changing. More and more people are starting to think differently about the beauty standards. Maybe Korea will be a good country like the US someday.
I was in south Korean and i Saw how thé sociéty is so hard when it Comes to look eaven old people they keep slaying lose wait lose Wight to me to find a Korean husband i Saïd to them no i am from différent country différents beauty standard i am not loosing Wight for MEN its for m'y health mine , and they eaven asked me to do beauty surgery , i was so sad for thé women there that they have to do alot alot alot of hard stuff just to fit in and now this New génération in Korea are not falling for that stuff yes thats a good step
It is changing cause they just realized that being thin is not beautiful or looks nice to everyone. Some just looks like a walking stick. Being slim is nicer and looks healthier
At least the peoples over there are not overweight or fat sry what we call it nowadays curvy like in america, germany, mexiko. And no bbl sh*t trend in Korea like in other country's....
It's need a lot more changes
Just try to be normal weight, not skinny and not fat. Oh wait…in S.Korea 45kg is considered normal weight.😅
you need to consider their build though.
their standards is made for their build.
if you have the bones and height of a larger person, you need to literally starve to get 45kg, as opposed just an unhealthily thin diet for their smaller build.
@BA-ee6pbidk which kpop groups you are talking about but whom I stan,they aren't underweight atleast
Why tf are you guys exaggerating😂 45kg is considered as extremely skinny in Korea and of course most of the korean women’s weight is far more than that🤦♀️
She herself is well maintained like upto date like s .kores standard. Like new jeans style of standard
Is really important to take care of health but especially mental health
what a beautiful woman!
It’s actually amazing that South Koreans are intelligent yet so superficial about looks and money when miles away is Kim Jun Un who could just blow them into tiny human particles.
I don't think she's part of the people who would receive racist hate. It might not be her experience, but it doesn't mean it doesn't exist or it has changed.
Does anyone know who she is? Love her style
Some of the beauty standards are
V shaped jawline,double eyelids,symmetrical eyebrows and big doe eyes.