Why is South Korea facing a beauty backlash?
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- Опубликовано: 16 июн 2024
- South Korea has often been described as the plastic surgery capital of the world. An estimated one in three women between the ages of 19 and 29 has gone under the knife. But a radical feminist movement is calling for an end to Korea’s impossible beauty standards.
So can Korea break its beauty obsession?
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If people feel like they have to undergo invasive surgeries just to be accepted then its a social problem.
according to official isap reports, MAJORITY OF korean plastic surgeries are NONINVASIVE such as mole removal, lasers, fillers, skin treatments, etc.
well according to isap reports, eyelid surgery to make the eyes bigger is the MOST COMMONLY PERFORMED PLASTIC SURGERY in EVERY WESTERN country including america. Double standards much? www.isaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ISAPS_2017_International_Study_Cosmetic_Procedures_NEW.pdf
look up kendall jenner, ariana grande, taylor swift. they all had brow lifts and eyelid surgeries to make their eyes bigger. hypocrites.
Jo L yes, however- eye lid surgery (at least here in Orange County California) is primarily targeted at Asians by Asian clinics. An exception is aging eyes for Caucasians. No judging on my part . I’m just offering the facts.The European standard for eye beauty is shape ( almond) not size.
Sounds more like a personal choice to improve their life
@@jol7851 defensive much?
There is nothing wrong with not having an eyelid crease.
Monolids are a beautiful feature
@noobenstein hahahaha very funny ! There, satisfied ? Now cut the bs.
That really wasn't the point of the video.
It has nothing to do with how men perceive them. Men could care less about double or single eyelid. They are competing with each other.
And they swear up and down they're not trying to look white yet their entire beauty standard seems to say otherwise 💀
"This is feminine. What a woman is and what a woman does is feminine."
- I love this last quote :)
Nile 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I like this quote too! Thanks
Dressing like a korean man is feminine.
@@lightfox11 Her voice is feminine, her features are feminine, her mannerisms are too. Men never seem to be satisfied with anything....
@@Anon-el3od nothing to do with satisfaction. She is running away from some trauma by trying to guess like a man. Makeup and looking pretty are not male inventions
A message to all young koreans. Start a rock and roll youth movement.
Yes! That would be a breath of fresh air. Also K-rock and K-metal are painfully underrated yet the quality is pretty good. I would fully support a rock'n'roll movement in Korea.
Rock and Roll!!!! Rules 4ever.!
@愛HiImAmii yea but i doubt kpop will unlike fade out anytime soon but when it does, it's too slow.
dude that's flippin' genus! gotta listen to those some time!
@愛HiImAmii Just like anime, K-pop is likely to stay as another form of Asian subculture (after the hype/craze dies down). Very few artists will successfully crossover to the Western mainstream.
I remember a korean RUclipsr talking about how random women would go up to her and ask her why her skin is so dark and saying she may not be a local because of that. Talking about her moles with a disgusted expression and suggesting her types of surgeries. Korean beauty has gone out of line honesty.
who is she?
Tessïa Emard I think jella or smthn I’m not sure
@@and-xl2ey
oohh i know her, i remember she also got dragged on twitter for putting foundation that was too dark for her skin colour
Oh that better to saying she's not local. I have bad experience, an auntie directly said I'm a housemaid when she saw my skin even I already said I'm a guest in that apartment. I'm proud of my healthy skin lol
@@astouaiisha she often match her fundation to the rest of her body, that's why it often looks a lot darker than the face. But I am really proud of her for not trying to bleach her skin and wears it proudly. She is so god damn beautiful just the way she is. Korean skincare and fundations often have ingredients that lighten the skin and sunscreen, that's probably why her face is lighter.
It’s gotten so bad I sometimes can’t tell actresses apart :(
Mavrokattou h Prwti same
I thought I was the only one! They do mostly look all alike!
The same most of them look the same..i am also confused so I watch Chinese dramas.the story ia good and the actors more natural
@@youthinkwho136 maybe Chinese are bit more lucky with double eyelids, so less surgery to start with! Perhaps.
@@fernlow1786 Yes I agree. Chinese faces are various..and many Asians are mixed Chinese blood...
It's interesting to witness men feeling attacked by a woman rejecting beauty standards. Almost as if the men's own identity was wrapped up in a woman's perceived beauty and a woman's role. I think it's time that both men and woman re-think their identities and their worth as human beings and not just as an ideal.
I don’t think men are worried bout if woman want to wear make up or their beauty routines but instead are alarmed of how feminism movement pushed by western liberal groups are taking shape in their society. U know the whole dress like men act like men and men aren’t sh** movement that’s literally destroying the western society. They don’t want that crap in Korea n I have to agree
Withering shites
Well said
It's not like the men in Korea are facing better either, even for men they seen to have quite problematic beauty standards
@@kingdomofbird8174 and they took that angers on women
When she said "more than half of my class had plastic surgery as a graduation gift" I was 😲🤯🤯
Meanwhile a plastic surgeon laughing at the insecurities of the person on his yacht and beach house
Don’t hate the player hate the game lol
@@Dominicn123 I don't hate the player 😷, I make it so that people realize it and don't fall so easily😜
Correction of an entire culture.
horizon that’s everyone if the person has good looks no matter what there gender/skin color is people would want to date them and who doesn’t want to date someone financially stable everyone wants a good life.
the realest comment here
"What a woman is and what a woman does is feminine" - legit made me tear up. What a nice saying.
@@CandiceGoddard this is why western libfems called this movement "transphobic"
@@CandiceGoddard what I think that saying meant was that every woman, whatever they do, who they were and are, where they came from, is feminine, whatever positive form and value it is. Hopefully, any nation with their own very narrow standards realize the flawed but humane nuances of women.
We define ourselves and nobody else.
There are many different forms of beauty and it's sad so many are forgetting that...
@@CandiceGoddard transgender women are still women and they can do whatever the hell they want and still be women, that's the whole point. This phrase just means that women don't need to "try" to be feminine, and if they do then that should be by their own choice and what makes them happy. We are not attacking anyone, hell I wear makeup and skirts 'cause it makes me happy, which doesn't mean I go around telling everyone they should as well.
Btw I don't think femininity/masculinity is a social construct at it's core, but the superficial things that usually define it are (being slim/small/curvy/whatever, wearing make up, having long hair...).
Brooke Kuipers No it’s not, it can be “female” but not feminine. Look up the etymology of the word feminine. If a man/male is characterized as having “effeminate” qualifies, it is because he has a “softness” or a “delicate” way about him that is ascribed to a “feminine” woman.
I don’t get why they want double eyelids their eyes natural shape is what makes their unique natural beauty I find them attractive without surgeries
Probably bcs not enough monolid representation that's depict it as a beautiful thing in Korea? Idk maybe
Cause world beauty standards is so skewed towards Western beauty and it's affecting many non-Western countries :/ I think Asian monolid eyes are beautiful, but they don't see it as we do :(
@@alistairt7544 I don't think so, actually, monolid eyes are often smaller than the double lid ones. And people always treat bigger eyes as an importantly attractive feature. Nothing about the colonialism here.
I say the same thing about women in the west when it comes to br3ast augmentation.
Me too
she is SO brave. I wish I could be like her, she’s so cool
Im heterosexual male - she’s pretty hot !!
Foreigners who are not Koreans watching this video are horrible.
Foreigners are not watching the truth, but learning Korea by watching manipulated videos made by the anti-Korean.
@@user-ht5ws9uu6h Then kindly tell us the truth
@@Jaylori12 😂😂😂 tell us
Wow that a crappy country
I stand in solidarity with those who dare to be different in Korea.
Natural *
Chummy Chimchim it’s crazy that natural is different now, not only in Korea but in most developed countries
Kwok Leong Aw yong like Hwasa from mamamoo and Amber from f(x)
@@ramengurung9913 Also Kim Go Eun, she's been hated for looking... Natural.
Maria Mejia I searched her up online and she’s so pretty though 😕
As usual, the doctor who promotes surgery has done nothing on himself but promotes surgery for women...
He doesn't need to be handsome if he's a doctor.
He's clearly had plenty done and actually plastic surgeons usually do.
Mens value comes in how much cash he has in his pocket, a female is in her looks and youthfulness.
The dealer is always smarter than the addict.
O M got em haha
"What a woman is and what a woman does is feminine."
Just WOW!!
I was one of the Korean women but now I am changed a lot. Now, I do not wear makeup anymore and I shaved my hair. I save my money which I used to spend on clothes and makeup products.
go to Saudi or Iraq and good luck
님의 변화를 응원해요! 본인이 원하는대로 할수 있는 사회가 좋다고 생각합니다. 근데 이 영상은 좀 과장되지 않나요? 요즘 피부색 누가 신경 쓰나요.. 다 색도 원래 톤에 맞춰 쓰는데.. 여기 댓글들 무슨 한국 사람들 하얀피부에 미친사람 만드는데 ㅋㅋㅋ
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@@happysaladd8951 why lol
It's really inspiring to see people who just be themselves unapologetically. Hope I can be like that too 100% one day😃
It won’t be long before everyone would look the same. Scary.
Exactly!
Agreed they will all look like ugly little boys
メイ Already happening....watch kdramas, all the actors look alike now
korean beauty influencers look all the same so its been happening recently
It was weird walking around Gangnam, first the surgery is obvious and secondly the work is exactly the same.
"I think plastic surgery is great!" - a plastic surgeon.
His point of view is what I see most people both men and women actually believe in korea. It's not just him. He is very honest and he makes a good point about western society too (I'm a westerner who has been living several years in korea)
great for their wallet.
And why isn't he doing some himself?
“Crack is awesome!” - a cracc dealer.
God, I don't even know how Korean woman look like! I mean, without all the surgery of course!
Social media alone is already bad enough, I don't think I ever want to go to South Korea, I'm too sensitive.
The korean society is so obsessed like extremely obsessed with appearance. It even reflects in the content of their dramas.
“Small eyes” DO NOT MAKE KOREANS OR ASIAN PEOPLE LOOK TIRED OR UNFRIENDLY!!
thats true to some extent....
Pypr Brueland It actually makes us look more tired lol
Maybe we are actually tired lol, ever seen a kick back asian??
It’s actually does 🤣 speaking as someone who has single eyelids
Lol fair enough :3
'What the woman is and what the woman does is feminine '
Such a beautiful thing! 😍
Not really. I know some disgusting butch women who act worst than men.
@@Comments_From_All_Channels Yes and it should be their 'Choice' whether they ( women ) want to do or not.
“This is feminine, I’m a woman; What the woman is and what the woman does is feminine.”
@@Comments_From_All_Channels Exactly!
@@mikek1635 but that is a woman too, people are different we don't need to be anything's to make anyone else happy but ourself.
Feminity is just object that been sold in many generations in many ways and many things. Even in the so call masculinity, people should be whoever they felt more comfortable with. If a male have a showoffs hair and want to have it super long, why not? The more we stick to those stupid rules the less happy and poor we will be why the master of our enslave life will continues making money of every stupid nonscence.
Of course the first society enslavement start with religions, they place the first part on how many ways and many things we been sold many things and slave us even deeper and deeper.
"Beautiful people might achieve life goals more easily. "
okay it's human nature, but is this means pressuring everyone to look a certain way ?
That is, indeed, really sad
I don't think anyone literally pressured. People feel pressured by themselves on seeing people with better appearances achieving better in life.
its sad but its true
How boring would a garden be if all it's flowers looked exactly the same. How much more beautiful if it was composed of flowers of different types and colours, all contributing in their own unique way to the beauty of that garden. Such obsession with physical appearance is a distraction from a meaningful life and it has unfortunately become a norm in society.
Even the guys begin to look the same it’s kinda unsettling
Kpop fangirls enjoy the look for some reason.
@@martincireg3862 Not all of them, I'm a Kpop fan and I think the beauty standards are really worrying. Especially the part where they have to be skinny. Some people are naturally skinny but some Kpop idols like Hwasa are fuller shaped get so much back lash from being fuller shaped because it's not the "correct body type" and I always worry about Kpop idols' self-esteem and I worry how the beauty standards affect the fans.
@@martincireg3862 not all idols get plastic surgery
@@martincireg3862 kpop idols donot look the same to us
@@ORANGE-ib3jd ahh true, they die their hair.
Suddenly feeling very glad for being born in a different country .
Me too
yes, me too :)
Me too🇮🇳🙏
From Philippines me😊
True
If such an educated society behaves like this about beauty, then money really creates problem of where to spend it.
Money is not the problem. But economic improvement would be best if goes side by side with cultural improvement. And investing on culture is on the government. Private sectors just think about money nothing els, so it is on government.
They have progressed economically, but seeing how they treat their own and how they look down at others shows that their mindset and character have not yet progressed..
"who need bags if we have pockets!"
*smirking proudly to my pants.
"EXACTLY"
13:09 i understand that "people judge people by their looks" but look at the clear statistical evidence that much more women go under plastic surgery than men. is it because more men are more beautiful than women? no. one cannot deny that there isnt a social structure that pressurizes women that she has to look beautiful and perfect and should fit into the standards in order to live a good/better life. most men get jobs, have a relationship just fine without having to get double eyelids or a slim V shaped jawline surgeries. what's expected of men and women are clearly different. that is inequality. This is why we "escape the corset"
Men are bind by their sexuality and prefer hot young women, and women know this and use this. It's that simple. Looking prettier, even if it's fake, gives women a big advantage when it comes to competing for desirable men.
Women also want physically attractive men, but they prefer wealthy men because that means security for them and their offspring. It's not just 'a social construct', it's our nature mixed with consumerist mindset.
A mans plastic surgery is his bank account. Can we also “escape the income”?
Men and women both equally (or at least to the extent that it matters) have unrealistic standards for what they must do or be to be attractive. Having to be rich is not any less oppressive than having to be pretty. We should address both.
카보아도 it’s because as women, we fall in love with a mans heart. Not to say we don’t appreciate a nice body , and handsome face. But love for us is a bit deeper. Men fall
In love with beauty before they fall in love with the person. I think that’s ONE reason why men have it a lot easier. Here in the U.S an ugly man that looks like an ogre can snag a woman that looks like a model. And women here still compete with other women for those men!
James W Im literally married to a weenie that just started working again. I’m the money maker lol
the fact that even when applying for a JOB, u have to submit a photo with ur application, there are like 2 makeup stores on every corner, too much to choose from, the pressure is real....
more & more in the u.s. they want a photo also. look at the cv/resume & not at some quick selfie cuz ya know looking for a job means it's a really intelligent move to pay for glam shots!
Actually governments in south korea planning to ban companies for making aplicants submit their photos in their application because of how many 'uglier' people get their application into trashcan because their face.
@@wenisme9670 The average Korean does not resemble celebrities. Korean celebrities lack individuality and it is proving impossible to tell them apart, let alone whether the men are men or women!!!
Photoshop is the norm
Manuela Augustine sounds racism
women: i kinda don't want to wear make up
men: i aM PERSONALLY ATTACKED
No guy feels personally attacked is just that most of us will ignore that woman and go for the prettier one.
@@cayden3470 make up doesn't make women pretty.
It is women that attack each other stop blaming men
Thanks for the fem spanation.
@@rosalina4602 no lmaoo ...I think more women support women than men do
Summer looks beautiful in my opinion. Beautiful inside and out ❤
It looked like it would be fun to dry her hair. Wish I had hair that behaved that well!
I agree. She has a great sense of humour too.
“It’s difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding.” ~Upton Sinclair
That surgeon has a clear conflict of interest. He makes me cringe.
Joe Cortez well said
I am a Korean, and I feel how low the level of foreigners watching videos made by the anti-Korean is.
ofcourse the surgeon is going to talk against the movement . Afterall he gotta earn the bucks
Tbh i don't think he talks against the movement, but more against that Sk is the 'worst'in beauty standards while referring to america, saying that they are not that far off actually
He tried to play neutral but the BIG QUESTION IS, why doesn't he look attractive if it's soooo important according to him.
@@hunibuni Exactly 😂
Huni Buni maybe because he is rich :D
@@hunibuni
He is a man. He doesn't need to look good. His profession is much more important.
As someone living in Korea, the way most medias frame Korea is wrong. They frame Korea as an extremely superficial country, while in fact, its not that superficial. No one will get bothered in Korea for having a bad fashion style, or by having naked face, by being overweight, and so forth. Furthermore, for the plastic surgery, the statistic well known among people, which states that 1 out of 3 Koreans go through plastic surgery, the stat is actually significantly manipulated, as it is hugely inflated since it also includes the surgeries of foreigners, such as Japanese, Chinese, Americans, etc. For instance, every year about four hundred fifty thousand foreigners visit Korea with the sole intention to undergo plastic surgery, and this isn't the total surgeries held by foreigners, but plastic surgeries held every year by foreigners. Ultimately, leading to greatly inflate the stat from its factual stats, which solely includes Koreans. Imagine that much amount of surgeries add up to the stats of Korea. Not saying that what the medias portray Korea is incorrect, what I am saying is that they greatly exaggerate and overemphasize issues, and foreigners who only meet Korea through unreliable medias will get "brainwashed" or have a greatly mistakeb misconception in Korea, even before actually visiting there. Go visit, if the issues seem true and unexaggerated, then leave.
이거 뭐라는거임??
I'm actually planning to visit there someday but I'm kinda hesitating now because I heard that there are lot of racist people in South Korea.
@@katherineb.495, Your choice to hesitate by your preconceptions, or to visit and face the reality, that is quite contradictory to the perception.
I've been there. It wasn't exaggerated. If anything, it was downplayed.
I don't get people judging koreans wanting to get whiter skin when white people get tans to make their skin look darker
_"What a woman is and what a woman does is femenine"_ ✊
I'm a man and I fully support this idea and any actions that further it.
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Yeah. Me too. Women doesn't need to look "feminine" in order to be feminine lol.
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@freshly squeezed That's a really good point. Ok bear with me: How about making gender mostly irrelevant for society?
I mean, gender only _really_ matters in a few cases anyway (like some sports, medical care, and of course reproduction).
So, gender could _in theory_ be irrelevant for clothes, hairstyle, manners, careers, etc. That way, any choice about those things would be appropriate and acceptable regardless of gender and the whole femenine/masculine distinction would be irrelevant.
I know it would be really hard, but just considering _"anything a woman does"_ as femenine and _"anything a man does"_ as masculine could be a start 🤷♂️
Thanks..?🙄
SO many men missed the whole point of this video but am I surprised? Not really.
siren shut up dumb feminist
So what's the point? Btw I didn't watch the video
Alfries MacDonald's neither did I... if I were to guess, it would be:
Women are superficial, needy and care about trivial things.
Monokuma Yes it was generalisation. However my generalisation is based on evidence, whereas your generalisation is based on emotion and isn’t really even a generalisation, more of an untrue statement.
David Norman BTW your guess is wrong dude, go give the video a watch to have to some insight and not sound really dumb lmfao
The thai girl has cute eyes, she doesn't need eye surgery
13:38 "who needs bag when we have pockets"
Me who bring a million things everytime i go out:
sweat profusely
Women talking about not wanting to put all their effort into looking pretty
Men: THAT'S MISANDRY!
It's misandry because mostly women pressure other women about beauty standards, but then they blame men.
Nice generalisation also I agree with the topic of the video but S.Korean feminism is notoriously anti-men if only there was a word for that hmmm lol
Toxic masculinity in its finest
@@tedlovejesus - what did I say that wasn't true and correct?
@@mikeknight3786 That's what a feminist would say if she couldn't come up with a logical response
Korea have developed economically and technologically in a fast pace but their mindset hasn't caught up with that pace.
Well said
@Jay Philip S. Why do people mention the flaws of western countries when other people criticized eastern nations even though it has nothing to do with it... I am an asian myself but I find this low key annoying af.
Pencil Eraser Right it’s honestly just stupid
What’s “catching up” Who said?
@Jay Philip S. It's not a generalisation. I'm from London and can confirm it's a crime ridden shithole.
Dont they know that without eyelids make them cute?! Having eyelid doesnt mean u r beautiful
Well done Summer and other Korean women for reclaiming your authentic identity!
There’s a lack of diversity in the Korean society. K-POP is pretty much a factory that pumps out idols who look identical to each other. They need to start celebrating a broader range of beauty
they've tried but koreans are slow to accepting a new beauty standard, and the idols would get hate on how ugly they were, for not looking like the typical standard
haras ijezda exactly, take ITZY's chaeryeong. she's considered a minor in south korea yet even that doesnt stop people from shitting on her appearance.
They look ridiculous
Well even mamamoo hwasa I am happy eventhough she gets a lot of hate she is slaying I mean the whole mamamoo also
That’s why I dislike Korea and their stupid beauty standards. I can’t even tell them apart
“Individual women in society...”
*Taeyong pops up on screen*
Me: “I-“
E’Dawns Subliminals lmfao same
The vido completely misses thecause and effect. 60 percent korean men marry vietneise wife. Only 20 percent of. Korean women get married.
Some..people..too..dumb to.understand outer beauty is.0 until.innerbeauty exists.
Same, I did NOT expect this at all 😂
Easy...he is prettier than most women?
Taeyong manufactured plastic surgery face hahaha
😢 I never knew about the extent of this until a friend told me she was going back to Hong Kong to have eyelid surgery
this is so inspirational. i escaped the corset on the outside in physical appearances, but i still have a mental corset, i feel like i have to diet and starve myself to look good to where it damages my health.
I actually love the asian monolid. It's pretty on women.
And many of the Kpop men with monolid are among the ones considered the hottest! Such a double standard between men and women.
Exactly
Same. The Asian monolid is beautiful
On men too
Me too
The doctor is a hypocrite. The "outside beauty is important" but he never had any surgeries? Why?
I guess because he doesn't get judged on the beauty over everything he does.
he does not get judged if he is a rich doctor who owns hospital. sad but true.
@@carolinestrotman8103
Sad? It's a great thing! It shows that normality always triumphs and the feminists are just mentally ill organisms.
Just smash his luxury car. Since beauty is not outside, besides he makes lots of money to buy his stupid luxury BMW that has same cost as a house.
@@bitcoinrealitytv8571 this comment is awful
Hes talking reality, good looking people have it easier. The funny thing is some of these self proclaimed feminists stan male kpop idols with the same impossible standard of looks, talent and personality.
I loved her last lines. Really made me happy in my skin.
I'm really happy to see South Korean women bucking this extreme standard for individuality and the freedom of expression. It can't be healthy to have an entire nation of Instagram clones, all cut and hacked to look the same.
I'm happy too :)) they should be able to do whatever they want and look however they want without being judged. Same for everywhere else.
I am a person who likes to wear shirts 3 times larger than my size and jeans wide enough to fit the country on one day and wear sparkly dresses and heels with butterflies on them on other day. I also have cut my hair down to my ear and grown them down to my waist. I also LOVE make up, I love putting glitter on my eyes and picking what lipstick I’m going to wear but I also LOVE taking them off, on days that I want some down time and on days that I’m out in the middle of nowhere, volunteering.
The thought of looking ‘feminine’ never crossed my mind because what I do with my body and the clothes I wear was never really gender specific. I do it because I love it or want too not because that’s what society expects of me.
Same here! I love fashion but I go out in sweats most of the time. I like to dress up but don't wear make up on the daily. We shouldn't be forced to adhere to beauty standards.
Exactly what I wanted to say. Summed up perfectly. Also I thought make up is supposed to enhance your features, not hide imperfections. At least that how I use it
I have the same thing, some days I want to wear t shirts and sweatpants and some days I want to dress up.
@thenameisrouge I am just like that. I also love just wearing a boyfriend jean and doing my makeup. The inside is still me.
thenameisrouge 💛🧡💛
Poor girlies but everywhere is like this but I think Korea is too extreme.
d campbell y’all out here peeling your melanin like potatoes....
@Mohammed-Bashir Adewale but in Africa they have insecurities too. They bleach their skin to look white. No one is better than another. Every society has its social and political problems we just need healthy ways to solve them without going to the extreme.
So true why do they need to be so extreme on both sides. Plastic surgery to look beautiful and flat out looking like a boy to rebel against the norm. They need balance.
Tell women to stop being so vain then.
"Sometimes they just keep staring at your eyes" While your taking? NO WAY REALLY
One thing I'm never doing is plastic surgery CUZ DAMN GOD MADE ME BEAUTIFUL SO I LOVE HIS CHOICE
Same here for me :D I am okay with others doing plastic surgery as long as they feel good and aren't harming themselves but personally I want to be me because no matter how ugly or whatever I may be considered, I wanna stay the same and keep the looks that I was given naturally :))
“Everyone in the world wants to be white and beautiful”
Listen darling come to the UK, where everyone is tanning or taking tanning injections.
exactly
In northern Spain it is the same . To have a tan all year around is a sighn of status.
tanning injections?!
They're still white
Honestly
It’s sad because the eyes of Asians is something quite specific to them. Now they’re adhering to a standard of beauty that is not natural to them at all! It’s sad
Monolids aren't just specific to asians but I see your point.
And besides many Asian people have natural double eyelids. But that, again, is not to invalidate S I's point. Obsession with double eyelids even in relatively happier East Asian countries like Taiwan is definitely worrying.
Only Koreans. Chinese,japanese and south East Asian people Lika Thai,Viet,Indonesians,Malaysians...etc most of them are natural I mean 99%.
@oang245 h actress Renee Zelweger (sorry I can't spell) had surgery, hardly recognisable.
more koreans have monolids than any other asians from what I’ve seen. but i think monolids arent so important, soyeon from gidle has monolids and she’s super pretty. many koreans naturally have a nice nose though. monolids should be normalized for girls, i dont think it’s an ugly feature, many kpop male idols have monolids but many female idols i see have double eyelids..
I honestly feel worried about how far these beauty standards will go. And the idols also have pressure to have the "perfect body type" or else they face backlash. And with the beauty standards since both my friend and I are into Kpop my friend said that she felt pressured to lose weight coz of how some Kpop idols look, so we both decided to take a break from Kpop till she feels better. She feels better and we're both worried about the Korean beauty standards.
can we talk about how all american celebrities, youtubers, and instagram stars get fake tan, lip fillers, boob jobs, eyelash nail extensions? Not all koreans get plastic surgery, there are many different trends in korea and nowadays people wear and dress like whatever they want to lol
It's a craze everywhere but very rampant in Korea and oh America
This comment is basically “don’t generalize Korean people there are many different trends lol look the other way let’s generalize American celebrities instead”
only difference is that it's not normalised too much in America
But in Korea it's too much
How do men take this as an attack? What?!
Exactly. Feminists trying to deconstruct Male and female identity are just doing it out of the love of their hearts.
Many men dont want woman to speak their kind, just serve them.
@@Bodangers learn your place or suffer alone
lateblossom those men are insecure that’s why they objectify and control women
And then some women like that plastic surgeon try to benefit from the gravy train
That’s just how entitled men are.
She made a good point with the school uniform ad. Clearly the message of the ad is that society dictates that comfort is not a consideration extended to females.
bro FREAL
I am a Korean, and I feel how low the level of foreigners watching videos made by the anti-Korean is.
lol for me , the ad is amazing , i need that pocket too !
And comfort is not a consideration extended to males.
Look, men are forced to military conscription for 2 years with 10% of minimum wage, while women who are totally exempt pay no taxes to support them and go get college education and start careers earlier.
Exactly!
At Miss Korea beauty contests, all the ladies look almost identical. Luckily, some of their hair styles are a little different. Otherwise, it's hard for the judges to tell them apart.
If everyone is made to be beautiful and the same then "ugly" will become the new pretty. At least for me! I like to see something different.
Also this infantalization of society needs to stop! Grown women and men trying to be like teenagers, we have to stop this for everyone's benefit
My mother says that idols and other people in their 20s do this because they consider them to be still young and so they can act in a more youthful manner compared to western people who become more mature faster. I kind of understand this but it's also still really weird for me lolol 😅😂😁
Also I would like to see something different. When I look up ulzzangs and some idols and actresses, they look very similar.
I mean, their facial features are different and I can distinguish quite a few idols and actors from each other but there are also lots who I can't tell the difference between
@@dreamsoftheilluminated5158 when these very idols reach an age of realisation, they will see their past and cringe 😂 ngl
Some idiot made standards and the rest is saying “there’s nothing we can do about it, this is human nature”.
NO IT’S NOT!! 😂
It is human nature. Naturally beautiful people have better genes in generel. Human procreation is driven by good genes to a huge degree. That's especially obvious in the choice of a sexual partner but also in everyday life. Beautiful people are generally treated better by society.
@@LeylaOzden-fc1bi We have scientific evidence that shows that it's natural. Beauty standards might be different from country to country but there is a common denominator.
@@LeylaOzden-fc1bi At it's core, nature. Variations come from personal preference or societal influence, though those variations are comparably slight.
"However,among animals that's natural because the standard is set by nature itself and does not change." Human beings are also animals. Even though a way more developed animal we still have many animalistic drives ingrained into our biology.
@@DevlVergil yes. The common denominator is healthy mates that have feminine features. She looked like a boy at first but when she stepped out of the shower she instantly became exciting.
RumbleFist
Yes, but humans are a very diverse and adaptable species. We don’t need a beauty standard because we have many different kinds of beauty in both men and women. People have all kinds of preferences, probably for different biological needs (like genetic diversity, strength or better immune systems).
God that was powerful "what a woman is and what a woman does is feminine." She is so bright and Imo so so so beautiful.
DarthYuYevon she is, and she’s gonna make femmes feel pretty lucky ;)
Men who can't find anything to do but degrade the beauty of women hate themselves: a theory
Incredibly delusional.
i recently bought cargo pants from male section, and saw how amazing the material was compared to female ones...the pockets are so usefull too. why have i never thought of using my pockets to hold my keys. it felt to freeing to walk around with nothing weighing my shoulder (which btw i got diagnosed with left shoulder muscle imbalance by doctor years ago since i had sharp pain/nflamation in my joint and the limb never straightens like normal again- all due to hand bags on left shoulder).
Summer's last words are the best: this is what a woman looks like, what a woman does and it's feminine and it's beautiful. Respect to this young lady for thinking with her head, for loving herself and for not succumbing to this unrealistic, dangerous beauty standards and expectations.
i'd rather spend my money on food medicine house and bills..
alyssa marie jagonio agreed
SAME !
Food and Shelter lng, Sapat na. 😏
Anyone see the kdrama My ID is Gangnam Beauty? They made fun of her even after her plastic surgery! Their way of thinking needs to change. There’s a lot of bullying and people committing suicide over said bullying. It’s extremely sad. RIP to all of those that were taken from us too soon.🙏
Summer makes me smile so much - what an awesome human 🌟🧡
I'll never understand why they want to change their eyes. Their eyes are freaking beautiful.
I'm happy "Summer" is not following Korean beauty trends. She is incredibly beautiful already!
Neil Jones She looks even more beautiful now!
She looks like a MAN or a LESBIAN. Man-HATER for SURE!
@@darna1869 she might be a lesbian. There girl she's with kind of sus.
Yes, in my personal opinion she looks much better than all those fabricated and cloned looks.
@@darna1869 How about no ?
The concept for that school uniform ad is messed up.
ok girls look cute & freeze.
I think they should make more than one type of uniform. Make one for summer and another for winter (for both guys and girls). Uniforms can still look good on both genders while being weather appropriate as well. Maybe add a coat for winter and some fleece leggings for winter. No one has to sacrifice comfort for style. Idk. Just some thoughts.
Some east asian naturally have double eyelids and pale skin. And I'm the same, I love myself. Please don't tell me I'm fake.
A few years ago, Japan's NHK TV showed the photos of the Miss Korea contestants. All the ladies looked almost identical. It would be really hard for the judges to tell them apart.
Why do so many asians want double eyelid surgery? Moon eyelids are beautiful.
I know I find them so pretty!
I think so too
Monolids
I agree! It’s pretty and unique. And I have them!
I have half :D
When I was living in Korea, what broke my heart is that all the beautiful Korean ladies never felt worthy. As beautiful as they were, there's was no confidence behind it.
thats what happens when your country beauty standards control day to day life
every country has beauty standards but some aren’t really affected by it because it’s not so openly enforced
South Korean ones seem to affect everyone on a daily basis OPENLY so it forces everyone picks their appearance apart to find whats “wrong” and fix themselves because they aren’t as pretty as people like Cha Eunwoo or Irene from Red Velvet and koreans only respect that level of beauty it seems
@@idontknowanymore9966 well, luckily enough we Africans don't have beauty standards.
@@amongindomitila3028 Africa does have its own beauty standards. Don't act like skin bleaching isn't prevalent in places like Nigeria and South Africa
@@preciousoh705 skin bleaching is every where, but that ain't a beauty standard for us.. like it is in south Korea. People do have choice making but a majority of us are comfortable in our own skin. No need for surgery to get a pointed nose, double eye lids n stuff.
@@amongindomitila3028 Obviously lots of people don't bleach their skin but saying Africa doesn't have a beauty standard isn't true. We do, its just not our biggest problem
Meanwhile in "western" people like myself get nosejobs to get ride of that same nose bridge that the asians wish for! As well as literally burning in the sunn to get that "nice" darker tan skin coulour. How crazy is our society that makes us fell that we are neverrrr good enough as we were born :( this has to stop! Very brave girl in the video :) 💪
That's all effects of marketing
Exactly!! Crazy...
Shut up
I was recommended a video by AJ+ talking about this same topic, and Summer was wearing the same shirt for that interview too. Same outfit actually.
Sadly, the surgeon is right on saying the western do it "under the water".
That doesn't make it right tho u.u
Yea but everyone is talking about korea tho as if no other country has beauty standards. I am sorry but beauty standards matter. If people not that beautiful, people might be afraid to travel. Western used to hate asians and called them ugly before they rose with beauty and anime.
We all know that there are beauty standards everywhere especially for women but South Koreans are very rude and mean to people who prefer to be natural and do not want to fit into those beauty standards. South Koreans have become ugly people inwardly just to attain outward beauty which is very wrong.
@dil oreo Why is that racism?
@dil oreo ohh there are others who do it too i mean bleaching in a lot of communities... etc
Well not to that extent.
Imagine a world where everyone would look the same! How horrible that would be!
I know. Look at all the variations in nature. Humans are dumb. We cannot all look perfect.
Confused world that put into suspense 😂
those two feminist looked exactly the same, they looked like 10 year old asian boys.
@@stuka80 XD best comment
stuka80 they look cute
"We are living in a dream and we only wake up when we die." -Anwr Awlk (r)
i dont know why i am watching this i can't remember the last time ive worn make up (othere than for theater productions. ) I am a take me or leave me for what i am girl
Koreans are obsessed with beauty. I've watched a ton of Korean movies and it struck me why they are so fixated on perfection.
With the rise of Hallyu ( Korean Wave / Korean Fever ) I guess 10 years from now every girl will look the same and always striving for perfection that doesn't exists.
No they are obsessed with confirmity
S A M U E L I watch a lot of Korean tv on Netflix and I’ve come to the same conclusion. Perfection is the only standard , not only for women but also men !
@@bw8383 its not about confirmity, its indeed about perfection, for both male and woman
they need to look good for others or others will judge them bad, worst than people judge in west
Exactly. I too watch a lot of k dramas and find them really interesting with crazy plot twists and very good story lines.
Have noticed how much looks matter in SK, very soon they'll all be the same, white skin, slim bodies, long hair and uniform features, ugh
I read of an actor who's married to a beautiful actress even announced their baby girl's arrival with " she has double eyelids like her mom!"
how superficial is that?
So much pressure on these stars and young people , they want to be popular and have huge fan bases and ultimately a few hate comments from some malicious netizens, they even kill themselves. Sad
I love single eyelids on people, I find them attractive
they're called monolids, and i'll always find it crazy how they're generally fetishized/exocitized in western culture while people in eastern asian countries apparently view them as "tired" and "unfriendly"
I think it looks prettier than western eyelids...
monolids occur in people of western and non-asian ethnicities too, just at a much lower frequency than most asian ethnicities
@@litchtheshinigami8936 also there are a lot of asians with naturally creased eyelids, so it's best not to exclusively associate double lids with the west
I like hairy asses on women. I find them attractive.
I think the issue with beauty standards is almost all over the world. There are different beauty standards in different places of the world and that truly refrains many people from being beautiful in others' eyes. An "ugly" person from a certain country may look "astonishingly beautiful" in another country. That is why I think that no matter how people look really matters in terms of how good-looking they are. After all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I really hope that people can see themselves as who they are and love themselves for being who they are. If we take off the lenses of judging people according to the beauty standards "there", people can really start being who they are and not be insecure of how they look in others' eyes for the most part.
More power to the women who feel like "Summer" The so called "beauty industry" is steered by big business and the harm of some of the consequences are nothing short of criminal.
“What a woman is and what a woman does is feminine.”
Yes 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@Ben K Thanks for the laugh I needed it!
Ignore him he lives in a bubble far removed from nature. The idiot actually believes men could do all that manual labor and research on their own with no input from the other half of the population which is illogical.
I always used to wonder if I was just imagining it when I thought most kpop girl groups looked like duplicates of the next group.
ikr
Same factory
Kpop is becoming a vile factory.
Especially because of the double eyelids, pale skin , V shaped face, and skinny type body.
I-, idk if it's me but to me they look very different, very different facial features
beauty standards are a huge problem everywhere and it’s sad
I stand with The escape corsets movement hope ya’ll can change Korea to a more accepting place
Whoa.. that whole beauty culture is wrong... What happened to the Being, the actual core of what a person is?
Good luck to the Escape Corsets movement 🙏🏽❤️
Why double eyelid surgery?
@@savantianprince their standard of beauty, duh. They thinks it is beautiful. And easier to apply some make up such as eye shadow, etc.
@@denoxdblong2577 I do agree. Not to long ago the West had been thru similar issues of feminine beauty.
Seems as if they're saying men are better so they would rather be like men. Like ancient Europe under Paganism , female was seen as important, and also Asia has a philosophy where male and female energies like yin and yang are important.
@FreeRangeSoyFarmer Goyem yes of course! Especially those who worship the god of beauty.
woman: does something to free herself from pressure
men: are they attacking us?!
ikr xD their egos are getting attacked
Donel King says an ugly man 💀
@Notre Aira Calm down, geez.
😂 good one! So true
@Hoàng Nguyên I never knew this! Awesome!
Deep down inside: need for being loved/ accepted/ liked/appreciated
they say eyes are windows to the soul..
cutting your soul open for menial contemporary standards is a sad and disgrace brought on by society.
“WHO NEEDS BAGS WHEN WE HAVE POCKETS!!!” Honestly I say this every day! I want pockets damn it!!
13:43 I laughed so hard at this, same with average size on pockets on women jeans compared to male. Women not needing bags with all important belongings also could cut down crime rates because a womens bag is an "easy target"
i like backpacks! u can usually hold more than just ur wallet, phone and a lipstick :)
Then buy clothes with pockets.
@@RoxanneLavender most women's pants don't have as big pockets as males pants
I like bags better. I dont like sitting on things or forgetting stuff in my pants before washing or having bulges. I want a phone and key pocket for all my sports pants though.
I need a bag because women pants have no useful pockets. 😭
I think Summer was making a point women don't have to only wear pants marketed as "feminine"
that said I don't fancy carrying my water bottle in my pocket lol
I t is better now, I can choose coats with pockets, useful for asthma medicine, glasses, sanitary products, pour
And a purse.
there are cargo pants for women...
sgtjoe2008 it should be all pants. Not just cargo pants
That's what I say... well I say, " I don't need a purse, I have pockets"
The webtoon -True beauty is so relevant to this