Plastic Surgery in Korea? Is it True?

[wongie]

I was reading a article and it was talking about how South Korean Women/Men esp in Apkujong look the most stunning in Korea. And it said it was all down to Plastic Surgery. Is it true?

Link:- http://www.seoulstyle.com/art_plasticFantastic.htm

[Knoctur_nal]

i remembering hearing it was pretty popular, guessing this is still true.

[xiaojia]

of cos.. plastic surgery is super popular there. Thats why you get korean movies that revolve around that theme.. such as Time and 200 Pounds Beauty. It all reflects the society they live in.

[Xiah]

that's intense O_o
but you really can't blame them; society really does judge an individual by their physical appearance..just one of those shallow aspects of human nature i guess

[benjwang]

korean girls dont need plastic surgery

[hiake]

I guess the trend persists then, heard that quite a while back before the Korean entertainment stormed Hong Kong, which is like what, 7 years ago?

But I think it's no surprise, many of the stars look really similar because they all got their face tweaked to look the traditional best.

[qpower]

It's true to a extent, its not like almost every girl has plastic surgery on them.

However... they can be pretty attractive

[hiake]

... until you meet a Korean girl version of Michael Jackson <_<

[fearless_fx]

korean girls dont need plastic surgery

Your argument is flawed, good sir.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p255/fearless_fx/beforeafter.jpg

[hiake]

^ Wow you found that pic? Nice counter argument.

I guess Korean girls don't need BAD plastic surgery (anyone NEED bad plastic surgery anyways?). But they may need some tweaking here and there to look beautiful =_=b

[wongie]

I was amazed and shocked, I read another articl saying plastic surgery in Japan and Korea are really popular. But Why? I guess a large amount of the population is obsessed with looking gorgeous.

But would any of you guys find it acceptable? What if you found out your gf/bf had plastic surgery? As time went by and he/she got older you could actually see the implications of plastic surgery, would you mind? Could any of you accept that? Would you consider them a Monster?

What ever happened to inner beauty? Or what lyes within a person, their personality?

[hiake]

Beauty is only skin deep, but we strive for it day and night. To me, I would rather be with an average looking guy than a deceiving good-looking guy whose look was artificial. If he cannot live with himself, I just cannot stand him.

[sn3ky_x]

i spose its true...because not everyone can look that good=P

[Lilydream]

i heard about that before..korean girl who reach their 20 years old have did already a plastic surgery ...

[fearless_fx]

in china, women are starting to be more partial to plastic surgery because its necessary to get into the job market. You can go to university and grab a solid education, but if another applicant has the same credentials AND looks better than you, they get chosen. When you have millions of people flooding the market and looking for good work positions you need every advantage you can get.

In korea and japan though, i think it might just be due to vanity lol.

[Thisdamngood]

Good looks certain play a role in getting jobs.

[xiaojia]

but I think most man cannot accept their own gal to be non-natural.. They like the looks, but not the touch.. u reckon?

[khoo88]

Think about it this way: what's the first thing that grabs your attention about a person? Their looks. You find that person attractive, and thus you want to talk to him/her. I'm not saying it's not possible for you to like someone's personality before you like their looks, but looks is most likely the first thing you'd notice. To apply this to a business environment: presentation is everything.

Sooo.. to sum up: looks is what grabs your attention first, personality is what determines if it will work out.

Personally, I'd prefer natural looks, but if she's a nice girl and I get along really well with her, I wouldn't mind if she had some plastic surgery done before I met her (although I really really don't like fake boobs).

[caprice06]

I've spent some time in Korea and a lot of my friends there wanted to have a plastic surgery. There are three basic things that Korean women (and some men too) don't like about their faces:
(1) eyelids - they want to have double eyelids,
(2) nose - especially the middle part,
(3) cheeks - most Korean women think their faces are too big and round. To sum it up, they seem to pursue more Western-like beauty. No wonder South Korea is one of the leading countries in eyelid surgery.

And yes, Kim Ki Duk showed his opinion on Korea's plastic surgery wave pretty well in his movie "Time". And if you haven't seen it yet, go!!! Now!!!

[saiko]

if you have the money, why not do it!

[xiaojia]

And yes, Kim Ki Duk showed his opinion on Korea's plastic surgery wave pretty well in his movie "Time". And if you haven't seen it yet, go!!! Now!!!
yea.. watched it. Totally portrayed the negative side of what plastic surgery can be.. the question of identity..

if you have the money, why not do it!
well.. cos you might regret? Its not just about the money. Of cos that is a prerequisite.. but its not definitely not the only factor

[leejr930]

I've heard lots of koreans get plastic surgery. It's a normal everyday thing

[boalover16]

y does ppl do plastic surgery when they noe that it'll harm them in the future? isn't kind of stupid. i mean look @ ayumi hamasaki (jap singer). my mom said she looks beautiful before she had plastic surgerys. (i think it was her high skool years). aniways, i thought ppl have plastic surgeries becauz they're not "pretty" enough 2 show off in front of guys.

[hiake]

I guess I am just chicken from under the scapel, can't blame people who think they should look more beautiful. Though I highly recommend visiting a psychaitrist before doing anything drastic.

It's not unlike eating disorder, plastic surgery. Once you get the first op done, you are bound to think "I may as well fix this too..."... and it never ends.

[PhY pHy]

When u get old ull noe that plastic surgery is BAD
the pieces fall apart....trust me...lol...and OMG
i love 200 Pound Beauty...its really good...touching...lol

[xiaojia]

^ 2nd that! really nice light hearted film related to plastic surgery..

Now.. for some advertising:

"200 Pounds Beauty" - a Korean film about plastic surgery (light hearted)
http://www.popularasians.com/showthread.php?t=12932

"Time" - a Korean film about plastic surgery (serious stuff)
http://www.popularasians.com/showthread.php?p=233661#post233661

haha.. watch them if you are interested in plastic surgery.. my comments are all in the movies.. lol

[chonsa]

I heard, that in Korea plastic surgary is very cheap... I wonder how much it cost... does anybody know?

[Yeah_Ken]

It wasn't really a big issue back then. But yeah Korea is starting to really trend on plastic surgery. I had some friends who went back for three weeks to Korea. When they came back they were dying to go back to get plastic surgery. I think singers like Rain are good examples to mediate the hype lol.

[necronrised]

lols xiaojia.
i just watched 200pound beauty.

I suppose if a ger can gain confidence thru plastic surgury, i see no wrong.
But honestly after watchin e movie i had this itch to undergo e knife.
hahas..too bad im poor

[xiaojia]

^ haha.. its a comedy.. so its kinda happy ending. But watch Time. Total opposite.

btw, its not the pastic surgery that finally helped her gain confidence. It was the acceptance of her old self that actually did the job. And there were other negative effects of the surgery that were brought across in a funny way.. such as the breasts and butt that can't be touched. So hope you dun go away with the impression that surgery is all good and no bad :)

[necronrised]

hahas..i thot her confidence was gained both way. She neve dared to make a move on tt pretty bastard before when she was hanna.

You make Time sound scary. Did the character drop a nose or sometink?

[AznWing]

yea ive heard that alot of koreans have plastic surgery and ive heard its natural

[bjlove]

yea..i haven't been to korea but all i heard is that a lot of people get plastic surgery...its like a normal thing in korea...if they do not like their eyelids or nose and they have enough money, they would probably get it done

[Veincentury]

Don't east asians have one fold eye lids unlike Europeans? I've never of Koreans liking plastic surgery though.

[hiake]

^What kind of stereotyping is that??? =_=b Plenty of girls have double fold eyelids or whatever it is called...

Just that they got obsessed over beauty... poor souls

[regal_aeros]

i heard that it's like a becoming of age thing for koreans. when they reach the age of say 21, their parents would give them a sum of money for them to go under the knife for wherever they want to change...

[Veincentury]

^What kind of stereotyping is that??? =_=b Plenty of girls have double fold eyelids or whatever it is called...

Just that they got obsessed over beauty... poor souls

Sorri okay. Koreans being obsessed with beauty is a stereotype too.:D

[hiake]

^ Um, most Korean girls I know (personally, not talking about stars and actresses) are quite obsessed with beauty... they always walk out of the house at THEIR MOST GLAMOUROUS. But I guess the rest of us just don't bother =_=b

[xiaojia]

You make Time sound scary. Did the character drop a nose or sometink?

lol.. no la.. its just quite a weird movie. And you can experience the loneliness in the characters and although its all very extreme.. they seem possible and bizarre at the same type. lol.. watch it if possible.. you will get what I mean

[gina7ar]

Mmmm i saw this magazine article once talking about how 9 out of 10 girls in korea have plastic surgery, hmm... what happens when they get one of them get married and her children look nothing like her husband or her surgerised face? I wonder if her husband would mind if he didnt know his own wife had surgery before she married him lol

[ncyd]

it is true that not everyone need plastic surgery, but they just want to conform with society's idea of beauty. i personally don't agree with plastic surgery unless there is something wrong with you. i think you have to have confidence inside of yourself first before you can be satisfied with yourself (this is just my opinion):) i heard in the news a few years back that there was a man that was married to this gorgeous woman, but when they had a baby girl the baby turn out to be really ugly (features wise). the man was confuse to where this baby got the feature from, then he found out that his wife got plastic surgery done all over. he sued her for that, but it was settled out of court or something like that so i don't know the result of that lawsuit.-lol

[Tassadar2k03]

damn they make them so hot

[hitaku]

it's true but there's more plastic surgery in japan (female actress)

[PearlC]

OMG those pics... without plastic surgery they simply wudnt b where they are today

[nicole]

If your in the entertainment business you have to look good so what better way to do it than have plastic surgery.

[erichau]

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/9021/boasurgeryfr0.gif

here is the super pop diva girl... BoA, my opinion 100% pure plastic... nasty

[babichicky]

omgosh... that's crazy... i guess it does make them look prettier... but seriously lack of confidence...
but yea my cousin told me they get it at a really young age too:S

[Darice]

I heard korean guys gets penis enlargement surgery in korea..

u could do that???

[zero_c]

u could do that???

Not sure you can do that.

[sfcausa]

I guess some of us are obsessed with beauty. I heard that there is an street in Korea that all the plastic sergeons are. Anyone know where it is? I also heard that their plastic sergeons do a better jobs than other country.

[Darice]

even so they look beautiful but nuthing can be compare to natural beauty

[kianu]

I was amazed and shocked, I read another articl saying plastic surgery in Japan and Korea are really popular. But Why? I guess a large amount of the population is obsessed with looking gorgeous.

But would any of you guys find it acceptable? What if you found out your gf/bf had plastic surgery? As time went by and he/she got older you could actually see the implications of plastic surgery, would you mind? Could any of you accept that? Would you consider them a Monster?

What ever happened to inner beauty? Or what lyes within a person, their personality?

well depends..if she/he look so awful then i might forgive it...but i think God made us who we are 4 a reason...why we should spoilt it?

Nowadays not a lot of people know how to really appriciate the beauty of a soul and not the appearance..so maybe that's why most of people consider to have a plastic surgery.

[maywan]

I just know that plastic surgery at Korea is the best and many actress/actors go there to get their face fixed. Wow, 200 Pounds Beauty (a movie) totally ties into this.

[ekyec]

dont' people from overseas fly to korea for surgery..since it cheaper, and the surgeons are experienced there?

[hadouken]

As an entertainer its highly encouraged , anything related to media. Wrestler/Singer/News and so on. I know someone who works over there as an entertainer and tells me YES its very common. Cutting the bottom or top lip of your eye to make it bigger from fixing your nose its mostly about image as an entertainer over there now. Im not saying every entertainer does it but you'd be more then suprised. Its more socially accepted over there then say China where its considered cheap and taboo. And of course there are ones that have it and we don't even know about it =X Taiwan is another hot spot. You notice they look alot better then most regular chinese stars? *wink wink* as for HK it's mostly about natural beauty and alot of makeup , plastic surgery and the press will rain hell on you. Its probably going to slowly be accepted for the chinese general since the asian wave is kickin and influences are strong.

*edit* i just read the first page article and plastic surgery extends to the street so there you have it.

Im not sure about Japan but from what i see i'd think they are big on Plastic Surgery too , Ayumi Hamasaki / Koda Kumi anyone? Blatant transformations. Even Gackt looks like he's had his face raped under the knife. But hey i'm not too experienced with the Japanese industry you tell me =)

[Moonsvelt]

Platic surgery in Korea...

I heard that there's even Lee Jun Gi plastic surgery o_O
but I don't know the meaning..my friends said...it meant face like Lee Jun Gi

is it true?? o_O

[bbes]

Your argument is flawed, good sir.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p255/fearless_fx/beforeafter.jpg

can plastic surgery really make that a big difference to those ppl. im surprised at how the skin colour and how jaw structure can be completely changed. its amazing. however, it don't agree with it. i think its a waste of money, there are a good chance it could go wrong and natural beauty is what i think is truly important. not some plastic face that can't pull expressions because of surgery.

[master_g]

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/9021/boasurgeryfr0.gif

here is the super pop diva girl... BoA, my opinion 100% pure plastic... nasty

Ohh nooooo. Boa too... *sigh*

in the end surgery catches up with you, i mean no disrespect to the guy but have u seen Sylvester Stallone's mom?

[ProjectD]

lol i heard it was true, i guess it still is

[surplusletterbox]

I was reading a article and it was talking about how South Korean Women/Men esp in Apkujong look the most stunning in Korea. And it said it was all down to Plastic Surgery. Is it true?

Link:- http://www.seoulstyle.com/art_plasticFantastic.htm

The answer to your question is emphatic yes! Let me elaborate on my answer. Any physical change to anything in this universe can only be due to nature (can be = act of God), accident or man made! If it is man-made, the options available are either: DIY, forced upon you by criminal damage or you pay money for it. The latter of which is plastic surgeon.

[zzaarr]

can plastic surgery really make that a big difference to those ppl. im surprised at how the skin colour and how jaw structure can be completely changed. its amazing. however, it don't agree with it. i think its a waste of money, there are a good chance it could go wrong and natural beauty is what i think is truly important. not some plastic face that can't pull expressions because of surgery.

I dunno about jaw structure but in those pictures the light temperature affects your skin tone. Although I know that you can dye your skin to get a fake tan?

[master_g]

^^ umm yeah its called fake tan......

[fearless_fx]

^^ umm yeah its called fake tan......

lol i think its actually called a 'spray on tan', but its all the same stuff

[Atreides]

I would never consider plastic surgery. But, I don't have problem with ppl who do. It's their money they can spend on whatever they want.

[Butso]

they have really perfected the art of plastic surgery aye?

[maybellina]

Yea, I did heard from a korean friend that many celebrities and even teenage girls are into plastic surgery. Some teenage girls even ask their parents for plastic surgery as their high school grad gift. Supposedly, it's very common and popular thing in Korea~ I personally thing there is no point of having plastic surgery, should go with what nature gave you, unless...if someone was involved in a bad car accident (for example) and really needed the surgery or something along those lines~

[sebi_1]

yes indeed it's quite popular in Korea

but then, i think it's true in most developed societies, where you have the means + money for undergoing such surgeries... it just hinges on whether people are outspoken about it or not

for it's a blatant fact that one gets by with a lot more with good looks - harsh social fact i suppose, but tragically true.

[ogbaka]

wow, plastic surgery is a big difference for some... but i prefer natural looking girl and not fake...

[maybellina]

Yup! 100% agree with Ogbaka~ Natural is the best~

[Nervios]

If your rich and you want to change yourself then why not lol, some people are superficial. But obviously they are some who have their own reason to have plastic surgery

[iamci]

Yeah, so many Korean actresses have had plastic surgery.

[sseboo]

dont most actors and actresses get plastic surgeries before they debut

[sseboo]

do you feel jealous when you look at handsome people ?

[pijiu]

I would only get something 'fixed' through surgery if it was badly damaged in an accident, my teeth for example need surgery, I might get that done when I feel I have enough money to do so.

[ralliartlancerevov]

yea its crazy all these celeb. are goin through plastic surgery just to make them pretty. for example kanye west mom. sad.

[firesphere]

Have a vacation in Korea and you'll see 2 batch of ppl. The good looking (all kinda similar) and the umm... not so good looking. Sorry for generalising but jeez it's so obvious.

[amoureux]

yeah i think its really popular. mentioned plastic surgery, one would usually relate it to Korea. From some pics I've seen, plastic surgery really did a drastic change to them. No doubt prettier when its successful.. I guess when everyone around you is looking good, some will take ps as a solution..

[adrianc]

know a korean girl.

She says about 30percent of the girls do that...she also wants to get it herself but is afraid.

I believe her.

[bbes]

well with all plastic surgery risks are always going to be involved and there is always a possiblity of u ending up looking worse but gd surgeons usually minimise the risk. best way if ur worried is just not to have it done. its not worth the money anyway and if they already look gd then theres def no point in having it done.

[foofoo]

Korean celebrities are known to get a little nip and tuck here and there so it's hard to find a real natural beauty among these plastics

[mikeo2]

I just don't think its right.. haha. Imagine, beautiful couple (due to plastic surgery), but ugly babies.

[abbaZabba]

yeah its very popular there

[kat_zoe]

Yes please do tell me as well. I am quite curious if it is true.

[S2Rain]

to me, i think its true because almost all korean guys and girls are so pretty like its not true. their skin look so smooth and soft. >.< i'm jealous if it is really their natural skin.

[themvp]

Fake people!!

[DragonK550i]

lol why cant 100% natural......

[qtmike]

yea they do that alot in korea

[woeijing83]

i hope it's not......well......nothing i can say if it's true also....

[jklee369]

Their society is a lot more libel were plastics surgery is considered the norm, unlike the bitchy HK society where the press will harass you about it

[s0uljae]

ya i heard korea have the best plastic surgery right now

[ARASHI1988]

I think it quite normal everyone wants to be shining and beautiful

[AkkiOnimusha]

there is plastic surgery everywhere these days.... people just want to look better to feel more confident in themselves.

[slxcloud]

I dun mind gals who have plastic surgery :)

[Wasabi86]

i heard from my friend some parents get plastic surgery for their kids as birthday pressies~

"So sweetie... HAPPY 15th... wat would you like this year?? double eye lids or a diff nose??"

now... i dunno if my friend was serious or joking... lolz~

[d15z1sux]

its sad but it seems that society in asia can be so shallow. i guess people have plastic surgery to be more accepted by society.

[master_g]

^ its not so much that, its mainly because they are bombarded with western media telling them what beautiful is supposed to be, hence the reason why so many are not happy with their natural features.

[d15z1sux]

what i mean is because if you are not considered good looking it can mean you find it harder to make friends and people treat you differently for example.

[santoguya]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_blepharoplasty

pretty commmon asian plastic surgery procedure

[chinesefoosball]

Anyone see 200lb beauty? It basically advocates for plastic surgery :/

[Takashi]

Plastic surgery sucks. It's totally deceiving. I mean i don't care if you get it but I would defnitely not think about getting married to someone who had surgery done cuz I want my kid to look good. What if you get married to a girl who looks really beautiful due to extensive surgery and then when you have kids they look completely butt ugly? ugh! no way! even if i don't look like brad pitt, i at least want my kids to look better than me haha.