😊WHAT IS KOREAN BEAUTY STANDARD? "Korean beauty standards" are a distinct feature of Korean culture. In 2015, South Korea became the only Eastern Asian country (among many European and American countries like Brazil, US, Italy, Colombia, and others) that entered into the top 10 "countries with the highest rate of cosmetic surgeries in the world based on the global survey by ISAPS (the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons). Examples of Korean beauty criteria include slim figures, a small face, V-shaped jaw, double eyelids that exemplify innocence, aegyo-sal (making the under eye bags puffy), small lips, straight eyebrows, large eyes and flawless skin. Korean beauty standards have varied influences, and K-pop is one of the biggest impacts.K-pop has become globalized and exposed around the world; aside from the music, the physical appearance of idols portray have impacted the beauty standards in Korea.
