tw – eating habits, dieting, body weight, dysmorphia
I often see people posting fancams of female idols these days and expressing horror at how high and unrealistic korean beauty standards are.
I think we need more nuance here. Yes, lookism is a thing and yes even an average korean person has higher beauty standards than other nationalities but celebrities are way more extreme and out of touch. I highly doubt anyone would be name calling a woman who’s not unhealthily thin but is on the lower side of her healthy bmi range. There are multiple female idols who look more muscular and are not typically as skinny as some girls these days and they don’t get bullied.
Sure, all idols get hate. But I’m trying to say that a lot of celebrities go to extremes because they lose grip on reality and chase a level of “beauty” that nobody wants to see but them. Its an obsession and a mental health issue. I’m not diagnosing anyone but all female idols are already on the thinner side. To lose so much weight that their ribs and spines are visible and then put hip pads and have long hair extensions sounds like something out of black mirror. No well adjusted kpop fan wants to see that or considers that the “standard” of beauty no matter which culture they come from. Nobody is expecting idols to look that way.
If you see an idol constantly pursue a certain look or keeps losing weight or goes to extremes, that is not korean beauty standards. Thats illness of some level. Average people don’t pursue that or want that. So lets stop using such phrases. Globally, a lot of people are happy with being within their normal bmi range. I have watched some vlogs and videos and it seems like korean college girls and women prefer being on the lower side of the healthy bmi hence the diet culture and lifestyle. But I can be sure that nobody is aiming to be 35kgs at 27 years old at a height of 5’2. And if they are, its a minority who aren’t looking to be “pretty” but goes deeper than that.
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