I was planning on analyzing some of the (G)-IDLE MV’s for a paper, and I was watching Allergy and Queencard. **TO SPECIFY- I AM TALKING ABOUT THE ANALYSIS AND MEANINGS OF THE MV**
While I acknowledge the efforts that they’re making to dissect the way we are misled by social media/infleuncers, and how even “Queencards” have their own issues/insecurities, I can’t help but feel that the fact that they are a part of the K-pop industry sort of defeats the purpose/meaning of each MV. THIS IS NOT A HATE POST I am not a (G)-IDLE- i want to clarify i love their music, the members, and their concepts and I admire the message of each video.
I feel like it’s easy to preach that one should love themselves, no matter the body size or your features etc. but difficult to attain when the idols themselves change/keep themselves in check to be conventionally attractive (as abiding by societal beauty standards increases your chance of success in the K-pop industry). It’s difficult to love oneself when your favs are skinny, pale, and have large eyes and double eyelids. despite knowing that they deal with their own insecurities/challenges, despite knowing their success has come at the cost of plastic surgery and endless training, for me at least it’s still difficult not to desire to look like them/be the way you see celebrities on social media.
“After I started wearing makeup, lost weight, and dressed better, people began to be nicer to me.” it’s what happens to a lot of people. Pretty privilege is real, and it’s a natural reaction to desire to possess the pretty privilege that gives content creators free PR packages, ambassadorships, VIEWS (like hello, pretty people can post a thirst trap and get millions of views). In fact, even at school and in the workplace, people obviously pay more attention to attractive people. Therefore, I don’t think the message changes the reality, the FACT that for most korean girls, the logic is: I will still get plastic surgery and lose weight and people will treat me nicer/i can make money/success- Because if I can change myself to be a prettier version, I’d probably love myself a lot more.
(P.S Why is the character represent “ugly” seyeon who desires plastic surgery represented as someone with curly hair, thick glasses, and dark circles (as created by makeup)? Isn’t this just perpetuating a “this is the way the nerd/ugly/wannabe popular girl looks” narrative as seen in like glow up movies and such?)
FINAL NOTE PLEASE READ:
I think I might be overly cynical, so I’m really interested in the arguments against some of the stuff I’ve said or if I misinterpreted the MVs.
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