Karina (aespa)
After the comeback with Savage, Karina once again became a hot topic among netizens with
the surreal visuals that were literally rendered out of the perfect ratio in graphic design.
While she also ticked every box of South Korean beauty standards like all other top visuals
with big eyes, V-line face shape, high nose bridge and fair skin stone, all her facial
features combined together still created a look as unearthly as a person stepping out
from a computer.
Though it’s still hard to explain exactly how she can look so out-of-this-world, some
believed that it was her snake-like face shape and the slightly slanted eyes that made her
visual incomparably sharp and defined.
While Knets have been quite well-known for the strict standards they imposed on idols,
many have even stood up and defended Karina on Pann when a person said her real-life visual
was too-so-so to be an idol.
Under the posts, there were many comments that implicitly mocked the OP’s sight for
saying Karina looked too normal and said since she obviously had the face of a celebrity,
the OP was certainly bringing her down out of jealousy.
Some others just defended her in a more polite way, saying that probably Karina’s face
didn’t belong to the common definition of “pretty” but she indeed owned a surreal
visual that you could never get out of it once getting hooked.
Seonghwa (ATEEZ)
With the striking harmony between masculinity and femininity, Seonghwa’s visual is the
type that you can hardly see twice in KPOP.
Just like all other idols that got the debut ticket, of course Seonghwa also ticked the
box of having an impressive appearance but also different from the majority, he owns
a gender-fluid look that gives off a powerful vibe with the defined facial bones and fox
eyes yet still soft and graceful with the thin nose bridge, small face shape and petite
full lips.
Netizens also noticed that, while he looked super cool and manly in matte makeup, the
more feminine, softer side of him would immediately show up with some glitters. Several people
even believed that Seonghwan was the type that always looked prettier than any girl
with makeup and sometimes, it’s hard to think that he’s not a person stepping out
of an anime.
Ryujin (ITZY)
Besides the impressive talents in all fields from singing to dancing, Ryujin has recently
also been a hot topic among netizens for having a visual that’s quite rare in KPOP. As a
netizen on Pann pointed out, Ryujin had a gender-fluid appearance that can fit in groups
of both genders. That’s why in the post, the OP also named her as “the most handsome
female idol” though she is apparently a girl.
While Ryujin lives up pretty well to the South Korean beauty standard, the features helping
her stand out is the special V-line jaw shape that is quite rounded off in the chin area.
Moreover, since she also has a super small nose that compliments the plump lips, and
the eyes that literally know how to talk when she performs on stage, netizens just seem
to never get out of Ryujin’s charm.
Seulgi (Red Velvet)
Among all members of Red Velvet, and actually most female idols in KPOP generally speaking,
netizens believed that Seulgi easily stands out with her unique visual that not only comes
down to the mono-lid but also the harmony of all features.
While people with mono-lidded eyes are often thought to emit a fierce and unfriendly vibe,
Seulgi straight-up proves this stereotype wrong with the duality of being bold but also
glibly just through a light transition in her gaze. Moreover, though she doesn’t have
double eye-lids like most idols in the industry, she still lives up well to the beauty standard
with the big, almond eye-shape that goes well with the aegyo-sal, high nose, V-line jaw
shape and the plump, slightly pricked up lips.
While fans often call Seulgi a bear as her nickname, the fact that most of her facial
features are on the pointy side makes her look more like a sly fox rather than a cute
big bear. This is also the thing sets out Seulgi’s visual from the rest of the industry
because while many other idols would go for a soft, lithe lines on their face like big
round eyes, curved eyebrows, and long lashes, everything about Seulgi is just neat, clean
and sharp.
YooA (Oh My Girl)
With the nickname “living doll” of Oh My Girl, the visuals of YooA have been drawing
lots of attention and especially after the bop Nonstop, people have gone even crazier
about how her pretty face is the type that can’t be commonly found elsewhere.
Despite having a round face, YooA still stood out with the special ratio among all facial
features. Because her eyes have a downward shape, wide corners and a slighter larger
gap in between, netizens said they sometimes feel a tint of melancholy when looking at
her but for other times, they would see the sassy, lofty cat-ish vibe instead.
Her unique plump lips are also the thing setting her apart from the common pretty faces because
while people usually look matured and Westernized with this lips shape, the pure, Asian vibe
of YooA was somehow enhanced even stronger since it is complimented by a round face shape
and big bright eyes.
Jennie (BLACKPINK)
While Jisoo is the member fitting best with the common beauty standard of South Korea,
Jennie is the one to be praised most for having a stunning visual that doesn’t align with
the public expectations but still has all eyes in the room whenever she appears.
As netizens pointed out, while people were often obsessed with the V-line jaw shape,
big, clear double-lidded eyes, and pointy, thin, high nose, everything just changed dramatically
after Jennie appeared. Different from the majority, she stands out with a round face,
cute dumpling cheeks, slanted eyes, and slightly unharmonious features.
Even so, people still pick her out as one of the prettiest faces of KPOP and according
to a detailed analysis by the director of plastic surgery Moon Clinic Park Moon Soo,
since Jennie has “slanted eyes and thick lips” in contrast to her cute jawline, this
helps her hold a mysteriously sexy look that all women desire.
Basically, since Jennie had it all, she becomes a goal in plastic surgeries and just like
that, patients who already have a sexy face come into the clinic for treatments that will
make them look cuter, and in contrast, those who already have a cute image want lips fillers
or similar treatments that make them look sexier.
RM (BTS)
When RM first debuted, he used to receive lots of criticism since according to netizens,
his visuals really had nothing to do with the common expectation of people about how
a KPOP star would look. As they pointed out, instead of having a fair complexion and big,
round, double-lidded eyes, RM was an outlier with a dark skin tone and small, slanted eyes.
Even compared to other members of the group, people also noticed how RM looked quite different
because his face shape was on the rounder side but his chin was still pointy. Since
all these features were complimented by the extremely plump lips, he always emitted a
fun combination between wild, sexy and manly vibe that isn’t usually seen at most male
KPOP idols.
Despite being a tough leader, when RM smiles, you will immediately see the opposite side
of him where he looks super soft with the dimples and the big aegyo-sal highlighted
by the mono eye-lids.
Because of the overwhelming gaze of the monolid eyes, people also seem to overlook how RM
also has one of the most perfect noses because not only the bridge is high, thin and the
tip is pointed, the nostrils also have the shape of lemon seeds, which is actually a
standard bar of nose plastic surgery in South Korea.
Hyunjin (STRAY KIDS) In Straykids, Hyunjin stands out with not
only the gender-fluid visual but also the incomparable duality mode that he can turn
on and off in a blink of an eye.
The thing is, while he also own the perfect harmony between masculinity and femininity
like Seonghwan, his face is built completely different with the unique eyelid linder, pointy
nose, defined and super sharp V-shaped jawline and of course, the full, bow-shaped lips that
add in the softness to his visual.
While most males idols would look at their manliest with undercut, slide-back hairstyle,
Hyunjin with his magical visual still manages to look like a true gentleman with the neck-length
bright hair. Especially when he added some accessories to the hair and did some little
braids for it, his unique visual even stands out more significantly and he looked like
a character stepping out of a manga.
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