To thrive in the bloody competitive industry of K-Pop, almost all idols must check the
visual part and at least meet 80% the beauty standard of South Korea.
However, that has never necessarily meant their physique would look just as impeccable
as their face and according to netizens, there are several names whose figure proportion
were found rather unjustifying compared to the visual.
1.
NMIXX’s Sullyoon
Though JYP Entertainment had already introduced Sullyoon through the impressive vocal-dance
Full Moon cover as part of the QUALIFYING series, it was not until she officially debuted
with NMIXX that people started to notice how mesmerizing her visual was.
That’s why just within an extremely short span of time, Sullyoon’s position was quickly
changed from the side to the center of the group because almost every time NMIXX got
mentioned on social media, it was always about Sullyoon’s beauty rather than the debut
songs or anything else of the act.
However, as everything has two sides and so is the overwhelming attention drawn to Sullyoon,
there were a handful of opinions saying that her body proportion was kinda off though everything
about her face was unblemished.
Things all started when fan-taken photos of her going to the Weekly Idols were posted
and according to some, Sullyoon’s neck appeared to be quite long.
In these photos, her neck was said to be literally twice as long as her face and more confusingly,
it even appeared to be twice as long as her upper body.
However, what’s even more confusing was that while Sullyoon’s upper body appeared
to be super short in these photos, it was actually rather long compared to her legs
when Sullyoon showed off her figure in the Full Moon cover.
Especially from the side angle, some pointed out that Sullyoon’s torso was almost as
long as her legs.
That was not to mention how her shoulders also fell on the sloping end of the spectrum
and combining this trait with her long neck as well as the long torso, Sullyoon’s body
proportion was said to be completely unjustifying to her surreal perfect visual.
2.
BLACKPINK’s Jisoo
With the stunning visual that was chosen to be the global ambassador for Dior and was
later opted for the main role of the blockbuster drama Snowdrop despite having not much experience
in the acting field, Jisoo’s reputation has been growing like crazy in recent times.
The thing is, while most agree that Jisoo’s visual belongs to the top-tier class of the
industry, opinions are immediately polarized when it comes to her physique as according
to some, Jisoo’s proportion had made her appear higher than the actual height of 162cm
while others said her body ratio was odd and disproportionate.
Back in September 2021 when Jisoo was invited to the Spring Summer collection of Dior, she
immediately made headlines for the classy aura and the splendid visuals that caught
all eyes.
However, this was also the time where some noticed something off about her proportions
and just like that, a heated discussion on Nate Pann went off.
According to some, Jisoo’s upper body was rather bulky compared to her lower body.
Especially because the fat on her biceps suddenly appeared to be larger and on that day, and
Jisoo also wore a pair of chunky heels mixed with an A-line dress that exposed all her
arms while also covering parts of her legs, she not only looked shorter but also more
muscular than her usual image.
Netizens also dug up other times where Jisoo flaunted her visual and surprisingly, they
brought up her iconic photo in the campaign promoting for GUESS, saying that though her
physique was lean and her abs clearly showed the eleven-line, the fact that Jisoo’s hips
were of the same measurement as her waist also made her body less flattering than expected.
3.
BLACKPINK’s Rosé
While some said that the inherently slender figure that could never gain weight played
a huge part in the reasons she was chosen by the creative director Anthony Vaccarello
to be the muse of YSL, others still found her proportion kinda weird and disproportionate.
Back when Rosé had just debuted, netizens had already had something to say about her
physique and on One Hallyu, there was even a thread titled “Rosé from Black Pink have
such weird proportions, like her thighs doesn't go with her body.”
Apparently there was nothing much to say about her weight because ever since debut, she had
already been showered in compliments for the enviably slim body but when it comes to the
ratio of the figure, some pointed out the fact that her shoulders were as narrow as
the busts and waist made her figure less appealing than expected.
However, the thing that they didn’t like most was how her thighs and legs seemed to
be completely mismatched with the slender figure.
As her thighs didn’t appear to be as lean as her upper body and the length from her
knees up to her lower buttocks was said to be very disproportionately longer than the
length from her knees to her feet, many believed her figure could have looked better had these
traits been changed.
4.
Red Velvet’s Irene
Surprised?
At this point, it almost feels like netizens could never be satisfied with anything because
in this list, not only Jisoo but Irene, two top-tier visuals of female idols gen3, were
already brought under scrutiny for having the allegedly bad proportion.
Back in 2018, a thread discussing Irene’s proportion suddenly went viral on Pann Choa
and there, the OP compiled a handful of Irene’s unedited photos to prove that despite the
goddess visual, she still couldn’t pass the barrier of “ideal body.”
Probably because the OP also knew that fans would blame it on the camera angles, all the
photos she posted were taken from various angels and even including the one taken from
the dance practice video posted by SM Entertainment themselves.
Basically, people pointed out that Irene’s torso was way too long compared to her legs
and in certain pictures, her upper body also appeared to be rather bulky and heavy.
Besides, her arms not only seemed to be disproportionately short but the biceps also looked as if they
had lots of excess fat due to the lack of exercises.
Even so, her legs still looked extremely slim throughout many eras and this resulted in
a disproportionate body ratio that netizens didn’t expect to see at a famous visual
like Irene.
The most ironic thing about this thread and the allegation about Irene’s bad proportion
was that, despite the overwhelming number of downvotes over the upvotes, the most liked
comments were still all about people agreeing this didn’t come as much of a surprise because
Irene had been “famous for having bad proportions.”
Others even said this was the epitome of how people easily got overhyped for some heavily
edited photos promoted by entertainment companies.
5.
Red Velvet’s Wendy
Besides Irene, Wendy was also the target of netizens when talking about idols with unappealing
body ratio and back in 2016, there was even a thread titled “female idols with bad proportions”
where Wendy was ranked third on the list.
As seen in the photo posted by the OP, it was kinda ironic to see how small and V-line
her face was but her legs were rather chubby and muscular.
Even at her lightest weight era in the Happiness debut, this unbalanced trait still caught
the unnecessary attention of many people.
Her thighs and calves were also pointed out to be disproportionately big compared to other
parts of the body and especially with a person whose height was just 159cm like Wendy, a
longer torso than the legs also gave out the impression that her legs are even shorter.
Even in this photo where the camera angle was taken from the ground up, her legs still
said to look bulky when being compared to the enviable ant waist.
Plus, the stylists did Wendy literally no justice by giving her a heavy pair of chunky
heels which created an illusion that her legs are more muscular than usual.
6.
DIA’s Chaeyeon
Famous as the younger version of the Nation’s First Love Suzy, Chaeyeon quickly garnered
attention since she was still a trainee in Produce 101 and received showers of compliments
about the uniquely pure visual.
However, besides many warm-heartedly words about her look, there were also lots of opinions
targeting her proportions, making fun of Chaeyeon for having such an odd body and saying probably
her face couldn't even save her from that “tearful” ratio.
Things all started after a photo of Chaeyeon in one live performance of Mr. Potter went
viral online and from then on, people kept spreading the picture to mock her legs-to-body
ratio and the heavy bow-legs.
While this had a lot to do with the natural body shape of a person when they were born,
netizens still picked on Chaeyeon, saying that her legs had too much excess fat and
they looked like the legs of an… elephant being attached to the body of an ant.
Combining this with the facts that her torso was longer than her legs, and her arms were
too short compared to the whole body, her figure was said to be less justifying to the
visual lingering in people’s hearts.
Even when Chaeyeon did her best to lose weight and slim down her legs, some still made fun
of her, saying that even when she pulled her skirt all the way up to make her legs look
longer, she still looked oddly short.
Even when Chaeyeon got the honor to throw a pitch for a KBO league baseball game, attention
was still drawn to how odd her body ratio was.
Lots of people came to make fun of her, saying that her “top and bottom half was photoshopped
together,” and heartlessly commented things like “Her proportions look like she's wearing
shoes where her knees should be.”
So, why do you think netizens still spend time picking on idols’ proportion and will
this ever stop?
Comment down below to share your thoughts with us.
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