Looking flawless everytime everywhere is almost the must-have thing when idols appear in public
but do you know there are still times idols, especially those from famous acts, would look
extremely questionable just because their makeup artists didn’t even know what they
were doing?
That sounds hard to believe because big companies are believed to pay a good chunk of money
for the staff to take care of their idols but still, things happen and not only fans
but non-fans were also triggered.
1.
Chaehyun (Kep1er)
Debuting as the center of the latest girl group coming out of the latest survival show
of Mnet, Girls Planet 999, people always believed that Chaehyun would get the best possible
treatment from the company but since the debut of Kep1er, many figured out that all the ranks
held almost zero value as besides the controversies about the center position, line distribution,
and screentime distribution, Chaehyun also frequently got the most questionable makeup
of the group.
Back in November 2021, fans were also triggered by how carelessly the makeup of Chaehyun was
done because her face looked as if she had just jumped straight out of bed five seconds
prior to the photoshoot.
Firstly, the eye makeup of Chaehyun looked more like two eye circles resulting from countless
sleepless nights.
Combining this with the brown lips color and the messy hairstyle, netizens believed Chaehyun
looked more like a girl suffering from insomnia rather than a talented visual in the teaser
photo following the dreamy and 2000s concept.
Unfortunately, that wasn’t the only time Chaehyun’s makeup artist got on the nerves
of fans because in one of the most recent fan meetings when Chaehyun attended online,
they were also upset by the way Chaehyun’s makeup was done.
You know how the stage lighting at music shows and in-person was way stronger than normal
so idols often have to wear heavy makeup to stand out?
So, while it made sense for makeup stylists to literally use up the foundation container
for idols when they perform on stage, that style of makeup apparently could never fit
into the casual online fan meeting context.
Almost right after the OP
posted that photo, fans were all shook to see how a center of a well-invested girl group
couldn’t even have her eyebrows dyed the same color with her hair, which was also the
most basic rule when doing makeup for any person with blonde hair.
That was not to mention how the stylists didn’t seem to understand well that Chaehyun’s
face fell onto the round and chubby end of the spectrum, which apparently required a
special contouring, so they ended up making her face looked as if having two pinky chunks
awkwardly sitting on the cheekbones.
Not only that, people also found it confusing to see the extra-thick foundation layer that
was probably two shades fairer than the neck caking on her face, the overdone aegyo-sal,
the lipstick that were carelessly applied onto her lips and especially the three little
dots thingy on her right cheek that had nothing to do with the whole makeup.
2.
aespa’s Giselle
In aespa’s latest release, Dream Comes True, Giselle was said to have one of the worst
makeup ever.
As if putting the bare minimum effort into Giselle eye makeup, which was easily seen
through the way her eyes barely changed compared to her bare face, wasn’t bad enough, the
makeup artists made her face look even duller by letting her wear nude lipstick and a pair
of spare eyelashes that not only looked like “cucaracha legs” but also irrelevantly
sat on top of her eyes.
However, according to the OP of the video, the main problem of this look came down to
the excessively bright contact lens that not only fiercely fought with her black hair but
also created the jarring impression that Giselle was staring straight into the soul of people
rather than being a loveable idol that everyone wanted to stan.
but all about portraying the shinigami eyes.
3.
aespa’s Winter
When aespa went to the States for the performance at 2021 Macy’s Thanks Giving Day Parade,
they immediately became the hot topic at their hometown.
However, that wasn’t exactly 100% good news because people also heatedly discussed how
Winter’s visual looked so downgraded from her usual stunning appearance.
While some blamed this on the lighting condition, others believed it was the fault of the makeup
stylists for not taking care of her visual thoroughly enough.
For example, while Winter had a rather round and chipmunk-ish face shape, it was kinda
obvious that she had zero contour to slim down the face.
It also seemed like the staff put just the bare minimum efforts into her eye makeup and
didn’t even understand her eye shapes well because with slightly protruding eyes like
those of Winter, they should have chosen her a darker shade of contact lenses rather than
making her wear the same questionable ones like those of Giselle.
As if that wasn’t bad enough for her first public appearance in the States, Winter was
even made to wear the cursed magenta pink lips color, which ended up adding ages to
her 20s visual.
Not only that, the unnatural, rather sticky bangs were also said to bring down the inherently
stunning visual of Winter because instead of looking neat and professional like the
time she performed at a concert in November, some said she just looked unprepared and fed
up this time.
The careless makeup that Winter got that day especially triggered fans as it was their
very first appearance at the States, aka the market that SM Entertainment had poured mind
and heart into conquering, so not helping Winter look her best was extremely disappointing.
Maybe the staff’s capabilities were negatively affected as they were feeling under the weather
because of the sudden change in time zone and climate between South Korea and the States.
However, most still couldn’t empathize with the careless job of the makeup artists.
4.
Chungha
Coming from a small company like MNH Entertainment, it goes without saying that not only Chungha
but also the staff have always poured their heart and mind into every little thing so
that Chungha can get to where she is right now.
However, there were still a few times when her makeup artists just couldn't do their
best and the most recent one was when Chungha promoted her latest single Bicycle.
Apparently always yearning to break the boundaries for the better is good but this time, the
staff seemed to have gone a little bit too far when opting for this heart makeup for
Chungha.
When Chungha appeared with this makeup in the MV where perfect lighting was set up and
perfect camera angles were chosen, she looked absolutely stunning and unique.
However, when she got onto the music show with the same look, some believed the thing
just wasn’t it because looking from a distance, she looked as if had been punched on the right
eye.
Not only that, the switch from the white gemstones tears into the red ones was also believed
to worsen the look because they legit looked like bloods rolling down from the bruised
right eye, creating an uncomfortable and visually unpleasing scene
Maybe she could have been better off had the makeup stylist just did her right eye makeup
the same as her left one because around that time, colorful eyeliner was supre in vogue
and considering her slightly slanted eye shape, this left eye makeup also complimented her
features way better than that massive heart.
5.
SEVENTEEN’s Woozi
In December last year, a topic suddenly went viral on Pann Choa and there, the OP complained
that male idols’ makeup had recently been out of hands and the epitome of all is the
appearance of Woozi when he attended the 2021 Asia Artist Awards.
While it’s understandable that red carpet makeup should be heavier than usual for the
camera to pick up under the extreme brightness of flashlight, people still couldn't understand
how the makeup artists could throw on Woozi the foundation that was not only three shades
brighter than his original complexion but also as fair as the face of a geisha.
His smokey eye makeup couldn’t even be called smokey because it legit looked like the staff
just put a bunch of black powder and stuff it on his eyes, ending up making Woozi’s
eyes disproportionate to the face and even smaller than usual.
The worst of all must have been the vibrant lipstick because at the end of the day, he
was still a male idol and so, a more manly and natural lips color could have done him
way better than this.
So, do you think these makeup actually look that bad as how netizens reacted?
Are there any other cases that I forgot to mention?
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