At the height of their fame, Kpop idols seem to have buckled under the strain and demands
placed on them to be polished, picture-perfect figures.
That's why we always see their flawless pictures on social media networks and there is a fact
that seeing them in their bad terms is extremely rare
However, with the hawkeyes and detective nature, many netizens still dig up times when idols
don't look as gorgeous as they are in their photos, making many people suspect that these
idols have overused photoshop to look good in the public eyes.
Jennie
Having a typical slim-thick body that is the dream of many young girls, Jennie is always
listed among K-pop female idols with the most stunning figures.
She often chooses outfits that help her show off the enviable body curves.
Despite having a low metabolism which is quite detrimental to weight loss, Jennie has never
appeared in public with an overweight body because she is very focused on diet and exercise.
However, such a beauty like Jennie herself still got nitpicked by netizens as her body
was said to not always look perfect like that in her Instagram and fansite photos.
Specifically, Jennie once drew attention when she posted photos of herself in a stunning
pink croptop and midi skirt when attending the Jacquemus event in Hawaii.
Her tiny waist was perfectly flaunted in this tropical-inspired outfit.
However, some hawkeyed netizens noticed that in a sideways unfiltered video uploaded by
the Jacquemus event, Jennie's lower belly wasn’t as flat as that in the photos she
posted.
Because there were so many people bodyshamed Jennie or discussed her lower belly in the
comments, a Reddit user just couldn't stand it and ranted a long post complaining about
how those people had too much freetime as they had nothing better to do but care about
a girl's belly
Lots of netizens strongly agreed with that post and said that Jennie appeared to be a
little bloated since she had to eat and drink at the event.
A female fan also proved that bloating is real, saying that she had always been a super
skinny person, but she could go from slim to bloat like a balloon within just an hour.
Others believed that bodies commonly look different in different poses, so it is unrealistic
to expect her to have no difference in every image because she's human too.
Jisoo
Sadly, such a beauty goddess like Jisoo also appears on this list because a great deal
of netizens believed that her body in magazine photos is far different from that in real
life.
Specifically, in Jisoo’s cover photo for Marie Claire, some people have noticed something
strange about her neck.
They believed that the photo had gone through some editing process before it was posted
because Jisoo’s neck appeared to be much thinner and longer in the image compared to
the behind-the-scenes video.
As Jisoo is known for her rather slightly big neck so she often has to wear chokers
or turtlenecks to cover up, such a slim neck in that photo made netizens couldn't help
but suspect.
In another situation, Jisoo's body got over-edited by a Korean local fashion brand.
Some internet users pointed out that Jisoo looks perfect with a slim physique and super
straight legs in the photo, she however possesses somewhat rectangular waist and large thighs.
According to many discussions and comments, netizens believe that these photos were overly
edited and that is not necessary because though Jisoo doesn’t possess a perfect body, she
is perfect in her own way with an incredibly fit and healthy figure that looks more decent
than many other extremely skinny female idols.
Therefore, overly photoshopped photos not only pose a burden on her appearance but also
indirectly imply that her beauty is not enough.
Chaeyeon (DIA)
Everyone knows that Chaeyeon once went viral in the Kpop fan community because her angelic
face is said to have many similarities with the "national first love" Suzy.
Though her visual is no doubt one of the best, Chaeyeon unfortunately was said to have a
noticeable physical defect that is the unbalanced body proportion because while her upper body
is very slim, Chaeyeon's thighs and legs look quite heavy, making her appear shorter than
her real height.
That's why netizens don't trust the photos where Chaeyeon looks good and often compare
them with unedited photos or clips.
Specifically, they pointed out that in this photo, her thighs and legs are significantly
thinner compared to them in several fan-take photos.
Some even said that Chaeyeon shouldn't fool netizens by editing her photos too much like
that.
Fans, on the other hand, believed that Chaeyeon didn’t use photoshop to make her legs look
smaller but they were already small, because in a photo where she stood next to BlackPink
girls (who were famous for their standard bodies), Chaeyeon looked no less gorgeous
and even looked as petite as Rosé.
In order to have such a slim body, Chaeyeon is believed to have lost a significant amount
of weight due to proper diet and exercise.
Some netizens even suspected that she went for liposuction or carboxy injections to reduce
fat on her legs.
Irene
Irene has always been considered to be the epitome of the South Korean beauty standard
and most gorgeous female idol in SM that is flawless from head to toe.
Through many photos and posters released by the company, Irene's legs appear slender and
straight like a doll and her knees were completely invisible.
However, in some fancams and fan-take photos, her legs appeared quite short and chubby,
if not totally different from that in the photos SM released.
According to Koreaboo, they had collected reactions from netizens and concluded that
218 people agreed that Irene’s actual height is way shorter than that in her posters and
even her official height revealed by SM.
Some believe that Irene's legs in those flawless photos were overly elongated and her actual
height is just about 157cm.
On the other hand, Irene’s fans believed that her legs look big and short in certain
moments due to her habit of wearing bulky sneakers, giving the impression that her legs
are larger.
Moreover, they also said that even if Irene’s body is different from that in edited photos,
it's not her fault but SM’s since they were the one in charge of idols’ photos.
And the important thing is that Irene still looks extremely beautiful regardless of her
height.
Ningning
One of the most talked about things among netizens when Aespa first debuted is Ningning’s
figure, which was said to be not as slim as other members’ and sadly drew her quite
a lot of antifans.
In an attempt to make their idol look better, Ningning’s fans often excessively edited
Ningning's appearance in every photo and unfortunately, this made Ningning receive even more hate
because people believed she was lying to them about her body.
According to netizens who posted a series of comparison shots, Aespa's admirers have
frequently modified NingNing's photos to make her physique fit better in the K-beauty standard.
While in the original photos, NingNing's thighs, waist, and arms are all chubbier, in the edited
ones, she looks exactly like a graphic figure that walks straight out of a computer game.
As reported by Starbiz, many netizens were surprised since this was the first time they
had seen a fandom modify fancam photographs of Kpop celebrities.
Some believe that rather than overusing retouching, fans should learn to appreciate their idols’
natural appearance and stop expecting them to fit their beauty standards.
So, do you think netizens were too hasty to judge these idols' bodies by just a few pictures?