As vocal and dancing capabilities can all be trained and learned, especially in the
era where kids have the approval and money of parents to go to professional studios,
the public is now shifting their attention more to factors that belong more to the natural
end of the spectrum: visual.
Among the female rookies who just debuted, netizens were quick to spot some outstanding
beauties that are likely to become the beauty goddesses of Kpop idols gen4 in the future.
However, in this video we will not mention Sullyoon because her visual has been recognized
long long ago.
Kazuha (LE SSERAFIM)
Despite having just debuted for just over a month, Kazuha has already made headlines
here and there for the stunning visual.
What triggers the interest of netizens more in her beauty was that, while her face didn’t
strike them immediately like the breathtaking and luxurious visual of Irene or Jisoo, Kazuha
still manages to draw tons of attention for the magically pure yet also sophisticated
aura gently hidden underneath her beauty.
Kazuha is one of a very few Japanese idols to receive such a massive love and acceptance
from South Korean public thanks to her look and even when Source Music had just released
her individual photo teasers, Knetz already called her “Korean-like visual” and exclaimed
how impressive the “Korean” vibe on her face was.
Besides receiving countless compliments for the pure yet sophisticated visual, Kazuha’s
beauty was even put on the same bar, and was even said to be the visual combination, of
lots of famous visuals: Arin, Shuhua, actress Kim Go Eun, and most especially, the Nation’s
First Love Suzy.
As Suzy has always been a successful idol who still managed to maintain the heat in
the Kpop world even when venturing into the acting career, the fact that netizens saw
Suzy’s vibe in Kazuha solely through her look had already spoken a lot about how Kazuha
was indeed an “IT girl” in the making.
Yunjin (LE SSERAFIM)
Similar to Kazuha, Yunjin is also frequently mentioned when the topic of some most salient
visuals of gen4 was brought up.
However, also very different from Kazuha, Yunjin’s beauty is praised for having a
perfect harmony between the wild, liberal features of the West and the soft, pure vibes
of the East.
In fact, Yunjin also fits the South Korean beauty standard super well with big round
eyes, high nose bridge, V-shaped jawline and the ideal height required at an idol.
However, according to netizens, Yunjin had more than just a “standard South Korean”
face since whenever looking at her, they always see a model of woman empowerment and a true
definition of confidence.
Maybe this has a lot to do with the way she remains the original thick, sharp eyebrows
and the fact that she grew up in the States, a country where individualism is widely accepted
and anyone could do anything as long as there is no harm.
That also means her visual isn’t as soft and pure as what Kpop fans often expect of
a female idol, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing because meeting the standard alone
would likely make her a forgettable face in the K-Pop scene oversaturated with a pool
of countless pretty faces.
Under posts where outlets wrote about Le Sserafim members’ visuals, many netizens said they
preferred the beauty of Yunjin most . When polls were uploaded to ask netizens to vote
for the visual ranking of LE SSERAFIM’s members, many also voted for Yunjin to hold
the first position.
Won Jimin (CLASS:y)
Despite having just been 14 years old, the visual of Jimin has already stirred up the
Internet and kept people talking non-stop because her visual has already been super
sharp and defined at such a young age.
In fact, Jimin’s beauty is also one of the most crucial factors leading to her winning
the first place on MBC’s Survival Show My Teenager Girl and according to netizens, the
fact that Jimin’s visual reminded them a lot of Tzuyu though her features weren’t
even fully defined already showed a lot about how she would soon be among the visual queens
of K-Pop gen4.
When the photo angle was taken from the bottom up a little bit, the similarity between her
and Tzuyu stood out even more strikingly through Jimin’s sharp gaze and defined jawline.
Even in raw and low-quality photos taken at a radio show, Jimin’s beauty still shone
and drew people deep into her luxurious, alluring aura, proving that she didn’t need an expensive
camera lens to capture her stunning features.
On theqoo where Knetz voted for the most impressive visual of rookie girl groups, Jimin’s name
was also listed though as of the time the post was uploaded, it was just one day after
the debut of CLASS:y!
Of course some have already been familiar to her beauty since the start of My Teenager
Girl but because the general public could only learn about her widely after the debut
of CLASS:y, the fact that they immediately recognized her visual and put her on the same
bar with other big names spoke a lot about how impressed they were.
In fact, Jimin herself is also aware of how gorgeous her look is because when being asked
“Who is Won Jimin?,” she answered with zero hesitation, “A pretty person.”
Xiaoting (KEP1ER)
On this list, there are two special cases of foreign idols who not only received lots
of love from Knetz but also had the privilege to be widely recognized as one of the new
generation’s visual queens: one is Kazuha as I’ve mentioned earlier and another is
KEP1ER’s Xiaoting.
Even when you were just born yesterday, it’s certain that you’ve heard about how prejudicial
and spiteful Knetz are to Chinese idols as according to them, those coming from the Mainland
are all traitors in disguise and when time comes, aka the time that their reputation
in the home country is big enough to generate more money than South Korea, they would immediately
fly home as if South Korean fans have never supported anything for their life.
Still, Xiaoting magically got through all these prejudices and was picked to be among
the faces of gen4’s top visuals.
When Xiaoting was still just a trainee on Girls Planet 999, she had already been solo-trended
on South Korean Twitter multiple times for the breathtaking visual and after the Snake
performance on the show, she was trended 9th on the list for looking so stunning.
When Xiaoting managed to get into the final line-up, many Knetz even said that they were
studying Chinese because of her.
On a forum where more international fans were active, there was a threat titled “Do you
think Xiaoting will be one of the big 4th-gen visuals?,” which received lots of comments
saying she could totally make it big like Tzuyu visual-wise because her beauty was the
definition of perfection.
With other threads asking netizens to rank the visual of KEP1ER’s members, Xiaoting
was also frequently seen topping the list with an overwhelming amount of votes compared
to the second-most-voted member.
Some also funnily exclaimed about the alluring beauty of Xiaoting, saying that her visual
made them…lesbian.
Bona (WJSN)
Though Bona is not a gen4 idol, I still decided to add her to this list because despite having
debuted nearly 7 years, her stunning visual still manages to turn the Kpop fans community
upside-down recently when gracefully doing the “flying” part in Pantomime performance
at QUEENDOM 2.
In fact, this part of Bona doing acrobatic stunts as she flew around the stage on aerial
silk ropes has now been recognized as the second-most viral moment of QUEENDOM 2 and
from then on, people also noticed how long they had slept on the beauty of Bona and overlooked
her when naming top visuals of K-Pop.
Regardless of platforms and regardless of dates, most still agreed that Bona was the
prettiest member in WJSN.
Though the group was set to follow the cute concept and that meant the makeup for Bona
was all about making her features soft and cute, that still couldn’t hide her sharp
and defined facial features that could turn the most casual look into something luxurious
and classy.
For example in this photo, while she was simply wearing a white tee inside a jeans jacket,
the superstar glow was still vivid as her visual already belonged to the superior class.
Kim Garam (LE SSERAFIM)
Yes, you’re not hearing it wrong as Kim Garam name is truly voted here to be on the
list.
While no one can deny the fact that she has been entangled in a big controversy ever since
her debut with LE SSERAFIM, many could also not deny that her visual belong to the top-tier
class of gen4 female idols.
Based on the center position she often took when still active, many also believed HYBE
had seen how her beauty could potentially make it big in the rigorous K-Pop industry
and expressed the regret that had she hadn’t been such a scandalous persona, everyone would
sure go crazy over her visual now.
One of the solid proofs was how the Internet exploded when HYBE and Source Music revealed
Garam to be the second member of LE SSERAFIM.
On theqoo, she was literally showered in compliments and was constantly compared to many iconic
visuals of South Korea: Go Yoon Jung, Kim Minju, Kim Doah, Go Min Si, and even BLACKPINK’s
Jennie.
Then after the concept photos were released, Garam once again made headlines, proving how
her stunning visual was even capable of making people exclaim though her personality was
heavily criticized.
Some praised that Garam handled this mermaid concept best compared to others thanks to
her innocent yet sharp visual.
Besides, looking at these photos, many also said that they had figured out why HYBE could
never let go of Kim Garam as her “center quality” was so outstanding.
So, do you think these idols deserve the hype or there are other names that should have
been on the list?