OUCH. We’re filing the advice to “fix your face” under Cruel Reconstructive Criticism.
It’s what 29-year-old The Voice contestant Elly Oh was told when she first wanted to be a Korean pop star.
Elly’s beautiful, and more the point, has an extraordinary voice. But Korean pop – or K Pop — is a really harsh industry.
“I wanted to become a K-Pop singer when I was 18 but at the time, back then I had some issues. Some management company said I have to fix my face first,” she told SBS.
Elly went on to say “luckily, here [in Australia] people tell me I’m cute, I’m lucky, but in Korea I’m not a pretty face. Honestly.”
OBVIOUSLY, Elly Oh’s face is gorgeous wherever she is. But the thing about K-Pop is that every single female singer has to look identical. Have a really close look at these K-Pop singers. If you really concentrate, they have the same face… Exactly. The. Same.
Plastic surgery is virtually compulsory for anyone wanting to join a K-Pop group. That’s why sadly, Elly’s revelation didn’t surprise many K-Pop fans on Facebook:
As we said, it’s a really hectic industry.
Elly. Babe. Keep your gorgeous face and stay here in Australia, where we adore you.
Here’s some K-Pop pictures we prepared earlier.
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I'm a bit surprised at some of these comments, the most recent Miss Korea contest created headlines around the world, including in Korea, because the contestants all looked like plastic sugery clones. Having lived in South Korea I can attest to the fact their entertainment industry has an extraordinarily narrow view of beauty. Agreeing that this situation exists is not the same as saying all Korean people look the same - they don't obviously! But do all K-Pop stars look the same - if they don't it's not for lack of trying.
To say they look 'exactly the same' is certainly going too far, but I don't think waving the 'racist' flag in the air helps at all either. I mean, look at that group of women, sure I can tell [most of] them apart, but if you don't think that is a group of incredibly similar looking women then I don't know what. I mean, that could be a family photo! With twins! They've even all got the same hair colour!
I don't think this has anything to do with the fact that they are Asian and has everything to do with the horrible standards of beauty women are forced to conform to in every country of the world. Even worse for those who want to pursue 'celebrity' style careers.