CAT-day: What are Korean Beauty Standards? (pt 1 of 4)
Alright, you all know what day it is. It’s...CAT-DAY!!!
Welcome back to another Culture Adventure Thursday, where we learn something new about the Korean culture. If you know anything about Korean culture, then you know how much they care about their outer appearance. If you thought girls in the States were self-conscious about their weight and beauty, then think again.
Beauty standards in Korea are strict. The margin of error is small and everyday both men and women struggle to keep up with modern expectations. Because of how much beauty impacts Korean lives, this subject is broad and can go in many directions for discussion. Because of this, I decided to divide this topic into four parts:
Part 1 - What are Korean beauty standards? Part 2 - The Korean skincare routine to maintain the beauty standard. Part 3 - The popularity of plastic surgery to meet the Korean beauty standard. Part 4 - The dangers of following Korean beauty standards in North Korea.
In today’s CAT-day, we are going to focus on an introduction on understanding exactly what are the Korean beauty standards. Today’s video is about a HUGE controversy that occurred in 2018.
Just like many countries around the world, South Korea participates in the international beauty pageant of finding their Miss Korea. However, 2018’s winner was not what people were expecting.
Now, was it because she hasn’t been in South Korea because she has been studying abroad for many years?
Nope.
Was it because she had ZERO experience in the pageant world?
Nope, wrong again (oddly enough).
It was actually because people thought she wasn’t “pretty” enough to represent Korea. Let’s see if you agree with them.
Here’s today’s video. An exclusive interview with Miss Korea 2018, Soo Min Kim, to discuss the issue of Korean beauty standards and body-shaming.
Kind of crazy, right? This is just the beginning of my blogs on Korean beauty standards. Stay tuned for our next CAT-day for part 2 where we dive in on what Koreans are truly famous for - their skincare beauty products.
안녕히 가세요!
Olie (•ө•)♡








