Yoonability 4,159 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 were you surprised by how the beauty standards in Korea seem to be different/what kind of people are considered to be visuals in Korea? I remember thinking Yoona was plain (lol) and never understanding why people thought Minho of SHINee was the visual. I thought people like Lee Seungi and Park Yoochun (yikes) weren't good looking. Faces like Sulli's and Seolhyun's bored me - something I can't even imagine now. In that time I used to think Korea's idea of a visual was rather plain but now I can tell my preferences have shifted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkpanda_spirit 14,647 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 the only visuals that I approve are Hara and Gyuri and it's still the same. The other ones are too plain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StepOnMeJas 3,806 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I wasn't surprised at all, TBH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--- 967 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 i just thought they have weird words to describe them like milky white skin and s line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiiona 955 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 not really, i could understand why idols/actors like yoona, sulli, lee seungi, nichkhun etc were/are considered visuals/it-girls/boys. i thought they were extremly good-looking, even when i just got into kpop, and sulli has always looked perfect to me. i guess my preference has been like this for a longer time now, as i still approve of those visuals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawolArmy 1,257 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 At that time, I was surprised how common PS was in Korea, and I became obsessed w/ looking at everyone's predebut pic. Now I realize that it was extremely shallow of me to judge them based on personal decisions they made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vader 3,297 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 not really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qfenaa. 203 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I feel you aside from Yoona. She brought me into K-pop, she's still pretty to me<3 The prettiest member in my eyes are seldom the visuals - namely, Seohyun is the prettiest in GG but Yoona is the visual (BUT SHE's ALSO VERY PRETTY), Sana and Mina are the prettiest in Twice but TzuNaMi are the visuals, Wendy is prettiest but Seulgi and Irene are the visuals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear08 7,527 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 NO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonwho 1,203 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 tbh i'm still sometimes confused by who are considered the 'visuals' in groups and i've been into kpop for about 8 years (not because i don't think the people considered visuals in their group aren't pretty btw, the 'non-visuals' are often just more handsome/pretty to me? e.g. in SNSD the prettiest to me is Yuri, in f(x) it's Victoria) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floppy 1,044 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Op I used to think exactly the same as you. But now yoona.. she's like a goddess in my eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoonability 4,159 Posted June 20, 2016 Author Share Posted June 20, 2016 I don't mind if a girl looks plain, but I don't find Yoona that pretty. It's not because of her plainness. Different strokes for different folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromiscuousBunny 3,686 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 The whole size of your head/face thing surprised me. Other than that, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Flop Fave 2,366 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I've really shocked when I found people measure their head size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carat 7,426 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 well I was into jpop before kpop so.. it wasn't that far of a stretch for me? it was more of a "they are all pretty why is only one being singled out as the prettiest??" my innocent 15 year old self haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lugoose 11,398 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 not really, i could understand why idols/actors like yoona, sulli, lee seungi, nichkhun etc were/are considered visuals/it-girls/boys. i thought they were extremly good-looking, even when i just got into kpop, and sulli has always looked perfect to me. i guess my preference has been like this for a longer time now, as i still approve of those visuals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosemarie 14 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Tbh not really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messy Oppa 1,348 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Definitely. Now I get it, and find them beautiful, but when I started I was so salty seeing how the girls thought were stunning, were always at the back because they weren't "that pretty" to koreans I think the standard right now is more flexible. So, even when the "prototype" continues, it's more diverse I've really shocked when I found people measure their head size ikr.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dew 1,652 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I thought Yuri suited visual position better than Yoona until I watched this fancam of Yoona and my opinion completely changed. Through Yoona, I discovered an appreciation for the lovely aura of some female idols, which explains why I find Sulli and Irene beyond beautiful. I guess the same can be said for male idols/actors like L and Siwan. I consider all of them to be top visuals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakurahanabira 6,634 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I got into Kpop in early 2000s. Beauty standards were a little bit different back then. Like there wasn't much of an obsession with pale skin back then like there is nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooahooah 573 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 not rly, but the head size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovebelt 1,037 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 not really, i could see it. what did surprise me was the whole body proportions thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiMiJu 1,858 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I guess things like v-line and ant waist were new to me back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chouquette 308 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I was surprised to see that no koreans were wearing Suju's Don't Don hairstyles. I thought it was the trend (Well I watched it for the first time in 2008-2009 lol) And I remember I was in love with After School's Kahi. Lmao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByunSooGyul 310 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 To be honest. I wouldnt like kpop if it werent for Sana. I know Yoona for a long time but i dont have any interest cause she looks like just ... Korea.. There are too many korean faces girl that seems alike. Thats why until know i like foreign members. Such as misamotzu, jackbamark, etc. i think jyp is very good at picking foreign members except suzy, she is goddess. Sm is better with their koreans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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