Briar Rose 7,488 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I'm watching old JJ project vids and I can't really believe how warm their skin tone looks but now idols are all super white. 2012\ 2016 Do you notice the diff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil4life 3,270 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fate(s)fly 1,154 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Beauty standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone 117 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 It's part of the dewy look. Back then groups were colorful punk and youthful/vibrant. Now people like looking shiny like a new iPad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B612 22,399 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Yeah For example, back in 2NE1's debut even Park Bom looked tanned now everyone except CL is as white as snow same with AoA, Apink and SNSD the makeup is also different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochichan 12,341 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Pale skin have always been the standard for asians tho, I'm asian fyi, since it rooted back from like hundred of yrs back to farmers vs royal classism. I don't think it changed that much. Also in those videos, the different in filter lenses and lighting could make their skin tone different even if it's the same shade js. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny's wifey 1,008 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 koreans standard after lee hyori left the scene, she was one of the idols that promoted tanned skin, afterwards everyone joined the trend. Nowadays most idols debut with bleached white skin, so ppl have to follow the trend, if u are different then they target u and call u names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyAndonuts 2,877 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Dat JJ Project hair tho! I do wish the whiteness of an idol's skin wasn't such a big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thigh-high feminist 15,771 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Reactions have changed. Back in 2010, Minho never wore bb cream on TV shows and the red carpet. He was super tan and no one seemed to care. And Yuri was dark and people lusted for her. She was popular. I see someone brought up Lee Hyori and her popularity. That makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiftswitchsurf 12,276 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 East asian ideal has always tended towards lighter skin tones. It's not some sudden shift. A couple heavily filtered and poor lighting videos means nothing compared to evidence that dates back centuries. If you think some idols are darker skin and that they are representative of some change in trend instead of being exceptions to the rule, I don't know what you smoking. But you're clearly not sober. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadBadNotGood 11,616 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 JB is so beautiful. I can't even think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinity 773 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 The 2nd hallyu wave which was more intl made the trend worst and upped the ante for korean ent. companies. they felt their artists have to look the best cuz they're representing korea on a world stage. before hallyuwave was just in a few asian countries, now it has grown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itskimchibitch 290 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Pale skin have always been the standard for asians tho, I'm asian fyi, since it rooted back from like hundred of yrs back to farmers vs royal classism. I don't think it changed that much. Also in those videos, the different in filter lenses and lighting could make their skin tone different even if it's the same shade js. when i exclusively followed jpop i never saw it as a standard. all these artists were tan or got really dark for time to time. actresses weren't milky white~ either. not until kpop have i seen this standard. or maybe it was there all along but the ones i followed didn't follow the standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzz 1,238 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Pale skin have always been the standard for asians tho, I'm asian fyi, since it rooted back from like hundred of yrs back to farmers vs royal classism. I don't think it changed that much. Also in those videos, the different in filter lenses and lighting could make their skin tone different even if it's the same shade js. Lol. In 2014, netizens were ruthless when a tanned woman crowned Miss Thailand World, her IG was attacked with hate comments saying she was ugly, she representing the nation was embarrassing. This year, netizens enraged that a tanned contestant did not won Miss Thailand Universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heejunismybae 179 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I've noticed it too i was watching invincible youth and everyone was so much darker not that it's a bad thing but j really noticed the difference as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElleMae 3,519 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 The 2nd hallyu wave which was more intl made the trend worst and upped the ante for korean ent. companies. they felt their artists have to look the best cuz they're representing korea on a world stage. before hallyuwave was just in a few asian countries, now it has grown This is probably one contributing factor. It's true that pale skin has always been the beauty ideal in Korea but it's undeniable that idols are sooooo much lighter than they were just a few years back. Look at 2NE1, SHINee, and the Wonder Girls when they first debuted. Granted when 2ne1/SHINee were debuting tanned skin was a hot trend, but even as that trend faded away many idols still maintained their natural skin tone. Idols like Seolhyun and Hyeri being considered dark now is crazy, a few years back they would have fit right in with most idols circa 2008-2012. It's also probably bc of the oversaturation of the market, with more competition there is more pressure to be paler and more beautiful than the hundreds of other idols out there. Another possibility is the technology used in bb creams and other skin lightening makeup/products has improved and thus increased the demand for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochichan 12,341 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 when i exclusively followed jpop i never saw it as a standard. all these artists were tan or got really dark for time to time. actresses weren't milky white~ either. not until kpop have i seen this standard. or maybe it was there all along but the ones i followed didn't follow the standard. Japan is the country with geisha painted their face literally white tho. Also the concept of yamato nadeshiko is a black hair, pale skin beauty. It's just Japan isn't strict on a specific looks like you got the gyaru, ganguro subculture that happened but pale skin is also consider an attractive trait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenithzinc 615 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 what should i do to get jb in blond again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itskimchibitch 290 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Japan is the country with geisha painted their face literally white tho. Also the concept of yamato nadeshiko is a black hair, pale skin beauty. It's just Japan isn't strict on a specific looks like you got the gyaru, ganguro subculture that happened but pale skin is also consider an attractive trait. geisha isn't "in" anymore... standards & trends change. i'm not denying that pale, long dark hair isn't the ideal beauty but they don't push it onto society like sk, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercalifragilistic 3,020 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Lol. In 2014, netizens were ruthless when a tanned woman crowned Miss Thailand World, her IG was attacked with hate comments saying she was ugly, she representing the nation was embarrassing. This year, netizens enraged that a tanned contestant did not won Miss Thailand Universe. I feel the shift towards darker skin in my country too. Pale skin is still favored but now they don't want to look pasty white bt want the "healthy glow", "healthy blush". Whitening products commercials now use similar wordings too. And I've seen women who are naturally pale try to get a tan. Especially in tourism cities. Because foreigners prefer tanned skins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biaswrckers 1,703 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Pale skin have always been the standard for asians tho, I'm asian fyi, since it rooted back from like hundred of yrs back to farmers vs royal classism. I don't think it changed that much. Also in those videos, the different in filter lenses and lighting could make their skin tone different even if it's the same shade js. I agree with this. There is probably a shift, but not that much. Also if you watch JJ Project diaries their skin tone looks exactly the same shade as they are now. Different/ better lighting/ editing/ filters play a part too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 when i exclusively followed jpop i never saw it as a standard. all these artists were tan or got really dark for time to time. actresses weren't milky white~ either. not until kpop have i seen this standard. or maybe it was there all along but the ones i followed didn't follow the standard. Japan is less rigid about these things, but there are examples of it, such as EXILE being called gangsters and construction workers because of how dark they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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