What Changed? Popular Actor’s Subtle Transformation Sparks Plastic Surgery Speculations

Can you spot the difference?

A viral theqoo post about actor Lee Kwang Soo‘s transformation over the years has sparked some plastic surgery speculations. The post pointed out that the actor’s eyebrow shape has changed subtly. Comparing his earlier photos…

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Actor Lee Kwang Soo at the “40th Blue Dragon Film Awards” in 2019. | MoneyS

…to his more recent ones, the post insisted that his brows are darker and less arched than before—adding that the change has definitely influenced how they perceive him.

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Lee Kwang Soo at the “4th Blue Dragon Series Awards” in 2025. | Sports Chosun

The post has then received a massive rush of comments debating whether the brow shape alone could have achieved such a dramatic transformation. Some were fully convinced that Lee Kwang Soo had cosmetic procedures done to define his face.

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  • “I wonder if he got braces.”
  • “Not a huge change… But he looks really handsome, more polished.”
  • “It’s the nose that changed, guys. The shape of the nostrils is totally different. LOL.”
  • “Changed in a way that’ll have a good impact on his work. Good.”
  • “Nose job.”
  • “Looks like his nose changed…”
  • “Wow, I really have no eye for details. Aside from the eyebrows, I can’t tell anything. Haha.”
  • “Feels like his nose got lower…?”
  • “People who can notice stuff like this are amazing.”

Others, who didn’t see signs of plastic surgery, emphasized what a vast difference eyebrows can make to a person’s image!

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  • “Looks way better. If the color were just a bit lighter, it’d be even nicer.”
  • “For a moment I thought it was Song Seung Heon. Eyebrows really matter, they suit him well.”
  • “Aha!!! That’s why he looked especially handsome in the latest Pinggyego episode.”
  • “Oh, his features look so much sharper now. Amazing how just eyebrows can change things like that.”
  • “I liked the previous look better.”
  • “I think showing his forehead makes a big difference too.”
  • “Looks fine up close, but from afar it looks a bit heavy, LOL. Still, feels like a good change.”
  • “Eyebrows make such a big impact. Probably stopped thinning them out since he has thick brows, and changing the shape gave his overall impression a big shift.”
  • “His eye sockets look deeper too… That also has a big effect.”

Read more:

How Lee Kwang Soo Ended Up Getting Cast On Running Man As An Unknown Rookie

Source: theqoo
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