Cha Eunwoo’s “Visibile Plastic Surgery Scars” Go Viral Amid Tax Evasion Scandal
A trending post on popular Korean forum Pann has sparked renewed debate around Cha Eunwoo’s appearance, with netizens questioning his long-held image as a “natural visual.”
The heated debate comes at a sensitive time, as the idol-actor is already facing heavy backlash over a tax evasion scandal that has significantly hurt public trust.
Cha Eunwoo has been widely praised for his looks since his early debut days, often described as the textbook example of natural beauty in K-Pop. Even non-fans acknowledge that his old photos show he was clearly handsome from a young age. However, the viral Pann post argues that being good-looking does not automatically mean someone has never had cosmetic procedures.
Even after losing facial fat and becoming slimmer, he still had a cute impression. But his under-eye aegyo-sal started looking unusually thick and reddish, like it had been filled, almost caterpillar-like.
In relatively recent photos, the double-eyelid line looks like there’s a clear incision mark… the line itself looks a bit warped too.
At some point, that round, cute image disappeared, and he shifted toward a sharper, more slanted, fox-like look. There were also a lot of claims that he had front-corner eye surgery. Usually, when you squint your eyes, those marks remain visible, which is why the suspicions kept coming up.
— Viral post on Pann
The discussion escalated further when the post alleged that industry insiders, including staff who worked closely with him, had noticed what they believed were surgical marks when seen up close.
A makeup artist from a Cheongdam makeup shop who used to work closely with Cha Eun Woo said that when doing his makeup up close, you can clearly see all the eye surgery scars. What could be more certain than that?
— Viral post on Pann
These claims, combined with the tax evasion controversy, led many commenters to accuse Cha Eunwoo of being dishonest about his image.
- “He definitely got plastic surgery. That part is indisputable.”
- “Wow, I didn’t know the women on Pann were this generous and forgiving. Aren’t you the same Nate Pann girls who post dozens of threads a day claiming that female celebrities with zero controversies got their eyes, nose, face shape, and boobs done just for breathing? Damn, that’s amazing.”
- “Hmm.”
- “Same.”
- “After Cha Eun Woo pulled something this ridiculous and showed such blatant double standards, you’re saying he’s totally capable of doing subtle plastic surgery and still insisting he didn’t. Fans, tone down the shielding. The more you do it, the more posts like this will get written and the more receipts will pop[ up. Just shut up. People who mess up deserve to be criticized.”
