Popular Rookie Idol’s Heavily Edited Photos Spark Backlash
Which is better?
Visuals play a significant role in the K-Pop industry, as it is a performance-based genre. Because of this, idols that stray away from Korean beauty standards have become a target among netizens.
Recently, an online community post garnered much attention for Hearts2Hearts Yeon‘s visuals. The OP went ahead and edited her photos, revealing a before and after.
Before

After

Netizens believed that with a few makeup adjustments, she would be able to fully showcase her beauty potential.


- “I think there’s a makeup style that suits her better. I think she’d be prettier if they fixed her makeup. Since her eyes are round, rather than curling her eyelashes too much, they should curl them naturally, use natural lenses, add more undertones, and pay attention to match the eye makeup to her uneven eyes.”
- “The original photo is prettier, though? Plus, editing someone’s photo like that is so rude.”
Others took it upon themselves to edit the photo in their own style.


- “What about this?”
- “What about me?”
What are your thoughts about this?
Source: nate pann