Male Idol Blurs Nose Job Incision, Triggers Mixed Reactions

Lee Sangwon of “Boys II Planet” (also known as “Boys Planet 2”), is receiving mixed reactions for his latest choice.

He posted a selfie with an angle that is below his face.

However, upon zooming in, netizens noticed that he appeared to blur the base of his septum.

This particular location is often the spot where a nose job scar may be if the open incision method is used (left). However, a closed incision method (right) does not show a scar between the nostrils.

His decision to take the photo sparked various comments criticizing his decisions.

Hmm… if you’re going to blur that, you could just avoid uploading shots from below. Why would you deliberately take selfies like this…?

— @ev_e080/Twitter

He must be self-conscious about it too, so why does he keep taking pictures from that angle?

— @jinkah3/Twitter

Why does he keep taking pictures from that angle?

— @sunghoboyfri1end/Twitter

However, not everyone thought this way. Many netizens fired back at the hate he received for such a minor issue.

• “Zooming in like that is a mental illness.”
• (Reply to comment above) “I agree.”
• “It’s not like he beat someone up and had to get surgery. I don’t get why people are so obsessed with idols’ noses.”
• “I really don’t understand why so many people enjoy putting others down.”
• “He didn’t even do anything wrong, so why mock him like this? Maybe he just likes that angle.”