South Korea's exacting beauty standards are the result of several factors that have combined to encourage women to aim for pale skin, big eyes, a high nose bridge, skinny legs, cherry-like lips, a small face and a nine-to-one body ratio, where the body is nine times as long as the face.
I suggest that the strain of meeting South Korea's beauty standards is due to South Korea's embedded “listening culture” and social conformity. Many women and men become self-critical and as a result which contributes to the vicious cycle of feeling a low sense of self-worth and wanting to resort to cosmetic surgery.
Since the beauty standards are very strict, some think of them as unrealistic. Many South Koreans have undergone cosmetic surgery like jaw and chin reduction, double eyelid surgery, and liposuction. The Korean beauty industry is active because of this strict cultural beauty standard.
Facial beauty is defined by the following features: Pale flawless skin, double eyelids, double lidded eyes called sangapul in Korean, v-line face shape with a small chin, and a nose with a thin bridge. In terms of body-shape, women are also preferred to have a tall and thin figure.
Additionally, Lisa is 166.5cm (5'5.5") tall, meaning she is above the average height. Her features are mostly in line with Western or Southeast Asian beauty standards. She has a square-shaped jaw, a short nose bridge, and slightly tanned skin. Lisa also has slightly arched eyebrows and a wide nose.
-Jennie Kim, a member of the world-famous South Korean girl group 'Blackpink' is breaking the V-line face beauty standard with her round face, chubby cheeks, and short chin, makes her look much younger than her biological age.
If BMI 25 is the obesity standard, 34.8 percent of people in South Korea were obese in 2016: 42.3 percent of men and 26.4 percent of women. If BMI 30 is the standard, 5.7 percent of men and 4.5 percent of women were obese.
The pressure to uphold a Korean standard of beauty is so high that it's felt within all social strata, including the job market. Compared to the West, South Korean employers require a photo, height, and even the family background of the applicants, as a part of the hiring process.
Much like Eunwoo, Irene also has one of the most symmetrical and beautiful faces ever and needless to say, he perfectly upholds the Korean beauty standard. Jaehyun represents the peak of the Korean beauty standard when it comes to men. His sharp jaw, dewy skin and high nose are the ideals that Korea glorifies.
How much does a Korean girl weigh? The average height of Korean girls is 1.50 – 1.60 meters, and they weigh approximately 40 to 50 kg.
In 2020, the average weight of South Korean women aged 19 years or younger was 59.36 kilograms. Women across all age categories tended to have similar weight averages, with the exception of women aged 80 years and older, who weighed significantly less.
Since ancient times, Koreans have only used natural, harsh-free ingredients for their skincare routines: green tea, “snail slime”, bamboo extracts, propolis, and honey are just some examples of the elements they used and have passed through generations.
According to a new study published in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior, women with a 'low waist-to-hip ratio (WHRs)' – commonly known as an 'hourglass figure' – are seen to have the most attractive bodies.
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As for Korean women, the standard of height is around 165 cm (5'4 ft).
Height of high school students in South Korea 2000-2019, by gender. South Korean high school students are among the tallest in Asia, with male students aged 16 years old averaging 173.4 cm and female students averaging 161.2 cm as of 2019.
The average height for South Korean men is 170.7 cm (5 ft 7 in), whilst for women it is 157.4 cm (5 ft 2 in). On average, South Korean men are 5 inches or so taller than North Korean men, whilst there is but a mere inch in it when you compare the height of North Korean women with their southern cousins.
Everyone was required to be no heavier than 47kg (7st 6lb or 104lb) regardless of their age or height. At weekly weigh-ins, your body would be analysed by the trainer, and then they announced your weight to everyone in the room. If you were over the designated weight, then they would ration your food.
But the average woman aged 20 to 24 in the country is 1.6m tall and has a waist size of 28 inches and hip size of 36 inches, according to the Korea Agency for Technology and Standards in 2015.
Preferred height for women in South Korea 2019
According to a survey conducted in 2019 by Ipsos on global attitudes toward beauty, around 58 percent of South Korean respondents stated that they preferred women to be between 5 feet 5 inches (around 165cm) to 5 feet 9 inches (around 175cm) tall.