Plastic Surgery

Web URL: http://www.dailylife.com.au/news-and-views/dl-opinion/kpop-perfection-spurs-plastic-surgery-boom-20130318-2gak8.html

The summary of the web:

•  Korean people are usually obsessed with their appearances
 
• They have a perception that a perfect face has a slim jaw, big eyes, high nose, and white skin
 
• Because they are Asians, some of them did not have big eyes, high nose, and slim jaw
 
• So they decided to “fix” it up by having some plastic surgeries
 
• It’s a common thing that a mother would give her daughter a plastic surgery as a graduation “gift”
 
• In Gangnam, South Korea, is the place where Korean people usually do the plastic surgery
 
• 90% Korean people that did plastic surgery are under 30 years, and half of them are under 18 years.
 
• K-pop stars somehow influenced many young people to get plastic surgery because they assumed that if they want to be a celebrity or a successful person, they must have a perfect and beautiful body and face.
 
 Kpop stars also known for their dance moves, fashion, and perfect face with two big eyes, high nose, slim jaw and white skin.
 
If Korean people want to be a suceed celebrity, they have to be beautiful, with a perfect eyes and body.
 
During school holidays, many young people in Korea (half of the class) would did a plastic surgery, like double eyelid, so if they went back to the school, their face would look prettier.