How The Beauty Standards In Korea Is Changing

[@KExplorer]

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[@cartr4236]

Just wanted to say that the colour head scarf you are wearing really suits you!! I've never seen someone pull of a green/blue like that so flawlessly

[@Mystic_Paths]

In Korea flawless, bright skin is highly valued, and there’s a big focus on skincare routines to achieve a smooth, glass skin look. Many people strive for a natural glow with minimal blemishes or imperfections.

[@charlotte2579]

That’s exactly correct 👍 We don’t pursue to make just pale skin. By the way, I’m a Korean living in US but I’m really impressed so many Korean living in Korea can speak in English fluently. Z generations are super amazing!!🤩 I’m so proud of them. Thanks all❤

[@Yungzhef]

K explorer, your style is from outer worlds. love it

[@박똘똘-o1j]

To Koreans, skin color is actually not that important. It just gets a little darker in the summer when exposed to a lot of sunlight, and turns white in the winter. Even when white people first came to Korea as missionaries, it was not their skin color but their nose that was discussed as a physical characteristic. Even now, most slang expressions for white people refer to the nose. Koreans attach the greatest aesthetic significance to each facial feature and its overall harmony. Black people are beautiful regardless of their skin color if they have harmonious facial features and good looks. In the video, the woman at 3:17 seems to be above average.

[@Cocoshort2257]

I agree however conversations around our skin often is uncomfortable. Unwanted touching or rubbing off the skin is uncomfortable, it’s not as common compared to 5-10 years ago. Things are much better but there is still a negative connotation around being tan. As someone who has taught here, students who are tan to sometimes even very tan referring to themselves as black and not in a flattering way and mothers trying to bleach the skin of their tan daughters. So maybe skin color to an extent is still a thing.

[@jax7715]

Why is the nose shape so important. To me that would seem so....weird...the fixation......the obsession on facial features being balanced. Has it to do with fitting in to their Society as a 'matching' blend? Of course maybe topic is due to European different nose shapes, probably took ages to adapt to that.

[@SL-jn8cz]

@@jax7715 Isn't that exactly the same with other cultures? American fixation on jawlines, hollow cheeks, etc.

[@nttm5901]

​@@jax7715flat nose is not well accepted in even south asia. People laugh when someone don't have sharp, long nose.

[@charlotte2579]

Please do not judgement by yourself! You have very big bias about Korean’s standard for skin. What we talk about White Skin is not as to the Color. White skin talking among Koreans refer to flawless, looks glass and very smooth skin. Image of “White Color” is considered PURE/ CLEAN/ FLAWLESS/ NOTHING/ INNOCENT etc. in Korea. We never ever pursue to make White color skin. And you know that? There are very interesting research. In terms of color alone, the people with the whitest skin in the world are Northeast Asians, and among them, the country with the whitest skin is Korea. Therefore, since we already have the whitest skin originally in the world, we never had any reason to desire white skin in the first place. Don't treat Koreans as a pity people who long for Western skin.

[@rezayaseri2790]

the third lady ( 01:55) was Beautiful, and the way she spoke was really awesome plus her voice is similar to Kang MINA 😍😁

[@ajnosz120]

I just find it so sad what the woman said about Korean eyes and noses. She said that usually, koreans don't have a tall nose and have small eyes so she thinks people want to be different and get plastic surgery. Well, in my opinion, this is a loss, because I find stereotypical korean eyes and noses very pretty and to me, (someone who lives in Europe) these kind of people are "something different" in the best way possible. They are unique and I am truly fond of of these features. I obviously understand that for people, who grow up around others, who have these features, it is something boring, but it's just so sad to me to see Koreans look like Europeans too. We have enough people who look like us already... It is still their choice obviously and they should do whatever they want! I just wish they appreciated their natural beauty more!

[@BilhaAlando]

Feel everyone should embrace the way they are and not to try so hard to be someone else

[@protechvideos]

Fashion is always on point! So clean with it

[@D415h4n34]

05:00 Oh, I love how she styled this fit and the color looks amazing 🤩😍

[@saidmohamud2036]

It will never not be weird that some people in Korea are getting skin cancer to look like Europeans, some of whom are getting skin cancer to look a couple shades darker than Koreans. In Europe they get insecure about having the skin some Koreans pedestalise

[@fheuexve]

The pale skin beauty standard of South Korea existed way before European contact, and the beauty standards about skin tone like tanning or skin bleaching happen mainly due to classism/socioeconomic status symbol reasons. I agree that skin bleaching and intentionally tanning are risky for the health and it's sad how human beings aren't content with what they have :(

[@saidmohamud2036]

@@fheuexve so you know when the first white person went to South Korea? Didn't think so. Also, whilst I'm not South Korean, I do live in England. Tanning is not about socio-economic status or classism. It's purely about aesthetic attraction.

[@fheuexve]

​@@saidmohamud2036 According to research articles, it's rooted in socioeconomic status in the Western world along with aesthetical reasons, I heard that a suntan means that it's a sign of both leisure and able to afford a vacation somewhere (meaning sign of status/wealth). According to verified sources before the 20th century pale skin used to be the beauty ideal in the West due to status symbol reasons.

[@yo2trader539]

@@saidmohamud2036 In East Asia, it had nothing to do with Europeans. "White" or "Pale" are used as translations in English due to lack of corresponding vocabularly. A more accurate characterization would be "light and transparent (透明)" skin. There are records from over a 1,000 years ago about privileged upper-class women in East Asia bathing in milk or crushing pearls into powder and drinking them as "medicine" to pursue or maintain their "light and transparent" skin-tone. Women who are tanned (≒ darker-toned) were seen as people working outdoors all day in the fields. As such, skin-tone was valued in the context of wealth, power, and socio-economic status. Which is also relevant to this day when it comes to beauty standards in East Asia. You'll see many women wearing long-sleeves or using sun-umbrellas to avoid getting tanned during the summer time. In fact, excessive tanning is NOT recommended for East Asian people, because they will get skin-stains when they grow older. And these beauty standards sometimes results in unfortunate cases of bullying of half-Black/Indian children who have an excessively dark skin-tone that is beyond the aesthetic norms of society. FYI, the traditional Japanese word for make-up was OSHIROI (白粉), which literally is written as White Powder in KANJI...because it was applied to make the skin look lighter or more beautiful. You can still observe traditional make-up style in KABUKI or in MAIKO/GEISHA. In ancient Japonic language, "white" or "black" were not used to refer to colors. They were used to refer to shade as "lighter" or "darker." Which is actually why "light" and "white" are sometimes used synonymously.

[@user-rj8mk6fz1u]

Koreans dont get skin bleaching... im so tired of all these people accusing koreans of getting skin bleaching Its a total nonsese

[@Musikalische_Ausbildung]

I watched your interview with Jonathan and Christian on the Studio 777 KZbin channel, and I enjoyed it so much that I searched everywhere for your own KZbin channel, Jerry, and immediately subscribed! Your voice when you speak is so captivating, and there’s an indescribable charm about you that just makes me want to see more of you on other shows. I really hope there will be many more opportunities to see you in other broadcasts. There are many popular foreigners in Korea, but I hope you’ll stay here and settle down so we can see you more often for a long time. From your Korean fan .🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍

[@jamforfreetwo9732]

Will you make a video on age gaps in romantic relationships?

[@pokokhackberry]

This going to be GREAT topic😍🤩 If he's going to make it, I hope he make it from 2 perspectives representing both genders.

[@D415h4n34]

00:57 her sweater😍😍

[@Joshis]

The olive young by me is always packed. The mask packs are good!😅

[@raquelfigueroa5539]

Great work. Very honest guest.

[@ritchieb1612]

Good content Jerry!

[@junsgkr]

Oh its sienna hong!

[@siennahong]

HiIIII

[@AbdulAli-ku9he]

Suprised top notch English level the girls speak here ❤❤❤❤

[@piadabrown]

Siennaaaaaa 🎉🤍 I clicked on this as I thought the person looked like you! Much love from your subscriber whohoooooo 💐

[@siennahong]

Omg thank you!!! Hii ❤❤❤ sending you love

[@piadabrown]

@siennahong 💖

[@gayotimes4514]

Korea in the 90s, tanned skin was fashionable. Just look up one of the Kpop pioneers RooRa.

[@Itoshimi]

Even 12 years ago, looking at kpop idols around 2010 to 2012, their skin is much darker compared to current idols

[@skyhigh1612]

It wasn't fashionable, that was just thier skin color. Now they have whitening iv treatments and plastic surgery that alter thier looks completely.

[@gayotimes4514]

@ this is coming from someone who didn’t even exist back then or wasn’t even aware of Korea. 😹

[@dudaresende955]

What happened ?

[@heartandmindcompass]

broo please drop the lookbook collection

[@fheuexve]

These beauty standards would take several years to change.

[@IamHandsome4u]

Why should they change their beauty standards to western beauty standards? Will the change happen the other way around?

[@fheuexve]

@@IamHandsome4u Nowhere did I say that "I want them to change the beauty standards". I'm saying that they would take really long time to change them.

[@IamHandsome4u]

@@fheuexve u are expecting them to change, its the same thing.🤦‍♂️

[@fheuexve]

@@IamHandsome4u lol no I am not really expecting that.

[@IamHandsome4u]

@@fheuexve read your 2nd comment carefully.

[@Karen-b1z7l]

You see it in the kdramas, especially for the males, they have gone for the more young next door boy look, and not so manly, you dont see so many of the older stars, who are great actors, which is a shame.

[@Radio280]

I totally agree

[@라랄라-j1v]

What is manly or femenine actually? It doesn't matter what they act or styling themselves. And I think America has too much toxic machoism and manbox.

[@라랄라-j1v]

And there is lots of lots of older stars and actors in korean movies. They are more famous with korean people than those young actors in dramas. You can go find about it

[@goldensali]

Jung haein is 36

[@akavooo]

I think the idea of what is 'manly' differs from country to country. These actors in kdramas are indeed 'manly' - it's just that the definition differs from that abroad. Men don't have to look rough and buff to be manly

[@citycloudnine]

I feel like the rise of embracing your unique beauty is still boxed in within the limits of what is acceptable beauty among society. From what I've noticed, Korean people generally have similar outfit formulas (within each style)

[@일어나시랑게]

한국인들은 패션의 관심이 비교적 많습니다. 그래서 그런지 못 입을바엔 중간은 가자라는 마음으로 색깔도 하얀색,검정색,회색같이 차분하고 심플한걸 선호하는 경향이 있는 거죠^^

[@Luis-ng4fb]

It's weird how they have to checking what's trending even for physical features

[@Bashir000]

hivemind

[@jiminswriter4209]

No, that is your opinion.

[@omgsavy]

saw sienna and had to click

[@SLite930]

I knew she looked familiar!

[@foggylegg6362]

I really liked this video. I believe it's true that in this digital world we are fooled into believing that 'what you see is physically what you get." Many, many moons ago young people strove to look like movie stars and idols too, disregarding the photo retouching, makeup, lighting and expensive clothing. Those images of beauty were not attainable in real live humans. Now people have all those things freely available plus PS They buy the illusion that if they achieve the looks of celebrity images that they will be happier all around but images and vids are not the things that bring true happiness. It's an illusory race that pushes people to run but there is no finish line. There is no such thing as a perfectly beautiful person that attracts everyone. There is variety of people because each individual chooses differently. Charm, personality, loyalty, dedication, kindness to others all matter in a life together. If it's all about sex, one may make decisions that will greatly affect their future.

[@whitneybrown4067]

This is Gonna b so Insightful KE…. Yesss🎯💐🎉🎁🔥🔥🔥👍n Happy Monday😀….

[@バユ-バユ]

3:31 i like that chubby girl. 😅

[@ericabridley5679]

I like their eyes, I don’t understand the double eyelids. And in the earlier kpop dramas and groups they nice skin and it’s was darker. And I there are different body shapes.

[@chobi4576]

Great video, they all were so concious of whats going on. 1:55 girl is extremly atractive!

[@Yungzhef]

First one looks like sarah cameron from outer banks but if she was Korean

[@darkego123]

Shit will never change 💀😂

[@oke.221]

😂😂😂

[@IamHandsome4u]

It shouldnt, just like western beauty standards will never change.

[@jiminswriter4209]

It is changing.

[@nanabeeseed3651]

​@@IamHandsome4u western beauty standards change CONSTANTLY

[@IamHandsome4u]

@@nanabeeseed3651 like?

[@angelaxatwork]

I guess your cameraman is Dutch 🤣🤣🤣

[@NupeAtl]

😂 I like how Koreans are wearing baggy clothes these days like we used to back in the day. ❤

[@imalreadygenji]

oh my god the microphone guy is SO DAMN ATTRACTIVE LIKE HE CAN BE IN MY TOP 10 CRUSH

[@Musikalische_Ausbildung]

제리 너무 매력있어용🤍

[@UnOfficialD]

3:34 she's so cute

[@도지사라했제]

Chubby girls also don't want chubby guys. Aren't they?

[@LAQueja]

Twenty-first 😂

[@JavaSmith-p8y]

It better cuz my standard of beauty isn't fade skin😂 I really dont get it.

[@melmjetset1876]

I luv Jennie and happy for her success but what is the beauty standard for men? Or is this a double standard for women in Korea?

[@nttm5901]

Did you notice exo Kai got bullied for his tan skin in national channel? BTS V was also got laughed because of tan skin when he was teenager. Jhope is called horse and ugly because of his long facial structure. Jimin was rejected by a girl due to his chubby face when he was in middle school. Having pale skin is prime necessity for both man and woman in korea, then average 180cm height.

[@melmjetset1876]

@@nttm5901 thanks for the info. I feel bad for the artists

[@qroot00]

A video on the bullying of idols pls esp the riize situation

[@in_sanity_20]

7:43 this girl looks like Chiquita😭

[@Rezzmari]

"A small in the states is a medium in Korea. " Dang, I feel fat now and I wear a small in the states. XD

[@신호영-v6u]

육덕이 진리

[@norway8449]

딱히...

[@aaronb1226]

The girl in the thumbnail looks like Jennie from BLACKPINK 😮

[@Hoobs1000]

Too much drama heads in the clouds

[@BIG_TRAIN]

첫번째는 뚱뚱한거 맞음

[@MawangHujan-fl2zn]

One girl said that the current tren in Korea is about finding one's own unique beauty. How come you have unique beauty if you all get the same plastic surgery. You even like one kind eyelid, one kind nose, one kind, lips, one kind chin, one kind skin color, and many similar things.

[@claudiaa23]

In Europe if you have pale skin it means you are sick (anemia) we love sunbathing actually we think dark or olive skin is attractive. There were many cases in the past when people wanted adopt children - pale skin was a big no for them, because fair skin meant disease. if you don't believe me just check cosmetics sales market statistics tell the whole truth. In Europe, the market for skin-darkening cosmetics is constantly growing. People! Don't avoid the sun, tanned, fair skin is 1000 times more attractive than pale skin.

[@yo2trader539]

Aesthetics highly depends on each region/culture. (I recall that in certain countries overweight women are considered attractive/wealthy.) But people who have pale skin...have it for a reason. It's a genetic adaptation to a certain climate or lifestyle that dates back to the last ice age. We already know that cultures/people who significantly deviated from ancestral cuisine and lifestyle tend to develop health issues. (There is alcoholism and obesity in many indigenous populations in Siberia and North America.) If you consider where the proto-Koreanic people originate...it's not that difficult to understand why white/pale skin was coveted.

[@FrankieJazzFox]

No - avoid the sun - melanoma kills and also the sun is aging. I'm European. I avoid the sun for these reasons and particularly as a redhead. I'm happier to look different for health reasons and also the sun is so aging! Fake tan looks ridiculous in my opinion...mostly unnatural and often orange 😅

[@IamHandsome4u]

Sunbathing is making u westerners look older, good keep it up. LOL😂

[@fheuexve]

​​@@claudiaa23 In fact before the 20th century pale skin used to be a desirable in the Western World because it was seen as a sign of not working outdoors, now that beauty standard changed to suntanned skin due to jobs shifting from outdoors to indoors or industrial revolution, and now it's a sign of leisure or shows that someone can afford a vacation somewhere. Intentionally tanning can also be damaging to the skin. And naturally very fair skin without tanning can look healthy too if it has a slight rosy/ruddy/warm tone. And if someone said "pale skin is 1000 times more attractive than tanned skin" people would get so outraged, I find all natural skin colors beautiful. Unfortunately people aren't happy with what they naturally have😢

[@fheuexve]

​@@yo2trader539 The evolutionary reason why naturally pale skin exist because it easily gets Vitamin D during low-light conditions (according to verified sources) While naturally darker skin tones hardly get sundamaged.

[@charlotte2579]

Would like to correct some biases about “WHITE” skin mentioned by Koreans. I think majority of other nationalities misunderstood the standard of the Korean’s skin for beauty. What we talk about White Skin is not as to the COLOR. White skin talking among Koreans refer to flawless, looks glass and very smooth skin. Image of “White Color” is considered PURE/ CLEAN/ FLAWLESS/ NOTHING/ INNOCENT etc. in Korea. We never ever pursue to make White color skin. And you know that? There are very interesting research. In terms of color alone, the people with the whitest skin in the world are Northeast Asians, and among them, the country with the whitest skin is Korea. Therefore, since we already have the whitest skin originally in the world, we never had any reason to desire white skin in the first place. Plz don't treat Koreans as a pity people who long for Western skin.

[@skillbopster]

Koreans are naturally tanned and you are nowhere near nordic people as the whitest skin in the world.

[@pedro34543]

​@@skillbopsterkoreans have fair skin since birth. Obviously, it is not as white as Europeans.

[@brandoncowell8563]

First

[@dimegi1558]

every time they talk of Korean beauty standards I just keep looking but I don’t see it, they all look desame and normal to me, Europeans girls are more beautiful and Koreans girls ain’t more pretty than those other ctry girls

[@jiminswriter4209]

Some people think Europeans look the same.

[@skillbopster]

@@jiminswriter4209 Considering Europeans have different coloured eyes and hair you are just coping.

[@NoRockinMansLand]

​@@skillbopster i personally don't think that means anything, there's only around 3 eye colors and 3 hair types found, most in specific regions. What determines attractiveness is facial symmetry, facial dimorphism, etc

[@CansuCancan9]

Your video is great and this is not meant in a derogatory way at all, but I am honestly sick of hearing about Korean ‘beauty standards’. Like, I don’t want to hear those words ever again. Everyone is unique and that’s exactly what makes them beautiful! Having ‘standards’ will just make everyone look the same, what a boring world that would be! Koreans (and many people in the West) should try to be less superficial and maybe have a look at people’s inner values also. It is worth it, I promise

[@Cocoshort2257]

Jeff, love ya content but ditch that du rag buddy. This isn’t 2009. I know you’re not American but It’s an inside thing no longer an outside situation. Similar to bonnets. 😅

[@greedyreader15]

It's not similar at all to bonnets. Bonnets are for hair care, the turban he is wearing is totally a style choice .

[@Cocoshort2257]

@ Did you miss the part where I said …du-rag. We all know what a turban is.

[@greedyreader15]

@Cocoshort2257 no, I just didn't see well. Anyway I don't think it's right to peer pressure somebody into a style choice. No nationality or ethnicity is homogeneous in their fashion choices so I don't understand why he should follow it.

[@Cocoshort2257]

@ like it said….. it’s the equivalent to a bonnet. Where culturally it’s not something that’s worn outside anymore. It’s meant for inside, it’s meant to prep the hair. It’s always been that case. Until it’s association with hip hop. It’s ok for us to recognize, that everything in the “cultural” doesn’t need to stay. Everything isn’t a good trend, and the association with it isn’t …a great one. And I’m 30😂. No grown man needs to still be doing this, it’s unserious. For context Jerry is Nigerian, not AA and so for decades they too have also tried to emulate AA black culture. It’s not an argument.

[@FrostbitexP]

Thats not even close to a du-rag. Americans always trying to project their culture on others lmao. "We Americans dont do this anymore soooo-" 🤓

[@ohZyki]

Learn to reduce the eye contact bro. You don't stare at people for that long and that consistently. You need to take breaks when giving eye contact. Look at the eye contact of all the women in all your interviews. They will look at your eyes for a bit then look away then look back again. This is how you're meant to do it. If you keep locking eye contact then it will come off as creepy. They're not locking eyes with you. If they did the same as what you're doing then you guys would both be staring into each others eyes the entire interview... Too much eye contact is not okay and a bad way of communicating.

[@ondinelecesne]

6:34 *know ㄱ ㅅ for your nice videos. Talking about the “Healthy Look”, I’m wondering how much people living in South Korean care about Animal Welfare (especially how farmed animals are treated)… It would be wonderful if You’d consider interviewing passers-by about the meat they eat (or not)👋🏻☮️🎼

[@kimtaeil9052]

왜 흑인이 인터뷰 요청하지? 이유가 뭐지? 너의 목적은?

[@Milaroom_12]

거기에 문제가 있나요?🙄

[@해리북스]

백인이 물으면 이상하지 않은가? 아니면 일본인? 정말 이상한 세계관이군. 너는 서양인인가, 동양인인가? 아니면 외계인?

[@robertofernando4441]

Doses les pressions . T’as raté « un train » , ça ne sert à rien de courir après, marche à ton aise fais ton chemin ,prend le temps d’observer le paysage que ceux dans le train n’ont pas vu , tout cela en attendant le prochain . Continues , le sport ,communiques, partages tes émotions, t’es sur les bons railles, les questions que tu poses mtn tu te les poseras plus à 40 ans ou plus , on passe tous par là. Même les gens « successfull » , c’est dans la nature humaine.