You need THICK SKIN to live in Korea l Korean Beauty Standards, insecurities

[@pls-shanice]

the fact that you don't fit korea's beauty standards even though you are SOOO gorgeous, just shows how out of exclusive those beauty standards are - like why does everyone have to be a lily? what if you're a rose? all flowers are beautiful, but most look really different.

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

A very nice comparison 💛

[@SuSe0110]

What a beautiful comment 🎯👍💞 i totally agree. Beauty comes from within. If you are at peace with yourself, you radiate it outwards.

[@Moi_81]

Koreans don't meet Korean beauty standards. Just white women who try to look Korean.

[@TherissaET]

That was beautiful ❤

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

That’s debatable. 😂

[@AlejandraXio]

Ladies, I just wanna say something as a paralyzed person. You are more than your beauty! if you are healthy don't torture yourself on whether or not you fit into beauty standards because at the end of the day no matter what country you will probably not fit in. Life is too short to worry about such shallow things. When you are on your deathbed you won't be crying because you didn't slay every day but because you weren't grateful for every day. Give yourselves grace and the love you deserve for yourself and others.

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

True! We must focus on the right things ❤️ thank you ❤️

[@lucianareis3512]

🎉❤

[@hanjesse31]

That is a better message

[@danas881]

Facts ❤🙏🏾 GOD bless you.

[@perrytheplatypus699]

❤❤❤

[@honkaistarrailmezaddy]

Korean here, I've always found it absolutely bonkers how much emphasis the Korean culture puts on appearance. Not just physical appearance but one's image and reputation. Some go through great lengths to maintain and even exaggerate their public image that they end up drowning in it. Happened to a lot of my father's generation. You're right it will change, but it's gonna take a long time. The hive mentality in Korea is strong lol

[@SuSe0110]

I am totally honest: i am glad i am born with a different nationality. The pressure from young age to conform to societal norms must be incredible. No wonder mental health is such a touchy subject in SK. And I think it also depends a lot on how your own parents bring up their children. Are they conservative and stick to the "standards" or are they "up to date". 🤔🧐

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

strong indeed... :/

[@R_Priest]

@n1njart _"Bonkers... hive mind."_ It seems you've absorbed the stereotypes about Asia from your Americano friends. Maybe you're not as independent and free as you imagine. FYI, fast developing cultures have to reinforce some qualities in human life that in the overall picture may not be the ideal. But without those imbalanced and disproportionate flaws, it's not likely they could have developed and progressed. But when they do reach parity and maturation, then they can let off the gas and contemplate what it means to live the "good life." Comparing Korea to long developed countries like a France or Germany is not fair. Korea does not have the luxury of basking in generations of inherited wealth and high status. If Korea were low-key like many Latin American or African countries, could they have made the progress they have? No. They'd still be chilling in the sun in their dirty underwear. Vanity is not the prettiest thing, but it can often move the needle. It can stoke hard work and ambition. And by the way, these 2 girls are working as models because they are perceived as above average. So don't believe the hype that they suffer in aesthetic agony.

[@mcn6541]

@@R_Priest As an African, I seriously take offense to that statement “ chilling in the sun in dirty underwear”. First of all, I’ve never chilled anywhere with dirty clothes or underwear.You are upset because of what you perceive to be stereotypes about Korea and then proceed to insult Africans with your ignorance. I’ve never been poor and it’s annoying when Koreans who aren’t even beautiful or rich assume they are better than me because I’m African. I’m sure you were trying to make a point but it came across very ignorant and rude. If you had objections to what these ladies said, you could have easily stated which specific points you disagreed with and leave out the statements about America, Africa and Latin America considering these ladies are from France.

[@honkaistarrailmezaddy]

@@R_Priest lol feel better? I didn't read any of that but thanks for replying!

[@cloudchamois7004]

It seems suffocating for everyone to be following a single beauty standard

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

Definitely..

[@marty8895]

I wouldn’t care about fitting into Korean beauty standards because maybe only in East Asia or South East Asia those standards are a thing. The rest of the world doesn’t find people who fit these beauty standards attractive. I remember I watched a video of a Korean guy showing pics of Korean celebrities to my fellow people and asked them to say who they found attractive. The results were that they didn’t find any of them attractive but they expressed their opinion in a very polite way without offending anyone. The comment under the video irritated me the most. There were certain comments in Korean being rude to the people interviewed, they were judging their appearance and some of them said that they were racist because they assumed somehow that they don’t like Asian people and that’s why they didn’t find them attractive. 12:15 so true! In my country many people have curly hair and my Korean friend, when she visited me, she kept asking if people with curly hair got a perm. I was explaining her that curly hair are just natural. Btw, you are both gorgeous!

[@kling8460]

Especially the Korean men with really feminine plastic surgery, I think only Korean women find this attractive as the men look like feminine robots.

[@samojede6776]

Well I think it's because you don't live there or even worse didn't grow up there. I think if you grew up there you would Not BE able to be not influenced

[@Dmoon1234]

I don’t find any of the Korean men beauty standards appealing. Skinny, tall, and very pale. Nope.

[@alsimanche]

Nahhh as someone from southeast asia, it's nothing like the one in south korea or east asia, we are not that obsessed with beauty standards,of course the standard is still fair skin, but other than that peoole wouldn't really care about the way you look

[@samojede6776]

@@alsimanche May I ask from which country you are from? Just interested. Filipinos at least are very beauty obsessed

[@thekindmaker6219]

Before I went to Korea, I heard, like what you said, that you had to be “pale” to be considered “beautiful” in Korea. However, in my own experience after I went to Korea I noticed that you don’t have to be pale. But the more important features for being considered beautiful in Korean people’s eyes are: Small face, big eyes, straight nose, small lips, and of course, slim body. I was super surprised as well that pale skin seems not to be an important component for Korean beauty standards (at least in my own experience). I said that as I’m not, by no means, a pale person. I’m an ordinary South East Asian woman. I’m sad that people are superficial, but that’s life. It’s said that “God looks on the inside, people look on the outside. So, lets make sure the outside is a major reflection of what’s going on inside.”

[@kling8460]

I have Korean friends and they tell me it’s ok if they tan abroad but need to get white before they go home to Korea. Being white is definitely important to koreans. Also the big eye thing, they all want surgery to be the same and don’t value natural features such as single eyelids that many Koreans naturally have.

[@yourthoughtsarenotyours]

Most of the people who talk online about Korean beauty standards are not Korean. it's just a foreigner's perception based on limited experience or formed by misinformation, so misunderstandings are inevitable. the biggest misconception is 'pale skin'. what Koreans actually prefer is 'fairer skin tone' regardless of race. not something that resembles to a caucasian's skin color.

[@ENTERTAINMENT-tc3uq]

@@yourthoughtsarenotyourswhat do you think “fair” skin mead??? Literally means pale ski, light skin white basically

[@user-dyk915]

@@kling8460 please!!!!!!! A people who lives in Korea tells the truth about whlo experience. Why do you say it's a lie? It's not everything you see on the internet I think your 'Korean friend' is also a lie. Do you know Korea better than Koreans? I'm Korean and everything you say is so prejudiced

[@CeceliaS69]

I don't really fit the Korean beauty standards but I don't really care. I'm not going to die trying to impress irrelevant people who will judge me no matter what I say or do. Koreans don't like me for being this way but please many of them don't even bother to respect cultural differences so why should I care about their narrow-minded opinions. If I'm going to be ugly to them then so be it I'm not ugly to me not being "beautiful" is not the end of the world. Not to mention some of these Korean beauty standards are overly toxic. It's hard enough being a foreign woman surviving in Korea we don't need people's two cents on how we should look and act so that it would be more favorable or comfortable for them.

[@marielondon8269]

I wouldn't care what the "Korean beauty standard" is either. I don't understand how some foreigners go to Korea and feel "ugly" based on standards that the Koreans don't NATURALLY measure up to. If you have to nip, tuck, stitch and shave down your face to be considered beautiful, is it really worth it?

[@CeceliaS69]

@@marielondon8269 Exactly bending your back killing yourself to meet cultural and social expectations just to be deemed a failure and never good enough no matter what you do. What's the point? They preach about this perfect, talented, and beautiful person who doesn't even exist hoping that you fall for their trick and do everything in your power to fulfill other people's expectations. Seems like a big scam to me to get you to fit into other people's standards to be liked and treated better by them. No thanks I'll stay ugly and true to myself instead.

[@sifasanigowon]

What I find extremely puzzling is how standards are set that are unattainable without some sort of drastic outside interference such as surgery, aggressive dieting, extreme beauty regimens and the like. If it takes you contorting your body to fit in this standard then what happens when your body cannot take any more of it? How many surgeries, masks, tonics, potions can you take over decades before your body collapses on itself? And the irony is that once you start to look 'ugly' from the very procedures you did to fit this so-called beauty standard...the very same people who called you pretty will turn against you and call you an ugly monster! How can you set a standard that negates features that are natural to your race and people like your eyelids, lips, nose etc? No way. I cannot. Even if you say I am ugly....as we say in Nigeria 'Na ugly, I ugly....I no kill person!' ie...I'm just ugly, I didn't kill anyone.🤷

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

That’s so true!

[@NJ-pm3cz]

i understand this is a serious topic and as a black woman i hear you guys BUT you two are so damn funny😂

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

Hahah we get that a lot 😂

[@MaryanneArty]

To everyone out there, You were born original, embrace it! ☺️🥰

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

Yes!

[@jazzzg2813]

You both are beautiful! And the attitude is amazing! I am visiting Korea for the first time end of Sept. I’m Filipino girl with freckles lol. Born and raised in Seattle WA. Personally the image they want to portray is a little vanilla to me. So boring. Like clones of each other. Diversity is far more interesting which Seattle is FULL of 😊. You guys are my kind of personalities! Stay true!

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

Thank you so much! Also I (Bibi) wished I had freckles my whole life haha so pretty

[@shakirasmith6454]

Hey Jazz, fellow Washington girl whose visiting Korea this year as well😊. Safe travels and maybe we’ll run into each other❤.

[@kling8460]

Exactly just clones. Who wants to be a clone.

[@jazzzg2813]

@@shakirasmith6454 can you imagine if we really did?! Lol. Ty. Safe travels as well 😊

[@jazzzg2813]

@@LiveOutLoudKorea 😁

[@ApparentlyNott]

WOW over 50kg is considered fat? I'm a 5'5" American woman (average height here), and the last time I went to the doctor he told me that anything under 113lbs was medically underweight for my height, and 50kg is only about 110lbs. Imagine being considered "big" or "fat" while being medically underweight! Of course, I think they are shorter than Americans on average, but that obviously doesn't make up for thinking every woman over 110lbs is too big!

[@katherinejimenezmatos2009]

You girls are gorgeous and this topic was well covered!!!!🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍 As a foreigner that lived in Korea, I have to be honest, you do have to be confident with your looks there because they do have a very distinct beauty standard that can mess up with your self steem. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that they are still pretty much a homogeneous society, although you do see more foreigners now compared to like 10years ago. The standards dont apply to us foreigners thou. I do feel bad for those girls in korea who dont fit and make all these enhancements to fit what people consider "beautiful". Also, we need to keep in mind, in Korea appearance is everything. Like how you look and what you have (achievements, luxury, etc) matters more than your competency and values. This was told to me by 3 korean friends. They themselves say they feel is a curse because you lose job opportunities and you cant join some groups within society if you dont meet these "standards". Its really sad. One mentioned that people start feeling insecure since their birth because even parents say things like "you should lose some weight" , "your cheeks are so fat"...☹️ even its very normal there to give comment to people on their looks needing enhancement. One friend worked at a cafe and a lady came in ordered, started chatting while she was making her coffee and then she told her "if you lose more weight, you will be so pretty" 💀 like I was shocked when she told me that. She says is very common to have random people say stuff like this. The comment bothered her but she kept it to herself. She says that is what most people do here. I do have to say thou I met Koreans who just dont care about none of this beauty nonesense and they do want their country to change specially for younger generations. Stay this awesome and beautiful, aint no beauty standard can top your natural beauty🙌

[@jiminswriter4209]

Appearance is not everything in Korea.

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

exactly! and the lady's comment was also probably a compliment in her head... there's a long way ahead but we stay hopeful!

[@aaiscya9388]

I love how real and honest you both are…I find it frustrating when people aren’t transparent about own experiences

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

Thank you ❤️

[@thatsswhatssupp]

when I say I LOVE watching you guys talk about things, I could listen to you both talk about anything under the sun. It's like a catchup with the girlies. Also, the friendship you guys have 🤌 Love how Bibi was hyping up Leslie. You girls are both gorginaaaaa. Please make more girl talk videos 🤗

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

Ohhh thanks! Literally the vibe we want to convey so that's perfect! let us know if you have a specific subject you want us to talk about, we'll try to make more of these!

[@Nisha_xo]

If I was in Korea I wouldn’t care about what they think of me because people are gonna talk regardless and not just in Korea it happens in other countries too so that’s why I choose not to care about what others say about me because at the end of the day they don’t pay my bills.

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

that's the spirit haha

[@tt4days346]

problem is when you getting a job is dependant on your looks , this is the case in korea. You could be qualified and polite but if someone else is qualified , polite and also pretty to their standard , that person gets the job , maybe even if they are a little less qualified than you. Photographs are a recquirement on CV/resume in Korea qnq

[@Nisha_xo]

@@tt4days346 the photographs don’t matter to resumes I seen several foreigners that get hired without having to show photographs of themselves..they mostly care about your experience and education when getting a job.

[@twentysomething3189]

@@Nisha_xo the thing koreans don’t apply the same standards to foreigners

[@Nisha_xo]

@@twentysomething3189 u think I don’t know that..I been knew foreigners get treated differently than Korean people but I’m saying foreigners don’t need photographs to apply for jobs

[@janemuses3031]

Both of you are beautiful. Who wants to look like a Korean barbie doll. I watch a lot of K-dramas and it's damn distracting when these actors have so much work done that they can't do nuanced, micro-expressions. And yeah in Asia, there is sometimes very little filter. So my son is half Caucasian and I was in a Chinese restaurant where one of the waitresses tells me how good looking he is - and in the same sentence, asked if he took after his father. I did not know how to respond to that LOL (he actually takes after me because he is more Asian than Caucasian looking). Imagine body dysmorphia is epidemic in S Korea.

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

No wayyyy! What a rude comment. 😔 I’m sorry people are like this sometimes

[@Nature2117]

Korean beauty standards start there and will remain there. Because when they come out of their comfort zone to other countries, they'll realize that there beauty standard is a no no in 90% of the countries in the world. You can't be too skinny,pale skin and call that beauty standard. Go to other countries and you'll realize that a lot of men don't do beauty standard cos they go for what they love and not the necessary skinny and pale skin tone that most Korean people think that it's beauty. To me, Korean standard beauty stuff will forever remain in their Asia countries not other places.

[@surabhikashyap241]

Even a lot of Asians find it suffocating and hard adjusting to K-beauty standards. It is monotonous. There is no diversity. The natural variation is what makes people unique and beautiful.

[@Dmoon1234]

I would agree with this. Thank goodness their standards will mostly stay over in East Asia. Despite many criticisms of the US there is way more diversity of looks that makes it much more interesting . Korean standards are very boring.

[@hannah60000]

@@Dmoon1234 Korean beauty standards may be similar to other East Asian cultures, but it’s not exactly the same in Japan and China, for example. It seems extreme from what we’ve heard about all three nations.

[@kimleemoon]

You ladies aren’t ugly anywhere! You’re both gorgeous and don’t let anyone convince of anything different. Especially not in a country where getting plastic surgery is a hobby. Bibi when I first saw you on Awesome World, I thought to myself this is a beautiful dark skin girl. Absolutely smooth flawless skin, big beautiful eyes, full lips, gorgeous smile. Girl please, you run circles around most of those Korean women in the looks department. And your beautiful is all NATURAL!❤❤

[@R_Priest]

You think they'd be working as models if they were truly considered ugly in Korea? Think about it.

[@kimleemoon]

@@R_Priest I have seen ugly models.

[@sindiswankosi8751]

I currently live in South Korea I feel like the standards definitely do not affect me because I am African and dark skinned so 😂😂 there's no standard for me I do not put any effort into looks

[@adofoi30]

Well you both a different but beautiful. I was just watching that Korea Pizza vlog and they suggested that Koreans have such an addiction follower syndrome differences are beautiful

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

Exactly!

[@Dsssssssss-n9x]

Wow I don’t know anything about you, just stumbled upon this video but you guys seem so genuine and honest and like really nice people to hang out and talk with. I loved hearing you talk and I can actually really understand how living in that environment can kinda push you into thinking and acting a certain way.

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

Thank you for such a sweet comment ❤️

[@PhilCherry3]

You two make the best couch therapy comedy team I've seen in a while! I am literally cracking up with each comment or expression you make! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

Hahaha we're glad!!! 😂😂

[@alfonsowillock5801]

U are two beautiful young women please do not make the pressure of Korea society or any other country that u live in make u feel insecure God is who created u and at the end of the day only what he said about u that counts because it doesn’t matter how much surgery u get someone will still fine something wrong with u. God say u are fairly and wonderfully made there is nothing that u need another human to change be ur self and love u.

[@JoyfulOne468]

Both of you are super cute!! I love how the lady on the right said "calm down". 🤣

[@cloudchamois7004]

You are both beautiful universally

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

💛💛

[@fn5758]

It's so fun to watch you two. You're smart, funny, and cute. You both are beautiful my girls. Love, your Turkish sister🌻

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

🥰🥰

[@aj_with_luv]

I felt more called out in this one than anything other video 😅 first off, you BOTH are fudging gorgeous (yes Bibi with that real confidence my ROLE MODEL 😂) and when Leslie talked down on herself I almost reached through my device to respectfully beat her up or respectfully bop the forehead 😂😂😂 But as for me, I actually 10,000% relate. I have scars *all* over my body, I look like a teletubby, and when I look in the mirror I usually feel disgusted. I eventually just gave up on myself because I found no point. Barely anything worked. Self care and such felt more like for a special occasion rather than a normal or just-because thing. Even now. Here in America it's really like that too. Snatched waist, big butt, big boobs, thick thighs, good skin, white straight teeth, etc. ESPECIALLY for Black women. If you didn't fit at least a couple then you might feel a bit undesireable. That's when you know you have to REALLY depend on your personality to be accepted, if you're lucky. I never understood why people who looked amazing would say "my skin is horrible" or "ugh I'm so fat I look like a pig" sucker have you SEEN me??? Shut UP 😭 I don't understand at all. Jumping to the Korean standard, I remember asking about this as well, especially for the hair. There were times when I was growing up where I wished I was white, or at least had a perm, because barely anybody could manage my hair, and it was such a pain to do so. I wanted to have it straight, long, able to be curled, etc. It took me so long to just accept that there are some things I just could not do. So to hear about how it is there in a more in-depth discussion, it honestly still scares me, even though I know you both were affected by it (even though it kinda sounds twisted to find comfort in shared pain 😭). Getting kicked out because you are "too big"??? Pressured to change so many things about yourself??? People randomly touching your heair even if their intentions seemed innocuous (racism and CA are an entirely different convo)??? Good lord that country sounds like it's not for the faint of heart. The struggle is real, but I feel you. The nitpicking and obsession over being one type, let alone accepted as beautiful in general, I honestly have to applaud you both for not succumbing to all of it. I'll always and forever root for you!!! Also that sno app made yall look like whole aliens and the next time Leslie says something like "eh" about herself....everytime you feel some random pressure on your arm, that's me punching you respectfully 😂😂😂🔪😂 here's to more discussions!

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

Everything you said is so true but I just chuckled so hard at the “punching respectfully” 😂😂😂😂😂💀💀💀

[@Toulip45]

Omg thiissss is exactly what I’m saying I applaud them heavily especially since they’ve been there for so long and haven’t succumb to all of the madness uno cos me personally I think I would have a hard time …it’s literally inevitable when everysingle person around you is conditioned to think a certain way about themselves and your dropped into it with completely different views ,after a while your definitely gonna feel like well damn maybe I should start doing this and that but the obsession thing is definitely what I want to talk about ,I hear idols talking about losing weight for everything like if you don’t hear it something is wrong mentally that would mess anyone up it’s like you can’t live your life cos your constantly thinking about what you weigh and the way people will perceive you and it’s not like you can go against it because they will comment on it no matter what so it’s like your forced to be put into this box especially with the stores thing you literally have to stay in a certain shape or you won’t fit into clothes you’ll get picked on it’s actually insane

[@yazcal117]

You guys are so frank and funny! I enjoyed the video. For me, sometime it’s hard to distinguish Korean idols and actresses who had plastic surgeries because they look so much alike. I guess they have certain kind of looks they want and that’s what they request to their doctors. One of my daughter’s Korean friends from high school had a plastic surgery. We visited her before my daughter moved to Tokyo. Her friend’s face was totally different. My daughter was so shocked and cried in the car on way back home. Anyways it was an interesting topic, and thank you.

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

Aw so young? Thats is quite sad :( Thank you for watching ❤️

[@Olivia-to1yf]

Hi girls, I found your channel from my recommendation, it was delightful and enjoy your chat and the info that you shared . I am subscribing for more. You girls are beautiful, beautiful accents too! ❤ it is sad that culture of the Korean is one mind set, they don’t see diversity, but seeing so many foreigners and their country open up to the world hopefully their minds will relax and see that people come in all size and skin tones. Stay positive ladies, it is nice you have each other! Don’t perm your hair, wear your crown with pride.❤❤

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

Thank you so much ❤️❤️

[@owl6218]

the 'not symmetrical face' lady has a very charming face. charm is a very important part of beauty and it comes in many forms

[@Vminkook2seokjoongi]

I give it about 3 more centuries for them to be less aggressive with the beauty standards

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

😂😂

[@Aku-ut8mn]

why are normal-looking people not accepted but plastic faces are? it's always so obvious that someone had a job done.. some idols look so cartoonish with their shaved jaws and small straight noses... i mean you do you but first learn to love and accept yourself even with little imperfections

[@somethingelse419]

I like her natural hair! They are both gorgeous so it’s crazy that they unfortunately have to constantly fight against the mindset in Korea.

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

Rather than fighting I guess we’re just trying to not be disrespected! After we’re human. They can have their culture and standards but they also need to chill if they’re gonna be global

[@caelisan]

I'm Asian and I've been told by a shop in my country of origin that there's nothing suitable for me because I'm too big. Although I'm used to the bluntness, it still stings.

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

That’s terrible…

[@stargazer4903]

Both of you are beautiful. And I am being totally honest and objective. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. I thought by now society would recognize that not everybody has to look the same. Have confidence in yourselves, what God gave you, and be part of a small but growing movement to love our natural selves and sizes. God made us, so who is anybody to judge.

[@serenitysubs933]

Don't grab my hair I'm not a pet. The fact that so many non black people have told me I'm in the wrong for not wanting them to touch my hair is MINDBLOWING. Why are they so obsessed with touching me? Why can't they just mind their buisness?

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

That’s insane!!!

[@MarokoJin]

I'm Moroccan (north african) and I studied with girls from Subsaharan Africa (Mali, Ivory Coast, Cameroun) and guess what, they used to touch my hair out of curiosity. It was never an issue for me, I know that my natural wavy hair isn't common among their nationals (at least not as natural hair), so it's just a matter of perspective, no need to be upset about it

[@serenitysubs933]

@@MarokoJin just because its not an issue for u doesn't mean everyone else has to prescribe to your way of thinking. U like other peoples energy in your hair? Good for u but that doesn't apply to me. What's more concerning is people being upset they can't touch it in the first place. 🤔

[@MarokoJin]

@@serenitysubs933 good, so let's make it about individual feelings, not race and victimization, with the "rude" white/ "brown" or "yellow" people versus the poor persecuted black people (like you, others I know don't give a damn and thank God for that), because I just showed that it's about perpective and in other places, a white/non-black person's hair is the one that's going to be touched.

[@serenitysubs933]

@@MarokoJin Wow, someone's getting pretty worked up. You seem to enjoy talking about perspective yet you can't seem to open your brain up to the idea of racism existing when it comes to being grabbed and touched innapropriately, did those nice mary sue girls u gush over ask to touch your hair or did they just yank you? I doubt it was the latter, but not matter your opinion on this, it still doesn't change the fact that i dislike being touched and if you have an issue with it, then that's just a personal problem you have with yourself :) Continue projecting that i see myself as a victim cause it just makes you look even sketchier.

[@Ykoz2016]

Everytime I watch a video about Korean beauty standards, one person says it’s worse then in the west, and one will say it’s the same. As an older woman from the US (which means I’ve lived through several reversals and trends of western beauty standards) I can safely say there is one very unique (and crazy) thing about Korean beauty standards. For sure. Math Never have I seen so many specific numbers given about female looks in my life. In the west we say “thin” (most women don’t use BMI. They never have it measured outside a doctor’s office) But Korea will say “this exact amount of KL” or “height divided by this number to get a specific amount of KL” They have numbers for the angles of your shoulders They have numbers for body proportion. For angle of cheekbones. For cm of forehead. It’s the insane exactness and details, the numbers that kill me 😂 In American we are way more general and way too lazy for that.

[@SuSe0110]

Totally with you 😂 same here in Germany. I've only had a scale in the house since I was a mom. Especially as a woman, the body changes over the whole month, which does not necessarily always have to do with weight. As long as my dress size fits I have absolutely no reason to weigh or measure myself. I am active in sports and eat a balanced diet, the rest lies in nature and in aging. For me beauty comes from within. ❤

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

So true!!! it's a whole "science" here..

[@desarc6855]

Which makes already beautiful girls strive to those exact numbers which sometimes makes them look worse. It's just stupid.

[@hannah60000]

@@LiveOutLoudKorea Let’s call a spade a spade - bogus science backed by some insecure “American study” or “American professor”. Smh 😝 Yeah, I lived in Japan and visited Korea - I have an idea of what works for me. I’m focused on being healthy and feel good, then as a British person of west African origin, I can only be what I am and the best version of that!

[@brvhtxxbxk]

Its so sad really,im someone who is extremely insecure,i went there once and feld overwhelmed yet somehow comforted,as from where i am from,people think im way to much busy with my looks,always adjusting my hair,my makeup,eating way to light,while there,almost everyone did this. I saw how my friends saw me and it made me more self aware as to how depressing it looks. Im not ugly,but at what cost? I hope things change for the Korean citizens,the pressure they have is insane,not only on beauty level. I really love the videos you guys make,its so comforting and funny,as if im there with u guys🩷

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

Thank you so much 🥰 and yes hopefully things get better !

[@siriusnomo2707]

Why are a lot of brown + black women still going 2 korea when they're known 2 be openly racist? I don't mean 2 offend anyone but I don't understand why anyone non-white would want 2 stay in that country long-term. I used 2 watch black KZbinrs/Vloggers in Korea around 6 or 4 years ago when Whitney Bae + Megan Bowen Megan Moon they were saying the same thing about how they never fit the beauty standard. I'm happy that it's worked out for Megan tho as she's truly settled into Korea + has a wonderful family, I think seeing stuff like that gives others hope. I've visited Japan as a brown woman just for a vacation + definitely encountered the "no foreigners gaijin unwelcoming vibes" and while I enjoyed the country I knew I would never plan a return trip bcuz of the xenophobia certain businesses + japanese ppl have there. As a brown person who has lived in Europe, Latin America, Canada, The US and The Caribbean, Korea, Japan + China def wouldn't ever be on my list in terms of Asia for relocation. Maybe Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines. Please for my black ladies watch Stephanie Perry who shares the best countries for black sistas 2 relocate + move too.

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

We did a vid on why we’re in Korea specifically as BWs if you’re interested in our reasoning ^^

[@Dmoon1234]

I agree with you. Korea and China have never been and never be on my bucket list. Japan is maybe but I really have no desire to waste my hard earned money to experience their stultifying culture that hates Black people yet treat white people, no matter how ugly they are like gods. And I follow Stephanie Perry. She had nothing good to say about East Asia, specifically China, and suggested giving that area a wide berth.

[@서기후니]

I'm korean. But i think you are so beautifull and pretty.

[@link3523]

개인적으로 요즘 흑인의 스타일과 아름다움에 빠져 있어요. 한국인 흑인 국제커플 채널도 많이 보고 혼혈들도 많이 보는데 흑인 특유의 멋스러움과 아름다움이 있음. 특히 혼혈모델 제니를 좋아해요. 디즈니 캐릭터처럼 이쁘고 사랑스러움 한국인들 옷을 잘입는다지만 스타일은 천편일률적인 편이죠. 헤어스타일도 남자는 답답하게 앞이마 가린 레고 헬멧 머리에 여자는 그냥 앞이마 가리거나 안가린 생머리, 묶은머리 흑인들은 헤어스타일도 다양하고 두건 같은걸로 스타일연출하고... 선명한 원색의 옷을 입으면 특이하게 이쁨 그리고 전세계 kpop random dance도 보는데 흑인들이 춤출때 움직임이 남다름. 정말 리듬을 잘타고 춤을 잘춤. 리듬감이 한국인이랑 잘맞음 ❤

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

사람은 다 자기만의 매력이 있죠~ 시청해주셔서 감사합니다 ❤️

[@berrylondon1]

Don't let people tell you what's beautiful.

[@lilac8794]

For us black people we have our own standards no matter where we go. No need to try the Korean one. I don’t find it pretty

[@Lovecatsss]

You both are so gorgeous the beauty standard in korea makes no sense

[@Brenda82Glass]

You two young ladies are very 💎💎naturally beautiful..keep encouraging other young people to be happy to be young and alive and to be kind..youth is fleeting..I commend you both👏🏽👏🏽….one day variety and diversity will be appreciated

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

Thank you so much!!

[@thedustthatsettlesj9231]

What's fascinating to me is that most Koreans don't match the supposed beauty standard. Who created this standard? Amazing.

[@tamoc2354]

If most ppl match the beauty standards, then it would not be called beauty standards in the first place.

[@mixiem843]

K-pop

[@Dot-v6g]

Y’all beautiful despite what people say

[@napperforlife2020]

I understand when foreigners say the beauty standard is stressful for them but the beauty standard does not apply to them. They're not Korean.

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

it's still something we get confronted to directly or indirectly on a daily basis, so we're bound to think about it!

[@kimleemoon]

Their ridiculous standards shouldn’t apply to anyone! They get so much surgery just to fit into “a box” (standard). They all start looking the same

[@mariatolentino4516]

Beauty standard described in one word: Plastic.

[@hanadulsayrom3485]

Thanks for this video Bibi and Leslie!!! 🥹🤗🤗🤗💛💛💛

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

💛💛💛💛

[@jogunify]

한국인들은 경제성장의댓가로 지금의 경쟁사회를 얻었다고 생각하지만 사실 너무짧은기간네 효율을 강조하면서 밀어붙여 지내온 댓가는 달콤한 과실과 더불어 역대가장 낮은 출산율을 가져왔다 한국은 사라져가는데 높은분들은 밥그릇 챙기기 바쁘지 한국의 사실을 담백하게 소개해줘서 고맙다 그래야 조금이라도 변화할 동력이 생기지

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

시청해주셔서 감사합니다 맞는 말씀입니다!

[@BBB-fe9up]

You two are stunning!!! Some people appreciate natural beauty that defies a certain country's standards. I hope you have more encounters with them. Every country has their beauty standards. US definitely. For any country, if surgery is needed to achieve it perhaps beauty standards should change. Also leaping 10-20 who knows what standards will be.

[@Dmoon1234]

I’m just grateful that their standard will never ever become a global staple, despite their soft power popularity with K dramas and K-pop. And Iam so grateful I look unique and would never fit into such a boring, repetitive standard.

[@horrendous_karaoke]

Such an interesting topic!

[@NovaDoll]

I have such fine hair if I relaxed it, it would fall out. I did it once as a kid but have been natural my entire life.

[@SoulPatroller]

Another entertaining - and informative - video! You're both lovely, inside and out. Keep crushing it!

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

💛💛

[@maskassmario321]

I mean, why being obsessed with a country that promotes the very opposite of black beauty standards? As a black man, i will never understand the obsession of a fair amount of young black women born in the west for South Korea. Stop giving your money to people who hates you.

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

I’m not sure where you saw anyone obsessed but let them know not to be ^^ and in the case where you were making an assumption about us, well… you should watch more vids hehe

[@nox7282]

Wisdom here.

[@MHC-1]

You made me laugh when talking about the conservative dresses (nun dresses) lol. You ladies are beautiful both inside and out. I very much enjoyed your content. Subscribed!!

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

Thank you so much!!

[@princecoffee2349]

Lilies love lilies and roses love roses. Culture and beauty standards and taste are not wrong, they are just different. They don't need to be criticized for liking the ideal type in their appearance. The opposite is also true. There is no need to criticize people who prefer tan skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes.

[@냠냠-g7k3v]

Um no, I think anyone in korea will think you two are beautiful, people are just not used to seeing people with strong facial features like you. Foreigners look exotic to us, and we find that very beautiful

[@DailydoseBri]

Y’all are so beautiful to me who cares what Korea thinks?

[@ariah457]

Bibi don’t perm it! You can use heat but take care of it! 🙏🏾 Leslie 😤 we need to work on this speak positive when you look in the mirror you are beautiful

[@ellaspring1933]

I have been as a tourist and felt insecure and unpretty at first as a plus size woman. After a little while, I understood that these standards do not apply on me anyway. In my country I am considered pretty but in Korea I am not.

[@BibBobBibOnVacation]

Enjoyed your talk ☘️

[@josieumu8191]

Leslie saying anything against herself Me: YOU ARE GORGEOUS!

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

😂😂😂

[@King-ji888]

the weirdest thing is korean beauty standards isn't even beautiful.

[@idaraudoh2808]

Its just unfortunate that there is no plastic surgery for the soul...too many ppl in this world need it.

[@mimijewels8428]

I love Korean women they so nice I live in Cali where there is a lot of Asians which I think is the same lol idk but they always tell me how pretty iam and Iam a dark skin women they are really nice lol😍😍😍

[@Sakura_kiss986]

yeah I just moved here and quickly realized I will never fit their standards BUT it does affect me at times lol

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

Yeah it keeps messing up with your head once in a while..

[@orlenawilliams3909]

You touch my hair…I get to touch yours back. But I’m honestly curious, why stay in a place where you feel like the odd one. It took awhile but over the years I’ve come to love and accept myself… because I’m uniquely me. Love yourself everybody. Borahae!

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

Very true! We did make a video comparing being black in France and the US vs here, maybe that’ll give you some clarity on why we’re here haha

[@nasseri2976]

but you two are very beautiful

[@franzitaduz]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and every culture can make its own rules….Asian people are blunt with each other. It’s silly to expect what you don’t even have in western cultures.

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

True that!

[@ericsohn5084]

I don't think Korean people expect the Korean standards from non Koreans though. How do you think about this?

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

indeed! they expect way less of foreigners, but that can also be another problem, since you're "othered" regardless :/

[@ericsohn5084]

@@LiveOutLoudKorea Oh well, I don't think that's going to change until Korea actually becomes more diverse for a considerable time. I'm looking at couple generations but I suppose we can only do our best to raise the awareness.

[@hannah60000]

@@ericsohn5084 Or perhaps they will never change… It’s really down to South Korea to push this change. I find it a bit intrusive when non-Koreans feel it’s their duty to promote diversity and change in Korea. Korea doesn’t have to be the US or any major city in Western Europe. Now you live in a South Korea and pay taxes, then that’s a separate conversation. FYI - I’m not Korean but have visited several time and lived in Japan. I just believe true change only comes when the masses of said want it. If not that, indigenous populace movements tend to be the most affect. See the Korean feminist movement for example - these are South Korean women pushing to achieve bette outcomes and experiences for other South Korean women.

[@allthetimeallthetime9627]

제니가 예쁘면서 노래와 춤도 잘추니까 인기있지만, 얼굴만 비교하면 당신이 더 예뻐. 제니하고 얼굴을 비교해봐 아니 몸매도 더 좋아

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

헐 큰일날 얘기네요ㅋㅋ 😘

[@happyhappy5829]

여기서까지 얼평하면서 진짜 누가봐도 짜증나는 아재임

[@mariec1261]

As a foreigner why should you care about their beauty standards? Understand their standard does not translate to being the best. Be yourselves Ladies and OWN it. Also , remember they can never achieve anything else but their own: A simple example, beautiful curves, totally foreign to that population.

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

Lmao we do mention that we work in the industry and the effects of it. Caring or not caring isn’t a choice it’s just how you feel whether you can control it or not. Let’s not take this to heart too much haha

[@Healingflowers1805]

Hello can you give examples of cheap clinics in korea

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

there are so many promotions everywhere but we don't know any specific names sorry!

[@nt0334]

Your skins are FLAWLESS. Koreans would approve

[@ericsohn5084]

You two are cute! And the personality :3

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

thank you!!

[@christianrhee4552]

I wish most of the black in korea content was presented the way you guys did. I'm very impressed with the attitude expressed in this video. And great personalities both of you. I thoroughly enjoyed this video. No exhibit of the victim mentality most black woman seem to possess.

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

Thank you for the kind words! « Most » is wild tho 😂

[@maryandjoe789]

Yes you are beautiful

[@jasminer66788]

Are y’all from South Africa? So pretty

[@eardrummed]

Im afraid of saying this but in my own two eyes, Blackpink Jennie and the korean beauty standard are not that great. I live in a part of Southern California where there has always been a large Southeast Asian and Latino community. Girls that look a lot like Jennie have always surounded me. I dont find her beauty special. Where I live there is no side eyeing you if you dont fit a mold, but everyone would agree the archetype barbie doll is the most fascinating of beauty molds because it must be crazy to have that kind of male gaze and pretty previlge. However, we let the white girls alone, we dont try to be them. I cannot imagine living in a place where I am an oddity or outcasted because I could never ever fit in. Girls, get out of there. You would rock it in a million other places. You dont owe Koreans anything. You dont have to be in their good grace. Leave them with their Jennie obsession and ps / toxic spiral. The KBS culture cannot survive, it will implode, it is not conducive to the survival of their ethnicity. Sooner or later, they'll figure it out. But in the meantime, get out while you are young.

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

I (Bibi) have lived in SF so I know what you mean haha but no worries! We’re just talking about the grand scheme of things, given that we both work in the beauty industry. But in real life we don’t have any trouble making friends/dating ( thats reminds me we should probably talk about fetishism in this damn country lol 👀) but we thought it would be an interesting topic to tackle (lightly) ^^ we have another video where we discuss being black in Korea and it’s not as bad as you’d think!

[@ambajanth1695]

You guy make me download Patreon now I just need to subscribe.

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

Hahaha welcome !

[@thenumbersw]

they talk about like 90s 80s United Stated.

[@joannemanetta34]

I love you two girls!

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

We love you too!

[@kws1359]

제 눈에는 제니보다 비비님이 더 예뽀요옹

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

어머나~~ 🥰

[@Smbowen67]

@kws1359 I agree you 💯! Bibi is a very beautiful woman! Jenny is just average in my opinion.

[@daniyellaharmon]

Y'all are hilarious 😄

[@張玉珍-o6d]

Can tou you explain the definition of thick skin?

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

To have thick skin is to not take criticism personally! Or to not be too sensitive

[@張玉珍-o6d]

@LiveOutLoudKorea I want to know what thivk skin is in the video Are you referring to Africans were all born with thivk skin like a rough skin⁉️

[@Rodiyath]

Mdr vous me faites trop rire. La vidéo a fini en self thérapie 😂😂

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

faut bien que quelqu'un s'en occupe 😂😂

[@lisabrightly]

Why would any foreigner even want to move there ..

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

We have a video on that if you’re interested ^^

[@ezunsir]

17:19 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 C'est à mourir de rire. Vous êtes très belles comme vous êtes.

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

un autre niveau!! 😂😂 merciii

[@sumeyamohamud7113]

love your long just talking videos❤️❤️❤️

[@essohnalvine154]

😂😂 Looks like ur eye's have been punched for real I can't ever

[@alfonsowillock5801]

So what ur saying is basically people are being told that how God created them is not good enough.according to Korean Beauty standards which is men made. so now because ur going by what they say beauty is u go to a doctor to recreate what they believe beauty is and this is because people make what others people tell them about themselves become like true to them. Love yourself and don’t listen what other people say. U a beautifully and wonderfully made by God and he love you unconditionally.

[@bourjoism3917]

I’m very confused….how on earth a nation where the overall population are not that pretty are the ones to judge appearances??? Is it a complex???

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

I (Bibi) personally think there are beautiful people everywhere but we all have our complex. People from my country bleach their skin so. To each their own kinda thing? Haha

[@bourjoism3917]

@@LiveOutLoudKorea have you ever heard about other countries talking about beauty standards that much???People can bleach whatever ever they want but it’s a personal choice nothing to do when a all population it’s looking for a certain criteria when themselves are not easy on eyes..only a few are really pretty…most of countries are beautiful people overall European African Arabic America Latin Asian..but Koreans overall are not pretty

[@R_Priest]

@@bourjoism3917 Maybe that's why E. Asians have to assert their own beauty. Too many like you who say they're ugly and unattractive. If they don't love themselves, who will?

[@citamora]

La Corée n'est pas facile

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

aucun pays n'est parfait malheureusement!

[@citamora]

C'est vrai

[@injongchoi7165]

It's the national insecurity! We Koreans always , for last 3000 years, felt inferior to someone whether they be Chinese, japanese or Americans! Today, only place you can find real and naturally beautiful Korean women is in America where natural Korean women are considered very attractive! It is tragic

[@LiveOutLoudKorea]

It’s crazy! I see so many beautiful people who don’t need anything but…yeah..

[@heatherjones3323]

Isn’t plastic surgery popular there? So I wouldn’t take it to heart…perceptions of perfection are hard to and sometimes impossible to achieve

[@cap4life1]

There are great things about South Korea but the immense pressure to conform to a beauty standard isn’t one of them.