Cultural Post 2

[Wonjun Kim]

In Korea, the beauty standards is extreme as the standards are very high and not meeting that standard will result in people ignoring you and bullying you. Beauty standards is a huge deal in Korea because people care so much about how they look to others. Many people get complexes due to the extremely high standards and become insecure. This results in many people getting plastic surgery and spending huge amounts of money on clothes and makeup. Even guys wear makeup in Korea to look good to others. This causes a lot of problems in schools and in the society. Students are often bullied for not wearing certain brands. This results in students stealing parents' money and buying backpack worth couple hundred or even thousands. Also, when the fashion trends changes, people have to buy the new trendy clothes or items to stay relevant in the society. This is causing huge problems as many people develop complexes.