The Notion of Beauty
South Korea is known as the plastic surgery capital of the world. In 2014 alone, it was recorded that there were over than 980,000 operations, which translates to around 20 procedures per 1,000 people. In parallel, the K-Pop culture has been growing rapidly in Korea and other countries especially in Asia. Many famous celebrities get plastic surgery; hence many people also want to look like them through getting plastic surgery as well. Ultimately, the notion of beauty is achieved through plastic surgery. It also implies that Korea has a very competitive culture and people are pushed closely together. People in Korea are confronted with other people’s images all the time.
I don’t think this culture will become as prevalent in the US as it is in Korea because the US so much more diverse than Korea in terms of beliefs and ethnicity. The pressure is more spread out in the US, which results to a different need for beauty.
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