An online community post went viral stirring controversy over the flood of plastic surgery among K-pop idols and young women.
The post slammed idols for undergoing “too much” plastic surgery at a young age.
> “Seeing how idols go through plastic surgery these days, you’d think they were trying to be pretty for a season and die before turning 40.”
Another user extended the criticism to women in their 20s and 30s, calling their procedures “scary” and “dangerous.”
> “I feel like this is how women are these days. Don’t care much for celebrities, but girls in their 20s and 30s are shaving their bones and getting fillers like it’s nothing and it scares me. Are they really trying to be pretty for a season and die before 40 because they really are putting themselves through some really dangerous stuff.”
The backlash grew as netizens debated the negative influence idols have on fans and ordinary people.
Comments ranged from concern to dismissal:
> “At least celebrities make money from their looks and are guaranteed maintenance…but there isn’t anything like that for normal people. Back then, double eyelid surgery was about it, but now people are doing really dangerous surgeries like it’s nothing.”
> “Just leave them alone, it’s their choice. Worry about your own life instead.”
> “Celebrities make money from this, but for normal people, it just makes them more paranoid about their appearance.”
> “They turn out looking really bad when they get older…”
> “They don’t seem to look pretty even after surgery. Koreans look pretty with natural faces. I don’t understand why they go through surgery.”
> “Celebrities will make money off of their looks forever, but I really am worried about the normal people that do surgery…”
> “Idols profit from it, but normal women are strange. They don’t even have the money.”
The viral controversy exposes ongoing tensions about beauty standards, celebrity influence, and the risks women face chasing “perfection.”
