Japanese girls: rising popularity of skinny K-POP Idols makes them compare to Idols, they want to be skinny too

oh no

I tried to become as skinny as Kara mister when I was very young.

Then they talked about how they didn't eat for 2 days before wvery performance and even didn't drink water on the day of the performance.

I gave up

i mean, let’s not act like Japan was ok with girls being fat, then kpop came, and they completely changed their beauty standards lmao.

There was pressure to be thin in Asia WAY WAY before Kpop.

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i mean, let’s not act like Japan was ok with girls being fat, then kpop came, and they completely changed their beauty standards lmao.

There was pressure to be thin in Asia WAY WAY before Kpop.

That's true, even ur own parents. It does force you into healthy diet though which can be a good thing.

it's pretty standard in most of CJK no?

Asian beauty standard, especially East Asian beauty standard for women, has always focused on women being skinny. If you look at Japanese celebs, singers, and actresses -- they are all skinny too. Only in recent years, do we see more variety in sizes in the Japanese entertainment e.g., shout out to Japanese women comedians for breaking the cultural discussions.

Having said that, most of my female Japanese women friends are bigger as well. Only two of 10+ would I consider to fit 100% in the skinny beauty standard. So now it's not due to KPOP lol -- this standard has always been there....

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I remember that film, 200 pound beauty, that was a smash hit and propelled Kim ah-joong to stardom. Yeah that was based off a Japanese manga.