- One in five South Korean women did plastic surgery.
- In Gangnam district, there is a strip that is called 'beauty belt' which is filled with many surgery clinics.
- In the past five years, Dr Rhee whose clinic is located in the beauty belt, has seen an increasing number of young people getting surgery. Ninety percent of the clinic's clients are under 30 years old and half of them are under 18 years old.
- K-pop is an international phenomenon where the pop stars are known for their catchy tunes, synchronized dance moves, trendsetting fashion and also flawless faces.
- K-pop stars are known to have those big eyes, high noses and slim jawlines, which are not the inherent features in Koreans.
- It is said that k-pop is one of the major factor that influenced people in South Korea to get plastic surgery.
- Getting plastic surgery in South Korea is something normal, even teenagers are allowed to do plastic surgery as a graduation gift from their parents.
- South Korean women are influenced by majorly the k-pop industry, where the k-pop stars are all pretty.
- A class of girls would go to plastic surgery clinic in order to 'fix' some parts of their faces.
- Beauty plays important role in the Korean society. People there believed that the prettier you are, the more successful you will be.
- There is an ideal standard of beauty in South Korea, it doesn't particularly matter whether the beauty is natural or not.
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