Korean beauty standards are known for being unrealistically strict and unobtainable in many ways. Apart from more “obvious” standards such as slim figures and harmonious facial features, traits such as pale skin, (under-eye bags), and even certain body proportions are deemed more “desirable” than others, and it has created a very toxic culture in the K-Pop industry and Korean society in general. It’s no wonder that South Korea has become the country with the most plastic surgery per capita, as netizens try their best to conform to these strict beauty expectations.
Arguably one of the oddest beauty “standards” that has become more discussed in recent times is head size. K-Pop idols with small heads compared to the rest of their body have been getting praise compared to those who don’t, and it has gotten to the point where many international fans are bewildered over the obsession with smaller heads. This subject came up on a recent forum post paired with images of ‘s .
He and , in particular, have been idols that have been getting a lot of attention for their proportions since they debuted, and it does seem like they do have very small heads compared to their long, tall figures. A picture of Dohoon standing next to fellow member was included in the post, and it shows that the former does have quite different proportions than the latter. One might assume that maybe Jihoon just has a slightly bigger head rather than Dohoon’s being particularly small.
However, .
