focusing on having a clear and healthy-looking face. Even for special events such as weddings and feasts, they did not stray far from their natural appearance. On the other hand, gisaeng (female ...

During my formative years, I observed how every celebrity hailed as a great beauty in South Korea, from actresses Song ...

"I think lot of Korean women are wearing an 'appearance-corset'," she told the BBC. "They have this immense fear of the face they show to others. I heard that women feel especially shameful when ...