Nip Tuck: Korea

Within my first week on K-Town I noticed tons of advertisements for plastic surgery. At first, I was kinda like "bleh", but as time passed, I noticed more and more how it is a big part of the life style for some people here.

In Korea (South of course), many young ladies (guys too) like to have plastic surgery. Because there are so many places due to the market being so big, it is easy to have it done at a reasonable price. What kind of work is done? Most girls value the "beautiful" double eyelid. This eyelid that most Westerners have is common and doesn't cross as mind as "valued". Nose jobs are common too!

There is a movie I want y'all to check on Netflix called 200 Pound Beauty. In this South Korean film, a young lady who is slightly overweight sings/covers for a less talented singer. She falls for one of the guys she works for, but feels inadequate due to her size. So, she gets surgery and loses it all. Without spoiling the story, she learns a valuable lesson about inner beauty vs. Inner ugliness.

200 Pound Beauty did a good job showing outer beauty is only skin deep (although there were times I felt it actually may have highlighted surgery). Sadly, young girls are encouraged by their friends and family to change their face to please others. It is not surprising to see high schoolers come back from Christmas break with some work done (all paid for by their dear parents). Obviously, I am not generalizing young Korean girls because I know many hear that are beautiful without it.  I pray for these girls (and guys) to find something higher to want to please than this world.

Sadly, Americans can be just as bad in this regard. Media pushes being skinny...and now girls are wanting to be "fit". The struggle is real, my friends. Let's lift each other up and not live by the world's standards.

God bless.