This whole thing just creeps me out, best of luck to them. But everything going on there just seems like a red flag, the behavior looks so forced it's almost in the uncanny value for me
If only! I wish Japanese and Korean idol culture were that accepting of trans identities. As it stands, anything different from an old-fashioned feminine ideal is nearly unheard of.
Even being that skinny wouldnt concern me much, but most of them look like their legs are barely thicker than the bones in them. It doesn't look healthy imo
Yup. Their industri puts more weight into variety; that each idol should basically be a character that can be monetized and promoted, but overall, it's the looks that count the most. Korea is more about the aspect of "hot n beautiful", while Japan values "cuteness and adorability".
The idol industry in Korea is fucked up, they are all under strict contracts where they have to keep x weight and get tons of surgery (they probably have to pay the company back for that even ) Remember seeing a documentary about it a few years ago, where they said they had to pay for everything the company did for them.
This one guy that was hitting on me last year was super into K-pop and kept talking about how the Korean idols are NATURALLY so beautiful and perfect, trying to claim that they don't get surgeries to alter their looks. And then one time he started saying that the regular women in Korea are ugly and disgusting, he used pretty ugly words to describe them. Lost the last bits of interest in him for that.
That’s the same sorta thing as saying “so fat” but you get upvotes, this world’s literally gone to shit. It’s healthier to be skinny than fat, obviously extremes are not, but fat = heart disease and joint issues, skinny= nothing health-wise unless they have zero muscle or are malnourished with some vitamins.
Being fat is illegal. Combined with good food and a small portion size, makes a culture of thinness. Then the agency selects thtinnnest from that culture. ihttps://www.stptax.com/metabo-law/
bumblebeerumble
I wanna look like them!!!
WanPannnnnnnnnnnnch
pistacher
...but get the job anyways.
goodforu
4,16,8,2,…,1 ;)
SunBrolem
Korea is so fucking weird.
somerandomusernamebecauseididntlikemyoldone
This whole thing just creeps me out, best of luck to them. But everything going on there just seems like a red flag, the behavior looks so forced it's almost in the uncanny value for me
trumpypumpyinyourrumpy
immortalbucket
TsubakiTragic
8th gal, blonde with pigtails... I lost it.
TacoFox
These girls look like they could use a plate of ribs or two and a ton of yeast buns and honey butter...
Dracology
Some of them look worryingly young
MajorNikon
Close enough
squirreltactics
VictusVonGuyver
That's the good stuff I look for in imgur!
rudoux
Nope, nope, I'm in to it.
YeastInfectedWhiskerBiscuit
I hope it's just a filter, but either by management or self-inflicted, all those girls have eating disorders.
hoofyrider
Saving the best for last I see
IlluminaBlade
I heard stories about same face plastic surgery basically being an industry over there but I don't know how much truth there is to that.
Apeofdeath
Congrats dude, you cracked it
nojustsayitdont
Seems Korean rather than Japanese. Says I for no real reason whatsoever.
HonHomes
Huh, that last one is out of uniform. No stockings, and white shoes. tut tut. I bet it's preferential treatment for being blond...
zerovanity59
The second girl has no stockings either.
Bludabeagle
Oh, Man....what a Sailor's Delig............................WAIT - A - MINUTE!!!!!
Witcher187
Theres more stuffing going on here than a New York shelter on Thanksgiving.
Lurch1911
That song is catchy, anyone know what it is called?
BeastofKnowledge
The last one.
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MechKelly
Don't ever equate Bailey with that creature.
LogicDude
Gotta love Bailey!
gablestout
DemonicFruitfly
Sebastopol140
Witnessed.
MechKelly
16 hours and still here.
BeastofKnowledge
I’m genuinely impressed.
HeadJamistan
I'm gonna guess there's probably more than the last one. Epic
StunttheRunt
brownribbon
Not into that stuff myself, but I wonder what she’s up to these days. Hopefully living her best life.
SithElephant
sometimesarobot
So which one lied?
RedCamaro
one lied about their height. the rest lied about their weight.
anglafro365
The one with the glasses lied about her vision
Mangohime
I mean... he's cute too
ClaudBalls
Possibly not the only dude in the line-up
BillyM00n
If only! I wish Japanese and Korean idol culture were that accepting of trans identities. As it stands, anything different from an old-fashioned feminine ideal is nearly unheard of.
Bojovnik84
That doesn't look like Thailand to me...
PanNonOpticon
That just lowers the chance, doesn't make it disappear.
waeraj
So skinny
pareidoliaperson
Those were probably thigh high stockings but could barely hold
...
VodkaReindeer
sock glue
pareidoliaperson
I forgot the context and boy did I wrongly guess what sock glue is.
TheobromineAddict
I was wondering if there was some camera lens trickery.
Illumian85
Even being that skinny wouldnt concern me much, but most of them look like their legs are barely thicker than the bones in them. It doesn't look healthy imo
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Illumian85
Though actually, looking again, it's gotta be some weird camera trickery. The guys calves also look too thin for the rest of their body.
BoobJiggle
Asians often have very thin legs, chicken legs.
Was married to a US-born Filipina for 9 years, she also had very thin legs.
BillyM00n
There’s definitely a filter being applied here. But those people are also purposely picked and instructed to be as thin as possible, too.
Overextendeddullard
Yeah, the leg on his left side is much smaller than the right leg
darkslyde
its cuz its turned you can see the calve is turned so you can see it but the other one is straight on, these people are very unhealthy
OhIfIMust
None of them look real.
TimmyTimm
Americans tend to break the grading curve
austinwizardforhire
I certainly do...
bound4doom
Zixtank
Japanese and Korean idol culture is insaaaane about body standards.
VodkaReindeer
Japanese too?
Zixtank
Yup. Their industri puts more weight into variety; that each idol should basically be a character that can be monetized and promoted, but overall, it's the looks that count the most. Korea is more about the aspect of "hot n beautiful", while Japan values "cuteness and adorability".
NSTK
The idol industry in Korea is fucked up, they are all under strict contracts where they have to keep x weight and get tons of surgery (they probably have to pay the company back for that even ) Remember seeing a documentary about it a few years ago, where they said they had to pay for everything the company did for them.
Lontri
This one guy that was hitting on me last year was super into K-pop and kept talking about how the Korean idols are NATURALLY so beautiful and perfect, trying to claim that they don't get surgeries to alter their looks. And then one time he started saying that the regular women in Korea are ugly and disgusting, he used pretty ugly words to describe them. Lost the last bits of interest in him for that.
Thisisabigmistake
As a Chinese person, I think these people are Chinese and not Korean
Tmoneybags
That’s the same sorta thing as saying “so fat” but you get upvotes, this world’s literally gone to shit. It’s healthier to be skinny than fat, obviously extremes are not, but fat = heart disease and joint issues, skinny= nothing health-wise unless they have zero muscle or are malnourished with some vitamins.
secularink
TheGgreen100
they are pretty skinny tho
Tmoneybags
Cool. I’ll start calling fat people fat then. And respond, “well they are pretty fat though.”
wabitgirl
How the fuck do every single one of them have legs smaller than my arms?
Cayowin
Being fat is illegal. Combined with good food and a small portion size, makes a culture of thinness. Then the agency selects thtinnnest from that culture. ihttps://www.stptax.com/metabo-law/
thinkybrainpains
most likely camera trickery
DanielWhiffin
Bro, their legs are smaller than my neck!
wabitgirl
...are you arms bigger than you neck?
DanielWhiffin
Yes, but I have a rather chonky neck too#
DeadOnionSaysWhat
Honest to God, that-It creeps me out, they look like children or baby animals, but not sexual beings.
FizzyBacon
Maybe beause there are billions of people to compare your small arms to small legs?
Snooj
I don't know about you but I'm eating candy corn as I type this so I know the reason for me.
toxicrabbits
Holy shit I laughed so hard at this, I showed my wife and she also laughed, thanks for that you’re a hero.