Aespa’s Edited Photos Spark Massive Debate Surrounding “Whitewashing” In K-Pop
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On April 10, a post titled “This Is The Reason Why Foreigners Criticize Korean Editing” went viral.
In the post, the author first uploads photos of aespa’s Karina, NingNing, and Winter at a New York Yankees game. In the photos, the idols are seen in their natural skin tones.
![img_4694](https://img.koreaboo.com/tr:n-lg/2024/04/img_4694.jpeg)
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The author of the post then uploads edited photos of the idols. In the edited photos, the idols are seen with much paler skin.
![img_4720](https://img.koreaboo.com/tr:n-lg/2024/04/img_4720.jpeg)
The author then writes that the edited photos are problematic for creating unrealistic beauty standards.
Koreans edit the photos to make their skin really white and unrealistic. I think this is a real problem… It isn’t good to make distorted beauty standards.
— Netizen
Netizens reacted to the photo with mixed reactions. While some agreed with the author, many felt that the international community shouldn’t try to influence what Koreans find beautiful.
- “Who cares if they like it or not? East Asians like pale skin, so what? Should we change our beauty standards to match them? Lol.”
- “The author is bringing preview photos and claiming they are edited.”
- “I am shocked to see that idols are usually darker since they are paler in photos. I thought most idols were pale, but most of them are darker.”
- “Eh? The photo you uploaded as unedited makes them look darker than they really are. Winter and Karina are pale, especially Winter, who is pale AF. Wtf is this?”
- “Who cares if the international fans curse at us?”
- “Aside from this, I really hate the way Koreans edit (pale skin and red lips).”
What are your thoughts?
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