Recently, the film " work of miracles" has received mixed opinions when male actors who play athletes in the volleyball team always appear with careful makeup and rich glitter.
Many viewers believe that the image of guys practicing sports but with brittle hair and earrings, or makeup that is too heavy, creates awkwardness, not true to reality.
Previously, Kim Seon Ho's role as Hong Du Sik in the movie "The Sea Village Cha-cha-cha" also caused controversy because of his character in the fishing village, who works in many jobs to make a living but has a white face and pink lips.
Actor Song Kang in the movie "My Demon" was once controversial for his peeling white makeup, red lips like aong, and even more enlarged skin than the female lead Kim Yoo Jung.
According to Asian News, in Korean dramas, young male actors often show off, sometimes even looking more beautiful than their female co-stars.
"It's funny that in Korean films, even a soldier being trained in a training camp is too secretive. Many Koreans do not seem to care about that. They like handsome guys that they call "kkotminam" or "handsome guys like flowers", Asian News commented.
This newspaper believes that the image of the male lead being built in Korean films makes many foreigners mistakenly think that Korean men are weak, unripe in emotions and have heavy makeup.
To give actors a "crackless" perfect appearance on screen, many clever beauty and makeup methods have been born. These include thin, smooth layers of foundation, eye lines, creating "natural" gentle blocks.
Therefore, the audience has seen actors such as Lee Min Ho, Gong Yoo, Lee Dong Wook, Lee Jong Suk... appear with thick eyebrows matching the hair color and outstanding lip glosses.
According to Elle, in a study by Harvard University, South Korea currently accounts for 24% of all cosmetic surgery cases worldwide. The need for beauty and beauty renovation in the land of kimchi is very large.
CNA also affirmed that Korean men use cosmetics not because of the common concept of beauty but because they want a fresh face and healthy skin.
According to CNA, Korean men spend more than men in any other country on beauty care products. Three-quarters of Korean men go to beauty pageants at least once a week.
Among them, eyebrows and lips makeup products are the most popular. Many men feel more confident when their eyebrows are carefully trimmed and painted, and their pink lips make their faces more alert.
The young generation of Korea is more aware of their health and smokes less, drinks excessively alcohol or stays up all night in the office than the previous generation. Appearing at work with a clever appearance, whether at a bar or workplace, becomes unacceptable.
