It is not uncommon to see male idols, actors and other celebrities being asked to reveal their abs. When stars decline to lift their shirts to showcase their physiques, some fans often express disappointment, blurring the line between admiration and undue pressure on public figures ( Read more... )

oh my girl racist and don’t change i don’t want to see any more of their content on my tl pic.twitter.com/8JSuEDvwDD
- rita (@doriseoks) May 16, 2020
On a recent episode of "Shindong Gayo," Oh My Girl's Seunghee briefly acted out a Mexican stereotype, garnering laughs from her fellow group members and MC Shindong. In the clip, Seunghee sticks a piece ( Read more... )

Click to view

Source: YouTube: CNA Insider

TW: disordered eating and body image. This is a short 6-minute documentary about a Japanese trainee's experience at a Korean entertainment company, Star Road Entertainment. They're home to JBJ's Kenta and formerly D.Holic and Kiwi Band M.

AOA fans are worried about Jimin's health, as her recent Instagram posts have shown her looking extremely gaunt, tired, and dangerously thin.

FNC Entertainment has made an official statement that Jimin has "no health problems" and has simply been exercising a lot.

Her most recent Instagram photos are posted below, under a cut as they may be ( Read more... )

Click to view

The past few month's episodes of Luna's Youtube channel, Luna's Alphabet, have been subbed (yay) but this troubling video is one of them (noooo). It's mostly focused on how she uses daily massage techniques with the intension of making her legs look less muscular, there is some diet talk too. The most troubling bit comes in her summary of the vid ( Read more... )

Part 2 of a new series where I highlight side-eye worthy lyrics in our favorite songs. For Part 1 click here.
( caution: media heavy obv )

While browsing Youtube late at night I came across a video by user SinB Ssi, which listed several songs by various artists with more than questionable lyrics, such as sexism, body shaming or cheating. I'm re-posting some of the songs mentioned in the video, more are at the source. This post should be a friendly reminder to not blindly sing along to ( Read more... )

Article: Girl group's shocking confession "I worried that I would die while trying to lose weight"
Source: Oh My News via Nate

1. [+909, -21] Wow, losing 7 kg in a week... That's hard for most people unless you're really fat ㅠㅠ it's difficult to lose that much if you're over average weight and aren't they already skinny as it is?

2. [+865, -215] ( Read more... )

This K-pop star is DONE with hate about her 'flat chest': https://t.co/BLOFjGp13P

You do you, Amber Liu! @llama_ajol pic.twitter.com/0Tce1YkFSm
- BBC Asia (@BBCNewsAsia) December 14, 2017

Here's the video of Amber responding to 'her flat chest' if anyone is wondering.

Sources: @BBCNewsAsia, Amber Liu

Click to view

Omona are you in the mood for this youtuber/idol wannabe explaining why you "double standars international kpop fans" are wrong while all those kpop beauty standars are totally cool??

Not another american youtuber trying to "explain" korean culture

( Read more... )