A slew of Korean plus-size models are challenging beauty ideals and making their mark on social media in a country quickly earning credit as a top fashion capital. Yeom Yoon Hye, 22, and Bae Kyo Hyun, ...

A TikTok video posted by a young foreign model living in South Korea recently reignited the debate surrounding local beauty standards. In the video, user @lalisalein explains that she is regularly ...

In a Korean society (very) marked by rigid and exclusive beauty standards, a collective of models is shaking up the codes. Called "Curvenus," this group of plus-size women campaigns for "more diverse ...

Irene Kim knows a thing or two about good skin. The perennially lit-from-within Korean model has a serious, multi-step skincare routine. On a trip to New York before the world began staying home, the ...

With the world’s biggest obsession with plastic surgery and some of the fastest-evolving beauty technology, spas and cosmetic lines in the world, South Korea is a bona fide beauty destination.

Click here for more articles b. Japanese model Yano Shiho, 49, has revealed the surprisingly simple — and inexpensive — ...

Since debuting at Prada’s Fall 2016 show, South Korean stunner Yoon Young Bae has become a veritable runway darling; and it’s not just the catwalk she’s mastered. “Now that I’m working as a model, ...

An increasing number of Korean male celebrities have started to appear as spokesmodels for cosmetics companies, as beauty products become used by more and more men. Last December, skin care brand Ulos ...

Iga-ryeong promoted the beauty of Korea as the finale model for the HEILL X WINNE collection at the 2026 Paris Fashion Week The actor Iga-ryeong, who gave a passionate performance as Kang Se-ri, the ...

Korean beauty companies are gaining new footing in overseas markets, taking advantage of the K-pop boom that now affects fashion and lifestyle trends in Asian countries. According to data from ...

Song Yoo-jung has died. The South Korean actress was found dead on Saturday in Seoul. She was 26. Song, who first gained fame as a cosmetics model, was memorialized at a funeral service on Monday, per ...