Korea doesn't like strong women, actress 'fixes' face so she can get more work

[loverboy.livejournal.com]

Actress Sin Eun-kyeong's before and after jaw correction is an issue.

Recently, Sin Eun-kyeong underwent correction surgery in a dental clinic and she explained, "I could be a good actress with a strong character but I wanted to be someone who could also perform a less strong character. I decided to receive correction so I might look much younger than I am now".

As the picture was revealed, netizens say, "You look so much younger", "Your character isn't there anymore", "You look very innocent and feminine", "I feel everyone is undergoing correction surgery not only for medical purposes".

Her management said, "She wasn't signed for any advertisements after the drama "Flame of Desire" due to her strong character but as soon as she changed, there have been offers after offers".

Correction surgery is done by operating on the upper jaw and the lower jaw for those who have stuck out chins or mouths. Lim Hyeok-pil, Kim Ji-hye-I and Lee Pani have undergone this surgery so far.

source: hancinema, news.nate

Comments

[kanbinayume.livejournal.com]

It looks so weird to me. I liked her old facial structure better.

[o-o-mai-o-o.livejournal.com]

I really liked her in Bad Couple.
Sucks that she felt like she needed to have plastic surgery for her career like this. :/ I think she looked fine before, but well, ultimately it's her choice.

[oldwillow-brook.livejournal.com]

She also did her job while under.

It's so much SHARPER.

IDK I sort of digged the old face more ;;

[luxelet.livejournal.com]

i watched the first 6 episodes of flames of desire and she was intense!!! kind of a sad reasoning to change your face tho

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

The fact that she was abused and no one seemed to think it as a crime was so cringe worthy to me. Ugh.

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

it really did make her look younger...

[steeele.livejournal.com]

boss bitch>basic bitch

[naj-mahal.livejournal.com]

Preach.

[applecutting.livejournal.com]

well the styling on the right also helped give her that innocent image. imo she should have just left it like that rather than the surgery but her choice i guess~

[love-keiko.livejournal.com]

seriously, WTF is up with this obsession with the "innocent image"

[freezing-flames.livejournal.com]

IKR

[raviolikenshin.livejournal.com]

"I feel everyone is undergoing correction surgery not only for medical purposes"

lol wtf have you been netizen? ahahaha seriously

[nice-vibe.livejournal.com]

No one above the age of 14 should be looking "innocent"

I will never understand the need for adult women to be infantile

[tippani.livejournal.com]

cause the men have small dicks and are threatened when a woman isn't submissive

[freezing-flames.livejournal.com]

I don't get this
also eww that's a pretty bad nose job

[lightspeedsquid.livejournal.com]

that's really pathetic that no one seems to want a strong character for their drama, so much so that someone who didn't need to change anything about her appearance (seriously, look at that before picture. she was gorgeous!) felt the need to get her jaw completely changed just so she could get a fucking job. don't people get sick of seeing the same old ~innocent characters all the time?

[sweetemerald513.livejournal.com]

I roll my eyes every goddamn time that a male idol says he wants a girl who's cute/innocent/pure. It's been said so many times that it gets annoying after a while. What's wrong with strong, fierce females and female characters? =[

[headswillroll88.livejournal.com]

mte. doojoon's comment was the last straw for me because he basically admitted to wanting a robot.

[bunii.livejournal.com]

That's ok if they change their faces, because we'll see parts of their old faces again when they have children. Change and chop off as much as you want, but your genes says otherwise.

Let's see them deal with THAT!

[lightspeedsquid.livejournal.com]

obviously the solution is making your kids have plastic surgery too!

[miki-831.livejournal.com]

Her nose looked better before,

[rennehollic.livejournal.com]

for me, she looked way better before

[lovestrucksmile.livejournal.com]

Her management said, "She wasn't signed for any advertisements after the drama "Flame of Desire" due to her strong character but as soon as she changed, there have been offers after offers".

great to realize you're getting hired for your talent.

[xmikutiax.livejournal.com]

bb! mte

[valentinekent.livejournal.com]

botox over jaw reduction!

[siha.livejournal.com]

wow, her nose looked so much better before, her eyebrows as well.

[jasmineakaiumi.livejournal.com]

Found this on tumblr..quite appropriate; I've seen ads like this all over the buses and subways in Seoul.

[stormsandsins.livejournal.com]

Oh my :(

[bubble-monkey9.livejournal.com]

"I feel everyone is undergoing correction surgery not only for medical purposes"
lol..

I always cringe when Korean men describe their ideal types as ~innocent/pure. It's extremely creepy.

[stormsandsins.livejournal.com]

IKR, I roll my eyes everytime I read/hear such comments. It's like... fine, have your Stepford wife, I'll live my sassy life and gloat at your sad cul-de-sac one.

And I'm speaking as a virgin, which I guess puts me in the "innocent/pure" category strictly experience-speaking, but dayum if I'm innocent/pure otherwise.

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

ugh koreans and their obsession with small V shapped faces.

[punkylana.livejournal.com]

I have a V shaped face but it isn't so small :( but IA with your comment

[lenra.livejournal.com]

No matter how talent the person is if the industry plays on your insecurities you might start to lose your confidence, it's crazy but Shin Eun Gyung (who is not a newcomer) didn't get any roles after "Flames of Desire" and probably she got excuses like she was too strong for a certain role, i can't really blame her for doing what she did.

[royalantares.livejournal.com]

She was crazy scary and convincing in that drama. Too bad people don't realize a good character face when they see one.