South Korea ranks as one of the top countries that openly practices physical modification or plastic surgery. As a matter of fact, the country has been dubbed as the cosmetic surgery capital of the world.
K-pop idols are prone to such inquiries, on whether they went under the knife or not. Some would scrutinize their predebut photos and compare those to their latest ones. Although most of these celebrities deny such allegations, quite a few were honest about undergoing the said process.
While numerous performers swore that they have never gone such medical procedures, netizens named several ones who have undergone plastic surgery.
Red Velvet's Irene
Irene is one of the prettiest visuals in K-pop. There is yet to be a confirmation, though, that she had surgeries done. Based on how netizens see those photos of her in the past, a lot of people would consider that if it is true, her facial transformation would say hers is one of the most successfully done.
BLACKPINK's Lisa
Some of her fans came to her defense when speculations surfaced on forums that the BLACKPINK's dance machine underwent a nose job. Lisa didn't confirm anything, but some netizens are convinced she used to have a flat nose before becoming an idol.
BTS's Jimin
A lot of netizens claimed that he had his nose done. Photos of him in the past made the fans believed that he had a wide nose before and a pointy one at present.
Momoland's JooE
According to netizens, JooE is one of those K-pop idols who underwent plastic surgery. In fact, she admitted in 2018 that she got a nose job when she appeared in Knowing Brothers. Other netizens noted that her previous photo shows her having a flat nose while the recent one is elongated.
BTS's Jungkook
One of the artists under the list of K-pop idols who allegedly had plastic surgery is Jungkook. Many fans lauded his innate charm even when he was a trainee. However, some keen-eyed netizens speculated that his nose is enhanced as his nose bridge is more defined compared to his old photos.
EXO's Kai
Netizens claim that aside from his nose and eyes, Kai's sexy lips were also done. However, a lot of his followers defended him by showing Kai's throwback photos where he already embodies such prominent lips even before.
BLACKPINK's Jennie
One of the loveliest visuals in the K-pop scene, Jennie, didn't escape the scrutiny of the online community. She is on the list as well. Netizens consider her experiencing facial shape restructure and eye enhancement. They noted that she used to have smaller eyes and a square-shaped face compared to her bigger eyes and a heart-shaped face.
As the advancement of medical procedures are becoming more popular, the norms of beauty change over time as well.
