[EDITORIAL] Role Idols: Should they be expected to set an example?

T-ara's Hyomin drove many into jealousy with her 'ant-waist'. 

 

UnitedKPop version.



[Disclaimer: all articles I will be referencing in this piece will be sourced from allkpop.com. This is not to criticise Allkpop specifically in any way, but is simply because it is one of my main personal sources for K-Pop news updates!]

“Ant waist? What on earth is an ant waist?!” I exclaim to myself as I scroll through my newsfeed. “She has a great body; I wonder what she does to get that….eats one meal a day. Alright then!”
This is an almost daily occurrence as I update myself on the world of K-Pop. I’m not going to pretend that I am not insanely jealous of the beautiful celebrities I am confronted with each day (I mean come on, how can people look so flawless?), but more often than not I find myself shaking my head.

Drama: The Asian Way.

“Is this the drama with the girl who dresses up as a boy, but then dresses up as a girl and sneaks into an all boys’ school?” Asks my brother as he absent-mindedly plays on his phone whilst offering a running commentary on the drama I am currently watching.

This has become a running joke between us, used whenever I start trying to discuss any of the South Korean or Japanese dramas I have watched in the past.