japanese colonization, westernization, & korean beauty standards

Why is Korea obsessed with beauty? What is 'lookism'? How does its history of Japanese colonization, Western influence and massive economic growth play a role? I definitely didn't get to cover or go in-depth with everything I wanted because there's SO MUCH you could say on this topic! But hopefully at least in this video I scratched the surface of some of these questions and given you better insight into Korean's lookist culture! Basis of my original thesis: Orientalism - https://www.amazon.com/Orientalism-Edward-W-Said/dp/039474067X TIMESTAMPS: history (japanese colonization-present) - https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/vRJLGiP7OVU defining 'lookism' - https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/vRJLGiP7OVU western influence in fashion - https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/vRJLGiP7OVU western influence in plastic surgery & beauty standards - https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/vRJLGiP7OVU conclusion - https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/vRJLGiP7OVU ~ RESOURCES: https://asiahousearts.org/evolution-south-korean-fashion-makeup-culture/ http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160901000911 https://juniperpublishers.com/jgwh/pdf/JGWH.MS.ID.556059.pdf https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111220/south-korea-plastic-surgery-experience-by-age-and-gender/ ~ RECOMMENDED READINGS: Nervous Conditions - https://www.amazon.com/Nervous-Conditions-Tsitsi-Dangarembga/dp/0954702336 The Namesake - https://www.amazon.com/Namesake-Novel-Jhumpa-Lahiri/dp/0358062683/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+namesake&qid=1628066453&s=books&sr=1-1 Persepolis - https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Persepolis-Marjane-Satrapi/dp/0375714839/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=persepolis&qid=1628066469&s=books&sr=1-2 ~ MUSIC: Music by Taylor Noelle - Be Around - https://thmatc.co/?l=95634E43 ~ IG: @theurbanroyal ~ TAGS: korean culture, koera, south korean, beauty standards, beauty, makeup, skincare, plastic surgery, ideals, beauty ideals, superficial, lookism, lookist culture, culture, society, cultural video, v-line, double eyelid, monolids, looks, appearance, materialism, colonization, edward said, colonialism, history, korean history, japanese colonization, japanese invasion, korean war, westernization, western influence, western fashion, orientalism, eastern history, asian history, asian culture