I can tell that she’s probably native SE Asian from her features but she doesn’t look “dark” in the thumbnail. Can probably tell from her skin hue too but I can’t easily tell how much makeup she’s wearing
Tbh I thought she was Filipino too but not because of the tone of her skin. Also there's nothing wrong with being Filipino in Korea wtf. I definitely wouldn't have gone up to her and asked like that. The other girl was a grade A bitch.
Yup, this is how you get racist comments like this in this thread:
What you say is true, I think everyone in east to Southeast Asia knows that South Korea is racist as fuck especially Filipinos. But over here in China, we treat South Korea’s attitude as nothing more than a loud barking dog. Their K-pop idol groups make catchy music though and that’s basically their only significance to us, bgm for TikToks
She's not dark for an EA, very average skin tone but not the ideal level of paleness. That woman just wanted an excuse to be nasty, she also called her fatty face which she clearly isn't.
Without makeup, she probably would look darker, which is the natural skin-tone of most Asians, even Koreans. Of course, relatively speaking, the Koreans are not as dark at Thais or Cambodians, but they are NOT naturally pale like what you see on Korean media either. Just go watch Train to Busan and pay a particular attention to the little girl's complexion. Throughout the entire movie, her darker complexion stuck out like a sore-thumb compared to the rest of the cast, because the young actress, Kim Sun-an at the time, hasn't going through the crucible of South Korean beauty standard yet. In another word, she was a kid and played under the sun a lot with her peers.
Nobody is naturally that brown in South Korea.. lol
She was tanned before and not anymore now. nothing wrong with being brown but idk why so many South East asians want to portray east asians as brown so badly.. it’s very odd.
That reminds me of when my Vietnamese girlfriend was telling me how Koreans are naturally brown and I thought she was capping... But then later realized she may have a point.
While there are many naturally pale Koreans, the majority of Koreans are more tan to light brown. But Korean pop culture only shows the pale Koreans.
She’s has a medium skin tone a bit darker than the beauty standards in korea. i wouldn’t call her dark per say but that woman who insulted her was out of pocket
idk...i feel like these days, Asian is becoming more confident, but also becoming very fair-skin centric. Korean people look down on the Chinese, as they are darker, and Han-Chinese people look down on darker-skinned Asians as well. In the world of K-pop, members who are not Korean are seen as "dirty", and, for some reason, it makes Asians worship Koreans more.
What you say is true, I think everyone in east to Southeast Asia knows that South Korea is racist as fuck especially Filipinos. But over here in China, we treat South Korea’s attitude as nothing more than a loud barking dog. Their K-pop idol groups make catchy music though and that’s basically their only significance to us, bgm for TikToks
It's a known fact that colorism exists heavily in South Korea, they used to make fun of LISA for being dark-skinned pre-debut. Along with other idols for having slightly darker skin than normal. I also read there is some rampant use of the word Filipino/Philippines to insult people or used as a derogatory term yet Filipinos make up one of the largest portions of the kpop fandoms in Asia. It's sad really.
It is horrible and sad indeed. But have you ever considered that kpop is so popular in the Philippines because colourism exists heavily in the Philippines? Would they like Korean celebrities if they were way darker? Just look at Filipino celebrities. They are usually several shades lighter than the average Filipino people. They have Eurocentric beauty standard.. it is just sad.
As a dark Asian, idk who to agree with. It seems like the Asian identity thing only benefits light-skin Asians? I have seen Korean/Chinese people laughing at my people on reddit so many times. and so it's kinda hard for me to get into this movement or whatever.
Yeah, I understand where you are coming from. Asian identity is pretty diverse, and with that comes its own differences and disagreements. Also, many Asian people in Asian countries don't subscribe to identifying beyond ethnicity, and even among the diasporas, like Asian Americans, it is hardly a monolith. I hope barriers can still be overcome, though, and conflicts resolved to focus on common struggles.
I can tell that she’s probably native SE Asian from her features but she doesn’t look “dark” in the thumbnail. Can probably tell from her skin hue too but I can’t easily tell how much makeup she’s wearing
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Tbh I thought she was Filipino too but not because of the tone of her skin. Also there's nothing wrong with being Filipino in Korea wtf. I definitely wouldn't have gone up to her and asked like that. The other girl was a grade A bitch.
This is just another fake clickbait/ragebait story about Korea/Koreans to garner views
South Korea truly lives in people's heads 24/7 rent free and people are obsessed
Guess that is the darker side of soft power
I noticed this lately. Fellow Asians love to paint Korea in a bad light as much as possible.
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Yup, this is how you get racist comments like this in this thread:
It’s actually crazy to me how this girl is somehow considered dark skinned
It's a fake clickbait story using Korea (because Korea lives in so many people's heads) to get views
anyway, she could be using a filter in the video to look light and particular lighting/angle
She's not dark for an EA, very average skin tone but not the ideal level of paleness. That woman just wanted an excuse to be nasty, she also called her fatty face which she clearly isn't.
Fake and posting for clout.
Fake af story for views
She doesn't look dark, but not exactly pale like your typical K-pop idol.
That other lady was probably jealous of her for some reason and wanted a reason to look down on her.
Without makeup, she probably would look darker, which is the natural skin-tone of most Asians, even Koreans. Of course, relatively speaking, the Koreans are not as dark at Thais or Cambodians, but they are NOT naturally pale like what you see on Korean media either. Just go watch Train to Busan and pay a particular attention to the little girl's complexion. Throughout the entire movie, her darker complexion stuck out like a sore-thumb compared to the rest of the cast, because the young actress, Kim Sun-an at the time, hasn't going through the crucible of South Korean beauty standard yet. In another word, she was a kid and played under the sun a lot with her peers.
https://preview.redd.it/xbp80h1azp9g1.png?width=521&format=png&auto=webp&s=f4855f576240ed3519bd49658da6c0e4056eab9a
During WW2, American servicemen referred to the Japanese soldiers' skin-tone as 'brown.'
Nobody is naturally that brown in South Korea.. lol She was tanned before and not anymore now. nothing wrong with being brown but idk why so many South East asians want to portray east asians as brown so badly.. it’s very odd.
That reminds me of when my Vietnamese girlfriend was telling me how Koreans are naturally brown and I thought she was capping... But then later realized she may have a point.
While there are many naturally pale Koreans, the majority of Koreans are more tan to light brown. But Korean pop culture only shows the pale Koreans.
They put on a lot of 'whitening' make up as well. You can see the contrast between their faces and their body when they wear short sleeves etc.
Korea and Japan are hot so def a lot of tanning as well.
This is correct.
What happened to her skin tone? How did she get so pale after growing up?
I'm sure it's makeup and working more indoors.
Possibly plastic surgery too? Her nose looks different, wider as a child and thinner as an adult.
I'm white and darker than her so prob not.
She’s has a medium skin tone a bit darker than the beauty standards in korea. i wouldn’t call her dark per say but that woman who insulted her was out of pocket
idk...i feel like these days, Asian is becoming more confident, but also becoming very fair-skin centric. Korean people look down on the Chinese, as they are darker, and Han-Chinese people look down on darker-skinned Asians as well. In the world of K-pop, members who are not Korean are seen as "dirty", and, for some reason, it makes Asians worship Koreans more.
What you say is true, I think everyone in east to Southeast Asia knows that South Korea is racist as fuck especially Filipinos. But over here in China, we treat South Korea’s attitude as nothing more than a loud barking dog. Their K-pop idol groups make catchy music though and that’s basically their only significance to us, bgm for TikToks
Idk why Filipino people want to portray themselves as a victim. It’s quite cringe.
It's a known fact that colorism exists heavily in South Korea, they used to make fun of LISA for being dark-skinned pre-debut. Along with other idols for having slightly darker skin than normal. I also read there is some rampant use of the word Filipino/Philippines to insult people or used as a derogatory term yet Filipinos make up one of the largest portions of the kpop fandoms in Asia. It's sad really.
It is horrible and sad indeed. But have you ever considered that kpop is so popular in the Philippines because colourism exists heavily in the Philippines? Would they like Korean celebrities if they were way darker? Just look at Filipino celebrities. They are usually several shades lighter than the average Filipino people. They have Eurocentric beauty standard.. it is just sad.
As a dark Asian, idk who to agree with. It seems like the Asian identity thing only benefits light-skin Asians? I have seen Korean/Chinese people laughing at my people on reddit so many times. and so it's kinda hard for me to get into this movement or whatever.
Yeah, I understand where you are coming from. Asian identity is pretty diverse, and with that comes its own differences and disagreements. Also, many Asian people in Asian countries don't subscribe to identifying beyond ethnicity, and even among the diasporas, like Asian Americans, it is hardly a monolith. I hope barriers can still be overcome, though, and conflicts resolved to focus on common struggles.
Tbh just say that rather than pull a soft fight. This is some so called PC Asian