How Did the Beauties of the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910) of Korea Look?

Hwang, Kun

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“…As plastic surgeons, we must understand how preferences have evolved and possess skilled hands capable of improving both the face and body. We must have a keen eye and adept hands to properly sculpt the face and body 10 …”

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Images of Modern Beauties in the Japanese Colonial Era of Korea (1910–1945)

Jung,

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Hwang

2024

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

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This study aimed to analyze images of the modern beauty of Korea during the Japanese colonial era. Searches were conducted on Google (www.google.com) and Naver (www.naver.com) for archives of newspapers and magazines that contained images of beauty. Beauty of the face and neck (the early 1920s): an article (1922) detailed the contemporary beauty standards. It specifies the desired characteristics of the eyes, nose, and mouth and dictates that “the cheeks ought to be plump enough to obscure the cheekbones” and “the neck and shoulders should also be full, concealing the collarbones.” Images of beauty showing balance and proportion (the late 1920s): in 1928, a magazine article introduced the concept of “the world’s beauty from a scientific perspective,” which represented Western esthetics as reflected in the “Canon” of body proportions and Vitruvian Man. From the face to the body (from the late 1920s to 1930s): in 1927, a daily newspaper established the standard for global beauty. During this period, there was an increased emphasis on maintaining the body, rather than just the face, as a crucial aspect of beauty. From the mid-1930s, the concept of a “streamlined” female body shape gained popularity. Male gaze, which fragmented and objectified women’s bodies, had been visualized and mass-produced. It is essential to understand how preferences have evolved and to possess skilled hands capable of improving the face and body. To properly sculpt the face and body, keen eyes and adept hands are needed.

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Images of Modern Beauties in the Japanese Colonial Era of Korea (1910–1945)

Jung,

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Hwang

2024

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

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Portraits of beauty made by plastic surgery trainees

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2023

Arch Aesthetic Plast Surg

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I hold a staff lecture every week with my trainees. We recently discussed the beauties of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea [1]. The beauties of that period had the following facial compositions: a round forehead, thin crescent-shaped eyebrows (a sign of wisdom and sensitivity), single long thin eyelids (longevity), a round curved nose (as a symbol of being a wise mother or good wife), small concave lips (a sign of gentleness and intelligence), and a round face (as an indicator of insight and good memory).At the end of that lecture, we decided on the topic for the next week. As plastic surgeons, we know the old axiom, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder. " We wanted to know about the "eyes of the beholders" of all the members of our plastic surgery team [2]. Thereafter, we decided to bring the portraits of beauty we made according to our personal preferences.At the next meeting, four trainees brought their own "portrait of a beauty. " A first-year resident modified the portrait of a Joseon beauty. He reduced the nasal width, mid-facial width, and lower facial width, and also made the chin more slender (Fig. 1). A second-year resident made a photomontage using the model Na-yeon Kim, the model Soo-joo Hong, the singer Hyun Cho, and the actress Eun-bin Park (Fig. 2). A third-year resident provided two pictures: one photomontage composed of the actresses Tae-hee Kim, Ga-in Han, Young-ae Lee, Ye-jin Son, Hye-gyo Song, and Min-jung Lee (Fig. 3), and another one composed of the singers Yoon-A, So-

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How Did the Beauties of the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910) of Korea Look?

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Images of Modern Beauties in the Japanese Colonial Era of Korea (1910–1945)

Images of Modern Beauties in the Japanese Colonial Era of Korea (1910–1945)

Portraits of beauty made by plastic surgery trainees

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