K-Beauty: The Endgame of Looksmaxxing

A video essay about K-beauty, Korean beauty standards, plastic surgery, looksmaxxing and how modern beauty culture is reshaping the way we see ourselves. I know this topic has been talked about before but I wanted to make a video that wasn't just “plastic surgery is bad,” with a bunch of photos for shock value. I wanted to make something about finding our ground again in a world that keeps pushing us toward this ultra-refined, plastic beauty aesthetic. I don’t have all the answers but if I could go back in time and tell my teenage self anything, it would be this. This is my first non-video game related video, I’d love to know what you think! [TIMESTAMPS] 0:00 - Normalization of Looksmaxxing 1:07 - Nana 1:24 - Irene 2:14 - Working with Your Features 3:00 - Before and After 4:16 - Idols 4:53 - Karina 5:14 - The Effect 7:07 - Chasing Perfection 8:11 - Solution 8:42 - Hwasa 9:43 - My Hope 10:20 - "It's Not That Deep" 10:41 - Passive Enabling 11:42 - Cultural Impact 14:11 - Ending Thoughts [SOCIALS] Discord:   / discord   Twitch:   / kiraxmisu   Twitter:   / kiraxmisu   [BUSINESS INQUIRY] kiraxmisu@gmail.com #plasticsurgery #kbeauty #beautystandards #looksmaxxing #kpop