Comments on: Mixed celebrities increasingly popular in Korea

By: friend

friend — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 08:11:31 +0000

i find that it is very positive that such ‘mixes’ are finally being partially acceptable. as the article said, even if it is not a long term positive thing, at least the issue is being addressed.. what more hatred can come of it? especially in korea where so many are mixed and so many were adopted out.

it is difficult for those that are adopted out of korea.. whether they were mixed or full blood korean, their whole lives they live with resentment and hatred because they do not know who they are. the adoption agencies were not very well kept up with records, which in turn does not allow the adoptees to be able to track down their blood relatives.

with the influx of celebs of mixed korean and other heritages back into korea, along with full blood korean celebs moving out to other countries, this will open korea up to a slew of mutilple cultures they must deal with. hatred is taught, either by parents or a nation. let’s hope that with such new ideas being injected into the culture that some good will come of it, even if it is a small one.

By: dcmc

dcmc — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 06:39:49 +0000

flip thru a magazine ad or turn on the tv in many asian areas, i.e. China, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan etc. and u see all these fixed-looking models in tons of ads. i don’t think if they are that big in tv or movies cuz most of them can’t speak the local dialects too well, but they are in huge demand by all kind of products commercials for sure. it’s ridiculous but in asian countries fixed looks are considered “superior” or “high fashion” which translates that many asian ppl esp girls these days consider their pure original looks “plain”.

By: Miss "Cindy" Sirinya Vinsiri

Miss "Cindy" Sirinya Vinsiri — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:28:34 +0000

“over 60% of Thai celebs are look-krueng” (half Thai/half Caucasian)

While many hapas might rejoice in this as growing “hapa power,” it is far more likely just globalization of the “White” beauty standard. This being evidenced by the fact that White heritage is usually the common denominator in all these various racial mixes - not merely the fact that they’re mixed period.

In other words, 60% of Thai celebs aren’t simply MIXED, but specifically MIXED WITH WHITE.

By: Bass Ackwards

Bass Ackwards — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 17:43:20 +0000

Agreed - this article has somewhat spun the issue backwards. Cuz actually, in Asian showbiz, there is probably greater increasing discrimination against Asian phenotypes.

Any “gwei-lo” with a rudimentary grasp of Chinese can become a token White male on Rupert Murdoch’s Chinese Phoenix Channel (CCTV). You see these no-name ex-pats on various variety and awards shows rubbing shoulders with Asia’s media elite - VASTLY over-repping their miniscule % amongst the Chinese population. Similarly, hapa actors and TV hosts are also vastly over-repped in Asian showbiz.

Moreso, Korean soaps (as well as other Asian media) are full of stars who have altered their Asian phenotypes thru plastic surgery - in essence, to affect a more “Caucasoid” appearance.

And to extend the scope even further - you also see the same phenomenom amongst Latin American media and Bollywood.

Contrast this to Western media - where Asians are under-repped and must be extraordinarily qualified to win a demeaning bit role on TV.

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 05:35:38 +0000

That’s funny because..any non-korean person who can speak Korean is instantly a celebrity on Korean TV shows. Wait, no I take that back. Any white or mixed person who can speak Korean is instantly a celebrity…

My cousin’s dad, a white guy who lives in Korea…was on Korea’s version of “Nick and Jessica.” Granted, his then wife (they divorced, again, like Nick and Jessica) was somewhat of a famous actress but somehow its more interesting if “the words don’t match the face!”

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