Comments on: Boyish again for Marie Claire

By: sylca73

sylca73 — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 03:04:50 +0000

oh no feminine version of jun ki )

By: NuDaFu

NuDaFu — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:44:22 +0000

Such interesting discussion on this site.

Hail to Javabeans/Dramabeans for making substantial discussion/reviews for k-dramas. Kind of gets boring when one gets one-liner after one-liners on certain forums.

I find the collective response to YEH’s Marie Claire interesting…generally negative…but interesting. I personally applaude YEH’s daring to do something ‘different/abstract’; as one can see by the general response, it is not well received (I imagine, at least, in everyday/Asian circles).

I’ve read comments like “she doesn’t look Asian anymore” or the “lips!” (as mentioned before, smart lipstick application can make lips look bigger). The human mind zeros in on the novelities of facial features e.g. big lips, big forehead, tiny/large eyes, etc…skillful make-up actually takes advantage of this to make faces ‘stand-out’. This Marie Claire shoot actually takes this to the extreme…which I actually find visually intriguing, and beautiful in an ‘alien’ type of way.

It also depends on the target audience. IMO, this shoot may very well likely be aimed at a more high class, chic, European culture…maybe even educated in a way, or immersed in a culture that celebrates this type of style.

I believe in respecting freedom of opinion, but, I think it also important to consider an objective viewpoint of what YEH is trying to do here. I do understand that it depends on where one is coming from…I’m a ‘rogue’ artist myself, so make it a habitat to look for the beauty in all forms of art.

By: mimi

mimi — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:12:04 +0000

boring She’s so everywhere lately

By: korean_fan

korean_fan — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:01:36 +0000

ellie dearie, how i wish I can look as ugly as you claim YEH is, so that I can be as rich and indemand as she is. I wish I was as ugly as her so that I could get paid mega bucks and be featured in all those magazines.
I wish I was as ugly as her, so that a famous fashion designer like Anna Molinari can praise me as much as she praised YEH .

oh my, the things that people say…LOL!

By: ellie

ellie — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:14:49 +0000

Ppl saying she’s a great model and whatever…..anyone can look that ugly! It’s not that hard to make yourself unrecognizable and dead looking!

By: leah

leah — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:27:46 +0000

@marcel, I actually laugh at your so called evidence clip because it’s made by antis who doctor the images. I also laugh because the before and after pictures dont even make sense coz alot of them are taken from different lighting, angle, makeup and etc.
Sorry to burst your little bubble, but unless the celebrity actually admits it, your so called little evidence is pure say so.
People do change, some can change as they mature, some through weightloss, some through haircuts. You’d be very surprise what weightloss, age, confidence, a new haircut and modern makeup techniques can do to someone’s face.

And why is it a big deal if say, she did get it?
Just an excuse for you to insult her? Still doesn’t change the fact that she’s an amazing model and a multi-awarded actress does it?

By: din

din — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:12:46 +0000

woah. i thought that was lee jun ki — a very thin feminine version :p hehe.

By: ewww

ewww — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:36:54 +0000

GROSS!

By: !

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:24:25 +0000

she’s pretty amazing and so talented in well everything…you gotta admit though, its lee junki who looks like a girl

By: the sp

the sp — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:04:47 +0000

OMG its true YEH looks so much like Junki when i took a closer look i saw that they look alike so much it scared me for a moment.