International Journal of Advanced Sport Sciences Research

ASSR is an open access journal, aims at rapid publication of concise research papers of a broad interest in Physical education fields. Subject areas include all the current fields of interest represented by the Committees of the Design Scientific Renaissance. ASSR welcomes papers and articles in sport and physical education, fields of ASSR includes but not limited to: sport for all; Exercise physiology; Moths of training and coaching;Sport’s performance and analysis

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BBC Three series exposes the dark side of K-Pop

by Sonja Bowser (2020-10-23)

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A white British man who has had 15 surgeries to mimic the look of his favourite K-Pop star insisted he is 'not trying to change race and look Korean' in a new documentary about beauty standards.   

Being British East Asian: Sex, Beauty & Bodies, which is currently streaming on iPlayer, sees journalist Elaine Chong explore how many British Asians feel caught between the cultures of West and East, with episode two exploring beauty and plastic surgery.  

Among the contributors is British K-Pop singer and enthusiast Oli London, 30, who has had £125,000 worth of surgery to recreate the look of his favourite star Jimin, from K-Pop super band BTS.

'Basically BTS debuted in 2013 and I was actually living in Korea at the time, and I was watching some TV and BTS performed and I was just amazed by all of them,' he said.