Popular Fourth-Gen Idol’s Use Of Tone-Up Cream To Whiten Skin Sparks Shock

It isn’t an uncommon practice in Korea.

In K-Pop, the idea of having “light skin” is a beauty standard seen in the industry and generally in Korea, with idols having different methods to make their skin seem “lighter.”

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Recently, IVE‘s Liz has sparked major reactions after photos of the idol using similar methods during performances.

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Recently, a post has garnered attention with netizens noticing that Liz has been using a tone-up cream, which is known to make skin look whiter.

In the photos, netizens shared shots with a stark contrast between parts of Liz’s skin, with some areas looking significantly whiter than her natural complexion.

In the comments, netizens were shocked at the amount of makeup idols wear, and that it was surprising that Liz was using it, considering her skin was already fair.

| Instiz

• Honestly, all female idols do this. I’ve seen shorts where aespa puts on a ton too

• Wow, washing it off must be such a pain 😭

• Wait, isn’t she already naturally pretty fair?

• I’d heard they do makeup on their upper body, but I didn’t know they did that much everywhere.

• I was shocked when I saw idols even put a lot of blush on their shoulders.