Small head = korean sign of beauty?

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ondik Czech Republic. August 02 2012 03:46. Posts 2858

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Few days ago I read an online article (it was in czech, so I guess it's useless to post the source here) about mobile phones in Korea. It analysed the smarthphone market, said how apple was the only foreign company to succeed there, etc. At the end of the article it was mentioned that everyone has big smatphones and unlike european women, even korean women use phones like SGS2/3 which can seem little bit comical in their small hands. The author gave an explanation - small heads are sign of beauty in Korea and women use these big smartphones because it makes their head look smaller (especially when calling with someone).

I never heard this before and it sounded quite funny to me so I thought I would ask here.

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Nothingtosay United States. August 02 2012 03:51. Posts 851

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Discussed in detail in a previous blog. http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?id=321767
Its a strange phenomenon from the outside looking in for sure. Beauty truly is subjective and cultural.

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blubbdavid Switzerland. August 02 2012 03:55. Posts 2241

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Yes, there are quite some beauty standards in Korea that don't exist in the western world. How do you define beauty in the west? Everyone has different tastes. In Korea? Small head, some height, light skin, "V" formed visage.
Obviously there are also people in Korea that are considered good-looking who are outside of these standards, but yes, the above characteristics are what make a "beautiful" Korean.

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[Agony]x90 United States. August 02 2012 03:59. Posts 748

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It's not just an "eastern" thing. Head to body ratio is something that has been looked at for a looooong time in western culture. The head is the primary measuring unit for the artists, and in the case of comic book artists or animators, super heroes are generally given smaller head to body ratios in order to emphasize strength, size and aesthetics.

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essencez August 02 2012 04:06. Posts 330

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Silly but slightly logical as small does connote to cute which is a big part of 'beauty' especially in Asian cultures. I've had many female friends who got the Samsung Galaxy Note (5.3" screen smartphone) to make their heads seem porportionally smaller.

evanthebouncy! United States. August 02 2012 11:32. Posts 10736

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On August 02 2012 03:59 [Agony]x90 wrote:
super heroes are generally given smaller head to body ratios in order to emphasize strength, size and aesthetics.

might I also add stupidity? hehehe some of them don't think right ;(

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