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Tag Archives: Plastic surgery
Busan, hub city?
15-Oct-07
OK, so I didn't make it to PIFF this year. I don't think I'm ever likely to: time away from work is precious, and to be spent with one's beloved. If one's beloved isn't in to sitting in a darkened movie theatre straining to read the subtitles for days on end (and I'm not sure that I am, either), then a week at a film festival is not a good way to use up valuable vacation time. Besides, I have two festivals in London in the comings weeks to look forward to.
Of course, Busan is on my mind at this time of the year because of the festival, but I also have fond feelings towards the place because one or ...
Cosmetic surgery to get tax breaks
25-Feb-07
As if there wasn't enough plastic surgery in Korea already, the Government has just made it tax deductible. According to the Chosun:
The costs of plastic surgery, cosmetic tooth reshaping, corrective laser eye surgery, and "boyak", or traditional Korean health supplements, will be eligible for income deductions in the year-end tax adjustment from this year. Costs incurred last December and this January will be retroactively eligible. The government passed a revision of the enforcement ordinance for the income tax law, including the new items, in a cabinet meeting Tuesday (20 Feb 07).
Not content with trying to make Busan the logistics hub of Asia, can we soon expect a government initiative to make Seoul the Botox capital of Asia?
Maybe this is all ...
Baek Ji-young: before and after
22-Jan-05
From the Korea Herald magazine
After a yearlong hiatus from the limelight, sultry pop singer Baek Ji-young made her comeback appearance last week on a cable sitcom, "Home Sweet Home," in which she showed off her new skills as an actress, as well as what seemed to be the handiwork of a highly paid plastic surgeon.
The court of public opinion was held, not surprisingly, on the Internet. For most netizens, the fact that she had some form of face work was a foregone conclusion; now it was a matter of wondering whether Baek had gone too far, even in a culture that expects its celebrities to have some form of beauty enhancement or another.
"Her face has changed so much. ...
Sorry to be a bit tabloid, but I just had to preserve this article from the Chosun Ilbo, which illustrates the Korean obsession with plastic surgery.
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