These 12 Female K-Pop Stars Have The Most Glowing Skin
These artists don't just have the vocals and dancing skills, they've got enviable skin too!
Trends come and go, but if there’s one thing consistent in the world of K-Pop, it’s how the idols continue to amaze us with their flawless complexions through the years. No wonder Korean beauty products are flying off the shelves all-over the world, and the best endorsers are their poreless, glass-skinned Hallyu stars. And it goes without saying that they inspire us to be confident and take care of our skin with a little extra TLC too!
Whether you’ve watched their well-synchronized choreography in new music videos, or saw them live during fan meetings or concerts, you’ll wonder how these women maintain their smooth skin and youthful glow even with all the years of trainings, performances, and traveling.
K-Pop Skin Goals
K-Pop Skin Goals
BLACKPINK’s Jennie
Jennie Kim, or Jennie, is BLACKPINK’s main rapper and singer. This charismatic K-pop idol is fluent in English, as she lived in New Zealand prior moving back to South Korea in 2010. She also once dreamt of becoming a ballerina. Jennie trained for six years before her debut, and was the first BLACKPINK member to release a solo track aptly titled “SOLO”.
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BLACKPINK’s Jennie
Jennie is also a top endorser for beauty and fashion brands, having worked with Chanel, Hera, and Gentle Monster. In 2018, Instagram awarded her as the “Most Loved Account of 2018” in South Korea. This year, we are expecting BLACKPINK to “Kill this Hiatus” with a much-anticipated comeback this June.
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BLACKPINK’s Jennie
In an interview with Daily Vanity Singapore, Jennie used to consume two facial masks daily, but has then reduced it to just one and focus more on her health and food intake. The rapper’s morning routine includes detox juice, and drinking lots of water throughout the day.
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Red Velvet’s Joy
Park Soo-young, more known as Joy, is singer, actress and TV host from the girl group Red Velvet. Recently, Joy released an OST for K-Drama Hospital Playlist, which ranked high in the charts. According to Hwang Hyun, a composer and producer in South Korea, Joy has a voice “that can’t be achieved even with practice”. Joy also won the Best Female Variety Idol at the 2020 Brand Customer Loyalty Awards in Korea.
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Red Velvet’s Joy
Aside from her flawless vocals, this achiever is also known for her flawless skin. Fellow Red Velvet member Yeri said that Joy brings the most number of skincare products with her during their tours.
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Red Velvet’s Joy
Joy follows the meticulous 10-step skincare routine from day to night. Some of the products this K-pop star uses are two types of toners, ampoule, sleeping mask, spot treatment, and a moisturizing mask. When using a lot of products, Joy believes that you have to use products of the same line so it won’t have a clashing effect on the skin.
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TWICE’s Mina
Mina Myōi is one of the three Japanese members of the girl group TWICE under JYP Entertainment. She trained in ballet for 11 years, and was discovered by JYP while shopping with her mom in Osaka.
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TWICE’s Mina
As an introvert, Mina is more toned down and mysterious compared to her other group members, but when she says something, everybody listens! She’s the only member who can’t do aegyo (baby voice and cute expressions in Korea), but she has proven to have standout qualities of her own. In 2019, Mina suffered from anxiety disorder and did not join her group’s ongoing Twicelights tour. Early this year, the main dancer has returned to performing and is currently preparing for TWICE’s June 2020 comeback!
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TWICE’s Mina
Mina’s skin has been beautiful ever since, despite all the trainings and busy schedules. She even posted her bare face and current skincare products on TWICE’s official Instagram page @twicetagram. In an interview with Allure, Mina said that beauty standard changes all the time. She prefers trying new things, and to keep on searching for the meaning of beauty at the moment.
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Everglow’s Yiren
Yiren is the lead dancer, vocalist, visual center, and maknae (youngest member) of EVERGLOW, a Korean all-girl group that just celebrated their first anniversary last March. Yiren is actually from Zhejiang, China, and she studied dance for more than ten years.
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Everglow’s Yiren
This living doll was also a part of the Korean reality show Produce 48, and although she only ranked #28, she was voted to be the #1 Visual Center for her good looks!
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Everglow’s Yiren
One of Yiren’s way of passing time when bored is misting her face while playing good vibes music. In an interview with Refinery29, Yiren said that she makes several playlists for different activities like when doing her makeup, and believes that when her mood is good, her makeup turns out great too!
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MAMAMOO’s HwaSa
Ahn Hye-jin, stage name Hwasa, is the Lead Vocalist, Lead Rapper, and Maknae of MAMAMOO. In 2019, Hwasa debuted as a solo artist with her song “Twit”, and just last March, this fierce and unapologetic artist collaborated with international artist Dua Lipa for a new remix of "Physical”, including Korean lines to the lyrics.
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MAMAMOO’s HwaSa
This Adidas ambassador will also be releasing her first solo soundtrack “Orbit” for the Korean Drama The King: Eternal Monarch starring Lee Min Ho and Kim Go-eun. Hwasa is known to defy the toxic standards of Korean beauty. She is very confident in her own skin, self-assured, and proud of her body for all its curves.
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MAMAMOO’s HwaSa
In fact, this gave her the top rank and a whopping 75.04% positive reactions at the Korean Business Research Institute’s brand reputation rankings for individual girl group members from March 18 to April 19, 2020. Second place went to BLACKPINK’s Jennie, while third goes to Red Velvet’s Joy. Hwasa is also in the show I Live Alone, where she often bares her skin. She’s one of the few Korean celebrities who is not afraid to be seen in public without makeup on.
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EXID’s Hyelin
Seo Hyelin is the lead vocals of girl group EXID, short for Exceed in Dreaming. Earlier this year, Hyelin terminated her contract with her agency Banana Culture, and just this May signed for an exclusive contract with SidusHQ.
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EXID’s Hyelin
In an interview with Allure with her EXID group members, Hyelin revealed that her skincare essential is none other than Vaseline Petroleum Jelly!
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EXID’s Hyelin
This glass skin Kpop idol said that she doesn’t have a skincare regimen, and only uses petroleum jelly during winter when she finds her skin dry. Her group members confirmed that her skin is just naturally good!
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Sandara Park
Who doesn’t know Sandara Park aka Dara? This Korean singer, actress, and host started her career here in the Philippines back in 2004 as a contestant for the ABSCBN talent show Star Circle Quest. She returned to South Korea in 2007, and two years later debuted as a member of 2NE1, one of the biggest K-pop girl groups from 2009 to 2016. Even after disbanding, Dara continues to thrive in her solo career with TV shows, endorsements, and recently casted in her first stage musical “Another Oh Hae Young”.
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Sandara Park
Dara is very popular for her baby face. She even gained the nickname “vampire” for having been in the industry for more than a decade and still looks younger than her age. Dara is also praised in Korea for having the ideal facial proportions and for her poreless complexion.
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Sandara Park
Her skincare routine is the typical multi-step Koreans follow, starting with cleanser, toner, ampoule, eye cream, moisturizer, and SPF on the daily. At night, she adds a sheet mask or sleeping mask to her regimen. Unlike her experimental personal style, Dara’s beauty advice is to not follow all the trends, and instead just use products that are compatible to your skin type.
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IU
Lee Ji-Eun, or IU, is a Korean singer, songwriter, and actress who debuted at the age of 15! With successful albums and dominance in music charts, Korea’s “Little Sister” established herself as an icon in the entertainment industry.
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IU
Not only is she excelling in her music career, but IU is also popular as an actress having appeared in hit Korean dramas including My Mister, Dream High, Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, and Hotel Del Luna.
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IU
This superstar follows a simple skincare routine to maintain her supple and healthy skin. She swears by just three products: Sunscreen, toner, and facial oil. Sometimes, IU mixes her toner and facial oil on one cotton pad just to shorten her skincare time!
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(G)I-DLE’s ShuHua
Yeh Shu Hua, or Shuhua, is a Taiwanese vocalist, and visual maknae of (G)I-DLE. As (G)I-DLE’s skincare fanatic, Shuhua follows a 7-step skincare regimen, which include the use of electric cleansing brush to exfoliate and stimulate blood circulation on her face, and pressing a hot towel on her skin to open the pores before applying beauty products. Shuhua also has her face mist with her all the time.
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(G)I-DLE’s ShuHua
This radiant Korean idol is comfortable to be seen in public even without her makeup on, but she is not free from online bashers. Once, Shuhua called out a troll for criticizing her looks during her V-Live. Shuhua also defended herself from hate comments by posting in her Weibo account, saying she doesn’t have to glam up all the time.
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(G)I-DLE’s ShuHua
“I like being natural, and I like myself the way I am. Even if you think it's a flaw of mine, I think it's precious and important. This is the beauty I want.” (translation from Allure)
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Krystal Jung
Chrystal Soo Jung, or Krystal, is a member of SM Entertainment’s girl group f(x) that debuted in 2009. Aside from her singing career, Krystal is also popular for her acting and has been in various Korean dramas including The Heirs, My Lovely Girl, Prison Playbook, The Bride of Habaek, and Player.
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Krystal Jung
This successful idol-actress became the face of Etude House in 2013, and Clio Cosmetics since 2018.
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Krystal Jung
With her porcelain skin, it’s hard not to take notice of Krystal whenever she’s onstage or onscreen. Some of her skin rituals include thorough cleansing of makeup, moisturizing before bed, and having her facial mist in her bag wherever she goes.
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APink’s Eunji
APink’s Jung Eun-ji is the girl group’s main vocalist and visual. A multi-faceted star, Eunji is a singer, songwriter, voice actress, and actress. She was the lead actress in one of the highest rating Korean dramas Reply 1997, where she debuted her acting career and won several awards including the 49th Baeksang Arts Award for Best New TV Actress.
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APink’s Eunji
This followed other acting roles in TV dramas, including That Winter, the Wind Blows (2013), Trot Lovers (2014), Cheer Up! (2015), and Untouchable (2017). In the SBS PowerFM Cultwo Show, Eunji shared that using one sheet mask per day maintained her healthy skin.
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APink’s Eunji
Regardless if the pack is inexpensive, as long as you use one every single day. Eunji also makes sure to cleanse the face thoroughly before wearing the sheet mask. When you consistently do this everyday before sleep, you’ll get great results for the skin!
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Taeyeon
Kim Taeyeon has been a member of SM Entertainment’s Girl Generation since 2007, where she is the leader and main vocalist. Taeyeon’s distinct and soulful vocals led her to a very successful solo career. She’s the voice behind the ballads of some of our well-loved Korean TV drama OSTs including “And One” from That Winter, The Wind Blows, “All With You” from Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, and “All About You” from Hotel Del Luna.
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Taeyeon
In January 2020, Taeyeon raked recognitions during the 29th Seoul Music Awards, winning the OST, Bonsang (main award), and Daesang (digital music).
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Taeyeon
Taeyeon glows onstage because of her perfect skin, which is always ready for closeup shots. She keeps her skin youthful by using watery creams that are lightweight and has a lot of medicinal ingredients. She also uses minimal makeup on casual days.
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