Shin Hye Sung’s plastic fantastic adventure

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Female celebs aren’t the only ones vain enough to go under the knife. Many male celebrities share that weakness and Shin Hye Sung is one of them. I’m not sure when his transformation occurred, but it’s apparent from the not so cool hip hop wannabe picture from early Shinhwa days that this balladeer did in fact go under the knife. The new double eye lids made Shin Hye Sung look friendlier and more approachable, but they also made him look a lot older with excessive number of eye wrinkles. But I gotta give Shin credit for keeping his new eyes a low profile, until now. Was Shin Hye Sung’s transformation necessary?

Was Shin Hye Sung’s plastic fantastic adventure necessary?
1) Yes - he looks so much better!
2) No - He looked fine before
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  1. 1 Nina November 3, 2007 at 3:06 am

    WTF they add wrinkles? _^_ HE IS F*CKIN’ 29 now, he IS OLDER =.= and stupid eye-operation is basic in korean showbiz, it shouldn’t make anyone shocked gosh…

  2. 2 ratul November 3, 2007 at 3:14 am

    lol it took a a while to realise what exactly was the thing he changed about his feature. And it was only after i finished reading the article was when i realised that he just had a double eye lid operation. I mean come on ppl, i think arnd 30% of the korean population; according to CNN statistic of a survey says that they all get their double eye lid operation , even parents of 15 year old gals encourage them to do so and he’s a frkin celeb so ofcourse hell get it done. Its not like he got transformed from head to toe or something. he looks the same to me.
    ppl dont always like what they see in the mirror and if the medical advancements today has given them the chance to do something abt it, let them. Im sure if ppl take plastic surjery in a positive light, many of these stars wouldn’t have had to hide this fact and would have broadly publicized their changes.

  3. 3 Jackie November 3, 2007 at 3:30 am

    i hate double eyelid surgery. The majority of the world has double eyelids there is nothing special about them. Single eyelids are beautiful and I love them <3

  4. 4 Monica November 3, 2007 at 3:46 am

    Saying it makes him look older? He’s is older!!! You should look at a photo of yourself from 10 years ago and compare it (I bet you’ve aged a lot more than Hyesung). I don’t know if he had surgery or not, but I do know that Popseoul thinks that everyone has had surgery. If you’re right, and everyone has surgery, then who the heck cares? Now, excuse me, but I have an appointment for a rhinoplasty.

  5. 5 jjhero November 3, 2007 at 4:55 am

    I dont care if he got double eye lid surgery. he still looks hot to me!!

  6. 6 Cutie November 3, 2007 at 4:56 am

    Meh, its not liket he surgery was drastically different. Its just a small eye lid surgery… not like he changed his entire face lol.

  7. 7 Paul November 3, 2007 at 5:11 am

    i think a haircut would have done the trick…

  8. 8 sasuke November 3, 2007 at 6:53 am

    Changing the way you look by unnatural means is nothing to be proud of. Koreans~take pride in your beautiful selves, as you already are.

  9. 9 Matthew November 3, 2007 at 7:06 am

    Frankly, I think this is up for the artists to decide. If they want to go under knife it’s their choice. I just can’t understand why fans make such a huge matter on this.

  10. 10 xxx November 3, 2007 at 7:07 am

    i never actually noticed that.. haha.
    of course he’d look older.. -_-”
    but i still don’t get why koreans keep getting double eyelids.
    i wish i had a single eyelid .. ._.

  11. 11 RoflMyWaffle November 3, 2007 at 7:11 am

    1. He does look friendlier, I don’t know what Popseoul is saying, he doesn’t look old.

    2. He has more “cute boyish” thing on the second picture which I honestly think it suites him well.

    3.His nose, it looks natural even it went through surgery and looks a LOT better.

    I don’t know what Popseoul is thinking, but I think his surgery(s) are successful. Thank god his adjustments aren’t as big as Fanny’s. (Fanny’s nose change… it was WAY to huge… maybe if he made it a lil adjustments… it would been fine.)

  12. 12 Sang Kyu November 3, 2007 at 7:20 am

    he looks a lot better imo

  13. 13 Grace November 3, 2007 at 7:22 am

    Shoo’s plastic job is scarier.
    I think he looks okae :]

  14. 14 champong November 3, 2007 at 7:33 am

    he looks like the korean michael jackson without the eyelids. he looks so much better with them, smart decision on his part.

  15. 15 haj November 3, 2007 at 7:51 am

    good choice. so scary w/o… besides, all he did was the eyelids.

  16. 16 jess1tym November 3, 2007 at 7:56 am

    Yuck!!!! I like his old look better….yah that’s right the one that he was born with. Your God given handsome look!!!!

  17. 17 Stacey November 3, 2007 at 8:15 am

    Also, I think the new pic is from a while ago. I think some of the problem is less to with any possible surgery, and more with the fact that he was really tired and puffy and wearing lots of makeup to cover it up. The last few weeks he’s looked amazingly hot, much better, and much fresher. Surgery or not, I still want to rip of his clothes and hear him say dirty things to me. Rawwwwr!

  18. 18 Janice November 3, 2007 at 8:21 am

    I think that its a bad photo compared to a good one.
    He’s looking downwards and in the other photo he’s looking upwards.. anyway isn’t that photo at least 10 years ago when Shinhwa 1st debuted?

  19. 19 peace November 3, 2007 at 8:37 am

    Popseoul, Are you Anti??
    It’s his personal choice.

  20. 20 yetaz November 3, 2007 at 8:43 am

    ..surgery..

  21. 21 sara November 3, 2007 at 8:51 am

    he looked the same for me Inever notice that and if most korean do this surgery than it ok and their is just sometimes make up and also people always look different from through their life he is 29 now so for sure he will look little old and other thing in my country plastic surgery become atrend even if they beautiful and nothing wrong with them they will do surgery so it become normal

  22. 22 infiniti512 November 3, 2007 at 9:06 am

    Don’t you think it could have been that he was tired causing the look? I can’t see one of Shinhwa thinking that they would need surgery, especially HS’s eyes. Whatever. I don’t care either way but what I do care about is why would someone after 10 years of being in the business, being loved by so many would think they need surgery. Thanks Popseoul for your observation but I will believe it when he admits it.

  23. 23 Stephie November 3, 2007 at 9:12 am

    OMG…is it just me, or he sorta looks like Clay Aiken…sorta okay…

  24. 24 uhm... November 3, 2007 at 9:22 am

    uhm… he don’t look good or look bad. he’s whatever. he’s getting old… but honestly…

    i dont think he should have left his eyes alone. if he wanted bigger eyes, he should had thought about it before he got in the entertainment business so that way.. he won’t be on popsoul haha

  25. 25 Me November 3, 2007 at 9:41 am

    Whatever it is, he looks better in the second picture after the surgery. :) God, he looks freaking scary in the first picture, partially because of the hair.

  26. 26 joyce November 3, 2007 at 9:53 am

    you chose the wrong shinhwa member..
    when i first saw shinhwa, i really thought hyesung was the one who had plastic surgery..
    but i was wrong.. it was junjin and wannie

  27. 27 Shinie November 3, 2007 at 9:56 am

    Dont’ you think it’s was because of the makeup that made him look different in the 2 pics ? Since he personally doesn’t like surgery at all T_T.

    For the 1st one, if s.o said he looked scary LOL That’s how he had to be LOL Being scary and left deep impressive on other ppl LOL…he must wore such thick make up back then which made him look like a ghost because of his skin LOL. And I guess it did left sth on his face since his skin is real sensitive and i don’t think he took good care of them at all T_T.

  28. 28 sella November 3, 2007 at 10:21 am

    POPSEOUL, i think you’re too ….!!???? ( i dunno..LOL)

    hyesung’s face looks OK now… and i like it…^^
    i recorn he looks cute and lovely now even without going under the knife…^^

  29. 29 janepak November 3, 2007 at 10:23 am

    y’know. im just glad that he knows how to sing! aha

  30. 30 monalisa November 3, 2007 at 10:32 am

    He does look better with the double-lids.

  31. 31 ivanovie November 3, 2007 at 11:03 am

    He’s getting older..that where all the wrinkles come from..around 9 years! besides he’s laughing..you’re supposed to show your wrinkles a bit when you laugh rite?

    i didn’t actually notice the difference until i read the post..but..mmm..perhaps the thick make up and the hair do in the first pic concealed all that..i don’t really buy that he’s taking the double eye lid surg..we should see another earlier pic of him laughing and without the heavy makeup..so we can have apple to apple comparison..

  32. 32 mare November 3, 2007 at 11:47 am

    boring.
    you wrote a paragraph on something everyone knows about and it’s really bland.

    who cares.

    and the 2 pictures you’re comparing have 5 years difference…uhhhh well maybe he looks older cuz he is 5 years older?? have u thought about that?

    ur article just plainly sucks. has no depth, no spice..nothing.

  33. 33 Shinie November 3, 2007 at 12:06 pm

    ^^..me again ^^…About the “Surgery Scandal”. I think i got the answer ^^.

    Well,if you have time, take a look at Shinhwa’s 2nd jib tittle track vid ” T.O.P”, you’ll see his eyes did had his double eye lids and the 1st pic you posted up there was from their 3rd jib.
    Then in Shinhwa’s 7th jib, you saw his double eye lids again till 1 or 2 years later, when he released his 1st jib, …he got the eyes from Shinhwa’s 3rd jib again, i really can’t explain where his double eye lids went to but it really was what happened…and there’s only one answer for this question ^^. The stupid PS work have totally changed his face ^^.

    Besides ( maybe i’m just biased) if you look closely at the 1st pic LOL…

  34. 34 _%$##%#_ November 3, 2007 at 12:15 pm

    retarded……everyone KNOWS double eye lid surgery is sooooo….what’s that word…trendy and like…obvious..and who cares??!! he’s still hot even if he’s getting older!

  35. 35 Min A November 3, 2007 at 12:18 pm

    that’s kangta’s hair in the first pic…lol. it must’ve been popular back in the day. i think he looks better after the surgery…he does look a lot nicer and more approachable.

  36. 36 abc123 November 3, 2007 at 12:35 pm

    do you have any real source that he actually did have the surgery? the two pictures don’t exactly help, in the first, he isn’t smiling and in the second he is. so how do you know that the smiling didn’t cause his double eyelids to show? usually, people with double eyelids don’t notice they have any unless they smile, and i think that’s the case in hyesung’s situation. http://i19.tinypic.com/4zkld1w.jpg this picture was during his first solo jib and you can obviously see his double eyelids. you can look at even more older pictures and still see him with double eyelids.

  37. 37 abc123 November 3, 2007 at 12:38 pm

    http://i3.tinypic.com/4zoghv5.png here’s another picture, and this is during shinhwa’s FIRST JIB, now tell me he got double eyelid surgery >.>

  38. 38 nurkeyandie November 3, 2007 at 1:59 pm

    i know this is cheesy, but whatever, hyesung’s like great wine - he just keeps getting better with age. ^_^

  39. 39 Anna November 3, 2007 at 2:20 pm

    OMG!!!! Hye Sung really did have a surgery! No wonder when he was at Eric’s 28th birthday with the Fans, he looked a litle different, but then I careless! And he’s having wrinkles… yikes!!! But I think he still looks good for the fans out there that likes/loves him!

  40. 40 amareally November 3, 2007 at 2:31 pm

    I Love Hyesung .. hahah anyway .. it’s okay for him to take surgery .. thank heavens he doesn’t overdo everything !! I thought his nose went under the knive .. but who cares..it’s like another news in Korean showbiz nothing shocking about it hahahah

  41. 41 oceann November 3, 2007 at 2:36 pm

    popseoul touched a sensitive subject?
    shin hyesung has a lot of fans….. ^_^
    frankly, dont really care about his surgeries…. he still looks cute now, as like he looked cute ten years ago
    the twinkle of the eyes are still the same ^_^
    what’s more admirable is his versatile voice.
    he improved himself so much since 10 years ago, and that’s why he has a lot of following even now….. ^_^

  42. 42 anonymous-y November 3, 2007 at 3:42 pm

    double eyelid surgery does make a lotta diff.. then again, the 90s was replete with hairstyles that can make any guy look lame and in need of surgery.

  43. 43 helloeno November 3, 2007 at 5:25 pm

    Doesn’t matter if he has surgery or not I still love Hyesung :)

  44. 44 Ange November 3, 2007 at 7:01 pm

    And this is news, how?

  45. 45 rin November 3, 2007 at 9:06 pm

    his voice is great, he smile a lot, and he is cute, any problem?

  46. 46 Ummmm..... November 3, 2007 at 10:26 pm

    You do realize that you CAN actually see the double eyelid lines in the left pic, right? And even gasoos are allowed to grow wrinkles in a span of almost 10 years…plus its a pic on his concert day. He must be tired.

  47. 47 SAE-BIN November 3, 2007 at 11:10 pm

    really? but who cares anyway, i still love hyesung haha.

  48. 48 asian-buzz.com November 3, 2007 at 11:47 pm

    He looks very different. I don’t think it was necessary to begin with. He has a good singing voice. Besides, it’s not like he looks hot now. His new “look” just gives a different “feel”. He has big eye bags now though. I don’t think that was part of the surgery. :P

    http://www.asian-buzz.com

  49. 49 rocketfuel November 4, 2007 at 3:22 am

    the wrinkles make him look like he’s using the prosthetic make-up from 300 pound beauty.

  50. 50 luna November 4, 2007 at 8:56 am

    wow.. looks like a few shinhwa fans joined the debat ^^
    gotts hand it to you popseoul… - once again you hit a base… - this time a shinhwa base? - hahah ^^

  51. 51 luna November 4, 2007 at 8:56 am

    and not.. Iøm not a anti

  52. 52 luna November 4, 2007 at 8:57 am

    correction:
    and No.. I’m not an anti

  53. 53 Dovey November 4, 2007 at 2:55 pm

    I think he looks better after having gone under the knife, but he seriously needs to lose the wrinkles around his eyes. That’s just…ewww. lol Isn’t he too young to be having wrinkles there just yet?

  54. 54 ChocolateCake November 5, 2007 at 1:13 am

    OMO! Shin Hyesung. Hmm what can I say. I honestly dont care if he had plastic or not cos he was already cute to begin with. AND, even if he had plastic surgery, so what? Its just double eyelids. Its his responsibility to look good and cute in the first place. Or how else is Shinhwa going to be so famous? Entertainers live by their FACE and of course, talent(which can be found anywhere), must be better than ordinary ppl. Thats what seperates entertainers from, well you know, ordinary people.

  55. 55 polynasian November 5, 2007 at 2:23 am

    I guess it cant be help. I thought he look better in the first one but the second does not look bad at all.

  56. 56 Natz November 5, 2007 at 11:21 am

    Aish, I am personally a Shinhwa fan too and I think you really chose the wrong person to pick on this time.

    Like just about every other person up there has said, HyeSung looks fine the way he is and even if somehow he had gone under the knife I’m sure it’s no big deal.

    Tsk!

  57. 57 Jane. November 5, 2007 at 12:12 pm

    “Kangta’s hair” my ass. That hair was popular during Kangta’s period, but he sure as hell didn’t start it. The makeup in the first picture is hideous, and the second picture is just a bad picture of him. And you do get wrinkles when you age, ever thought of that?

  58. 58 blinkable November 5, 2007 at 3:12 pm

    It seems like double eyelids are a must huh with the celebs in Korea??!

    Well after this piece of news I like SHS with double eyelids better! He looked so weird in the first pic! Tho I love Shinhwa, I never reli into SHS so he had surgery? FIne with me…

  59. 59 Nav November 5, 2007 at 3:36 pm

    Popseoul i think you need to use better pic to make a comparison. The time frame difference is about 10 years and wrinkles are bound to show up. About the double eyelid surgery, if you look at his previous pics you will see he has always had them.

  60. 60 dolly November 6, 2007 at 5:17 am

    OMG!!!!!!
    I LOVED him!!!!! but now…….
    he look soooo different.wahhhhhhh

  61. 61 uhh November 6, 2007 at 6:53 pm

    still ugly

  62. 62 Shinie November 7, 2007 at 1:24 pm

    Quote from uhh: “still ugly”

    That’s rude ^^.

  63. 63 hyesung is awesome November 9, 2007 at 10:28 pm

    Quote from uhh: “still ugly”

    That’s rude ^^.

    yep..REALLY RUDE..

  64. 64 Anne December 13, 2007 at 11:35 pm

    wow…so it’s true…it’s not low profile cuz i remember the rumors flying around about this a oouple of years ago on a Shinhwa forum

  65. 65 aura December 20, 2007 at 6:42 am

    i believe that everyone in showbizness in korea have their plastic surgery, some stars they hide it pretty well, but easy enough that you can tell the difference.but who cares the most important is their character. its fashion in america why not there(korea) if you can afford to do it why not, just to boost your self steem. nobody’s perfect in this world ,dont criticize others just because you dont like it, if you don’t have anything better to say’ don’t say anything at all. and maybe look twice in the mirror you might be surprise what you gonna see.no plastic with plastic i like them.

  66. 66 JJ January 5, 2008 at 2:40 am

    when we are getting older and older, eye wrinkles are coming up, it is normal.

  67. 67 GG Suxs January 13, 2008 at 6:09 am

    How do you know he didn’t develop them over time?? If he had plastic surgery, wouldn’t he have other things done as well? I developed my double eyelids as I grew up. Although I only fully have mine on one eye and the other is still growing.

  68. 68 Hayley January 14, 2008 at 8:53 pm

    no matter wat hyesung had a surgery or not, I have np ab that ^^
    To me, having a surgery to have a better look is a normal and acceptable thing, not a big thing
    watver, if hyesung did have a surgery so who cares as it was too small
    anw I still always love him~ :X:X:X:X Hyesung is the best!

  69. 69 ahboo February 1, 2008 at 11:23 am

    Wthr is single and double eyeslid.
    (i like both)

    For those do not make a balance of both eyeslid (single and double) .. y not try to have a surgery.
    Mayb u dun like to dress up and tis doesnt other ppl is not.
    Even to ppl do not hv inbalance eyeslid…u noe hw much they spent for makeup (eyesliner, eyelashes, glue, sticker)

    Even ppl lost confident..

    Actualy not ned curse ppl wat.
    If u dun like then ignore lor. Why want so rude.
    If u hv money, u can choose do anythin u like even a dimple creation, breast, lip and so forth.

    Dun hv money then save lor and find a better one.
    Mayb currently u hv a better one and life but sum ppl not.
    Cheerz!

  70. 70 miumiu March 6, 2008 at 5:44 pm

    why do most koreans get their eyelid done? are all koreans dont have double eyelid? hahaahha. that’s weird. i think its on the genes. hahahaha. o well. i love koreans though. by “koreans” i mean the hot actors.hehehe. i dont care about the actresses, they all seem cheap, since they always want to be on top of each other in who shows the most skin. haiyah. also, those women’s dances are not very appealing. Their dances are more on the “seducing ugly men” side.hahaha.
    i love lee seung gi, son ho young, dongwan, minwoo, andy, hyesung and gong yoo of course!
    i hate hate hate hate eric. i dont really understand why so many people love him. he’s not handsome, he cant act and dang yeah he cant sing. he rap. mbolaso.

  71. 71 ladiihpnotiq March 12, 2008 at 10:56 pm

    Shinwahs still dope, SHS is still dope

    Go on and get pretty with the knife, who cares? As long as yur happy..

  72. 72 smilingsky March 16, 2008 at 1:32 pm

    No wonder why I thought he looks prettier & more attractive ^^
    Still scared to think about how he,and other people had to go under plastic surgeries!
    Anyway, I think as long as it makes the person happy (more confident about their appearance) & doesn’t hurt anyone else(it must have been quite painful & strange at 1st b4 one gets used to one’s new look!), is one’s own right to make his/her decision about what to do with themselves, isn’t it? If it was Ur intention to to make an argument against plastic surgery, U could have made an better argument. If it’s just Ur personal disfavor toward Shin Hye-sung, could U be more respectful & consider how U Urself would feel if U heard someone make illogically attack like this? I’d feel ridiculous & pitiful for those who are so NOT confident about themselves that hatred & “funny” criticism grow in them & make them want to hurt others…

    Wish Ur love & confidence!!

  73. 73 riki April 2, 2008 at 6:45 am

    it is not just his eyelid surgery but look at his cheeks and face all around is so puffy. he looks like that fashion guy cujo. STOP WITH ALL THE SURGERY. YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL THE WAY YOU ARE BORN.
    p.s.: the majority of humans are asians (over 4 billion) so the whole thing about eyelid surgery to fit in is a stupid lie. they just want to look more white that is why they have nose surgery done as well. to me there is nothing more beautiful than a natural asian (specifically korean men). stop letting hollywood tell you what is beautiful and look in the mirror because that is who you have to live with, that is the person who will be there and love you all your life not some celebrity, casting director or magazine editor that you will never meet. lets move forward and do what dr. king says “judge not by the color of skin but by the context of character”

  74. 74 KivaPeach April 6, 2008 at 3:57 pm

    yea, i can see how he looks friendlier and more approachable. But before i think he looked more mysterious. now he’s just a run-of-the-mill celeb to me. No distinguishing characteristics. it’s kinda sad really >.<

  75. 75 Stacy April 18, 2008 at 8:50 am

    he looked like golum before

  76. 76 trinitylen September 2, 2008 at 5:11 am

    This is a bit late. I Never notice. But that was His personal Choice.
    I LOVED HIM THEN AND I LOVE HIM NOW AND WILL CONTINUE TO LOVE HIM ALWAYS.

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