Kim Tae Hee Bares All

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CF queen Kim Tae Hee sheds all her makeup and goes au natural in a series of new commercials for Olympus Korea.

Not only is she blessed with a face less than 12 cm, she is also one of the rare people on this Earth who actually have to work hard at being ugly. Look how much effort she’s putting into cringing her perfect face!

Just 10 days after its release, the commercial ranks as most popular in the electronics commercial category.  With the overwhelming positive feedback, Olympus will produce two more commercials in the same series.

Which celebrities would you like to see without their precious makeup?

100 Responses to “Kim Tae Hee Bares All”


  1. 1 oluchi April 5, 2008 at 3:37 am

    she looks exactly the same with or without makeup. over here in the states, i think we would call her cute. not beautiful. and she is wearing something. believe me. there is ALWAYS something. either baby oil on the skin (models do that for their makeup-less photoshoots) or something. sure she has the natural face which makeup can and does enhance but i don’t see the big deal at all.

  2. 2 Brina April 5, 2008 at 3:42 am

    Title is..somewhat misleading.

  3. 3 dodo April 5, 2008 at 3:44 am

    she definitely has fake eyelash on

  4. 4 sarah April 5, 2008 at 5:00 am

    for me, it would be all of suju,DBSK,snsd,wondergirls, and BSG

  5. 5 peepoo April 5, 2008 at 6:09 am

    i’m NOT trying to hate cuz i really do think she’s cute but like how others have commented…she is NOT without ANY makeup!

  6. 6 nozomi05 April 5, 2008 at 6:10 am

    Song hye gyo and Han Ga-in are 2 stars that I’d like to see without make up on their face, coz i think both of them are really pretty!

  7. 7 omg April 5, 2008 at 6:10 am

    she’s still ridiculously beautiful!

  8. 8 Melanie April 5, 2008 at 6:22 am

    She’s really pretty even without putting on make up.
    The pictures of her here are really cute > w<
    O: her face is really small~

  9. 9 Aikyrie April 5, 2008 at 7:31 am

    When you walk around Korea, her face is everywhere! Or at least it was when I was there. She’s in so many commercials. She’s so cute.

  10. 10 romele April 5, 2008 at 7:59 am

    no effort.still a beauty.

  11. 11 bored girl April 5, 2008 at 8:04 am

    although they say it’s no makeup, they still put light makeup for magazines and tv shows unless they were shot unexpectedly. She’s a pretty girl but im 100% sure she still have light makeup on.

  12. 12 daniel April 5, 2008 at 8:15 am

    oh my god song hye gyo fans try way too hard to bring tae hee down.

  13. 13 bewise April 5, 2008 at 8:19 am

    with or without makeup on, or even light makeup, she would always be prettier than average people.

  14. 14 Ladoftern April 5, 2008 at 8:33 am

    I agree with daniel. Why bring up SHG when this is def a KTH thing…..get over your jealousy, no-one cares that you would like to see SHG who looks like nothing in person w/o make-up..this is Kim Tae Hee w/o make-up….anyways I think KTH is lovely with a very feminie face, and for those of you who say…she HAS to have on a light makeup do a double take, some people have natural minerals in their skin so that make-up isn’t needed and then there is the obvious: not everyone needs makeup, and just because YOU do doesnt mean that she does, she obviously has very good skin..I’ve never seen a pic of her where it was just SO obvious that she had makeup on……..

  15. 15 Leigh April 5, 2008 at 9:14 am

    Wooooow…she has such a healthy complexion. =}

  16. 16 Loki April 5, 2008 at 9:51 am

    I think majority of Koreans are blessed with flawless skin.

  17. 17 Tessa April 5, 2008 at 10:34 am

    daniel, better get used to it cause Song Hye Gyo fans do that to every celebrity who surpasses their idol in CF’s or other areas.
    They are insecure and obsessive little creatures who can’t accept other celebrities beside Song Hye Gyo.
    You should see how they viciously bash other celebs in polls and forums, but when anyone dares to give a less favorable opinion about Song Hye Gyo, they can’t handle it and attack other people’s opinion. They can dish it out, but they can’t take it. It’s ridiculous how they think Song Hye Gyo is the most perfect being, while others are just dirt compared to her.

  18. 18 shg is plain jane April 5, 2008 at 10:43 am

    @ Tessa…

    agree with you. i’m just tired of shg’s fans thinking that she’s the most beautiful woman ever walked on the face on earth when to me she has nothing but a plain boring face. Even polls in korea shows that kth is more favoured than shg…accept the fact!!!duhh!!

  19. 19 Nixx April 5, 2008 at 10:51 am

    I AGREE W/ YOUR COMMENT, TESSA.
    SHK fans always bash Yoon Eun Hye in every poll, or thread, just cause they think their idol is the most perfect girl on earth ! gahddd…

    even if the poll is not about BEAUTY, they always think SONG HYE KYO has it, &she wins the poll even if its not even asking whos prettier or what.

    HER FANS need to back off a lil &try to realize that their idol is not perfect. gahddd… i used to like SHK a lot, but b/c of her overreacting fans, my respect for her is reducing each time they compare her to any other actress out there -__O;;

  20. 20 Nixx April 5, 2008 at 10:59 am

    btw; i love KIM TAE HEE. &shes really gorgeous in the commercial ;DDD

  21. 21 Duh! April 5, 2008 at 11:03 am

    At least Kim Tae Hee looks natural when posing for her Ads and CF.

    SHK looks so damn stiff, unnatural and has her mouth open in almost every CF and ads I’ve seen her in, as if somebody surprisingly shoved a stick up her butt!

  22. 22 incons. April 5, 2008 at 11:04 am

    I don’t see any problem with her teeth.
    She is one woman blessed with the right genes.
    The weirdest thing is, I like her hair and especially her hairline the most in these series of photos. Yeah, I’m totally a balding man, except not.

  23. 23 O.O April 5, 2008 at 11:18 am

    Wow, she’s so gorgeous & what’s wrong w/ her teeth? She’s always cute & pretty in any cf, magazines plus she looks very young & elegant. No wonder lots of people are jealous of her beauty. Bravo, KTH. :-D

  24. 24 Alysia April 5, 2008 at 11:28 am

    She’s really pretty, but without the makeup you can clearly see how tired she is. The bags are more visible.

  25. 25 domine April 5, 2008 at 11:54 am

    very cute…but the canvas is not completely bare.

  26. 26 Jennny (: April 5, 2008 at 12:43 pm

    Daww, she looks tired.

  27. 27 junsufan April 5, 2008 at 1:21 pm

    i remember watching some interview with kim tae hee in it and she was saying how she TOTALLY doesn’t know how to put on makeup because she doesn’t need to. i’m so jealous. pfft. nice skin!!

  28. 28 frckn kiddng mE? April 5, 2008 at 1:35 pm

    frckn ugly!

  29. 29 han April 5, 2008 at 1:55 pm

    LOL she’s cute but i prefer attractive type. Why do i have a feeling that asian celebs always try to promote cute image? Just all hope when she enters her 30s she’ll find a new direction

  30. 30 xxx April 5, 2008 at 3:34 pm

    woah.. she’s pretty.. XD

  31. 31 Dovey April 5, 2008 at 4:40 pm

    She’s very pretty.

  32. 32 jicks April 5, 2008 at 4:48 pm

    Sigh, how did I know Song Hye Kyo & Yoon Euh Hye would be mentioned.. can we just not bring the same girls into discussion every damn time?

    Any artist who steps in front of a camera will wear SOME make-up, but either way, KTH has been unfairly blessed in the gene department.

    I think all Asian artists should just have an “International au Naturale Day” so we can play a game to see who can recognise the most names.

    BTW,

    @ kahn– no one ever said she was a great actress.!

    @ Dumpling- thx for the CF link. But I seriously remember arguing w/ you over how hot exactly JDG is.. recent change of mind I assume?

  33. 33 choo April 5, 2008 at 8:17 pm

    shg is plain jane
    April 5, 2008 at 10:43 am
    @ Tessa…

    Even polls in korea shows that kth is more favoured than shg…accept the fact!!!duhh!!

    This is where you got it wrong.

  34. 34 . April 6, 2008 at 4:27 pm

    @measuringsummer
    sorry, i should mentioned some dramas. and yeah, not only korean dramas, but asian drama.
    when i said that they wear makeup all the time even sleep, i was thinking about lee da hae and rainie yang in devil beside you.

  35. 35 ghailesdream April 6, 2008 at 4:52 pm

    im sure she still has make up on..if not she will look way too pale on screen..but still her cute face doesnt need much make up on coz she’s pretty as it is

  36. 36 J April 6, 2008 at 5:53 pm

    jicks… I’m pretty sure SHK and YEH are being brought up because the topic says “which celebrities would you want to see without makeup?”…? So…obviously…people are talking about which celebrities they would like to see without makeup. Quite simple, really.

  37. 37 joky April 6, 2008 at 5:59 pm

    She’s a beautiful girl. But these pictures are not what is up. She looks so premeditated and contrived trying to look all cute. Oh, wait, that like saying ‘that elephant looks so damn grey’…

  38. 38 ym April 6, 2008 at 7:56 pm

    she is so gorgeous!

  39. 39 dana April 6, 2008 at 10:30 pm

    I love her… I just wish lee da hae and kim tae hee will do a movie together… or a drama series…

  40. 40 lola April 7, 2008 at 12:22 am

    @ Tessa…

    Even polls in korea shows that kth is more favoured than shg…accept the fact!!!duhh!!
    ———————-
    you got wrong!!!
    can you show us how much pools, she’s on top ?

  41. 41 KIM TAE(shiiit) HEE!... April 7, 2008 at 10:04 am

    JOhnnyDoeama strikes again! mug!

  42. 42 d April 8, 2008 at 10:25 am

    kth is still very good looking w/o makeup.
    but there’re tones of ways for makeup artist for make one looks “bare” under camera. so i doubt if it’s truly “au naturel” here.

    i think both shg and kth are pretty. there should be fans and rooms for both of them in hallyuwood.
    so … no need to fight.

  43. 43 Camiflogue April 21, 2008 at 6:43 am

    She’s gonna get raped someday. What’s the point of having a face like that if you’re going to be raped?

  44. 44 eternal June 27, 2008 at 6:16 pm

    Cute angel!

  45. 45 Kimhana July 29, 2008 at 3:56 pm

    Actually, she looks gorgeous without the makeups on….unlike miss too-perfect Hyori!!!

  46. 46 Lee August 19, 2008 at 3:37 pm

    She’s my second favorite asian girl after Mia the violinist.

  47. 47 Gellie October 9, 2008 at 8:36 pm

    Kim Tae-Hee, YOU’RE SUCH AN ANGEL… TRULY BLESSED.
    Proud to be an Asian! ^^

  48. 48 dice_frickn kj January 18, 2009 at 9:49 pm

    daaayymmm!she’s my new favourite girl,your so right she does look like an angel…….hey camiflougue why say “whats the point in having a face like that if your gonna get raped”……..you must either be a jealous girl or a rapist guy,ehehehe.anyways if i seen her in real life i swear i’ll kiss her then run like hell,hehehehe.

  49. 49 lulu June 24, 2009 at 1:23 am

    Wow, she really looks like her brother Lee Wan now in the left second picture. Yeah, of course she’s wearing a little something even though she’s really pretty. Besides, the camera lighting technique itself does miracles.


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