Plastic not so fantastic: Miss Korea 2008 Nari

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Generally, the after pictures should be better. But in this case, the before pictures look infinitely better. Miss Korea 2008, Nari, should have stuck to au naturale instead of whatever she had done to her face. The 23 year old looks at least 10 plus years older.

Nari just shows us that getting greedy about becoming prettier can sometimes backfire. But now it’s too late. Just imagine if she tried to revert to her original state?

94 Responses to “Plastic not so fantastic: Miss Korea 2008 Nari”


  1. 1 pandoracat August 19, 2008 at 3:22 pm

    not much difference…
    i think she removed her eyebags…
    still look average

  2. 2 to jackie August 19, 2008 at 3:24 pm

    to jackie:
    omfg…you not saying that!!!!
    micky yoochun definitely wayyy better looking than her!!!!!!
    even with his current fashionable-but-make-everyone-wondering-his-sanity hairdo….

  3. 3 Brina August 19, 2008 at 4:01 pm

    Looks like lighting, and camera angle. Her nose looks wider in the first pic which could be from the lighting. She’s not all that bad but everyone wants to pick on her.

  4. 4 !!! August 19, 2008 at 4:03 pm

    I think she’s been having way too much internet bullying because many of you disagree about her winning Miss Korea.
    Get realistic, since when did half of you give a fcuk about beauty pageants? Give her a break, she’s still human and has done NOTHING WRONG.

  5. 5 OMG August 19, 2008 at 6:17 pm

    OMG seriously who cares? I am getting tired of SAME korean look. It is so plain now. I mean every damn face looks the same. Nari is different, so what is she won? SHE WON. get it into your heads. So koreans are going to complain until what? Gosh shallow people. Don’t you get tired of a korean with the same damn look as another one? Gosh just accept she won. What are you going to do about it? She didn’t do anything to you anyways. It isn’t even like Miss Korea was going to win anyways in the Miss Universe 2009. Why? Cause some girl from any country in South America ALWAYS has a high chance of winning.

  6. 6 ? August 19, 2008 at 7:32 pm

    god, i hope this girl is strong. with all this bashing, she might end up like all the other celebs who were constantly harassed and bashed by netizens. (*coughsuicidecough*)

  7. 7 ? August 19, 2008 at 7:33 pm

    as surprised as i am that she won… just face it, she won. there’s nothing we can do. that is…unless she withdraws but that’s unlikely. *shrugs*

  8. 8 avionne August 19, 2008 at 11:51 pm

    If that’s really her before..then she did a whole lot more than just get a simple makeover..She looks alot different than she did before…Maybe she could’ve cut back on all the extras.

    http://www.NycCelebs.com

  9. 9 Tenderly August 20, 2008 at 12:03 am

    I don’t know why people are making such a big deal about her looks. Most comments I’ve read are so mean and cruel. It’s really uncalled for. I remember people getting so bitter towards SUJU fans when they drove a girl to suicide with their harsh comments. What are all the people on here doing, including PopSeoul!? Will you only repent when this girl dies too? Hypocrites.

  10. 10 bella August 20, 2008 at 12:56 am

    she looks like a female version of micky yoochun in the first pic. so yeah.. I don´t think her looks are enough to be a miss korea at all.. she´s kinda just over the average in both before and after pix.

  11. 11 boolie2woolie August 20, 2008 at 1:34 am

    1st pic: pretty average..

    2nd pic: she looks older.. but i think it’s because of the makeup… don’t u think?

  12. 12 Yaleni August 20, 2008 at 1:44 am

    YES!! i was just about to say that about the picture. She looks INFINITELY better.

  13. 13 WTF??? August 20, 2008 at 1:55 am

    Am I missing something here? OK I’m assuming the “after” pic is the one on the right.. she looks way better in that one. how does she look older? the before pic makes a pretty bad comparison because she’s not wearing makeup, you can’t make out her nose because the photo is overexposed, and she has huge bags under her eyes.. if anything, she looks older in the BEFORE pic.. @_@

  14. 14 Kmusic August 20, 2008 at 1:59 am

    Huh… sorry but I don’t see the difference ?…

  15. 15 boolie2woolie August 20, 2008 at 2:04 am

    ahhaha.. this is kinda fun…
    the more i pay more attention to the pics, the more i’m getting confused too..

    hmm.. just leave it..
    anyway, which one u guys think is better – left (natural) or right (make-up)?

    i prefer the right, with the make-up on….

  16. 16 weeeedeeee August 20, 2008 at 2:24 am

    It really is annoying how so many korean people seem to put waaay too much emphasis on looking pretty. I read an article a while back about how a ridiculous percentage of people in their twenties have had some sort of surgery in Korea. There seems to be almost no shame and it has become too ‘normal’ and acceptable in Korean/ Japanese/ Chinese society! GRRRR. I don’t know what the meaning of ‘beautiful’ is anymore. Everything is a deception.

  17. 17 cyanide_lovec August 20, 2008 at 3:20 am

    well~i don’t exactly know which part she’d done to her face. it’s just i think she gain weight~ put different style of make up~and different hair cut~ it`s not plastic i guess~

  18. 18 Serah August 20, 2008 at 7:12 am

    yeah~! She looks like forty right now!

  19. 19 Afterme August 20, 2008 at 7:42 am

    Well first off, of course she’s going to look younger in the first picture. It’s nice and bright right? The brightness will hide most of her imperfections and fine lines on her face.

  20. 20 asianromance August 20, 2008 at 8:10 am

    she looks the same to me. the picture of the left might look different because it’s one of those webcam pics. remember a few years ago [or maybe it's still going on] where there was a crazy uljjang obsession and all these kids are taking pics of themselves in a way where the light was really bright and their eyes really dark? she had a better expression in the left picture-pursing her lips so that her laugh lines didn’t show. in the picture on the right- her mouth is parted as if she was about to say something- giving her a bit of a fish-face. and it shows off her laughlines. she’s not looking at the camera either. making her face look spiritless. and the chandelier earrings drag her face down.

  21. 21 ♥이시아~ August 20, 2008 at 10:14 am

    hm. still the same? i think it’s just the make-up, DUDES.

  22. 22 booboo00 August 20, 2008 at 11:03 am

    ok maybe she doesnt deserve the miss korean title since her look is just average. but its sad how people are bashing her like crazy..hope shes strong enough to handle all the bashing lol -_- before and after pretty much look the same, except for the nose. i can see the bridge is higher in the sec pic..so at first, i thought it could be the lighting and makeup but if u pay attention closely, it looks like theres a stick under that nose so it cant be the lighting. lol leave the poor girl alone..like someone said, she aint gona win miss universe! its alwasy one of those countries frm south america anyway.

  23. 24 sunnyside August 20, 2008 at 4:42 pm

    What did she get fixed? I don’t really see any difference. She looks older in the second picture just because of her make-up.

  24. 25 irees August 20, 2008 at 10:02 pm

    Uh, I think it’s just the make-up. I don’t see any difference. o.o

  25. 26 bee August 21, 2008 at 10:20 am

    wow dont the judges get a natural beauty to represent korea!?!!

  26. 27 Sam August 21, 2008 at 11:48 am

    Are you blind? She looks way better.
    Her nose looks awkward, but it’s just a photo. Photos can lie, her eyes look beautiful in the second picture. Nice surgery in my opinion.

  27. 28 Fiona August 21, 2008 at 1:53 pm

    WTF. Is everyone blind or just stupid? She looks exactly the same in both photos. Just different lighting, and she’s wearing make-up in the 2nd pic, the 1st one is much brighter so you can’t see her features that well. Who the hell writes the articles for popseoul? They’re all so disgustingly cruel and vicious. =/

  28. 29 mickychun August 21, 2008 at 3:03 pm

    ????
    i thought she was around 39 when i saw the picture…

    eewwwww

  29. 30 xingyzheng August 22, 2008 at 1:06 pm

    er…she’s looks fine with or without surgery. so what is all this bashing about?

  30. 31 lele August 22, 2008 at 6:18 pm

    someone tell me which part of her face did she get surgery for?? the only difference for me is the second pic kinda looks older may be of makeup or THE SURGERY.
    she is really geting all the hates, poor hope she is coping well, but if she isnt natural then she shouldnt have won the title.

  31. 32 haku August 23, 2008 at 8:28 am

    what the hell is everyone complaining about? shes very attractive.

  32. 33 trence August 23, 2008 at 2:30 pm

    tsk tsk.. why did she have to undergo plastic surgery? she’s already beautiful.. just the nose though. :)

  33. 34 ngannie August 23, 2008 at 2:59 pm

    i think she look nice after surgery
    but definitely still look old

  34. 35 Chiharu Yakushi August 23, 2008 at 4:29 pm

    I really don’t see the difference aside from the nose

  35. 36 Song Soo Ri August 23, 2008 at 5:02 pm

    she will not happy with that,trust me

  36. 37 gokkie August 23, 2008 at 11:19 pm

    Guys pls try not to be so judgmental.I respect everyone’s opinion but sometimes it is better to keep your mouth shut rather than putting down other people especially a girl.TY^ ^

  37. 38 omgxsteven August 24, 2008 at 1:23 pm

    i would have to agree with most of the people here, I think the before is much cuter ;D

  38. 39 imimi August 25, 2008 at 12:17 pm

    you guys must be on crack. she looks the same and PRETTy. -_- it’s called lighting and makeup.

  39. 40 kakasensai August 25, 2008 at 1:22 pm

    Whoa Whoa Whoa,

    How can people say she looks worse in her after effect? She looks so much better now. Dont flame me its just my opinion.

  40. 41 emily August 25, 2008 at 7:48 pm

    poor nari. ):
    that must suck for her.

    i feel really bad for her. but she did look a lot better before.

  41. 42 blah September 1, 2008 at 6:35 pm

    its just makeup and grooming skills. some of you guys are so ignorant its embarrassing.

  42. 43 wtf September 6, 2008 at 6:06 pm

    i dont get wat ppl r saying the pics still looks the same but its cuz of the lghting and the pose shes doin that makes it different but its kinda sad how many ppl r sayin hurtful things even though theyre trying to STOP how ppl think wat apretty beautiful face is and how a pageant contestant should b geez

  43. 44 Exceptional July 27, 2009 at 6:14 pm

    I personally think she looks okay and better in the after pic.


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