South Korea (referred to as Korea in the rest of the writing) is often recognized as the country where women in particular are crazy about the perception of beauty and this recognition is often elaborated with the eminent number of plastic surgeries compared to other countries. According to subjectivism and symbolic violence, Korean women are crazy about beauty and even resort to plastic surgery because they think that beauty is what normal women should possess and that ugly women are not competitive or a failure in society. Subjectivism is the perception of oneself and the way of seeing oneself and others. Symbolic violence refers to violence exercised on a social agent with their complicity. (Bourdieu 1992: 167). So to apply this theory to Korea, Koreans are crazy about getting plastic surgery to become pretty or look like Westerners because people perceive "beauty" as what everyone should possess. However, Lee Hyori's "Miss Korea" music video asserts that the madness of being pretty is undesirable and unnecessary. This statement is powerful since singer Lee Hyori is a sexy symbol in Korea and is often recognized by Korean women as someone they want to be like. plastic surgery procedures per 1,000 inhabitants, 2010 The scenario of the "Miss Korea" music video is that without wearing expensive bags like Prada or Chanel, and without resorting to cosmetic surgery, one is still beautiful and pretty enough to be " Miss Korea. The song features lyrics such as "Will a designer bag make me shine? / Will I be able to do anything I want if I become pretty? / I don't want to hold on and cry over something so little"/Because I am. Miss Korea. The music video of this part shows Lee Hyo-ri carrying a bag, whose expensive b sign... middle of paper ...... is not the only or most important reason why the Koreans resort to plastic surgery. The real and biggest reason behind the plastic surgery trend in Korea is “self-satisfaction” or “satisfaction”. People resort to plastic surgery not only to seek the “ideal beauty” that everyone recognizes as beauty, but also to regain their confidence and beauty. but therefore, it would be much better if Lee Hyo-ri added that the common idea regarding plastic surgery in Korea is wrong and there is a very complex reasoning behind why people get plastic surgery. Works CitedBissell, KL and Chung, J. (2009). Americanized beauty? Predictors of perceived attractiveness by American and South Korean participants based on media exposure, ethnicity, and sociocultural attitudes toward ideal beauty. Asian Journal of Communication, 19(2), 227-247. do I:10.1080/01292980902827144