Double standards between men and women in K-pop are very obvious. For example, when a girl in K-pop eats something with both hands, she is called a “pick me” or an “attention seeker” by the media. But when a boy eats with both hands, the media calls him cute and funny. Another example is the case between Jeongyeon from Twice and Shindong from Super Junior. When Jeongyeon gained weight, she was fat-shamed, while Shindong was said to be breaking beauty standards and called handsome when he did the same. There are other examples, too, like when RM from BTS read a feminist book he was praised for being educated on women’s rights. But when Irene from red velvet read a feminist book, people destroyed her fan cards and merch basically hating on her for reading a book of her own rights.
These double standards need to stop! These double standards are absurd and ridiculous. If a girl gets hate for what she does, so should a boy who does the same. And if a boy gets praised for something and a girl does the same, she should also be praised—not be detested by citizens. So many K-pop idols get hated on in this system of double standards. People forget that K-pop idols are humans just like them.
