That was honestly the best response at 3:00 to say "i know, your eyes are beautiful too"

1:27 THE GIRL LMAOO

The journalist is so beautiful and so sweet but I think she may be a bit disillusioned .. she has had extreme body modifications herself, and seems to look down on it in korea .. when the western world is literally no different when it comes to beauty standards

gracie kept talking about k-pop.... does she realize that not everything in south korea revolves around k-pop??? its a musical genre not a lifestyle

So wait, plastic surgery is extreme, but tattoos on your eyeballs where you can lose your vision are not???? WTF some people are so out of this world!!!

Her issue isn't the surgery, but societal pressure to do so. Her tattoos and body mods are the opposite of societal pressure. It's not the same thing.

I was extremely surprised to hear the judgemental comments the interviewer was constantly making, in the same breath she herself complained about being judged for her tattoos. At one point she talked about the "young age" many of these impressionable young woman choose to have botox, again, I found myself wondering what age did she have her first tattoo? At what age did she inject dye into her eyeballs? Overall, it is my opinion that this presentation was far from objective, and difficult to watch because of.

One who went to the extreme to find her beauty judging another form of extreme beauty.

I find it weird how Grace would ask the Korean woman if she feels pressured by her society to get plastic surgery and even when she said no, Grace still went ahead and said it made her feel uncomfortable that these women feel like "they have to fit into this K-Pop ideal." Why ask that question if you already made up your mind on the issue of plastic surgery in South Korea?

It is hypocritical to assume that 14-year-old girls can get tattoos and body modifications but an 18-year-olds getting cosmetic surgery is wrong...

OK this girl was one of the worst journalists in this channel. She's sweet but she was biased

I understand what point Grace is trying to make here, but you also have to understand she's being hypocritical. Call it what you want, but tattoos are also a body modification just as plastic surgery is. Grace has her whole body covered in tattoos, even her eyes, and she has those imprints on her face, which are very cool! But if she feels like these things should be accepted, why is plastic surgery so different? If you're not willing to open up to the idea of something else that is different in another culture, don't expect them to open up to yours. I'm 16 and I have a tattoo so this isn't me being biased... what I think is that people seem to view plastic surgery in such a negative light, that they don't see that it makes people happier too.

I edited my comment, so you won't know how i got this many likes XD.

how do they sleep in a spa room full of noisey people?

you fell unconfortable with young people getting botox ( 8:20 ) but had 100 alterations on your body and that makes you confortable.., because of course it is not the same right? come on!

That Lady in 1:27 (left side) reaction kills me 🤣🤣🤣

I'm tired of westerns trying to prove that they are open minded and free and judging other cultures and ways of thinking..the interviewer barely listened to to girl's opinion and pointed out the whole time how bad k-pop beauty standards are... meanwhile she has transformed herself to look rebellious and free...I think vice and similar channels should try to make more objective interviews and provide us with helpful insights rather than opinions and stereotypes...the whole video was such and oxymoron and I'm actually disappointed that even the young generation doesn't try to accept a different way of thinking although they praise themselves for being open minded and unique

I’m surprised she brought up kpop so much. In Korea I felt that everything from plastic surgery advertisements to the full length mirrors and the abundant makeup stores are what really made me feel self conscious.

I really hate how westerners feel like that they can immediately judge and stigmatize anything and everything that doesnt conform to their social norms. People from all walks of life are different. Deal with it and dont keep sticking up your nose into it. Its annoying. Let people be. And another thing, why is Gracie completely ignoring the fact that the lady she’s interviewing said she did it out of choice. I cant wait the double standards.

She’s got her eyes tattooed, which is a very risky procedure considering she herself said less than 100 people have it, yet she acts so uncomfortable for girls a few years younger than herself to get nose jobs and other procedures. Besides, for her to keep assuming even when told otherwise that it’s all kpop influenced would be like if people kept saying she was influenced by punk music! She sits around judging them while in the same breath acts like it’s so strange for them to judge her bc of her tattoos.

The thing that bothers me a lot is that the journalist says that girls get plastic surgery at a very young age in korea yet she isn't even thirty and has done so many body modifications herself 🤔🤨😑

This episode is so annoying because she doesn't seem to listen to anything she's saying >.> Like the girl says "I just get it for me" "we just change ourselves because we want to" "no one has forced us" but she just keeps insisting "children are getting surgeries because of pressures of kpop!!!!" Plus dramatizing how young ladies usually are when they are getting surgeries , the girl says out of university but Grace still says that they're out of Highschool age?? Is this caused by poor translation in the subtitles or is this grace refusing to listen and pushing dramatized falsities?

The reporter cannot really support her claims when she has more body modification then the Koreans... she seems more worried about her body then the Koreans

I don't think she was a good pick for this report , she is covered in tattoos , so she shouldn't judge them for their religious use of makeup or choice to undergo plastic surgery. A better choice in my opinion would have been an American of an Asian descent who has a more relatible look .

I like this report a lot, it was honest and open to a certain extend. I do however find it a bit odd that a woman who - by all accounts - started quite young at body modifications herself in order to find her ideal of beauty feels a bit strange about young people in South Korea striving for theirs at a young age. We all aim to find our ideal, be it purple eyes or straight noses.

You say you’re not comfortable with what they’re doing, however, judging from the looks you got, I’m sure the feeling is mutual. They’re modifying their bodies and so are you. Whether you realize it or not, you were also influenced at some point in your life, either consciously or unconsciously, to get all those things done. How is that so different?? Not for nothing, but most girls don’t normally get tattoos and body modifications to the extreme like yours.

Seeing how so many people take skin care and beauty so seriously, meanwhile washing my face twice a day is my only beauty regime.

This video was made about a year ago, but even here in the “western” part of the world (particularly the US, because it’s where I’m from) lots of young girls get plastic surgery and are obsessed with beauty and skincare. I’d say about the same as South Korea. A lot of these “beauty gurus” and social media influencers, start off at a very young age. One of the biggest and most famous is Kylie Jenner, she literally got plastic surgery done before she was 18 (although, she claims to have only had lip fillers which could possibly be true but I haven’t found a good source to trust). I’m 17, about to be 18 and growing up I was already surrounded by makeup and skin care because it was very popular. I’ve also heard about girls who get plastic surgery done after they graduate from uni, just like the girl who was being interviewed said that most girl in SK get it done after uni but the interviewer seemed to ignore that. My point is that, this trend is apparent and not just in South Korea. But this video was very informative !

Real Korean here. First of all, when it comes to tattoos, it’s actually kinda thing that they won’t cut their flesh or remain something inappropriate on their skin from the confucianism. Also, on top of that, the plastic surgery like eyelid surgery, nose pillar, jaw surgery or etc is basically like cuz of the social judgement about the appearance around this recent society. To be specific, actually there are a ton of gals who usually get eyelid surgery from their 13 years old life. And adults are always agreeing what their kids do since the trend got worse. Well but I think the plastic surgery trend is in all around the world. Honestly, who’s the stupid people with the big big plastic kardashian’s butts?

For proper journalistic etiquette, I believe a report should be devoid of biases and whenever you're planning to shed light on a way of life that is alien to the reporters country of origin. Imagine the Korean girl being on the other end of the stick coming to the west to document the tattoo culture with such ill-conceived prejudices. The responses of the interviewer sounded very formed regardless of a new light that might have been shed on the motives behind the high beauty standards of South Korea. I've lived there, the beauty and fashion industry is highly advanced and people from all walks of life come there for different kinds of cosmetic procedures and high fashion shopping. A personal friend had a tummy tuck done and she had never felt better in all her 42 years of existence. The west is usually very critical of any practices that doesn't originate in that axis of the world because they believe any generally acceptable trend has to originate from there or it's gonna be labelled bizarre. South Korean women as a result are one of the best looking in the whole world. And there is no pressure to look like that. These people only take advantage of the services because it's the expertise their country is famous for. As for their very thin appearance, that's how they are genetically and Koreans are more of health buffs than any other group of people, it's a common sight to see even senior citizens jog and their are public gyms everywhere. On top of that, they eat healthy. I've lived there, I know what I'm saying. Do your research. It's not enough to have a camera and a crew when making judgements. This report is crap.

not true, was in seoul saw plenty of average people didn't care for BEAUTY industry

The host is shocked by the plastic surgery culture and the Koreans are shocked by the extreme tattoos of the host.

Damn I couldn't get that thin even if I starved myself. The different body frames that exist are so amazing. Art of the bones?

Hide tattoos because you may offend people but cosmetic surgery is fine lol ok Korea

Your channel was one of my KZfaq recommendations and let me tell you, I plan on binging

"The human body is beautiful to me in all its forms" - Me too. That's probably why I don't feel the need to cover myself in tattoos and other body mods.

‘on kdramas surgery is often part of the plot’ it’s not???? lmfao what

1:26 that lady though with some serious staring issues hahaha.

Thank God🙏 I lived in india ❤️ and here we don't have to ourselves like that. I mean we apriciate natural beauty ❤️ more then anything 👍

So interesting, Thank you

I busted out with laughter on 1:26 😂😂😂

That girl at 1:27 tho looked absolutely mortified🤣🤣🤣

The girl doing the interview is so pretty. She has a sort of enchanting, ethereal very calming vibe. Everything about her is fascinating

I started using Kbeauty products a few years ago mostly because of skin issues I had and nothing I used from here helped me in a desired amount. Kbeauty is also focusing mostly on skin care and anti-aging than covering and concealing. I find this video misleading a little they don't really add up 18 layers of makeup as trending in western makeup trends. They rather focusing in using a lots of serums, essences, moisturizers, face masks and sun cream appropriate to your skin type so you can use only a light dewy bb cream during the day time without the need to cake up. I am not a fan of their craziness for PS but their skin care routines are to swear on.

The reporter looks like a creep with all the modifications she made to her body yet she judges the Korean girl in spite of her saying that there's no societal pressure. Journalism should be unbiased so as to not influence the viewers.

1:25 That woman's face XDD

a wrong host for this kind of topic lol

1:27 that girls face when she walks by😂

It's kind of similar to people in western countries getting lip fillers

she said that plastic surgery was not done from the pressure of society, but them she said it was done for her to feel more beautiful so that she can improve her looks, girl that means that the society has made a standard of how someone should look, you want to improve your look to a certain way where its persuade by the society that that is beautiful. i am not saying you should or should not do plastic surgery, its just what she said is contradictive

I think they are both so pretty, I hope that they won’t take it too far though in these beauty and passion procedures/processes. ❤️Take care!❤️

10 minutes of fascination then forgetting these stories forever …..ah Vice all the news that will never impact your own life but learning the world is a scary place.

Seems hypocritical of Grace to criticize girls for getting cosmetic procedures done at a young age when she herself got her first tattoo at age 14 and has the whites of her eyes injected which is permanent.

It would have been interesting if she had gotten a few different interviews. I'm sure there are young women who are not interested in getting surgery, it would be interesting to hear from them too.

I love the videos these people do!

I LOVE Grace Neutral and everything about her ! 😊

she is not making any sense... women getting plastic surgery when they are over 20 seems drastic to her? Has she ever looked in a mirror lately? What is she even going on about? What makes her think that she has the right to alter her appearance however she wants to but young Korean women are too immature to decide to get plastic surgery because they want to look prettier? This woman is really the last person on earth who should judge others on their decision making. She's got her eyeballs tattooed and risked going blind, just to look a certain way. Never mind the fact that she does an interview with someone without incorporating the answers in her narrative. So they interviewed one single person for this and couldn't even be bothered to look for someone who agrees with their views?

HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR FACE? *STANDS IN FRONT OF THE MIRROR* ME: "I'M SO BEAUTIFUL!!"

This is so interesting.

Love you Grace 💓 I hope I can travel and have some tattoos done at your shop someday 💗 Love from the Pacific northwest US

I honestly enjoy her face and her voice. What a lovely human

What is the difference between plastic surgery and tattoos at a young age? Absolutely nothing. They are both forms of body modification.

She's freaked out by their addiction to plastic surgery. They're freaked out by her addiction to tattoos and piercing. LOL

they are both expressing their opinion on the standard of beauty in a different form, but same concept. There is no point judging.

this is... Not Great. first of all, tattooing is Heavily regulated, but it is not outright illegal. there are tons of tattoo shops freely advertised throughout Seoul, which would not be possible if the entire industry was illegal. I have coworkers with tattoos here in Korea, one who even has a full sleeve that was done in Korea. like I said, it's heavily regulated so there are a lot of underground tattoo parlors, but tattooing is not illegal in the way it's presented in this video. second, the beauty standard is (ridiculously) high in Korea, but saying that "these girls are getting surgery in high school because of kpop!!!" is inaccurate. in my experience (I've lived in Korea for a year) the main reason people are pressured to have cosmetic procedures is because of how competitive Korean society is. there is a constant pressure to be the best, in school, extracurriculars, jobs, looks, etc. and when you apply for jobs you have to send in a photo. so yeah, it's definitely societal pressure, and kpop does influence the current trends a lot, but looking 'pretty' serves a practical purpose (as fucked up as that sounds) in that it can literally make or break how well you do in this society. if girls are getting cosmetic procedures (i.e. fillers, nose jobs, double-eyelid surgery) at a young age, it's usually because the parents want to help them get ahead. again, this is deeply wrong, especially from the Western perspective, but this is socially acceptable in Korea. I'd say things are changing (slowly) but going into Korea with these somewhat sensationalized ideas is not a great way of accurately examining the culture. (also the spa she's in is a massive jimjilbang, and everything happening in it is totally normal Korean spa etiquette lol)

can she just say she hates kpop and go. like .

When I see my friends outside of school: 1:27

People really don't get the difference between the opposite acts of expressing yourself and conforming to societal pressures.

Her eyes fascinate me

Beauty outside...but empty inside :/ Things will change when person get older

I don’t get why everyone is mad at the interviewer, her comments were correct and it is obvious she didn’t fit into the comments she made. The way she looks has nothing to do with the society.

The Dragon Hill Spa! I went there and fell asleep without meaning to! Woke up with many others sleeping near by! Amazing experience 🤣

i think they made a bad choice selecting someone with that body modification for such an interview especially with her biased judgements

Kpop might perpetuate these beauty standards, but they already existed long before kpop was invented. I feel as though the beauty standards and expectations placed on idols by society outweigh their influence on it.

She's so sweet and nice I love how polite she is

You tattoed your eyes,no,thats dangerous

1:25 the lady on the left was shocked

2:57 she just casually walks in front of a car

i feel like all she sees south korea as is kpop. its not all about kpop and not every teenage girl thinks she has to look like a kpop idol.

that spa is so cool what the heck

1:25 It just says everything.

She knew that tattoos are illegal in South Korea and she specifically went there to research on a topic which isn't that important. It sums it all.

Not once in this video did any Korean say, " i get cosmetic surgery and wear makeup because of kpop and i'm forced too." They literally do it because they want to.

Two things can be true. People should be free to do what they want with their bodies. At the same time, it’s wrong for any society to put pressure on its people to get certain procedures done. So many Koreans (my family included) are brainwashed by the cosmetic industry for real. Even my sister got double eyelid surgery when she was young bc my mom told her to saying it’ll make her look prettier and help her find a good husband in the future… wild. Again no need to judge people for what they do with their bodies, but it’s still important to point out that many young kids are brainwashed into thinking they have to get surgery to look prettier.

No one Her: (...) or are freaking out because of my BURBERRY COAT 😂 COAT would have been good enough. No need to show off. Rly.

WHAT RIGHT DOES SHE HAVE TO JUDGE ANYONE, BY LOOKING AT WHAT SHE'S DONE TO HER BODY. I MEAN TALK ABOUT EXTREME EYE INK AND ALL THOSE UGLY TATS. THE SAYING POT KETTLE COMES TO MIND! 🇬🇧

Wondering how the proocedure of adding fat to the face is called and where I can get more info about it

3:53 Perhaps, you mean underestimated????? 9:43 whahaha, I did pee my pants a little bit from laughing.

Best makeup ever love yourself inner beauty that u can't buy

At 4:48 - if you focus on the eye to "our" left, you can see her contact slide back over her iris! XD

coming to a VICE asia video is like watching a bunch of armchair veterinarians on a pet video. never gets old lmao

So, when you think you are wasting your life, watch this and feel ok, cause you're definitely not alone.

But Ulyana IS GORGEOUS!!!!

I just wash my face with a bar soap and moisturize with coconut oil.

vice asia is WILD, I love it 😂

I like her tattoo. Don't matter if 80% of her body is covered by it, she's really beautiful.

8:21 The girl beside you *literally* just told you that she felt 0 pressure to get a surgury. She just got it because she thought it would be nice, just like you felt about getting the tattoos that you have.

1:27 best reaction ever!!!! 😂🤣🤣😂🙃😂

What’s the song called at the beginning?

Tattooing your eyeballs.... What a brilliang idea ideed !