Boys who like the girlie look

Source: JoongAng Daily

Long hair. A clean cut. An unblemished complexion. This is the look that women like to see in men these days. So if you are a well-built, unshaven tough guy with a crew cut, you can forget about making it as a TV star for the moment.

The proof is in the ratings. The weekly KBS2-TV drama “Boys Over Flowers,” which revolved around four rich kids with “pretty boy” looks, drove women crazy and commanded a 30 percent audience share by the time the final episode was broadcast last month.

It’s no wonder that despite a pulverized economy in which media companies are scrabbling around for advertising revenue, the show, which was based on a manga from Japan, had few problems attracting sponsors.

How did such a feminine look for guys get so popular? For middle-aged men today, it’s a far cry from the definition of “cool” that was popular until fairly recently.

“They all look so girlie!” said Park Jong-sik, 38, a lawyer working in downtown Seoul. “They are thin like tin cans. And the hair! I can’t stand it! They look so pathetic!”

He is not the only one with such views. Kim Young-seok, 44, a retired military drill instructor, was equally appalled. “Sometimes I wonder how they can make it through boot camp.”

But such complaints fall on deaf ears, especially when this new look for men is raking in huge profits for the cosmetics industry.

I think I'm going to cry. I like the handsome/rugged look. Not the girly look.

Ugh I need to clense myself of such a look. I could punch any of those guys in the face.

I'll go watch Takeshi Kaneshiro :D

Nick Khun gets exempted from Thai Army

Source: K Town

Male group 2PM’s Thai member Nick Khun has been given the Army exemption.

Khun had flown back to Thailand for the physical examination and application for his Army enlistment end-March. Fans were anxious about the results to his application and they can then heaved a sigh of relief because Nick Khun has been officially exempted from Army duties.

In Thailand, males who reached the age of 18 will have to go undergo a physical examination before they get enlisted into the Army. But the examination board also have their own set of exemptions for males for fall under their exemptions criteria.

For those who passed their physical examination, they will also go through a round of drawing lots and 20% of them will be selected for their Army duties.

Khun did an interview before the results for his application came out in Thailand, “If my luck is bad, I will go back to Korea for work (album preparation), if I get picked I will serve the Army for my country. Even if I am not selected for Army duties, I will work hard and make Thailand more known in other places.”

“Because enlisting for the Army is as important in Korea, JYP had went ahead and allowed for me to take part in the drawing of lots. If I need to, I will stop my work in Korea and stay in Thailand to serve the Army.”

But it seems he doesn’t have to worry about that anymore.

He would have been the wussiest, girliest soldier in the Thai army. I think this is why he got discharged. That guy would have been the laughing stock of the army. Look at how pasty he is! And are those red polka dot boxers!? Buwahahahahaha.

Are any of you in the army or have been in the army? You would have had a field day with this guy!

Can't believe some girls find this guy HAWT. YUCK!