Meaning of ulzzang | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A South Korean subculture emphasizing idealized beauty, in particular large, round eyes and softened features.
   attributive, often, uncountable
2. A good-looking person.
   countable

Examples

“The ulzzang look often takes work to achieve.”

“In other words, an ulzzang girl strives to have behemoth, circular eyes, a tiny nose and mouth, flawless pale skin and a tiny body dressed up in coordinated outfits.”

“Although ulzzang subculture is about fashion that includes hair and clothing, its emphasis on facial features helped to popularize circle contact lenses.”

“These lenses are also made popular by ulzzangs (얼짱), which means “best face.””

“"Hey, she's the ulzzang (pretty face) from Geuman Girls' High School."”

“[…] We met on a language exchange app, me the English teacher who'd swooped into Hongdae like a sudden wind, her the ulzzang who dreamed of opening a BBQ restaurant in America.”

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