Viral Post on Ex-LOONA’s Chuu Shakes Up Idol Beauty Standards: “Do Celebs Really Look That Good?”
A trending post on the Korean online forum Pann titled “Seeing things like this makes you realize how beautiful celebrities really are” has gone viral, racking up nearly 95,000 views and sparking renewed appreciation for idols’ real-life visuals starting with soloist and former LOONA member Chuu.
The original poster (OP) wrote with surprise:
“Honestly, I used to think Chuu wasn’t particularly pretty. But seeing her on a regular, unfiltered basic cam with that slim face shape and perfectly balanced features, all without any empty space on screen it really hit me.”
They went on to admit how the moment changed their view of celebrity beauty altogether:
“If someone like Chuu, whom I wasn’t sure was that pretty, looks this good in normal lighting, then what about idols like Jang Wonyoung, Ahn Yujin, Karina, Winter, or Sullyoon? I can’t even imagine how stunning they must be in person.”
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This sparked a wave of discussion from netizens, many of whom agreed that real-life idol encounters are often shocking in a good way especially compared to curated or over-criticized online images.
Top Comments on Pann:
- I realized it after seeing an unfiltered back-camera photo, lol. My friend doesn’t know or care about idols at all, but once randomly took a picture of a female idol on the street just because a crowd was gathering. She didn’t even know she was a celeb. The photo had zero edits, just raw back-camera quality, and she looked insanely pretty.
- Hearts2Hearts members were criticized on Pann for supposedly not being pretty, but I saw them in person when I went to see my bias, and they were so pretty—even the member people said looked like Song Ga-in. Jiwoo was absolutely gorgeous.
- Seeing Jang Wonyoung, Karina, or Sullyoon in real life must feel surreal—like watching animated characters come to life.
- I honestly feel bad for people who see unflattering idol pics and think they’re genuinely unattractive or believe, “If I went to a big agency and got some management, I could look better than that,” lol. These are the same people who overuse face filters and don’t even recognize themselves—completely delusional.
- People might associate her with a “cute” image, but her face is insanely small and super pretty.
The post not only reaffirms Chuu’s visual appeal but also challenges the way beauty is often judged online—proving once again that idols’ real-life presence can be a game changer.
