Metrosexuality in the Kpop World

In the quickly evolving world of the twenty-first-century aesthetics and representations of masculinity are dramatically changing. One example of this is Metrosexuality. Metrosexuality is a common term that is used to refer to heterosexual men who deem their grooming behaviors as of utmost importance or a relevant part of their life. Furthermore, Metrosexuality is used to describe men who have feminized their appearance or appear to have strayed away from normal masculine styles. A large majority of male Kpop groups pertain to this group to attract young women. Quite often, this is done to desensitize toxic masculinity in the Idols and to solidify an intimate connection in terms of sexual passions. Entertainment companies reinforce these ideas by dressing their Idols in feminine accessories and applying light amounts of makeup which in turn androgynizes their appearance. Now, these images of feminine male Idols are flooding the Kpop scene and are making it easier to connect to wider audiences in terms of young women, foreigners, and even other men. Metrosexuality in the Kpop scene also offers a new retrospective where many can question what they deem to be masculine and change the way Men have often been behaving.