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18 of K-pop’s ‘identical twins’, from BTS’ V and Exo’s Baekhyun to Mino and G-Dragon
- After the South Korean government’s failed attempt to limit cookie-cutter K-pop stars, we look at how similar they really are
- We’ve compared nine pairs of stars from the biggest bands in K-pop.
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Proposed South Korean government guidelines aimed at limiting the number of K-pop idols appearing on television programmes because of their similar looks have renewed the debate over whether many of the stars look too much alike.
The guidelines, issued by the South Korean Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, said the stars “seriously look identical”, and that this could promote narrow standards of beauty among young K-pop fans.
After media reports criticised the move as “outrageous” and “anachronistic”, the ministry scrapped the proposed guidelines on Wednesday.
However, the K-pop industry has for years faced allegations that it produces cookie-cutter stars. Here are nine pairs of South Korean idols often said to look almost identical, starting with V from BTS and Baekhyun from Exo (see main photo above).
G-Dragon from Big Bang and Mino from Winner.
Eunji (Apink) and Minah (Girl’s Day).
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