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When Bad Clothes Happen to Good People

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Written by On January 14, 2012

“Fashion Terrorist.”  It is a moniker that few in K-pop wear with pride, but lately, more and more of our favorite stars have seemingly been campaigning for the honor.  From airports to red carpets and everything in between, questionable clothing choices have become rampant in the industry.  So instead of showing you some of the hits and misses from the last few weeks, it is time for a highlight of some of the best of the worst recent celebrity fashion!

Airport fashion has become and increasingly important aspect of an idol’s image.  It is a way for them to show of their individual charms away from the stage costumes.  While some use this as an attempt to outdo one another, others could care less.  When the duo DBSK recently traveled to Japan, Changmin was showing off a trendy, polished look; Yunho on the other hand looked as if he grabbed whatever was on the floor when he got out of bed.  Unfortunately for Changmin, both of their looks had a cringe-worthy effect.  The fact that his jacket is Dolce & Gabbana does not change the fact he looks like a super model version of Chewbacca.

  
Changmin isn’t the only one with a thing for fur; in fact, it has been a common trend at many of the recent year-end events.  Woori from Rainbow was one of the first to show up with this winter weather accessory at the 2011 KBS Entertainment Awards.  Kara members Goo Hara and Kang Ji-young have since followed suit at the 2011 SBS Gayo Daejun and the 26th Golden Disk Awards respectively.  They apparently did not get Hyori’s memo…roadkill is not fashion, ladies.

  

Press conferences and movie premieres are also places where you can get a look at star fashion away from the stage and screen.  While stylists are likely still involved, these looks do a better job at reflecting the individual.  This is the case even more so for members of large groups who take on solo activities, like Sunny’s recent foray into voice work for the animated movie “Koala Kid.”  While it is evident that the “aegyo machine” persona was in action at this event (after all, she is promoting an animated flick) the execution of this cutesy look was poor.  The brightly colored mini-dress combined with a black bowler hat, lacy undershirt and oppressive booties did not feel very cohesive.  But then SHINee’s Key showed up being Key and all of Sunny’s fashion transgressions are forgotten.

 
Finally, actress Jung Ryeo-won has her ups and downs when it comes to fashion, but overall, she has made great choices at recent events.  Then came the press conference for her new movie ‘Neverending Story,’ at which any fashion karma she had built up just disappeared.  There was not a single redeeming quality to the bedazzled nude lace frock she wore; even she looks embarrassed by it.

Who is your favorite “fashion terrorist” in Korea?  Or do you think some of the featured looks are getting a bad rap?

(Wookieepedia, NTN News, Newsen, eNews via Nate, Sports Korea, Star News)

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  • http://twitter.com/tuhina_22 Tuhina Das

    when I hear fashion terrorist in terms of k-pop, I always think of Taecyeon first… anyway, yeah these are all pretty bad. I don’t understand the roadkill trend at all. AT ALL :( and does Key’s shirt have… the seven dwarves on it? smh, I will never understand. come on idols + stylists, pull it together! 

    • http://www.twitter.com/hipployta Hipployta

      Yes…I think of Taecyeon too

      Seven dwarves at an animated movie premiere for Taemin…makes sense to me…but Key is my bias lol

  • Skye

    Key’s fashion is always so over the top that I have to love him for it, and I’ve grown to like it. In a “you’re a celebrity and you’re allowed to be totally eccentric” way, but still. I like it, I’m weird like that.

  • Anima

    I always find Key’s fashion so fail hipster tbh… it could be because people dress like that all the time where I live. He’s such a cute boy too. The fur trend… ugh.

     I love idols that have that dgaf airport fashion like Yunho was wearing tbh, it makes them seem more down to earth and real. I’d much rather be comfortable than stylish on a flight. Although they are both my bias and I love them, Miss A’s Min and Infinite’s Woohyun have to have some of the most bizarre fashion sense I’ve witnessed. Also G-dragon is another one… like the more extreme version of Key imo.

  • Anonymous

    Ive missed Yunho’s epically bad personal fashion, it’s good to know he still has these moments.

  • maldita

    Sometimes Key just tries so hard to be ~unique~ and it comes so out so fail!hipster vibe, while people like Heechul really effortlessly don’t give a fuck and wear whatever they want, whenever they want.

    And I missed seeing Yunho’s bizaare airport fashion. It was so nice seeing the all-Lacoste outfits for quite a while, and he looks good on them, but he’s always had had his own comfort-over-everything kind of style that sometimes just goes so endearingly off-target. :)

    • Anu_girl02

      Hehe, I like how you call it comfort-over-everything kind of style. Yunnie is cute like that, kkk.

  • >>>i

    I actually really like Sunny’s look. It’s chic and cute. 

  • just

    honestly key’s fashion wasn’t bad at all, in a commercial way it is but in a high fashion point of view it was normal and good 

  • Anonymous

    rofl with the “super model version of Chewbacca”… super model nonetheless.. and Key is just being Key.. that’s his signature so i wont complain too much, after a while you found it unique and endearing actually

  • http://www.twitter.com/veiledheart VeiledHeart

    DBSK has had so many fashion fails lately. Their whole promo period has been full of horrible suits. Men in suits, especially DBSK, should be a home run every time, but not with their stylists these days. Some were cut horribly, some were full of unnecessary accessories, and some were just plain ugly. The airport outfits were mostly ok because they were wearing Lacoste 24/7 for a minute there. Clearly, they’ve moved on now. I hope someone got that jacket for free or there was some type of compensation involved because that thing is hideous.  I don’t even care if it’s warm; it’s just not worth it lol

    I can’t even lie; I kinda like Key’s outfit. I like the 7 dwarves and all the colors. It’s kinda cute to me with his hipster frames. 

    I can’t get into the all the rhinestones. That’s just a personal preference. I hate rhinestones. 

  • http://twitter.com/ErikinaDaisy Erika Ward

    LOL This makes me laugh. So sad. Kim Heechul is THE only kpop idol I know who can look flawlessly HOTT in ANYTHING~

  • Aya

    ROFLMAO-ed so hard at chewbacca pic gracing his magnificent self next to the D&G unflattery (and im being nice here) furry thing, @jessie:disqus , you got me @jessie , you got me good…hahahha

    Key is supposed to like fashion, right? I admit, his style is sassy, ow..in a good way, either this is what he really thinks or its just sm who told him to, but what he wears rather than making him fashionable, it just makes him looks gay, so it’s questionable.

  • http://twitter.com/annytran Anny Tran

    i think sunny and key look fine. i don’t think its bad taste its just quirkier than the mainstream norm.

    • http://twitter.com/stroplok stroplok

      i agree – sunny’s look especially i think really suits her.

  • Anonymous

    hahaha chewbacca

  • Boo

    LOL at Yunho and Min. And here I was thinking that their airport fashion has been looking swell recently thanks to their contract with Lacoste. XD

  • Johnny

    Why do celebs need to dress up anyways? Just dress how u want to comfortable on the plane for real

  • Guest

    Read online that Yunho’s shirt and jacket was a present from Chinese fans, gloves from Japanese fans, and scarf from Korean fans. So I don’t he was trying to set a fashion statement, but instead trying to thank the fans.

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_2SPVWY3AIOJ7FMJBLNOHK3PVAY EUN AE

      Even if they were fan gifts.. They did not work well together and that’s the point.
      Did you see the pants? They were sweat pants, without loops held up with a belt. 
      The whole outfits was hideous.  And the fandom is so committed to saying oppa looks fantastic that they can’t admit he looks bad.  Look at these posts from fans after seeing these same photos… it’s comical. 
      —”I love this “airport fashion” hahaha Changmins strange warm jacket and Yunho´s relaxed style”
      —yunho even with the black mask & the shades you look hot & handsome ..
      lov the comfy cozy style of urs .. take care of ur health & rest well .”
      Even if he was trying to say thanks to the fans.. he failed miserably because the combination made their gifts look like clothing he found in his laundry hamper.  Total Fail.

  • http://twitter.com/stroplok stroplok

    this was mentioned in another article i think, but it doesn’t hurt to yet again mention that MBLAQ have some horrific stylists. Seiously. I can’t judge their personal fashion choices, because all i remember is the bad choices from their mvs, concept-phots and performances. It does occasionally happen that I do not cringe at something they wear but it is overshadowed by all the bad styling choices that have followed them since day one.

  • sunny

    oh god i busted out laughing when i saw chewbacca LOL. but otherwise, i think sunny looks cute! the dress and the belt definitely are, and if you take away either the hat or the boots, the outfit would be even better. i don’t know what’s on key’s shirt, but i’m just going to admit i love it the look as well no. not everyone could pull it off like he does.