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Originally Posted by MMM
Pierced ears is a relatively new concept in female fashion. I would bet if you looked at the ears of most women over 30 in Japan, they wouldn't be pierced. Still, the number of women that do it is in the minority (I believe). Many people see piercings as a bad as tattoos. When was a teacher there I was not allowed to wear an earring in my ear.
Plastic surgery happens, but not at nearly the rate it does in some other parts of the world. It's never obvious, unless you are Utada Hikaru. It seems like there is hardly a Korean starlet that HASN'T had something done, but I don't hear about Japanese talent getting work done as much as even American stars. Almost never. Porn stars are getting boob jobs more, I hear.
Very few people get braces, but it is becoming more common. Put it this way, braces were unheard of 20 years ago in Japan. I have seen a few people with braces in recent years, but even I am surprised when I see it.
And you don't think famous people can get away with more than regular folks?
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really? i didn't know that. because when i was in tokyo i saw a lot of females [well mostly teens & young adults] with piercings and they weren't given special attention or anything like that.
utada hikaru has plastic surgery? .. & anyway don't a lot of japanese get their eyelids done? because most of the middle aged & old people in japan have single lids whereas a lot of young people have doubles. but anyway like i said i don't know the numbers so i'm not going to say i'm positive about these things.
well yes i know about the braces .. because for example all the american magazines' models usually have straight teeth, whereas in japanese magazines i've seen girls with like vampire teeth. >< but i didn't mean to use that as a notable example
no i know famous people can get away with more .. i know this is going to sound stupid [i can't think of another example] but there was a picture of a jrocker with his finger up his nose and a lot of people commented with "LOL HE'S SO CUTE" whereas a normal person doing that would get negative feedback. but i don't think famous people get away with serious issues more than regular people. not much anyway.
and about the hoodie issue .. if it's easier to get through customs with a suit why not just wear that? you can hide a tattoo in a suit as well as you can hide one in a hoodie ..