“I’m pretty sure I
have underwear that covers more than their shorts.”
That’s how this post
(and this to-be regular segment) came into being.
I was watching a
music show and AOA came on stage to perform their newest song “사뿐사뿐(Like a Cat)” and felt second-hand embarrassed
for them. Their stylist had forgotten to give them pants for these promotions.
I suppose it’s an honest mistake. A lot of time and effort was probably spent
finding the perfect black pleather trench coat that just barely skimmed their
bums. I’m sure it was hard finding matching high-heeled knee-high boots. Maybe the
stylist was so focused on these parts of the costumes that he/she forgot to
give the girls pants.
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| Choa (초아) |
Oh, who am I kidding?
We all know it was no accident.
I find it interesting
that these shorts were really high-waisted. It’s like someone cut length off the
bottom and sewed it onto the top. Hint to stylists: you’re not fooling anyone.
Just because we can’t see their belly buttons doesn’t make up for the inappropriate
length of the shorts.
Lots of girl groups
do this. It’s not just AOA. Sistar did it too for “Touch my Body.” Again, a
covered belly button is not a free pass to make the shorts shorter. It’s not
the total quantity of fabric that’s important; it’s the placement of the
fabric.
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| Sistar's Stylist: "There's whipped cream covering their legs. We can make the shorts shorter." |
I get it: Sex sells.
But let’s not sell their dignity, ok?
This will be a
continuing segment, because there are a lot of things that K-Pop idols wear as
pants that were never meant to be pants in civilized society. The recent trend
of “hip-hop” boy groups wearing skirts over baggy pants, overalls in obscene
colors… and many more!
