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K-beauty and the Korean cosmetics industry in the negotiation of masculinities in Chile
ID Choi, Jinok (Author), ID Tapia Silva, Janice (Author), ID Figueroa, Valentina (Author)

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Abstract
This study investigates the impact of men’s beauty practices on the perception of masculinity in Chile. In particular, whether the growing interest in K-beauty and the Korean cosmetics industry strains the macho model of hegemonic masculinity. For this purpose, we first conducted participant observation in stores that sell Korean cos­metics in Santiago and then collected information from various actors involved in the Korean cosmetics industry in Chile: shop owners and workers, people interested in Korean culture, and key informants engaged in critical Korean studies. As a result, processes of change in the practices and perceptions of masculinity are identified, due to factors such as interregional immigration (barbershop culture) and pop culture (Hallyu). Initially, Korean men in Hallyu content are seen as feminine and with a “soft” masculinity. However, with the successful spread of Korean pop culture, a man who takes care of his appearance is considered attractive and mature, and freedom of expression through his own body is positively valued. Therefore, the cross-cultural consumption of skincare puts people in contact with Korean gender expressions and opens a space for discussion about masculinities, creating «cracks» in the traditional Chilean macho model. Consequently, the Korean cosmetics industry in Chile stands out as an emerging context for the negotiation of masculinities that deserves to be studied in depth.

Language:English
Keywords:K-beauty, Korean cosmetics industry, hegemonic masculinity, soft masculinity, Chile
Work type:Article
Typology:1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:FF - Faculty of Arts
Publication status:Published
Publication version:Version of Record
Year:2026
Number of pages:Str. 239-263
Numbering:Vol. 14, no. 2
PID:20.500.12556/RUL-190560 This link opens in a new window
ISSN on article:2232-5131
DOI:10.4312/as.2026.14.2.239-263 This link opens in a new window
Publication date in RUL:05.11.2026
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Language:Slovenian
Title:K-lepota in korejska kozmetična industrija v razpravi o moškosti v Čilu
Abstract:
Ta raziskava proučuje vpliv moških lepotnih praks na dojemanje moškosti v Čilu, zlasti to, ali naraščajoče zanimanje za K-lepoto in korejsko kozmetično industrijo ogroža ma­čistični model hegemonistične moškosti. V ta namen smo najprej opravili opazovanje z udeležbo v trgovinah, ki prodajajo korejsko kozmetiko v Santiagu, nato pa zbrali infor­macije od različnih akterjev, vpletenih v korejsko kozmetično industrijo v Čilu: lastnikov trgovin in delavcev, ljudi, ki se zanimajo za korejsko kulturo, ter ključnih informatorjev, ki se ukvarjajo s kritičnimi korejskimi študijami. Rezultat tega je identifikacija proce­sov sprememb v praksah in percepcijah moškosti, ki so posledica dejavnikov, kot sta medregionalna imigracija (kultura frizerskih salonov) in pop kultura (Hallyu). Sprva so korejski moški v vsebinah Hallyu videti kot ženstveni in z »mehko« moškostjo, vendar pa se z uspešnim širjenjem korejske pop kulture moški, ki skrbi za svoj videz, šteje za pri­vlačnega in zrelega, cenjena pa je tudi svoboda izražanja skozi lastno telo. Medkulturna uporaba izdelkov za nego kože zato ljudi spoznava s korejskimi izrazi spolnosti in odpira prostor za razpravo o moškosti, kar ustvarja »razpoke« v tradicionalnem čilskem modelu mačizma. Posledično se korejska kozmetična industrija v Čilu izpostavlja kot nastajajoči kontekst za pogajanja o moškosti, ki si zasluži poglobljeno proučevanje.

Keywords:K-lepota, korejska kozmetična industrija, hegemonistična moškost, mehka moškost, Čile

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