IU just dropped “Autumn Morning” today, which was a sweet gift for her fans! Happy ninth anniversary to IU and UAENA! This song is just a preview for what’s to come! We’re all going to splurge when her remake comes out! In celebration of IU’s chart-topping release, we’ll be going over her famous bob hairstyles! A lot of female idols, including IU herself, like to stick to long, flowing hair to keep their feminine image. In fact, IU’s signature “innocent” look that labeled her as the “Nation’s little sister” is her long, dark, and wavy hair. IU still champions her long hair, but she’s had a ton of shorter hairstyles too! From straight to wavy, to bangs and no bangs, we’ve got a nice variety to look at! Let’s look through a lookbook of a bunch of IU’s Short Hairstyles!

IU’s Short Hairstyles

Simple

This picture here shows the very basic look out of the various options of IU’s short hairstyles! She has her hair cropped so that it just barely touches her shoulders, and she sweeps her hair to the side. This one’s another simple and innocent look that definetely looks like an IU signature!

C-Curl

Here, IU’s cropped her hair so that it just meets at her chin. I personally think this is a great length. It’s officially a bob now, but it isn’t anything that’s crazy short. Unlike what you might think, you CAN pull it back when you want! IU added in really soft C-Curls at the ends of her hair, which add a lot of volume and style!

Cropped and Colorful

Maybe it’s just the dress pattern that she’s wearing in this picture, but her look here is so fun and quirky.  We’re seeing cropped, straight hair that flies out a bit at the ends, and curled wisp bangs that frame her face. You haven’t noticed the best part: she’s got COLORED bobby pins that are holding the rest of her hair back! I haven’t seen colored bobby pins in a while! We all try to make the pins look less obvious and get one that matches our hair color, but IU might be on to something here! I want to give this a go sometime!

“Palette”

On to IU’s signature “Palette” hairstyle! Half of Korea must have gotten this style the moment Palette dropped. Just like last time, we’ve got it just barely touching her shoulders again, only now she’s curled them a bit. She has a really soft wave going throughout her hair, and the ends of her hair kind of poof and curl inwards. It gives a great soft grunge and retro vibe!

Wet and Gelled

We’re going into the photoshoot zone now! I’m pretty sure that idols always have to do the wet hairstyle for their photshoots. It’s literally all that we see in magazines. Or, that’s what if feels like. At least it’s an iconic style that never looks bad! The hair isn’t exactly “wet,” but it’s that or “heavily gelled,” and “wet” sounds less painful. Either way, I always love a good “heavily gelled” hairstyle with the parting ends! I don’t know if I’d ever step up to the challenge and do it myself, though.

Curled and Cute

A GIF to brighten your day and make me feel tech-savvy! IU’s got her see-through bangs here again, which frame her face, and she’s got her barely-to-the-shoulder bob. This time, she’s got a straight-out perm instead of soft curls. Since she has a half-back hairstyle here, the frizzy curls make her look a lot younger!

Autumn Cropped

  I just love everything about this picture. Since it’s fall right now, I really want to be wearing the exact same sweater with that exact same hairstyle, but then reality hits that I’m not IU. Sighs. I love the length here though, and the fact that her hair’s straight. Curls kind of make a hairstyle look softer, but straight, cropped hair weirdly has that “edgy” vibe that I love. Her headband too! I love it. She’s got very few bangs, but since her headband is so thick, it all just balances out somehow.

Was taking a stroll through IU’s Short Hairstyles fun? Try taking a look at some of our other IU and hairstyle-related posts:

See-Through Bangs

IU “Palette” MV Fashion

IU “Palette” MV Hairstyles

The Hime Cut

See Through Bangs are a huge trend in Korea, and it’s seen on women celebrities to create different and unique looks. Blunt bangs were big in Asia before, but now see through bangs have taken over the Hallyu wave. Known for softening the facial features with thin layers of wispy bangs, this hairstyle is very different from the edgy, blunt-bang look. Here we’ll learn three see through bangs styling tips from the goddesses themselves: Eunji, Suzy, Hyoseong.

3 Different See Through Bangs Looks

Jung Eunji

Apink’s Eunji

Jung Eunji’s see through bang hairstyle has a natural feel and emphasizes her maturity. Her see through bangs show a little bit of her forehead, and it’s cut to a length a little longer than her eyebrows. Both sides of her hair are cut a little longer than the center to naturally fade out to the sides of her head. While Eunji’s see through bangs are initially cut across in a straight line, a slight curl is added for a more natural look.

Bae Suzy

Miss A’s Bae Suzy

Suzy shows off her feminine charm through this see through bang hairstyle. Unlike her debut bang look, which emphasized her chubby cheeks, this bang look shows off her forehead to complete a feminine image.

Suzy uses a 5:5 ratio hair part with her see through bangs, placing a small amount of bangs at the center, cutting it into a length just over the eyes, and letting it flow naturally along the lines of her face. Suzy utilizes the natural volume in her bangs into two looks: one tailored to short hair and the other two wavy hair. If you cut your bangs so that they’re long enough to tuck behind your ear, you can choose to hide or reveal your forehead and go for two very different styles (like Suzy).

Jun Hyoseong

SECRET’s Jun Hyoseong

By giving the ends of her bangs a natural C-curled wave, Hyoseong shows off a more youthful look. Her see through bangs are cut to a length right above her ear and slightly curled.

Curling the ends of your see through bangs has the effect of making them look shorter than they actually are, which produces a cuter image. A curl can be made with thick hair rollers on dry hair, and it can also be produced by an iron.

All of Hyoseong’s hair was given bold waves, which gives off a feminine and cheerful vibe. By dyeing her hair a brown and not a bright, eye-catching color, Hyoseong also emphasize a natural look. 

What do you think of these three see through bangs styling tips? Let us know in the comments who YOU think has the BEST SEE THROUGH BANGS LOOK!

For More Hair Looks with Bangs:

• The Choppy Bangs 
• The Poodle Bangs Hair Trend
• The Heart Bangs Trend s
• HOT STYLE! Short C-curl Perm with See Through Bangs

Source: Naver

So, BTS is officially coming back to town. We always say we’re ready for them, but we all know we’re lying. Right now we’re complaining of how far away September 16th is, but then we’ll be complaining in a few days why it was so early! Typical Kpop commuity logic, I guess. Anyways, BTS dropped their teasers for “DNA,” which has left the whole Kpop crew in flames already. I love the sound of the music, but I admit that I was distracted by the fashion and hair. We’re probably going to be going over their clothes later on, even though they’re all Gucci from what I hear, but for now, we’ll focus on their hair! So, in preperation for BTS’ comeback, let’s take a look at BTS DNA Music Video teaser hair!

Before you see BTS DNA Music Video teaser hair, be sure to check out the two teasers that have been released so far! I’ve added them down below just in case. Mark your calendars and don’t forget to check out their comeback when it gets released on September 18th!

(Just a little warning that the pictures aren’t the highest quality, since the hqs haven’t come out. Also, since we can’t see their hairstyles very clearly, we’re going to be focusing more on their hair colors!)

BTS DNA Music Video Teaser Hair

Rap Monster

Rap Monster’s back at it again with the pastel colors! He usual is a pretty reliable source for hair colors with a nice variety. (Unlike someone else, hint hint.) He went with a pastel-toned orange, which kind of reminds me of the tub of sherbert they sell in the grocery stores. It’s hard to see the complete hairstyle since his cap covers a lot, but it looks like he’s sporting a good 6:4 part!

Suga

I honestly think Suga’s hair is going to be completely dead in 5 more years. With that note, I have to say, there’s no way I’m ever going to complain about this hair color! He’s wearing another pastel-toned color! It’s an pastel blue, but since it’s so light, it almost gives off an icy look. Even though it’s pastel, it surprisingly doesn’t give a very soft look! It looks much more fierce in the lighting!

J-Hope

Another low-quality picture, I’m sorry. But, high-quality people look great in low-quality too! In this teaser, J-Hope’s hair look like the fiery red that Taehyung sported during their “Fire” era. But in the second teaser, it looked much more like a sherbert orange. I’m not really sure who to trust on this, but I’m going to go with the fiery red, since I haven’t seen him in the color as often.

Taehyung

I finally got a decent quality picture! Yay me!

THIS. This hair color is the neccesity that I never thought I’d needed. For me, Taehyung’s hair was THE highlight of the teasers. No hate to anyone else, but I’m absolutely in love with this color and style. It’s soft and masculine at the same time, and it’s a very unique color. It’s not the usual silvery-grey that most idols wear. It seems much more toned down, and a bit darker than a silver color. The hairstyle helps too. Since his hair is softened and parted, the color looks blurred and kind of duller. Not in a bad way, though! I love this hair.

Jimin

Jimin’s hair color is just a typical frosted blonde, which isn’t anything extraordinary. But, I have to admit, I’ve got a lot of questions about the actual hairstyle. Is this just the angle that makes it look poofed-up, or is it actually like that? If it is, will it be for the whole MV? I have so many questions. If this picture is accurate, it looks like he’s going for a very loose “Poodle Hairstyle.” He has very dry, loose curls that look like they’ve been frayed at the ends. I’m not sure how I feel about the hairstyle, but I always love a good platinum blonde in my MVs.

Jungkook

Another HQ pic! Though, he came out for half of the first teaser. If he didn’t have any HQs, I would have been pretty disappointed. His hair, as usual, isn’t surprising any of us. He’s got his “Dope” era hairstyle with his “Not Today” hair color. It’s something we’ve seen a million times, but we can’t deny that he looks good!

Had fun looking through BTS DNA Music Video Teaser Hair? Check out some other BTS material.

BTS Two Block Hairstyles

Iconic BTS Hair Colors

Male Fashion Trends-Double Sweaters

BTS Archive

Everyone who’s dipped their feet into the Hallyu world knows that The Two Block Haircut is the latest trending look, seen all around the streets of Seoul. But a new look has emerged, fusing the two block haircut with a parting perm two create THIS latest HOT STYLE! 

But first, let's shock you with a beautiful BEFORE and AFTER ~

Before and After

The model seen here has straight, layered hair before the styling. If not styled properly, this hairstyle can easily look messy and unkempt. He also has very thin hair, which makes the roots of his hair very flat. The stylist utilized the parting perm to create the much needed volume at the roots of hair while the once-messy back and sides of hair were cut into a clean two block to create a totally different, sophisticated image.

THE STYLE

For those of us who aren’t familiar with the parting perm can read about it in Gong Yoo’s GOBLIN Hairstyle but to summarize, it’s a perm that creates a very natural, parted hair look, mainly given to men to create that missing voluuume~~~

THE LOOK

Close View

Above View

Doesn’t this parting perm make the hairstyle look so soft but tidy, and at the same time gives it a little FLAIR?! For straight-haired men who find their fine hair too boring, these perms are an excellent way to change it up to a wavier, curlier look. Changing your hair part is another perfect way to make a noticeable change: find out all about the different Hair-Parting Styles for Guys! You’ll be surprised to know that there are so many variations out there ~

The parting perm is a permanent perm, meaning that it will not disappear until after a few months or, depending on your hair type, a few years. So if any of you know someone who could use a little hair help, and that may be YOU, take these pictures into your next salon stop and enjoy your new-do!

For More Two Block Styles :

• The Clean Two Block Haircut
• VIXX Ken’s Two Block 
• GOT7 Bambam’s Unbalanced Two Block Hairstyle
• PRODUCE 101 Samuel’s Two-Block
• EXO Ko Ko Bop Two Block Hair
• BTS Two-Block Looks

• Women’s Two Block for Long Hair
• Red Two Block for Girls

Source: Naver

The latest trending Kpop hairstyle is a Japanese look?! While Korea and Japan have had some strained relations in the past, pop culture has played a part in bringing them ever closer together. The Hime cut has officially been adopted by big-name Korean stars that have helped in popularizing this look to the Korean public. Anime fans can rejoice (or maybe not so much), knowing that you’ll see this unique style all over Korea from now on.

Well, What is the Hime Cut ?

The Hime cut is a Japanese hairstyle prevalent in anime, consisting of a front fringe and blunt sidelocks that frame the face. It looks very similar to the Two Block Cut for Women , with its drastic, not-so-natural layering from short to long.

A traditional Hime Cut

Hime Cut Inspirations :

Go Jun Hee
Cred: pann.nate.com

When in need of hair inspiration, actress Go Jun Hee is a good place to start. The one and only hair queen of the Hallyu world, Go Jun Hee was seen at a beauty event with this trending look. Notice her hime cut fuses with the bob look, which is another trend she’s credited to have contributed to.

Girl’s Day – Hyeri

Another queen of short hair looks, Girls Day’s Hyeri utilizes the hime cut in two different styles. The first is sleek and straight, while the other hime cut has the shorter hairs blending in naturally with her slight waves.

Clara
Creds: munhwanews.com

First of all, FASHION ON POINT! We all know Clara is a fashionista, and as they say, hair is the greatest accessory!  This is a good side view that shows off Clara’s hime cut; shorter hairs in the front and longer hair in the back.

Gfriend – Yuju
Cred: powerballgame.co.kr

I really like this hair look on Yuju. This is the Hime style we’re seeing on a lot of idols these days. With longer hair and a little bit of C-curls at the ends, the hime cut looks much more softer and natural; very different from the traditional hime look.

I would say the hime cut is very similar to the women’s two block. The hime cut seems to involve cutting the shorter hairs to frame the face while the two block haircut is more bold and involves a lot more short hair.

Ok. So now we’re just waiting for male Kpop idols to adopt this look.

But wait: they already have! I know many (if not all) of you will hate me for delving back into the dark days of Kpop, but I know you were all thinking of Heechul’s tragic Hime cut ~

Super Junior – Heechul

But in all seriousness, if the Hime cut goes wrong, it goes VERY wrong… So guys, unless you want to look like this dude here, please make sure your stylist knows what they’re doing before diving into this anime inspired look.

Also, if there’s anyone who knows what “hime ” means in Japanese, please let us know in the comments section below!  Now, go get that hime cut!

For More Two Block Looks for Girls –

• WOMEN’S TWO BLOCK HAIRCUT for Long Hair
• Fiery Red Two Block Haircut

Ref: Cosmopolitan Korea