Are the members of BTS addicted to plastic surgery and heavy make-up? American audiences are asking that question as the group grows in popularity.

As BTSโ€™ popularity continues to grow in the US, newfound audiences are raising some sticky questions. ย Like, โ€˜whatโ€™s up with those guysโ€™ faces?โ€™

The reaction was a bit blunt after BTS splashed the stage at the Billboard Music Awards. ย If South Korea is celebrated for its civility, American is renowned for its lack thereof.

โ€œThe plastic surgery industry in Korea must be lit,โ€ one fan remarked after the Billboard Music Awards. ย โ€œThose BTS kids could barely move their faces during their speech.โ€

โ€œIโ€™m AGAINST children having plastic surgery,โ€ย remarked another.

โ€œBTS = 7 proofs that plastic surgery doesnโ€™t really work on some faces,โ€ another fan quipped.

Others accused the group of โ€˜overdosingโ€™ on the knife, while applying โ€˜more make-up than a [transvestite] modelโ€™.

And so what?

Back in South Korea, current-generation Kpop artists are notorious for excessive plastic surgery and heavy make-up. ย In fact, the entire nation is a hub for massive cosmetic surgery. ย Seoul is now drawing serious revenues from elective body and face alterations.

Shockingly, there are entire buildings in Seoul with nothing but surgery specializations. ย Different floor, different body part!

All of that is translating into music and the broader entertainment culture. ย Of course, plastic surgery is thriving stateside as well. ย But it isnโ€™t has hardcore, and musicians arenโ€™t smoothing out every imperfection into a doll-like appearance.

Now, the question is whether Kpop superstars like BTS, EXO, Big Bang, and others can truly cross over into America given their โ€˜polishedโ€™ cosmetics. ย Or, whether their smooth complexions are simply too off-putting to American cultural sensibilities.

Extreme make-up.

Others defended the group, claiming that all seven members were surgery-free. ย That seems difficult to believe, though thereโ€™s no debating the extreme amount of make-up employed by this group.