Gender inequality and the global #MeToo movement have fueled โEscape the Corset,โ a campaign to cast off the countryโs rigid beauty standards.
Inspired in part by the global #MeToo movement, which has shaken up politics and society in South Koreaโs deeply patriarchal culture, the women are challenging long-accepted attitudes about plastic surgery and cosmetics in one of the worldโs most beauty-obsessed capitals.