The Hwarang: The Only Warriors Who Wore Makeup (Part 2)
Why Korean men wear makeup goes back further than K-pop. Silla’s elite warriors wore it daily, into battle, and the country revered them for it.
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The Man Who Wears Makeup and Carries a Rifle (Part 1)
The West calls it gay-pop. Korea calls it preparation. Korean men and makeup military exist in the same body under pressure. The frame was wrong.