Glasses sometimes make you nice and fashionable, but judging from the pictures below, this is not always the case.

Park Hae-jin

(Photos from online community and WM Company)

Actor Park Hae-jin, who is enjoying immense popularity across Asia, wore glasses in his yearbook photos.

Kim Woo-bin

(Photos from online community and Herald Riview Star)

Model-turned-actor Kim Woo-bin had square-frame glasses. It was probably a fashion item in those days, but definitely looks old-fashioned now.

Taecyeon of 2PM

(Photos from online community and Herald Pop)

Singer-and-actor Taecyeon is known for his bad vision, which made him exempt from military service. But he began to look much cooler after taking off his glasses.

Kim Tae-hee

(Photos from Online community and Herald Review Star)

Many Korean agree that actress Kim Tae-hee is one of Korea’s most beautiful women. She looks really smart even with her glasses, but much prettier without them.

Seohyun

(Photos from online community and Herald Pop)

Seohyun of well-known K-pop girl group Girls’ Generation also wore glasses before receiving LASIK eye surgery. The red glasses made her look somewhat nerdy.

By Kim Soo-hyang (shkim@heraldcorp.com)