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Those keen on beauty tips might be aware of K-stars’ routines, but to some others, this compilation by The K-pop Herald might be intriguing. Here are five celebrities and their secrets to staying youthful.

1. Choi Ji-woo (age 41): Ginseng tea, lower-body bathing

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Veteran actress Choi Ji-woo said on SBS celebrity show “Midnight TV Entertainment” in January 2012 that she drank ginseng tea every day. Moreover, Choi massages her face, performs stretches on her face and neck, applies face masks, and drinks a lot of water, to avoid wrinkles. Lastly, Choi takes frequent lower-body baths. She adds a few drop of refined rice wine into the water to keep her body moist.

2. Ha Ji-won (age 38): Cold shower

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Actress Ha Ji-won said in MBC’s entertainment show “Entertainment Weekly” in March 2013 that her secret to looking youthful was cold showers. She makes sure the water temperature is below 20 degrees Celsius. Ha said she was used to it and had done it since she was young.

3. Moon Geun-young (age 29): Simple life

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Actress Moon Geun-young was asked about the secret of her youthful face in a press promotion event in 2013 for MBC TV series “Goddess of Fire.” She answered that her secret was to “live young and act young.”
“I am pretty childish and my life routine is very simple, so I guess I can keep my baby face,” she said.

4. Park So-hyun (age 45): No pillows

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Actress and radio show host Park So-hyun said in an interview in April 2014 with OBS entertainment program “Entertainment News” that she has long stopped using a pillow while sleeping. She said she had kept the routine up for “more than 20 years.” She added that drinking a lot of water, especially after 4 p.m., not only helped remove waste from the skin, but also improved her performance as a radio host.

5. Jang Na-ra (age 35): Facial massage

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Singer and actress Jang Na-ra said on KBS 2TV‘s talk show “Happy Together” in June 2015 that she followed a special routine while washing her face. In the clip, Jang moved her fists upward along her chin, used her knuckles to pull her face outward, drew circles around her eyes using her hands and pushed against her eyes while closing them.

Whose routine are you implementing tonight? Vote below.



By Son Ji-hyoung (json@heraldcorp.com)