K-pop stars with tattoos
In spite of the tattoo taboo in Korea, some celebrities are openly revealing their body art and reducing the stigma associated with it in the process.
Below is a short list of celebrities that have undergone the stinging pain of a tattoo gun in order to get inked.
Korea still largely caters to a conservative society and tattoos still carry a stigma, but these stars have purposefully exposed their body art and are trying to change the taboo into a form of artistic expression.
Jay Park
Jay Park official Instagram |
G-Dragon (Big Bang)
G-Dragon official Instagram |
Taeyang (Big Bang)
Taeyang official Instagram |
Chan-yeol (EXO)
Chan-yeol official Instagram |
Zico (Block B)
Zico official Instagram |
Taeil (Block B)
Taeil official Instagram |
Cap (Teen Top)
Bang Minsoo official Twitter |
Yongguk (BAP)
Yongguk official Instagram |
Hyolyn (Sistar)
Hyolyn official Instagram |
Lee Hongki (FT Island)
Lee Hongki official Instagram |
By Lee Sang-won (sangdoze@heraldcorp.com)