To this discourse, the influencer promptly added fuel by replying with an “I don’t understand why people get upset over a hairstyle.
In images accompanying the tweet thread, the star was seen decked in cornrows with a caption that read: “I’ve got a totally new hair style so I look more gangster for my debut K-Hip Hop single.” Not a second was wasted before everyone on the platform started calling London out for cultural appropriation. Then came May 2020, when London announced their new “K-Hip Hop” collab “featuring a very talented Korean rapper” on Twitter. In ‘I Love Korea’, the musician also goes on to feature a cardboard cutout of Jimin (more on that later) and douse themselves in soy sauce and ramen in a bathtub-all the while featuring Korean drinks like soju and Kakao Friends Neo Kiwi Smoothie. In ‘Perfection’ and ‘Mirror Mirror’, London is seen vibing with a majorly-Asian cast who compliment and laud them as their best friend, in turn, projecting the ideal that they ‘fit in’ almost naturally in the scene. Though many have dubbed their songs as a mix between Europop, electronic dance music (EDM) and autotune with a noticeable lack of Kpop elements, their music videos are in a different league altogether. With singles like ‘Perfection’, ‘Koreaboo’, ‘Korean Boy’ and, of course, ‘I Love Korea’, the 90 liner is currently a verified artist on Spotify with 4,017 monthly listeners. While London raised collective eyebrows of the internet and Kpop communities with their Hooked on the Look appearance, everything started going downhill the moment they decided to “capitalise” on their viral fame by releasing-drum roll, please-music.
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Appearing on Barcroft TV’s documentary series called Hooked on the Look, the influencer gripped the entire Kpop community and mainstream media alike with a video titled I’ve Spent $100,000 To Look Like A K-Pop Star.
Over the course of five years, the influencer allegedly underwent fifteen procedures, including multiple lip injections, cheekbone reductions, nose jobs, and eyelid surgeries to make them “almond shaped.” They also had their jawbone shaved down and their chin bone “shaved, cut off, and reattached.”īut it wasn’t until late 2018 that the broader internet was first introduced to London. In the same year, London started venturing into the world of plastic surgery and repeatedly went under the knife with the ultimate aim to look like their favourite idol. Mesmerised by the country’s culture, it was only a matter of months before they started learning Korean phrases, researching music groups and eventually idolising Jimin-who was 17 years old at the time. London’s interest in South Korea reportedly began in 2013, after arriving in Seoul to teach English for a year.
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Born in central London, Oli London is a YouTuber, musician, reality TV star and (unfortunately) TikTok influencer who is notoriously known for their love for Kpop, especially 26-year-old Jimin of BTS.
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