However, there are rising controversies over whether or not K-Pop has only good influences on teenagers. Since Korean society places a lot of value on beauty, idols do not only set the norm for beauty standard, but they are also part of it. Last April, The Economist reported that the Asian country emerged as the most-cosmetically enhanced population in the world. The report was based on data from a 2010 Survey by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, which found that, while the total number of aesthetic surgical procedures was highest in the U.S., when adjusted for population size, Korea topped the list. Record companies expect the idols to undergo plastic surgery to look better. Plastic surgery plays an important part in the k-pop scene. On the Internet there are a lot of discussions about which idol underwent plastic surgery. For example, Tiffany of Girls’ Generation, Goo Hara of KARA, and Park Boom of 2NE1 have all had plastic surgery. For idols it is a big taboo to reveal that you got plastic surgery. K-pop fans think it is important that the beauty from the idols comes naturally. (Leesa86, 2012) Ironically, K-pop is one of the most important driving forces of the growth of teen plastic surgery in Asia. The reason behind this trend is that K-Pop idols tend to change how teens define themselves. An important characteristic of every teenager’s maturation is self-definition. For teens, that image is influenced to a large extent by personal choices, which