5 Hairstyles Popularized By K-Pop Idols

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K-Pop idols are known for trying out unique hairstyles and hair colors, but what we see nowadays is not what it used to be. Around ten years ago, when K-Pop was slowly starting to rise as an emerging genre, the fashion and hairstyles given to K-Pop idols were drastically different from what we see in those days. Even though, the current trends in K-Pop came from those slightly questionable beginnings.

K-Pop, like every other music genre evolves with its time and fits into new standards and trends, so it's no surprise that there is such a big gap between K-Pop visuals of 2010 and 2023. But still, it is hard to believe how some hairstyles or haircuts that are among the most popular those days, originated from the early 2010 styles seen in K-Pop. Maybe you've seen some of those before but didn't make the link, or maybe you did, whatsoever, here are 5 K-Pop hairstyles that got popular thanks to older gen's K-Pop idols.

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Two-Toned Hairstyle

 5 Hairstyles Popularized By K-Pop Idols

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While this is a common hairstyle for K-Pop idols nowadays, this hairstyle was not always around. Indeed, the fever or two-toned hair started after Red Velvet's members were spotted with it back in the days, duri