{
  "id": 10886267,
  "title": "Why these Korean stars had breast implants — then chose to remove them",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/why-these-korean-stars-had-breast-implants-then-chose-to-remove-them-10886267",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T07:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/trends/20260930/why-these-korean-stars-had-breast-implants-then-chose-to-remove-them"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Three Korean celebrities have recently sparked conversation by candidly discussing their experiences with breast augmentation and their decision to have their implants removed. Actor Hwang Jung-eum, TV personality Hong Jin-kyung, and comedian Kim Hye-sun all underwent the procedure for various reasons, including beauty trends, relationships, and personal insecurities.\n\nHwang, a former member of the first-generation K-pop girl group Sugar and now an accomplished actress, recently shared her breast surgery story on her YouTube channel. Reflecting on her decision to go braless more frequently, she expressed physical discomfort with wearing bras. Hwang revealed that she desired a larger chest in her youth and had breast augmentation in 2010, a trend that was prevalent at the time. The procedure was performed without her family's knowledge.\n\nDespite initially choosing to keep her surgery private, Hwang later decided to remove her implants. She shared that her decision was influenced by both physical discomfort related to wearing bras and a shift in her perception of her own body.",
  "summary": "Three Korean celebrities are drawing renewed attention for candidly discussing their experiences with breast augmentation — and why they ultimately decided to have their implants removed. Actor Hwang Jung-eum, TV personality Hong Jin-kyung and comedian Kim Hye-sun underwent breast augmentation for different reasons, ranging from beauty trends to relationships and personal insecurities. All three…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Why these Korean stars had breast implants — then chose to remove them",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/why-these-korean-stars-had-breast-implants-then-chose-to-remove-them",
        "published": "2026-09-30T07:12:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}