Culture than Korean Culture I can't really say whether its really accurate or not. My only exposure to Korean culture was a grand mother who could not speak English, and who only spoke some Japanese, when I was growing up.
As for photo-fit Korean girls ... SNSD:Girls Generation all look pretty thin to me..
But then if you will notice, the most popular stars are "YOUNG" girls and guys. The girls are model thin and all the guys seem to be either
what they call "Flower" guys.. or feminine, or really macho guys who are all buffed up.
You don't really see this much in Japanese pop, though they do use a lot of very young girls. A good example was Mini Moni from a few years back.
The problem I had with them is that, Mika, who was born in Hawaii was always dressed and treated differently in the group because she was a foreigner. They always had her in Red-White-and Blue, stars and stripes, and despite she was clearly of Japanese heritage, she was pushed visually as a foreigner.
Most all Japanese girl groups have heavy security and are not allowed to be seen with guys even in their private lives. Its like they have to maintain a image of purity. One must never do things that would shame the entire group. One of the girls, was caught smoking and was suspended a year. Eventually she was assigned to do a duet group with her best friend from Mini Moni. Again she was caught smoking and given a year off. During that time she got pregnant, and it was all over the press, so she was suspended. The one left, decided she would quit singing as well, in protest over her friend.
Japanese groups have very short life spans. In the business they call it "Graduation" when a group quits. It was very difficult to see some of your favorite bands graduate. Most of them were still high school students, and their parents told them show business was a waste of their time and they had no future in it. These kids listened many times to their parents and quit. My favorite singer, ended up doing a cooking show for NHK TV network in Tokyo. She had great talent, but got tired of being told she couldn't sing or dance.
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