LE SSERAFIM Sakura tries chin length bob haircut after growing her hair for a long time. Sakura shared her short haircut photo on Instagram with a caption reading “short hair and everyday life.” In another post, she wrote, “Love the short hair,” expressing her adoration for short haircuts. In K-pop short haircut is not just a haircut but a personality shift, statement, and surprise for the K-pop community. When their favourite idol goes short for the first time, fans adore and document the history. Today, we will explore K-pop idols who tried short hair for the first time and gathered love from their fans.
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Yooyeon tripleS Short Hair Era
K-pop girl group tripleS member Kim Yooyeon’s short haircut is one of the best short hair looks in the K-pop industry. tripleS Yooyean’s short bob haircut with cutrain bangs melted many fans’ heart and everyone went like wow after seeing her look for the first time. However, this was not the last time she tried a short haircut. Kim Yooyeon again went on to try a simple shoulder-length bob haircut with black coloured hair, which fans also loved the way they loved the previous one.
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Wheein, Look Stunning in a Short Haircut
MAMAMOO Wheein has tried a lot of haircuts, but fans loved the short one more. Wheein short haircut with blonde hair color is something else for the fans. She just looks stunning whenever she tries one. However, fans love her in any haircut anyway, but several subreddits talk about her short hair era, and many Pinterest pins share her blonde short hair look to try this summer. There is no hesitation in trying that MAMAMOO Wheein look because she looks stunning, and so will you.
Lisa Bangs will make you WOW!!
BlackPink Lisa is known for her drastic transformations, hair colours, and signature bangs. In 2019, Lisa debuted a blunt bob haircut with full bangs, and this resulted in a major personality shift. Many magazines reported Lisa’s fresh look, fans praised Lisa in several online communities, while some K-pop fans think Lisa’s short hair does not suit her at all. Moreover, Lisa tried a bouncy bob haircut with signature bangs as part of the Celine campaign, while she even tried a faux bob cut, which suited her well, as featured by Vogue magazine Hong Kong.
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IU’s Cute Short Hair Era
IU debuted a break from her national sister look with a chin-length bob haircut, gathering much love from the fans and online magazines. Although IU looks cute in long as well as short haircuts. IU has mastered all short haircuts from a layered chin-length haircut, a short haircut with a little pony, to a short bob haircut with bangs. She has proved the versatility of short hair and how to style it so easily.
GFRIEND Eunha Shorter Locks
GFRIEND Eunha’s Instagram is filled with short-haired Eunha’s photos with different colours, and Eunha has embraced the short hair for so long that no one remembers how she looked with long hair. But the fans love GFRIEND Eunha with shorter locks, as some regular comments read, “But the short haircut looks so hot, short hair suits you too much, darling, Short-haired dinosaur, and more. Her short hair inspires many of K-pop fans to do the same for their upcoming summer haircut plans.
Amber Rejected Feminine Styling
American singer and songwriter Amber Liu debuted with South Korean girl group f(x) in 2009, with a tomboy, messy top identity, which made her name immortal in the minds of K-pop and global fans. Fans loved the way she pulls out short hairstyles so easily with versatile styling, attractive hair colours, and, on top of that, herself. To this date, many subreddits, Instagram posts, and online blogs count Amber Liu’s short tomboy haircut as one of the best in the K-pop industry. If you want to try a pixie haircut like Amber Liu, then this summer will be the right time to do the cutting.
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TWICE Jihyo Short Waves
TWICE Jihyo has rocked her short hair waves, whether with bangs or without bangs. Fans love the way she used to style her short hair and make the basic short hair look attractive. Fans on the subreddit r/TWICE showered love for TWICE Jihyo’s short hair waves back in 2020, and we think its the time for TWICW Jihyo to embrace that short hair look again. Other TWICE members include Momo, Jeongyeon, and Mina’s short haircuts, from chin-length bob, wolfcut, to short pixie haircut. All TWICE members rocked the short hairstyles in one way or another.
Red Velvet Wendy Short Haircut
ohh, there's already a hashtag for Wendy's new haircut.. 💇
— 완투탱 🩵☀️ (@seungwantotaeng) December 19, 2022
"Wendy, who caused women's 'short hair syndrome' did it again"
and they really called it "Wendy's short cut" #웬디숏컷 pic.twitter.com/Fn6y0XxBVj
Have you ever fallen in love with Red Velvet Wendy short haircut? If you are saying no, then you are either lying or you haven’t seen it, but cannot hate her for the short haircut, which is known by her name. Red Velvet Wendy started with a short bob haircut, which enhanced her stage presence and gave much visual appeal to her look. Her short hair look trended over X with a hashtag Wendy’s short hair. Many fans used it as a reference at salons to get an identical, easy-to-maintain look for their summer haircut. Is this your sign to get Wendy’s shortcut this summer?
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EXID Hani Looks Good Going Short
Fans undoubtedly loved the first time EXID Hani cut off her long locks. Since then, fans have been seeing her short locks in many concerts and real-life Instagram posts. She debuted a shoulder-length bob haircut for a Instyle photo shoot back in 2016 and tried several short haircuts to this date. Currently, EXID Hani is wearing a short chin-length bob haircut with a middle partition. She shared several photos and videos as Hani is travelling to multiple locations in India, including Ladakh and Dharamshala, rocking her short hair on the way.
Girls’ Generation Sooyoung Went Short
Girls’ Generation Sooyoung once shared a transformation post on Instagram featuring her chopped-off short hair look, and K-pop fans took no time to shower their approval and much love on her new look. Sooyoung made her public appearance with her short hair as a co-host at the Buil Film Awards 2020. She looked like a Hollywood model with her short hairstyle complementing her height and white dress outfit. Currently, Girls’ Generation Sooyoung is having short haircut and shares photos on her Instagram. Will you go as short as Sooyoung this summer and slay?
Frequently Asked Questions
Did Sooyoung leave the girls’ generation?
In 2017, Choi Sooyoung left SM Entertainment, but she remained a member of the K-pop girl group Girls’ Generation.
Which K-pop idol has short hair?
At present, many K-pop idols have short hair, including LE SSERAFIM Sakura, Girls’ Generation Sooyoung, EXID Hani, and more.
Did Song Hye Kyo cut her hair?
Actress Song Hye-kyo’s bold short haircut era has been making waves around the Korean media industry, with continuous praise from fans and online magazines.
