KBS Entertainment News discussed people's increasing dependence on masks and the rising trend of masks being treated as a fashion statement.

In the report, BTS's Kim Taehyung, aka V, along with BLACKPINK's Jennie and actor Park Bo Gum were named the 3 representative fashionistas in the entertainment industry who can pull off wearing masks nicely. 

Although mask requirements have been lifted in Korea since May, 88% of people still wore them outdoors. The current mask dependence is even worse in Japan.

According to a Japanese opinion poll, the reasons people gave for wearing masks were: 20-30% of men who said "I don't have to shave my beard," 30-40% of women that said "I don't have to wear makeup," and 40% of teenage girls who said "Because it makes you look cute and pretty."

Unlike in the past when masks were plain white, today they come in all colors and have become a fashion item that can be worn to match any attire. And leading in the trends of fashionable celebrity mask users are Taehyung, Jennie and Park Bo Gum. 

BTS's Taehyung

BLACKPINK's Jennie

Park Bo Gum