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On the popular Korean forum Nate Pann, a netizen posted the question: "Who made long hair popular among male idols?" It read: "There are countless long-haired male idols out there, but the ones I remember with long hair are:
(order and rank are irrelevant)
1. SKZ Hyunjin
2. SKZ Felix
3. Seventeen Jeonghan
4. B1A4 CNU
5. SF9 Hwiyoung
6. TXT Beomgyu
7. NCT Yuta
I think it was a bit of a sensation when these guys did it! If you think the trending standard is ambiguous, just pick one that suits your standard long hair the best!"
Netizens then commented:
"Hyunjin made it popular,"
Looking at the pictures in the comments, it seems like Hyunjin,
Talking about long-haired icons? If so, Jeonghan is the most beautiful? I think because he wore it well, but since Hyunjin-nim's long hair, new male idols have been debuting with at least one member with half-tied long hair, so I can only say he made it a trend,
Jeonghan is famous for his long hair, and Hyunjin made it a trend among male idols.
There are many webtoon writers who use Hyunjin's long hair as inspiration
At the beginning, the trend was created by Hyunjin, but isn’t the long hair trend over?
Long hair is usually too feminine or burdensome, so there are only a few people who like, but it feels like Hyunjin wore it prudently and sophisticatedly? If you look at Instagram, there are a lot of common men who copy him, so he is pointed out as the culprit hahaha
My older brother, doesn't know much about idols but he now walks around with long hair, because he knows Hyunjin as the long-haired guy.
It is true that GD popularized the byeongji cut, and it is true that Jeonghan was also famous for his long hair. It's Hyunjin who made even common men copy him with his blonde long hair and his psycho performance haha Please stop it.
I shouldn't pick The Glory ambassador, but it's Hyunjin. I'm sorry.
Objectively, I don't like SKZ, isn't it Hyunjin? At least among idols these days, there are members who have had long hair at least once, but if you think about it, the reason is Hyunjin. Even though I'm another fan, I knew Hyunjin's long hair.
Honestly, it's Hyunjin who made it popular haha Those who don't like to admit it are so funny haha For those who don't know, it's probably because of ignorance,
It's nice when he has his hair tied up
The main text asks who made it popular, but the comments are just using long-haired guys haha It was Hyunjin who made it popular.
I don't like male idols with long hair, but I love Hyune with long hair
I just objectively see it as Hyunjin. I see a lot of male idols who came out with the same hair after he had long blonde hair.
I can't forget the shock of seeing psycho. It was the first time in my life that I was shocked by seeing a male idol's face.
To be honest, Hwang Hyun-jin is the trend. Before that, there was a long-haired drought, but after that, each group has a long-haired boy.
Hyunjin's half-tied style has been imitated by male idols, but I even often see it on the road.
i think it's fair to say hyunjin *repopularized* it, but i hope we don't get to the point where people start saying all idols with long hair are copying hyunjin, like what happened with jennie/lisa and two-toned hair. as others have mentioned, 2nd-gen idols were no strangers to long hair back in the day. heechul from suju had long hair way before hyunjin, as did taemin from shinee, and they're not the only ones.
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