Avid fans who are hoping to emulate their favorite South Korean stars would typically take note of the said celebrities' fashion pieces worn in TV dramas or film projects. Recently, the lead actresses in the highly-rated series "Legend of the Blue Sea" and "Goblin" sparked a lipstick make-up trend.
South Korean actresses Jun Ji Hyun and Kim Go Eun each sported different lipstick shades in their respective TV dramas. Given the popularity of "Legend of the Blue Sea" and "Goblin," the demand for the lipstick colors that they used increased, according to Korea Herald.
The said lipstick craze also extended beyond South Korea and even reached China, as indicated in the same report. Many Chinese fans used the search term "mermaid lips" on the online portal site Baidu to look for the lip products that Jun wore in "Legend of the Blue Sea."
Jun, who portrays the mermaid Shim Cheong, sported several lip shades in the SBS fantasy drama. Two stand-out colors include a hot pink shade and a red-colored tint from the brand Hera's Rouge Holic line specifically lipsticks #147 Supreme Pink and #333 Passion, respectively.
Meanwhile, Kim who plays the senior high-school student Eun Tak in "Goblin," wore natural colored lip tints in the tvN drama. Sporting the #264 PEUT-ETRE lipstick from Lancome's l'absolu rouge line, the said lip shade became more popular when "Goblin" was released.
In other news, "Legend of the Blue Sea" recently reached its highest TV rating in Seoul since it premiered in November 2016. Aired on Jan. 12, Thursday, episode 17 posted nationwide viewership shares of 20.8 percent, according to Nielsen Korea, as cited by Yonhap News. In the Seoul metropolitan area, the said episode registered TV ratings of 23 percent.
This is not the first time that the SBS mermaid drama crossed the 20 percent viewership level in Seoul. Episodes 6 aired in early December posted ratings of 22 percent, while episode 5 including episodes 15 and 16 each registered viewership shares of around 20 percent.
"Legend of the Blue Sea" airs every Wednesday and Thursday on SBS, while "Goblin" releases new episodes on Friday and Saturday on tvN. Watch a clip from the SBS drama below: