A topic of conversation that is likely to yield opinions out of any age group and gender is ‘who do you think is the prettiest/hottest female celebrity/actress/talent’. I suppose there should be a male version to this, but you’re not going to get many male students to chime in with their thoughts, whereas both genders tend to have preferences (ie., “Can you do my hair like XYZ”, “Can you do surgery on my cheekbones to look like XYZ?”, etc…) over who is the fairest of the fairer sex.

There’s a handful of current names that are most frequently talked about and I’m happy to profile each one. Let’s start with the 3 popular names uttered in plastic surgery-seeking circles:

The above picture shows Kim Taehee, Han Ga-in, and Song Hyekyo, plus quotes on how much it would cost to have plastic surgery to look like them.

1. Han Ga-in is the better deal, surgery-wise, but that doesn’t sway the vote as to why we think she is #1. It’s hard not to find any massive billboard with her face plastered on it. And its even harder to look away.

(From Naver Cafe)

2. Kim Taehee is hard not to make a case for #1, as she is another one that you see everywhere and steals your eyes right out of your head.

(From Image Bingo)

3. Cute, wholesome Lee Nayoung made her mark in Please Teach Me English and has never stopped rising. A tough call to make for #3, with Hyori nipping at her heels (Wow, I can get used to staying that sentence over and over.)

(From ImageBingo)

4. Any list cannot be without the Big Nasty. Despite being 29, Lee Hyori (pron. Hyo-lee) can be considered the elder stateswoman of most lists. Another one that makes people stop and stare in mid-sentence during any of her commercials.

(From Gombox Cafe)

5. Ivy‘s emergence onto the music scene with her sexy songs and jaw-dropping (by Korean standards, anyways) videos makes her a lock on any list of hot Korean celebrities.

(From’s Moonshomme’s Cafe)