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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
The BRUTAL top secret anti-aging procedure used to keep K-pop stars like Blackpink looking young
A beauty guru has revealed the secret South Korean anti-aging procedure loved by supermodels and K-pop stars like BLACKPINK. U Beauty founder Tina Chen Craig dished about her experience during a recent appearance on the Well with Arielle Lorre podcast. The skincare entrepreneur underwent an extreme form of skin-tightening acupuncture at the hands of BLACKPINK's mysterious dermatologist, who is known only as 'Dr Yoon' due to the secrecy around her methods. 'It was a Korean deep needling, it was so insane,' explained Tina, who said that most patients go under anesthesia for the painful procedure. 'It was about twenty times thicker than the traditional Chinese acupuncture needle. When she inserted it I could feel her twisting it, and then she electrified it,' she continued. 'It hurts so bad that I started crying,' she added, comparing it to 'acupuncture on steroids.' After being needled and electrified, Dr Yoon uses a 'deep, pulsating tightening machine' that she invented herself. 'That hurt the most,' said Tina. 'I felt my face melting off.' While Tina admits that she didn't see results right away, within a month of the procedure she said that her skin had started becoming noticeably tighter. 'It's over time. That's what the Asians are about, it's never a quick fix,' she explained. 'By the third month I really felt the tightening. It was crazy. I'd go back in a heartbeat.' In an interview with Into The Gloss last year, Tina said that patients are 'sworn to secrecy' when it comes to identifying Dr Yoon publicly. 'She's all about improving the texture and health of the skin and avoiding surgery,' she explained. While Tina couldn't say too much, she did reveal that Dr Yoon's mysterious machine is a combination of two other skincare devices, one being Ulthera - an ultrasound cosmetic procedure used to lift and tighten the skin. South Korea is known for having some of the strictest beauty standards in the world, and is revered for its cutting-edge plastic surgery procedures and skincare. Some of the most common physical features considered beautiful in the country include a V-line jaw, pale skin, double eyelids, a thin high nose, and a small face. According to statistics, nearly 25 percent of women aged 19 to 29 in South Korea have undergone plastic surgery. The unrealistic beauty standards in the country have since sparked backlash, particularly from feminist groups. In 2022, a popular cosmetic surgery reality series was shut down following growing criticism from the public. The show, titled Let Me In, saw people come in and plead their case to receive a plastic surgery makeover so that they could improve their lives. BLACKPINK is composed of four members: Jisoo, 30, Jennie, 29, Rosé, 28, and Lisa, 28. The quartet, who are currently the most popular girl group in the world, are set to kick off their next world tour in July. The tour will kick off in Seoul, with two shows at Goyang Stadium, before stopping in Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, New York, Paris, Milan, Barcelona, Tokyo and more. The Pink Venom hitmakers will also perform at London's iconic Wembley Stadium on August 15, making them the first K-pop girl group to headline the legendary venue. This marks BLACKPINK's first headline tour since their record-breaking Born Pink World Tour, which ran from 2022 to 2023. It became the highest-grossing tour by a girl group and drew over 1.8 million fans to stages worldwide. Together, they have redefined global K-pop success, captivating audiences around the world with their dynamic live performances and record-breaking achievements. They also hold the title for the most-subscribed artist on YouTube, boasting over 96 million subscribers. Over the past few years, the singers have launched highly successful solo careers, releasing several debut albums, EPs and various chart-topping hits. Some of the members have also branched out into acting, with Lisa starring on HBO's The White Lotus, while Jennie starred in HBO's The Idol alongside The Weeknd.
The Sun
24-05-2025
- Health
- The Sun
Emma Raducanu undergoing treatment she's terrified of to prevent back problems at French Open
EMMA RADUCANU has prepared for the French Open with acupuncture to prevent back spasms – yet she has a phobia of NEEDLES! The former US Open champion had emergency back treatment in her last match in Strasbourg and can pinpoint the issue to a flare-up suffered before the Australian Open in January. 3 Before playing on clay – a surface which aggravates the problem – she has had very thin needles inserted in her back to help reduce inflammation. Raducanu, 22, said: 'The one before Australia was worse. I feel like this one I caught before it fully locked up. 'So, the treatment is a lot with the physios, a lot with heat. Been doing some needling. 'At the start of the year I was so scared of needles. It was my biggest phobia. "That was the only way I was going to be able to play Australia. 'Since then, I've been kind of dipping my toes into it because I know it helps – even though I'm really scared of needles! That's how I've been trying to manage it. 'The back isn't feeling 100%. I've been trying to manage it as best I can. 'I'm trying to do everything to get up to speed as fast as possible. 'Needles are the one thing I've always been really scared of. Also I'm not great in the water, to be honest, with what's underneath! 'If you had seen me in the sea, I'd need goggles when I go swimming, but it's scary because I don't want to see, at the same time, what's under there…' Japanese superstar Naomi Osaka – the four-time Grand Slam champion – posted on social media that she had a 5am wake-up call in Paris from drug busters, who demanded a blood test at sunrise. Raducanu said: 'Sometimes it feels like Pin (the tail on) the Donkey because at 6am you're not very hydrated. 'It's like you can't get any blood out – and they have however many attempts. That's a bit difficult. 'We all have to go through it. It's not the most enjoyable thing but it's just part of what we have to do.' Raducanu, who skipped Roland Garros qualifying 12 months ago, will play China's Wang Xinyu on Monday and the winner will probably then tackle defending champion Iga Swiatek. In another revelation, the Brit said that when she was 19 – not long after she won the New York Slam – one of her close confidantes branded her weak for not playing through the pain barrier. Raducanu, ranked 43rd in the world, said: 'I know from personal experience with my wrists, I was struggling for seven months with them before I ended up having surgery. 'I just kept pushing through because people were telling me I wasn't tough enough. Like I needed to work through it. 'I wish I would have listened to myself sooner. I would have saved myself maybe like 8-12 months of struggling, but I guess I can learn from that.' 3
Times
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Times
Emma Raducanu: I'm not feeling 100 per cent before French Open
Expectations of Emma Raducanu going deep at the French Open should not be high. As well as the prospect of facing the four-times champion Iga Swiatek in the second round, her preparations for the most gruelling of the grand-slam events has involved overcoming a phobia of needles to have acupuncture on her back. This is far from ideal for the 22-year-old Briton in only her second appearance at Roland Garros — after her debut here in 2022, she missed the 2023 event because of injury and skipped qualifying in 2024. She admitted on Saturday that she is still 'getting her bearings' around this famous venue, but Raducanu at least knows her way to the physio table. After suffering a spasm at the Strasbourg Open earlier this week, her back has required careful management before her first-round match against Wang Xinyu, the world No42 from China, on Monday. 'It's not feeling 100 per cent,' Raducanu said. 'I had a spasm in Strasbourg, and have just been trying to manage it as best I can by doing treatment. 'I've been on the practice court last night and this morning. It felt OK, but obviously it's different playing a match. I'm trying to do everything to get up to speed as fast as possible.' Though not quite as severe, this is a similar issue to what Raducanu suffered from during her pre-season preparations in December. Back then she abandoned her plans for an early arrival down under and withdrew from her scheduled warm-up tournaments for the Australian Open. The use of acupuncture then and now has forced her to face a longtime fear. 'At the start of the year I was so scared of needles. It was my biggest phobia,' Raducanu said. 'That was the only way I was going to be able to play Australia. Since then, I've been kind of dipping my toes into it because I know it helps, even though I'm really scared of them. That's how I've been trying to manage it.' A phobia of needles is particularly challenging for a sportsperson, because they are required to undergo random drugs blood-testing on and off tournament sites. It does not help either when anti-doping officers struggle to find a vein. 'Sometimes it feels like pin the [tail on the] donkey because at 6am you're not very hydrated and everything,' Raducanu said. 'It's like you can't get any blood out, and they have however many attempts. That's a bit difficult, but we all have to go through it. 'I was very scared the first few times, but you obviously don't have a choice. They penalise you if you don't do it pretty badly, so I built up my tolerance that way. It's not the most enjoyable thing, but it's just part of what we have to do.' Thankfully, swimming in the sea is not a professional requirement. 'I'm not great in the water either, to be honest, with what's underneath,' Raducanu said. 'Not even super deep. If you had seen me in the sea, I need goggles when I go swimming, but it's scary because I don't want to see what's under there. It's hard.' While Raducanu has a reputation for being injury prone, she has actually been relatively niggle-free in a busy schedule this year. Clay, however, can exacerbate back issues because of higher ball bounces and longer rallies compared to hard and grass courts. Raducanu maintains that she is comfortable playing throurgh the pain here despite being pushed a little too hard on this subject in the past. Asked on Saturday about Caroline Garcia's recent comments on the macho-esque pressure on tennis players to push through discomfort, Raducanu revealed that she had also experienced similar from unnamed former members of her support team. 'I know from personal experience with my wrists, I was struggling for seven months with them before I ended up having surgery [in 2023],' Raducanu said. 'I just kept pushing through because people were telling me I wasn't tough enough. Like I need to just work through it, like it's normal I'm feeling fatigued because I'm training so much. When in reality I knew there was pain, and I knew it kind of felt more than just soreness. 'I wish I would have listened to myself sooner. I would have saved myself maybe like eight to 12 months of struggling, but I guess I can learn from that. Now I am a little bit more astute when it comes to what pain is manageable and what pain should be taken more seriously.' Emma Raducanu v Wang Xinyu
Daily Mail
24-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Emma Raducanu reveals how she is hoping to fix her ongoing injury woes ahead of the French Open
Emma Raducanu 's efforts to regain full fitness for the French Open have led her to use acupuncture – despite the fact she has a phobia of needles. The 22-year-old took a medical timeout in her defeat by Danielle Collins in Strasbourg last week and afterwards said he had suffered a back spasm – the same issue which disrupted her preparations for January's Australian Open. 'It's not feeling 100 per cent,' admitted Raducanu, who plays Chinese world No42 Wang Xinyu in the first round tomorrow/on Monday. 'I've been on the practice court last night and this morning, it felt OK but obviously it's different playing a match. I'm trying to do everything to get up to speed as fast as possible.' Expanding on the treatment needed to manage the issue, she said: 'A lot of it with the physios, a lot of it with heat. I've been doing some dry needling (a form of acupuncture). 'At the start of the year I was so scared of needles. It was my biggest phobia. But that was the only way I was going to be able to play the Australian Open so I've been kind of dipping my toes into it because I know it helps even though I'm really scared of them. That's how I've been trying to manage it.' Asked in general about the subject of playing through pain, Raducanu referred back to the issues she developed in both wrists in 2023, culminating in surgery, saying members of her team at the time effectively told her to get on with it. 'I kept pushing through because people were telling me I wasn't tough enough, it's normal I'm feeling fatigued because I'm training so much,' said Raducanu. 'When in reality I knew there was pain and I knew it was more than just soreness. 'I wish I listened to myself sooner. I would have saved myself 12 months of struggling but I can learn from that. Now I am more astute when it comes to what pain is manageable and what pain should be taken more seriously.' On the subject of phobias, the only other thing which gives Raducanu the heebie-jeebies is a dip in the sea. 'I'm not great in the water, to be honest, with what's underneath,' she said. 'I need goggles when I go swimming, but it's scary because I don't want to see it at the same time, what's under there. It's hard.'
Telegraph
24-05-2025
- Health
- Telegraph
Emma Raducanu: I'm having acupuncture to be fit – but I'm really scared of needles!
Emma Raducanu is using acupuncture in an attempt to regain full fitness before Monday's French Open meeting with Wang Xinyu – despite the fact that she has a phobia of needles. Raducanu suffered a back spasm last week in Strasbourg, and told reporters in Paris that she is not yet 100 per cent recovered. The only positive is that the injury feels less debilitating than the similar spasm she suffered in December, which left her unable to train for weeks. 'I would say the one before Australia was worse,' Raducanu explained. 'I feel like this one I kind of caught before it fully locked up. So I think the treatment is a lot of it with the physios, a lot of it with heat. Been doing some needling. 'At the start of the year I was so scared of needles. It was my biggest phobia. That was the only way I was going to be able to play Australia. So since then, I've been kind of dipping my toes into it because I know it helps, even though I'm really scared of them. That's how I've been trying to manage it.' Needles happened to be the focus of conversation in the Roland Garros interview rooms on Saturday. Shortly before Raducanu came in, the former US Open champion Naomi Osaka had described a 5am call from anti-doping operatives that very morning, adding that she often suffers bruising to her arms because her veins are so hard to find, Raducanu sympathised with Osaka's position, saying: 'Sometimes it feels like Pin the Donkey because at 6am you're not very hydrated. It's like you can't get any blood out, and they have however many attempts. 'That's a bit difficult, but I think we all have to go through it. It's not the most enjoyable thing, but it's just part of what we have to do. I was very scared the first few times, but you obviously don't have a choice. They penalise you if you don't do it pretty badly, so I kind of built up my tolerance that way.' As for Raducanu's recurring fitness issues, she explained that she has an ongoing weakness which relates to a lack of curvature in the lumbar spine. 'I think with the way my back is structured, I'm more prone to picking things up,' she said, 'especially on clay.' Yet she has not opted for any pain-killing injections, as these might cover up short-term issues at the expense of further problems down the line. Asked whether she felt that players sometimes ignore pain to their own lasting detriment, Raducanu agreed. 'We always push on through because there's no real breaks in the season,' she said. 'So it does kind of hurt us sometimes because we'll probably do some more damage. 'I know from personal experience with my wrists, I was struggling for seven months with them before I ended up having surgery. I just kept pushing through because people were telling me I wasn't tough enough. When in reality I knew there was pain, and I knew it felt like more than just soreness. 'So I wish I would have listened to myself sooner. I would have saved myself maybe like eight months, 12 months of struggling. But I guess I can learn from that. Now I am a little bit more astute when it comes to what pain is manageable and what pain should be taken more seriously.' On the subject of phobias, meanwhile, Raducanu said that her only other issue apart from needles relates to swimming in the sea. 'I'm not great in the water, to be honest, with what's underneath,' she explained with a laugh. 'I need goggles when I go swimming, but it's scary because I don't want to see it at the same time, what's under there. It's hard.'
