Idol Girl Group Member's Viral Makeup Transformation Leaves Her Unrecognizable

Throughout their careers, many idols experiment with different looks for album concepts, performances, and photoshoots. One girl group’s styling, in particular, is attracting attention for being just as bold as it is beautiful.

Jurin is a member of XG, a Japanese girl group based in South Korea. Rather than calling themselves K-Pop or J-Pop, XG refers to themselves as X-POP: global music that transcends borders. Since debuting in 2022, XG has become increasingly experimental with their look by leaning into futuristic fashion, Y2K aesthetics…

…colorful J-Rock subcultures…

…and fantasy.

When XG debuted with their digital single “Tippy Toes,” Jurin looked like this.

She wore a simple suit and makeup that complemented her complexion.

On November 30, a much different-looking Jurin went viral on X (formerly Twitter) for this theatrical styling.

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Netizens, who liked the tweet over 73,000 times and retweeted it over 11,000 times, compared Jurin to two different stars: American singer Chappell Roan and J-Rock legend Mana of Malice Mizer.