British influencer ‘identifies as Korean’, gets surgery to look like BTS’ Jimin
A British influencer has gone through 18 surgeries over eight years to look like BTS' Jimin.
Oli London, who identifies as not-binary and uses the pronouns they/them, released a video on YouTube in which they said they underwent "racial transitional surgery" because they identified "every bit Korean".
"I'm finally Korean," they said in the video from Tuesday (Jun 29). "I know a lot of people don't understand me, only I exercise identify as Korean and I do expect Korean, I do feel Korean. That's just my culture. That's my home country. That'southward exactly how I await now."
London, who has more than than 330,000 followers on Instagram, too said they now wanted to be known equally Jimin. "And I also identify as Jimin, that's my Korean name."
In the video, which has been viewed more than than 240,000 times, the influencer said they had only gone through a facelift, brow elevator, temple elevator, eye surgery and a teeth process.
The 31-year-former was accused of cultural appropriation with ane Twitter user writing, "You lot can be non binary that's who you are but you lot are non and you volition never be Korean".
Another person tweeted that "being Korean is a nationality, not a gender" and that London was "making fun of all the non-binary umbrella, the neo pronouns and the entire lgbtqa + community".
London, who said in the video that they had lived in Korea and spoke the language, fabricated a statement to United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland's Sky News: "I'one thousand not well-nigh negativity or sparking controversy. At the terminate of the day I'thou a human being being living in my truth. It's an unfortunate reality for so many to have to hibernate who they truly are."
Since revealing their new identity, the influencer told TMZ that they had been receiving death threats and that they're scared for their life.
Daily Mail reported that in January 2020, London got married to a paper-thin cut-out of the real Jimin in a Las Vegas chapel.
Source: https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/influencer-oli-london-identifies-as-korean-surgery-bts-jimin-270571
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