Ulzzang
South Korean beauty term
Ulzzang (Korean: 얼짱, pronounced [ʌl.t͈ɕɐŋ] ) is a popular South Korean term literally meaning "best face" or "good-looking". A person desiring ulzzang status would gain popularity on the internet through entering contests where their photos are judged and chosen by voters. The trend is unisex applies both to males and females.
Several Korean actors and K-pop idols were known as ulzzang in their neighborhoods and internet communities like Cyworld before their debuts in the entertainment industry. They include singer Kang Min-kyung of Davichi, singer Jung Yong-hwa of CNBLUE, and actor Park Bo-gum, among others.
The popularity and influence of Korean popular culture throughout Asia has led to ulzzangs becoming a trend in Asian countries such as China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and certain parts of South Asia.
“Ulzzang” enters the record as south Korean beauty term. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Ulzzang, South and Korean can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Ulzzang” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Ulzzang, South and Korean provides the most credible route into that argument.
Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q240863. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.
A concise general-reference account can conceal disagreements about scope, terminology or the weight assigned to individual sources. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.
- Subject orientation
- Search vocabulary
- Locating named sources
The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Ulzzang”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Ulzzang primary sources, Ulzzang archive and Ulzzang research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Ulzzang”?
- Which cited source is closest to the event, object or claim?
- Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Ulzzang” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.