What is XL in Korea?

Xs= 0-2 S = 2-4 M= 4-6 L = 6-9 XL= 10-14 XXL = 16-18.

What is size S in Korean?

The most produced size for women's clothing is “55” (international size “S”) and many trendy Korean brands do not carry sizes larger than “66” (also international size “S”).

What is considered fat in Korea?

If BMI 25 is the obesity standard, 34.8 percent of people in South Korea were obese in 2016: 42.3 percent of men and 26.4 percent of women. If BMI 30 is the standard, 5.7 percent of men and 4.5 percent of women were obese.

Are Korean sizes smaller than US sizes?

Most stores in South Korea are "one size fits all," and that one size is small, as in designer sample size small. Finding clothes larger than a U.S. women's size 6 is challenging, especially since the starting point for "plus-size," or extra-large, is a Korean size 66, the rough equivalent of a U.S. women's 8.

What is the average size in Korea?

According to the results of the eighth Size Korea body index survey, adult Korean men had an average height of 172.5 cm, and adult Korean women had an average height of 159.6 cm — around 5 feet 8 inches and 5 feet 3 inches, respectively.

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What is my size in Japan?

For each U.S. half-size, the Japanese size goes up by one. For example, a U.S. size 14.5 is a Japanese size 37, and a U.S. size 15 is a Japanese size 38.

What is plus-size in Korea?

Therefore, being a size eight is considered plus-size to Koreans. At times, it can even be rare to find an L or an XL. That would fit like a medium if you were in Europe or North America.

What is the average waist size in Korea?

But the average woman aged 20 to 24 in the country is 1.6m tall and has a waist size of 28 inches and hip size of 36 inches, according to the Korea Agency for Technology and Standards in 2015.

What is the ideal K-pop body?

With very few exceptions, K-pop idols generally conform to an "ideal body type" of being super thin and slim, and this perception of the "perfect figure" has affected what some K-pop fans think of as being acceptable in terms of body size.

Which size is bigger L or XL?

"L" (large), "XL" (extra large), "XXL" (extra extra large).

What number is XL?

A symbol placed before one of greater value subtracts its value; e.g., IV = 4, XL = 40, and CD = 400.

What does XL Tall mean?

Sleeve lengths also increase, on e.g. a long sleeve shirt: Medium Tall: 37.5″ sleeve length. Large Tall: 38″ sleeve length. XL Tall: 38.5″ sleeve length.

What's considered fat in Japan?

Currently women in Japan with a BMI of 25 of more and and an abdominal girth of 90 centimetres (35.4 inches) or more are considered obese. For Japanese men, an abdominal girth of 85 centimetres (33.5 inches) and a BMI of more than 25 classifies them as obese.

Are Japanese sizes smaller?

Japanese clothes sizes. If you've never been to Japan and you go clothes shopping, you're in for a surprise. Japanese clothes sizes start much smaller than they do in most other countries. If we look at the raw numbers, it's easy to see how Japanese clothes sizes are smaller than those in Europe and the US.