Is your underwear showing? For K-pop idols, that's the point

In today's K-pop scene, showing one's underwear is no longer likely to be a wardrobe malfunction. It is a fashion statement.

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SEOUL -

A fashion trend known as sagging, where pants are worn low enough to reveal the waistband of one's undergarments, is making a comeback among young K-pop idols. The look was once popular in the 1990s and early 2000s, often associated with the Y2K era.

Many from that time still remember it vividly.

"I remember Justin Bieber always wearing his pants this way in paparazzi shots. I used to mimic the look, but it wasn't easy," said Mr. Park Jung-min, 34, of the Canadian pop star. "I walked uncomfortably."

Back then, some South Koreans who disliked the trend jokingly said it looked like someone had pooped their pants. Many millennials of the time referred to it as the "poop-in-the-pants look".

However, the revival is now unmistakable.