How South Koreans got so much taller
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An average adult Korean man height is 172.5 cm/5'8 and an average adult Korean woman height is 159.6 cm/ 5'3 i went to the streets of seoul to find out how tall Koreans are getting
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Genes don't change in a short period of time. Historically, Koreans have always been the tallest people in East Asia. It's just that the period after the Korean War (1950-1970) was the darkest time in it's history, which is why older Koreans tend to be shorter due to malnutrition. To be precise, it's not that Koreans have gotten taller, but rather that Koreans have regained maximum potential height from their genes.
This makes more sense than saying that it is just food, because there are countries where there is a wide variety of food and with quality and even so, people are short 😢
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@@ladycarolinacharfuelaneraz8618 exactly.
I also believe they are mixed with other races because of Genghis Khan if I'm not mistaken the reason why they are tall
do you have anything to back up your claim about koreans historically being the tallest in east asia ? i would like to read more about it but also it seems a bit absurd to for that to be a fact since at that time, no one was really taking any interest in asia and definetly not their height.
When I went to Korea I expected everyone to be super short, just because of Kpop idols and in general people seem smaller as they have a smaller build (I am 172cm which is pretty tall for women so in my country I am considered tall) However I went in October 2022 (5monthsago) and people seemed either my height or taller! The subway was full of tall people! Generally the older generation was shorter and cute, whilst the younger generation was fancy and tall (which was intimidating hahaha)
Also Great video!!!
172 cm is very tall everywhere in the world!!! It’s too tall for a woman. You are super tall.
And Koreans are very tall too and they are not the only ones. Chinese are very tall too and other Asians too!!!!
My daughter is 176. It depends on parents. My height+ my wife's height and divided by 2. How tall is me and my wife???
Where are you from?
I think K-idols are short because they weren't fed very well since childhood LOL Normal people aren't forced to be on a diet since age 12 💀
I'm Korean
My 187cm
When I went to Korea I was just shocked at how everyone was tall and well built. Then I went to Japan and everyone was much shorter. Lol
Yeah it's true. There are communities of south Koreans in parts of the US and I was surprised at how tall these people are. It's the newer generation that got bigger because the older ones are shorter and slimmer too.
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but compared to europe koreans are still short
@@Pielove66 depends on the country koreas men’s avg height is taller than some European countries
Its nutrition. Korea developed very quickly over the last two decades
I am a Korean. Koreans originally had a tall height, but during the Korean War, they couldn't eat because they didn't have food, so they got shorter, but after overcoming the war, they became a well-off country, and their nutrition improved, so they grew taller according to their original genes However, most people in North Korea are malnourished because there is no food
Adding: Most Koreans starved under the Japanese occupation (actually before due to their frequent invasion attempts), so malnutrition went over generations. It's longer than the Korean War and the post-war era.
You just explained the same reason why us Cambodian were short. The gencodie, the civil war, the American bombing, Viet and Thai wars made us so short. Nowaday I notices us average Cambodian gain taller from 5'5 to 5'8-5'9. I think due to among of Vitamin D they got from the sun and heat and among of healthy foods they consumed. Most Cambodian foods are vegetables and meats
The social pressure to look good also plays a role. Korea isn't the plastic surgery capital of the world for no reason. A person I know once talked about how he saw that there was a lot of hankypanky under the table stuff going on there coz everyone is so hyperfocused on having kids that look perfect that they don't even think it's a big deal to have affairs behind each others backs or get surgery on kids before they aren't even done growing. Height is the one thing surgery cannot really do anything with, unless those bone-rebreaking surgeries are also popular where they deliberately break the leg bones & force them a few inches or so apart so the bone has no option but to grow longer. But I doubt that's a popular option coz that means months on a wheelchair. Monolid surgery seems to be getting less frequent these days tho, so that's good.
That's bs bec Sudanese dinka tribe is far more malnutritioned...they're still the tallest group of people in the world.
Koreans are the only people who somehow get shorter in wars...literally baby wars...middle east suffered much worse wars and worse economic situation...never got shorter
@@salemsaberhagan People don’t have affairs to get beautiful babies. If they cheat, it is because they are not loyal to their partner. Most Koreans do not get surgery period whether it is for height or anything else.
I live in japan, but I was so surprised when I visited korea. Korean people are so tall! I often see guys over 180cm 6 feet tall or more. Girls are really tall too.
I am Korean and I prefer Japanese ladies. They are more cute!
but you are Korean immigrant
@@soohyunkim678 are Korean women cute too? Cuz I only went to Korea once
@@soohyunkim678 Cute or beautiful girls exist everywhere in the world. Don't judge people by their ethnicities.
@@what2125 Yes there are but there are also personal preferences. Stop butting in on other people's preference.
Read some historical record by an american missionary or someone that Korean race were “tall” even back in the past. Probably got set back right after the war due to environmental factors, then just started catching up their initial genes.
I think archaeology and language grouping have ancient Korean tribes coming from Central Asia. I was surprised Korean language grouped with Hungarian, a term some intellectual person called Altaic
@@sandrakong1952Japanese was grouped with Turkish as well
@@sandrakong1952Hungarians descended from Attila the Hun who was Asian
@@NeostormXLMAXmakes sense as there’s an unknown parent of Korean and Japanese
North Korea and south Koreans are totally the same genetically there's not even 2% difference but why South Koreans look better and are taller? That's because there is a trend in Korea of taking HGH Injections which can significantly increase your height they also are addicted to glutathione whitening injection & plastic surgery that's why even though north & South Koreans are 100% same still they look different
When I was teaching in Korea last year, I saw many high school students taller than me (I am 180cm). I was so surprised when I saw how tall they were
I've seen the same thing, most Korean youths are HUGE, South Korea's average height is literally 5'9 which is the same height as the UK and some European countries, but that's only because South Korean's older generation are shorter than UK's because Korea used to be poor, but if you narrow it down to just young Korean's between ages 13-35 the average height will be much taller probably around 6'0 or more.
@@olokan8936 south korean propaganda lol, don't assume that we haven't been to korea
@@olokan8936 nah 6’?? 😂😂😂 bro I am a korean boy (my height is 5’11-6’) and I can tell you that avg korean boys’ height is about 5’9 nowhere close to 6’
@@olokan8936 im a 18-year-old south korean guy with 5'9 (175cm)height and i can tell you that I am just 1cm above the average
@@hall_of_fame_ your name is Chinese not Korean though
You know the guys are tall when they’re taller than K Explorer
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Bro facts😂
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They’re tall😅
@@KExplorer how tall are you?
Koreans are tallest among east Asia most of the Asia as well
Asia is just not East Asia. Some non-east asians are tall like them too or taller.
@@benkraze3103 I wrote most not all? Y ya mad? Ya short Asian dude?
@@johnkeen37 Nope, North Koreans are genetically taller but due to malnutrition, their average is lower. If you look at the data from 2023, North Koreans are only like 2cm shorter than South Koreans on average despite the country being severely underfed.
Also, North-Easten Han Chinese are also similar in height to Koreans as they share similar ancestors and are both adapted to colder climates up north.
@@AZ-ph4fs lack of nutrition even missionaries were surprised Japan was dominating the Asia but Koreans were taller because of the colonization and Korean war made Koreans lack of nutrition its proven through S.Korea taller than Japan the whole time even tho Japan been rich
@@AZ-ph4fsnorth chinese are not Han Chinese but a ethnic group which is more mixed with Koreans, Manchus and Mongols.
Comments.. Some guys are so mad about they are shorter than men in the video. That can't change your height.
Amen! (Poor 1.79 m midget with parents from Lao and Cambodia)
im korean and im 183cm tall. my dad is 172cm, my mom is 168cm. and in korea you can easy find 180cm. i jusy guess some white peoples don't want accpet east asian is tall 😅
It has clearly to do with Nutrition.
I’m not seeing any of these comments maybe they got weeded out
@@lIlIlllIlllIlIlI 183 cm guy, come to Netherlands and you will be like at an average girl's height
I heard historically that Koreans have always been taller compared to other East Asians
Northern Chinese may be tallest. And Mongolians,Kazakhs, Kyrgyz may be the biggest/bulkiest ones.
@@troigcyusa stop getting fooled by big ego chinese boys. They are slightly taller or similar with japanese and absolutely shorter that korean
@@user-tm8jh5vp5r Kazakh and Kyrgyz people is not from East Asia). There are Central Asians turkic people. They have European and Asian genes. That's why they are taller than East Asians.
@@Buyanjagal.B they don't have European genes. Very few people look Hapas that's because Turkic and Mongolian men mixed with persian,caucasian and slavic women during the conquest.
@@troigcyusa they have east European gene R1a(but it’s European Turkic gene of Turkic people who migrated to Europe 1000-1500 years ago). Slavic gene - R1b. They had not mixed with Slavics.
They look like mixed race and most beautiful Asians for me. Without plastic surgery.
I am Mongolian.
It's true that nutrition has a big impact in how tall you get to be. Being well taken care of during childhood and adolescence can really make a difference. My family was really poor during my teen years so we barely had food, or nutritious food and I'm only 152cm. On the other hand my sister( 6 years younger then me) she is 170cm just because she grew up in a better financial situation at home and she didn't struggle the way I did. So if your life is good chances are you're going to be tall.😅
There was a big lack of animal protein from the start of the occupation by Japan to basically the 1980s. When Korea became wealthier, more animal protein was introduced into the diet. If you see how Koreans ate in the past from the 1900s to the 1980s, the only difference in what they ate was the introduction of a lot more animal protein. It's not that they ate a lot of food, which in some instances they do as many just eat one meal a day, it's that they eat a lot more animal protein.
I'm not really sure if being poor impacts in your height because in Africa where I'm originaly from my people suffered a lot and still suffering, but they're still very tall.
@@sunshine-if6jl It has a lot to do with diet. I don't know how much animal protein people in Africa had access to, but I'm sure it was still more than Korea as I think people still did hunting.
They probably just evolved.
They take human growth hormones injections
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Glad you like them!😊
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That's what I've been asking myself since I follow youtubers from Asia! ☺️ The new generations have a better life quality than the grandparents did, so, they grow up higher.
North Japan 173.1
South Japan(Okinawa) 169.0
South Korea 172.5
North China(Beijing)175.7
Lowest territory in South China 165.7
Just thinking while watching this. Many believe in the past they didn’t grow well due to a lack of nutrients from food. They didn’t have a lot back in the day and they had more kids. But now food is readily available. I think it’s crazy that now at a time when SK is doing so much better financially and in the global markets that their birth rate is down. When they had less it was higher. Now it’s better and they aren’t having children and many aren’t getting married.
So true, it is so ironic their situation.
@@juanpAAA2059 how is it ironic? having a child has gotten SO expensive and most koreans want to focus on getting a career because if they have a child its going to delay and make achieving a successful career way harder
Fertility rates in developed countries are always lower than those in developing countries. Europe has solved the problem of declining birthrate through the use of the de facto marriage system and the support system for single mothers. However, since Korea is a country influenced by Confucian culture, Koreans can not accept the same view of marriage as Europeans. For them, marriage is accepted as something a little deeper. And from a social science point of view, the higher the population density, the lower the fertility rate. Korea is a very densely populated country. Many people are flocking to Seoul. As a result, house prices in Seoul are very expensive. This is the main reason.
@@XX-it6ck europe never solve the declining birthrate problem, they only hide it through immigration.
@@XX-it6ck technically europe has not solved thr problem of declining birth rates, even today birth rates of many european countries is below replacement level
Even ten years ago I felt relatively tall in Seoul. I’m currently visiting Korea from the states and I noticed majority of men are 185cm or above. I’m 181cm.
The majority of men are not 185cm or above lol, youre just noticing them.
@@jimbojimbo6873 If there're enough men that taller than him for him to be notice it, it mean there're a lot of tall men.
@@DccAnh as a korean, 185 or above is rare. Most people are like 174cm or 175cm (and so am I)
Most Koreans are midgets compared to Europeans and well fed Africans
Koreans are 174 cm on average
South Koreans definitely got taller. The ones I met were shorter than me (I'm only 5'9") but the younger generation are way taller and bigger than most average Westerners. They must've eaten better or something in their diets must've been altered because it's too unreal how they got taller in less than a century after the war. It's crazy 😧.
Koreans possess the tall Turkic genes but their growth were hampered by poor diet that lasted for centuries. It's now fully blossoming due to high nutrition content in their diet.
korea import mostly american meat, american meat is full of growth hormones.
@@mapletree4283 turks are not tall tho, neither are koreans, chinese, japanese nor are the mongolians. its the USA branded beef youre eating every day
@@mapletree4283 I get that, but it's unusual to have such a huge increase in the average height measurement after two or three generations in less than 100 years is what I find suspect. Not even Japanese or Chinese people are that tall and they've had several advantages over Korea.
@@ohhi5237 I have no idea what you are trying to say but whatever it is, it doesn't explain why Koreans are only people that are shooting up and not Japanese or Chinese that also eat American beef. Besides, Koreans don't consume American beef as much as the other Asian nations.
That guy who said his brother didn't grow taller because he skipped breakfast for years. 🤣 LOL
no but fr my older sister skipped hers too the whole time we grew up and im 7 cm taller than her
Funny dude 😅
@@olives9303 I guess I started skipping my breakfast too late. 😅
@K Explorer He said it with such conviction, like it's common knowledge. 😅 So cute and funny!
It's true, my daughter is way shorter than her sister because she skipped breakfast throughout her most important growing phases.
Hi Jerry,
I thought it would be cool if you make a video not where you interview people but rather where you are interviewed about your experience as a black model KR, about the looks that people have on you in the street for example and your general experience in the country.
By the way, keep it up the good work.
I think he has a style that Koreans would like. Because he seems gentle. Many Koreans would consider him cool if his personality was ok.
He has interviewed. Search for:
What’s It Like Being Black in Korea? (THE REALITY!) W/@KExplorer
@@cm24624 I already saw it.
I will do a Q&A when i hit a 100k
@@KExplorer oh ok.
Thank you for answering
If a society has a good intake of calcium and protein you'll notice ppl will start to get taller also sleep when your adolescent also contributes to height. I've noticed countries with poor ppl tend to be shorter because of bad nutrition and not getting rest most likely
Not when hgh, steroids, and other additives are added to food. It's unnatural to have a small group grow only 70 yrs right after the war so drastically while it took centuries for our European ancestors to get as tall as they are today.
@@josecarabantes7019 Koreans suffered from severe food shortages during and after the Korean War. That is why you see such a big jump compared to European countries. It has nothing to do with steroids, but the abundance of food.
It's the meat you consume. Why do you think Americans are tall? Most of are meat like beef and chicken is fed steroids and growth hormones. Have you ever seen the size of the chickens served at American restraunts? They are huge, and now compare the chickens to natural chickens.. they are small.
@@josecarabantes7019 Correct and Korea imports about 80% of beef from America. American farmers use alot of steroids and growth hormones to make the cows and chickens huge, and when people eat it, your acutally eating all that steroids and gh. Just like atheletes accused of using steroids but it was actually the meat they consumed.
@@jazzwright5323 that's make sense
Genetics do play huge role for sure. Especially on the mother side. My grandfather was close to 180cm my father is around 175cm yet I’m only 168cm and my older brother is around same height. My grandmother was around 145cm and my mother is 152cm. Therefore we are one of the few generations where 3 gens got shorter despite the fact the living conditions and nutrients have gotten better.
if a guy is 185cm but his mother is 169cm and his father is 175cm, is the guy a anomaly ?
@@arshamalihared1249 169cm for women is like 183cm for men so sounds pretty normal to me as genetics are determined by mother side more
@@slimjim4ever seriously i didn't know that thanks
Yeah, I agree genetics plays about 80% of the role in shaping tallness. I am 6'2" (188 cm) myself, living in Indonesia, lol. That's because I inherited it from my grandfather, who was exceptionally tall. He was even too tall to fit through doorways
@@arshamalihared1249 Yeah I would say it's an anomaly, and quite rare if the parents have those heights you listed. It's possible, but not typical.
I was so impressed with how well everyone spoke during the interviews.
Really??
They were educated very well. Unlike the average America teen lol
I take offense to this remark. I heard Koreans were shy and didn't talk to strangers where you turned my comment into an excuse to attack American teens. Shame on you. By the way I live in America and was once a teen. @@phanhuyduc2395
Really , not gonna lie but isn't all common sense and decent amt of knowledge about any field ... It's not a bad idea to know about your body more
@@Shivam-yw9ed average American teen can't even point out France on the worldmap so I really doubt they know anything about this shit
유전적이고 먹는 음식에 따라서 차이가 있는 것 같아요. 저희 할아버지가 옛날 분 치고는 키가 크셔서 (아마도 170 이상이시고) 저희 엄마가 153 아버지가 170 정도고 제가 친탁해서인지 173이고 저희 아이가 초등학교 5학년인데 벌써 159에서 지금 163 넘었더라고요. ㅜ ㅜ
근데 애기때부터 잘 먹고 잘자고.. 우유 낫또 스무디 치킨 가리는 거 없이 다 잘 먹고 9시 10시면 자고 아침에 혼자 개운하게 짜증없이 잘 일어나요. 늦게자도 아직까지 아침에 짜증낸적이 없어서..
North Japan 173.1
South Japan(Okinawa) 169.0
South Korea 172.5
North China(Beijing)175.7
Lowest territory in South China 165.7
Originally, Koreans were the tallest in Asia, but as they went through the brutal Japanese colonial period and the Korean War, the country was devastated and suffered from malnutrition for a while.
As nutrition improves, Koreans' height is rising again, If the two Koreas reunify, they will grow taller.
If minimal nutrition is achieved, it is ultimately determined by genes.
For your information,
Korean men all have a simple physical examination around the age of 20 because of their military enlistment.
The average height of men in their 20s in Korea is about 174 centimeters, and there are a few people who grow taller after the age of 20, but the average height is less than 175 centimeters.
This theory applies for most East Asia . I am myself an oversea southern Chinese born in Mauritius. My generation is on the average 10 cm taller than my dad generation born in the 40's and 50's . When I went the birth city of my grand parents in 2008 I had noticed how small the people of my generation were .
일본 때문이 아니라 19세기 이후부터 사실상 완전히 몰락한 나라의 백성이였기 때문입니다.
일본은 그저 망한 나라 주워 먹었을 뿐이죠.
You ever heard of Punjabis from India?
@@041gabriellalrosanga6 India isn't part of East Asia but South Asia☺️
Bro your opinion applies for East Asia . Cuz there Are india pakistan and Afghan too
Normally North East Asian people are taller than South East Asian people.
You are not Northeast Asian. Northeast Asians are Siberians. Altay, Sakha, Tuva, Mongolia, Buryatia etc. You're East Asian
@DK Ulaanbaatar and Ulan-Ude, are more Eastern than Chongqing and Yakutsk is more Eastern than Beijing, geographically speaking. They are Northeast Asian. Chukchi, Koryaks, Itelmen, Evenks, Dolgan, Daur, Shor etc as well, these are real Northeast Asian since they inhabit the Northeastern parts of Asia. You are East Asian.
@DK I see 👍🏽
Average height
North Japan 173.1
South Japan(Okinawa) 169.0
South Korea 172.5
North China(Beijing)175.7
Lowest territory in South China 165.7
I’m 181cm. In my friend 3 of 10 are higher than me. Tallest friend is 191cm.
In Japan, the people in the west Japan are higher than the East, because many Korean went to Japan for thousands years.
And in China, the north China people higher than the south, because the north is Mongolian, not Hanjok(Hanjok is real Chinese who live in the south China, hanjok is smaller).
I’m a northern Chinese from shandong. Genetics exploration is very developed now, northern Chinese has a very low percentage of Mongolian genes, and this low percentage might also trace back to the Chinese tribes that share common ancestors with mongolian back then.
@@boxyyy7329 my mom is from dongbei but my ancestors come from northern shaanxi and Shandong. Everytime I go back to dongbei I feel short...and im 184 😂
As of the present time, whenever we discuss China-relevant matters, we hear a lot of weird arguments that are simply not true. This is because the present China occupies a range of new territories (Manchuria, Mongolia, Xinjiang, Tibet, etc.) that used to be never in its own history for thousand years, and all kinds of super-nationalistic theories to make those new territories a "fait accompli" have been being "invented" by the CCP. Logical discussions of East Asian studies would become possible only after the Chinese continent is liberated from the CCP sooner or later.
@@boxyyy7329 If you are from Shandong then you must've common ancestors with Korean. I don't know about how taught CCP educated about Shandong history, but Shandong were the place that Baek-je people(or called 'Rae') lived for more than hundreds.
@@hitthegroundjay85 my ancestors were from莱阳, which is the place named after 莱夷 if that’s what you are referring to, but the barbaric 莱夷 tribe was prevalent 3000 years ago. It had nothing to do with baek je or Korean people.
"Get zinc! Zinc is responsible for so many functions; especially get zinc in childhood & during puberty to help 'increase' height/fully activate height genetics. Also get iodine, especially during pregnancy, childhood and puberty to help develop the brain/mental abilities.".
It's for sure a combination of genetics and nutrition.
North Koreans are short
@@ribos2762 they're 5 ft 4
@@ribos2762 Bangladesh is 162 cm which is 5 ft 4
@@SylvesrerSam북한 사람들은 영양 부족때문에...
North Japan 173.1
South Japan(Okinawa) 169.0
South Korea 172.5
North China(Beijing)175.7
Lowest territory in South China 165.7
As a old recod about 100 years before, western missionary mostly, they said Koreans are quite tall than other asian.
and it is generally known that northern human is taller than southern human.
genetic + enough nutrition
I concede Korean crazy about lookism.
but don't associate everything with lookism.
It hasn't been long time since korean liked tall. maybe 10? maximum 15 years before.
My parents are from Pakistan the men and my cousins were born in Canada all the men are 6 feet or taller and our dads are all 5'6-5'9 range literally any race has the gene to get taller but humans are always evolving
North Japan 173.1
South Japan(Okinawa) 169.0
South Korea 172.5
North China(Beijing)175.7
Lowest territory in South China 165.7
@@user-kf4cs3lg6o The average height of South Korean males varies slightly by age group, but for those aged between 17 and 30, it is approximately 175.5 cm. This is slightly higher than the average height for all adult males in South Korea, which is around 174.9 cm【20†source】【21†source】.
When comparing the average height of South Korean males aged 17 to 30 with that of neighboring countries, the difference is noticeable. The average height for Japanese males is about 171.2 cm, and for Chinese males, it is around 172.5 cm【22†source】【23†source】.
Therefore, South Korean males in this age group are slightly taller than their Japanese and Chinese counterparts. This data is based on the latest available statistics from each country and may have slight variations.
As of recent data, the average height of males in Beijing is approximately 175.3 cm (5 feet 9 inches)【31†source】. Another source from 2015 reported the average height of males in Beijing to be around 177.1 cm (5 feet 9.7 inches)【32†source】. These figures make Beijingers among the tallest in China, second only to men from Shandong province【31†source】.
For context, the average height of adult males in China overall is about 171.8 cm (5 feet 7.7 inches), with younger males aged 18-25 averaging slightly taller at 174 cm (5 feet 8.5 inches)【32†source】.
My korean husband is 195 cm, and he was not the tallest guy at school time, some guys were taller...
By any chance Are you Hattie and Jin lol
@@riowinaryo18_86 I don't know who are they 😳
@@MakLenainKorea korean TH-camr
@@riowinaryo18_86 Oh, I don't know them. We are Lena and Myongjae youtubers 😅
I am 188 cm and my close group of friends of 6 people 2 of them are 200cm + we were on the basketball team we played basketball since age 11 together sports boost height and wingspan and ps all of us are sons of immigrants who are short
interesting topic, thanks!
사실 유전적으로 북한 사람이 더 크다고 하더라구요. (한반도 북부 및 중국 북부)
중국은 모르겠는데 북한은 영양 상태가 안 좋아서 지금은 동아시아에서 제일 작다고 합니다.
유전적 요인도 중요하지만 영양 상태도 아주 중요합니다.
북한사람이 유전적으로는 더 큽니다. 한국내에서도 강원도 사람이 전라도 경상도 사람보다 평균적으로 1~2센치 더 큽니다.
저도 어디서 들었어요. 유전적으로 북한사람들이 평균 5센티 정도 크다고..
Average height
North Japan 173.1
South Japan(Okinawa) 169.0
South Korea 172.5
North China(Beijing)175.7
Lowest territory in South China 165.7
@@user-kf4cs3lg6o average korean man 175 for 19 uears old
Height is said to be related to the cold. Northern Europe, Eastern Europe, Canada, Korea, northern China, and Sapporo, Japan are known to be taller on average. For your reference, North Korea is said to be taller on average than South Korea if nutritional conditions are resolved. (Because North Korea is colder than South Korea)
This is true, when an adult from North Korea, whose growth plate is closed, defected from North Korea and entered South Korea, his nutritional status improves and he often grows taller. There are global statistics, and Korea is basically high in average height in Asia.
This isn’t completely true. Some of the tallest ethnicities in the world are in Africa and Southeast Europe in the Balkans.
北海道は高くないよ。東京からの移民だから。
@@maya_jones3411 african also have the shortest ethnicity in the world, also the fact that there're tall african doesn't mean anything since it been scientifically proven that not only human, but animal in colder climate tend to be bigger than their cousin in warm climate, like the Amur tiger who live in cold Siberia are bigger than Bengal tiger who live in India which is warmer.
That's BS because far North Asian/Siberian and Inuit people are short. Plus the genetically tallest people in the world are Nilotic ethnic groups like the Dinka of South Sudan. People become stockier in cold climates, not necessarily taller.
Great content❤
Korean figure skaters have really good body types. Yuna,Junhwan, Yelim,Haein,Jia,Eunsoo,Young ,etc.
I was really curious about it ☺️ thanks for carrying out the interview. I like the way you conduct them
As a 5'6 Korean raised in a lower middle class and the daughter of a 5'2 Korean mother and granddaughter of a 5'9 Korean grandmother, I see genetics as the factor.
You're short
@@Billdean25 I am compared to my grandmother
Tbf, 5'6 for a girl is not considered short in most parts of the world including much of Europe. I'm in the UK and the vast majority of women are at or below that height.
5'6 for a woman in asia is quite tall.
@@Billdean25 In my opinion, a short man is someone who is less than 1.70m tall
I'm South Korean High school student who is exactly 180.7cm and I'm only 5th tallest guy in my class (among 28 students). Tallest classmate is 192cm. Old people often say I'm tall, but I didn't feel I'm considered 'tall guy' in younger generation despite I'm above average. Almost every groups and teams i belong, there are always taller guy than me.
Many statistic says South Korean male average height is 174cm and it is more accurate than any other country because EVERY SINGLE male in South Korea MUST take a physical examination because of the military duty. And the results is released every year by the government. I personally feel average height of S. Korean male among my age is 176cm.
North Japan 173.1
South Japan(Okinawa) 169.0
South Korea 172.5
North China(Beijing)175.7
Lowest territory in South China 165.7
28명중 5번째면 당연히 키거 큰거죠 군신검 통계에 따르먼 180이상이 약 14프로라고 합니다
As a Korean (American) who is only 5’8 (172 cm) I feel really short
172 cm is 5 ft 7
Koreans are 174 cm on average
It's our immigrant upbringing. Our moms were busy working and we were poor in America. At least I was. Korean kids eat 3 meals a day.... Not like cereal or toast.... Full on meals with protein and veggies.
I'm 5'2" Korean American girl but my cousins in Korea are all tall.... My girl cousin is 5'10" and boy cousin 6'.
North Japan 173.1
South Japan(Okinawa) 169.0
South Korea 172.5
North China(Beijing)175.7
Lowest territory in South China 165.7
I’ve heard it’s because Koreans integrate more protein in their diet. That and the Korean people are originally from the mountains or so I’ve heard.
Europeans who visited Korea in the early 1900s said, “Koreans are taller and whiter than Japanese or Chinese people.”
Source?
Source?
BS. Korean was dark skinned darker than us in the usa.
@@alaskanwhiskeywhen did Chinese and Japanese become Americans? 😭
@@Oceanrocks121Westerners who described Koreans as short:
1. Isabella Bird Bishop
2. Homer Hulbert
3. Percival Lowell
Westerners who described Koreans as tall:
1. Charles Allen Clark
2. William Griffis
3. Isabella Bird Bishop
Isabella Bird Bishop is listed in both categories because she described the general populace as short but noted that the royal family and high-ranking officials were taller.
I’m 183cm, bare feet
In Japan, peak Shibuya traffic hours, I saw maybe a couple of guys once in a while my height or taller. And they were mostly foreigners.
In Korea, in a crowded subway train, I always noticed at least 2 guys taller (6’2/6’3 range), and maybe 4-6 guys in 5’11-6’ range. So yeah, definitely quite a few tall guys in Korea. But at 183, I still felt tall walking around crowded Korean alleys for sure. It’s just that I wasn’t ever the only tall guy around, some guys around my height, a rare few much taller.
If nutritional factors are met, the most important thing to grow tall is heredity. There is a record that Korea has historically grown taller than the neighboring countries but Korea was a very poor country 50 years ago, so people couldn't eat properly and grow up properly. Now that Korea has become a very prosperous country, young people have grown very tall. The overall average in Korea is about 172cm, and those in their 20s and 30s are 175cm
I think also stress/environment is something that plays a big factor as well.
In my previous company in Korea, I was the third shortest among about 10 guys. The tallest was about 195cm the second tallest, 188. My height is 177cm.
Average height
North Japan 173.1
South Japan(Okinawa) 169.0
South Korea 172.5
North China(Beijing)175.7
Lowest territory in South China 165.7
Nutrition and access to good health care has a huge effect on height. For both the child and the pregnant woman. The Dutch were the shortest people in Europe 100 years ago. Not only they are the tallest people in Europe, but they are also the tallest men(average height) in the world now. They believe the change to nutrition and access to better health care had played a big role for this huge turnaround in height.
"The Dutch were the shortest people in Europe 100 years ago"
the roman accounts of the batavians are well documented; they would be the tallest people in the roman army, front line fighter
you must be short
the dutch are also the tallest women, children, elderly and whatever in the world, go wear some heels kid
I am from Somalia horn of Africa we consume a lot of dairy camel milk ,,,,,dairy foods also have big impact but there is also big hereditary aspect has well,,,,I am 1.89m barefoot and live in the Netherlands the people are super tall around 1.95m-210m,,,I have also encountered women way bigger then me around 200m tall and 1.94m,,,its complete contrast in terms of my height I would say that even a man who stands at [1.90-191-192.m] would be nothing special in Netherlands,,,,I also consume a lot of milk has I am still growing inshallah.
@@kawazaki23 Koreans aren't tall
The Vikings were 5 ft 7 under garbage conditions which is tall
Yea i dont know if i wanna go to Korea now 🤣... I'm about 5'10 or 5'11 and im a Latin-American male...Scared im just gonna feel like a midget and get judged due to my skin color... Korea looks like a beautiful place though...Much love
You're tall for a Latino
Tall for a latino
As a korean actually i think nobody would not care of your skin color or height so please don't worry about that. If there a person who see you with uncomfortably, that person is very very weird one😘
You're taller than the average korean at 174 cm
@@phylicia595 average Koreans are taller than average Latino.
Pakistani and Indian men are short tho.
Afghans are weak c@vemen.
오래전부터 한중일 3국중에서 한국인들의 키가 제일 컸었음. 중국 역사서나 일본 역사서에서도 한국인 조상들의 키에 대한 언급이 기록되어 있다.
일본의 침략과 식민지 지배로 한국인(조선인)들의 삶은 37년간 너무나 처참했었다. 게다가 한국전쟁까지 겪어야했던 선조들의 키는 당연히 줄어들수 밖에 없었다.
18세기 후반, 한중일 3국을 모두 방문했던 서양선교사들은 한국인들의 키가 중국인, 일본인들의 키보다 머리 하나는 더 컸다고 기록했다는. 극동 아시아인들이라 해서 다 같은 민족이 아니다. DNA 역시 분명히 다르다.
중국의 북쪽 사람들 평균키가 한국 평균키보다 약간 더 크다는 결과가 있는데 만약에 우리가 남북으로 갈라지지 않고 한민족 다 잘 먹고 잘 살았으면 북한 사람들이 우리보다 더 컸을거고 한반도 평균키도 지금보다 더 컸을거에요
과거 키로 추측해보면 아마 2cm 정도 더 커졌을 듯
2021년 월드파퓰레이션 조사결과 한국남성 평균키는 175.5cm였죠. (세계 66위) 참고로 일본이 172.1cm였음. 원래 한국은 동아시아에서 몽골족과 더불어 키가 큰 민족이었음
그리고 댓글 증에 무슨 성장호르몬 키성형 같은 헛소리는 왜 하는지 모르겠어요. 현실에서 그런 일은 거의 없고 블가능함 ㅋㅋ
@@elekow7998 댓글중에 그런 얘기가 있군요? 하긴 뭐라도 까내리고 싶은 국까충들은 어느 채널에든 항상 상주하고 있으니깐요.
@@user-yw7zy3hw1c 중국 북쪽 평균치라고 해봤자 일부 소수 민족의 신장 이거나 일부 잘 사는 동네의 표본을 통계한거겠죠. 우리보다 살짝 크게 나온 통계를 본적이 있는데 북경 어느 학교의 표본으로 통계를 낸거더라구요.
@@elekow7998 지금 20~30대들도 크지만 10대들의 신장을 보면 정말 크더라구요. 중국 일본 가보신분들은 아실거예요. 우리보다 작거든요. 젊은 세대로 갈수록 더 차이 나는게 보여요.
It all comes down to genetics and nutrition, but they need to meet with one another to foster the growth. Korea has developed a lot in these past 2-3 decades.
You are all wrong, this is the result of mate selection. Koreans hyper obsess over looks which is why plastic surgery, skincare industry and skin bleaching is so popular there.
North Japan 173.1
South Japan(Okinawa) 169.0
South Korea 172.5
North China(Beijing)175.7
Lowest territory in South China 165.7
유전과 영양상태가 모두 영향이라고 봅니다
유전적으로 작으면 아무리 잘먹어도 안커요
살만찌죠.
Simple genetics. Koreans were relatively taller than other north east asians in the first place. For instance Koreans called japanese "왜" over 500 years which means "short people" because Koreans were generally taller than Japanese. After the rapid and successful industrialization of Korea, Koreans finally managed to reach the genetic peak point in heights.
north asians? who they are?
@@Buyanjagal.B countries like china japan korea mongolia are in the northeast asia.
@@usedtoilet8295 I thought north Asia is the Asian part of Russia😅
But yes, Mongolia is also north Asia.
Japan cannot be said to be Northeast Asian ethnically. just mixed race. Because ancient Japan was mixed by the mainland aborigines and Yayoi immigrants from Korea and China. Indigenous people of mainland Japan are called Jomon, and they are very short people.
@@self-employed464 yes. Japanese look like mixed race💚
Like central Asian Turkic people. They are also look like mixed race.
유전적 요인도 크고 학교 급식을 통해 고르게 잘 먹어서 그런 것 같아요.
North Japan 173.1
South Japan(Okinawa) 169.0
South Korea 172.5
North China(Beijing)175.7
Lowest territory in South China 165.7
I went to Korea about a year ago and walked around Itaewon. It was like land of the Asian giants over there. I thought to myself, "The young generation eat well."
North Japan 173.1
South Japan(Okinawa) 169.0
South Korea 172.5
North China(Beijing)175.7
Lowest territory in South China 165.7
확실히 이전 세대보다 아이들이 큽니다. 제 아들 두 명도 185cm, 180cm입니다. 남편은 172cm, 저는 167cm인데, 아이들이 어릴적에 햇빛 듬뿍 받으며 바깥 활동을 정말 많이 했어요. 중학교 때는 많은 잠과 단백질 위주 식단과 콩조림, 콩나물을 비롯한 야채들, 간식은 우유에 콩가루, 미숫가루 위주에 계절 과일 등 먹거리에 신경을 많이 썼는데, 어느덧 훌쩍 커버렸어요.
167이면 크신편 이네요. 남자키로 계산하면 보통 13을 더하니까 180이 나옵니다. 유전적인 영향도 크다고 봅니다.
원래 모계유전이 커요.
미토콘드리아 영향때문에.
@@user-ir8fz9on5u
똑똑하시네요
미토콘트리아 같은 전문용어도 아시고 👏
엄마가 키가 크네요 엄마유전이 커요
키는 부계보다 모계가 확실히 더 영향이 큰거같아요
I’m just here amazed that people know their family’s height off the top of their head
Koreans are obsessed with height since early 2010s
Well they do see them pretty much every day, or at least they used to growing up so it's no surprise. I could tell you my parents and siblings height off the top of my head. Even coworkers and other people I see often. You can't help but notice someone's height.
I'm 6'1" my dad is 5'11" and my sisters are both around 5.'6". Mom is 5'5". How do you not know that about the people around you?
@@nothinglastsforever0000since forever. Definitely not 2010
most probably they are just guessing
I'm Korean and I believe it's genetics. I'm 171cm, bro 187cm and my parents are 161cm, 180cm, grandmas 172cm, 165cm, grandpas 176cm, 185cm.
North Japan 173.1
South Japan(Okinawa) 169.0
South Korea 172.5
North China(Beijing)175.7
Lowest territory in South China 165.7
My first time in Seoul Korea I was actually taken a back by all the tall airport staff.
Must be due to the intake of probiotic supplement from Kimchi too. I read abt probiotic Bifidobacterium lastis 11 significantly increase the height of growing youths and positively induced hgh (human growth hormone) which is crucial inx increasing the height of growing teenager
maybe its as simple as women being more superficial and only reproducing with taller men hence short men reproducing less and less? Which is the same reason why starving countries also get taller but with a much lower effect due to poor economics? With no economic barries (for survival), the women have more chances of choosing a partner in S. korea hence they choose taller more masculine hence the ir offspring gets taller.
Why attribuet it to some magical poweder instead of facing reality its funny how the entire youtube community and internet community hide this brootal fact of life because it makes women look very shallow.
Growth hormones
Growth hormones
Growth hormones
Can you please also put Korean subtitles in your videos too?
Edit: thumbed up the video too
Why?
They're already speaking Korean in the video
For people who want to study Korean.
@@stephenmetzler729 Exactly
There are so many incels here in comments saying korean are tall because of surgery lol then what about short korean? If you don't know about it then stop lying. Seriously that can't make you taller.
North Korea
What does incel have anything to with it 😂 yes Koreans do more surgery but I don't know about height surgery. Maybe some people are misinformed so chill.
@@phylicia595 lack of nutrition
@@phylicia595lack of nutrition
Surgery definitely can make you taller, but it's just not very likely all of the younger generations have leg surgery - one of the most complicated ones known. xD
Ofc it's genes and nutrition. What else?
K explorer ur so handsome😭❤️
You’re too kind 😊
@@KExplorer man your voice and outfits are also cool😉
Love from India
Family Genes is the main reason. Early age healthy exercise and food quality also play a part. Poor food quality will result to stunt growth.
K Explorer you need a fashion blog immediately. Your style is killing it, bro. Lord have mercy. ✅ Give a brother some game
It’s the crops, gmo and better growing techniques. The same thing is happening all over the world. I lived in Japan and taught middle school English, 5 of the boys were my height, 6’2 and one was taller. I was maybe 5’8 or 5’9 at their age.
Average height
North Japan 173.1
South Japan(Okinawa) 169.0
South Korea 172.5
North China(Beijing)175.7
Lowest territory in South China 165.7
1800년대후반 외국인 선교사가 찍은 사진과 회고록을 보면 한국인은 키가 유달리 컸다고 합니다.
North Japan 173.1
South Japan(Okinawa) 169.0
South Korea 172.5
North China(Beijing)175.7
Lowest territory in South China 165.7
good nutrition and healthy food made them taller
I've noticed kids getting crazy taller these days in Canada too. I'm not surprised about the guys but moreso how many girls are so tall now.
Thank you for including feet and inches in this video for Americans (like me) watching, as well.
In Kazakhstan people are very tall, especially in Almaty or Astana. Average height of people from 18 to 40 years old is 185 cm or 6'1. Gen Z are even much taller. Young girls are very tall. Kazakh people on average are taller than Americans, Britishes and many european countries. Only Scandinavian countries and Netherlands are taller
BS. People in Kazakhstan are not 6ft tall average. Just because you saw a handful of 6ft+ Kazakh doesn't mean the majority are that height.
@@alexibarona5807 On north Half of Kazakhstan people are tall and young people are 5'11 6 feet on average. My cousin is legit 6 feet and he studies in Almaty University, and 70% were taller than him in Unversity. So Cope
@Brutalcel-lm5if How I'm I coping 😆 🤣? That's like me saying that all the guys at the Home Depot I go to are 6'1" and 6'2". Therefore, everyone in my area is 6'1"-6'2". That's just a coincidence, not the average. The only places on earth where I can see 5'11"-6'0"-6'1" being average heights are the Low Countries, i.e. The Netherlands, ect., The Balkan nations, which are Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro, Scandinavian countries, the Baltic states i.e. Estonia, Latvia, ect., and the Midwest region of the US. Every other average height in other nations falls under those heights. Unless you're talking about specific cases like that one small tribe in some African country that it is said they the men are 6'3"+ on average, even the women are 5'11"-6ft average. Im quite sure there are tall people in Kazakhstan just like anywhere else in the world. But 6ft is not the average height. You would need a study conducted on a large sample of the population to back up your claims.
@@alexibarona5807 Lmao what a joke. The Offical average height in Kazakhstan is 5'9.5, but this is halfly true cause in South Half of Kazakhstan people are short 5'8 on average cause they are mixed with Uzbeks who are short. Plus on rural areas People live worse. On North Half Everyone as tall as Eastern Europeans, 5'11. I'm 6'1 and don't feel tall honestly and sometimes see women my height and taller.
Average height
North Japan 173.1
South Japan(Okinawa) 169.0
South Korea 172.5
North China(Beijing)175.7
Lowest territory in South China 165.7
I really like koreans, they just seem so cool
I always thot Korean are short until i started watching kdramas. i think its improved nutrition more that hereditary because their great-grandparents were shorter.
Koreans are short
174 cm is short for first World standards
I also agree with most other people who have said it's predominantly hereditary
Impossible. Then Japanese and other major Asian nations would be tall or taller than Europeans. Even China has 50/50 on their average height depending on the region.
wow Korean men and Korean women are so tall...aah I'm jealous😭😭I'm only 157 cm🤧🥺if I'm next to them I definitely won't be seen😭
North Japan 173.1
South Japan(Okinawa) 169.0
South Korea 172.5
North China(Beijing)175.7
Lowest territory in South China 165.7
@@user-kf4cs3lg6o they all tall than me😖..I wish I was that tall
people should understand that eating "a lot" does _not_ mean eating _anything_ "a lot".
u can eat a shit ton of junk food and still sleep and exercise and go outdoors a lot and u will still be short, or at the very least average height.
"a lot" consists of non-processed whole foods like fresh vegetables and fruits, eggs, whole grains, fatty oils, nuts, seafood, liver, dairy products, maybe some extra supplements like vitamins, and drinking a lot of clean water.
occasional junk won't stunt ur growth but it should not occupy a _major_ portion of what u eat daily, like more than 25-30%
I am Korean and my height is 186
I am 27 years old. I know that I ate a lot of calcium-rich foods and drank a lot of milk from a young age. And my father is 175 cm and my mother is 165 cm. It's probably not a genetic cause and I think it's closely related to food. 173 cm in middle school, 184 in high school. And I grew 2 cm in the army.
@@self-employed464 good for u
It's a very narrow view. In Korea, simple procedures are considered plastic surgery, and many people come to operate from China and Japan, so it seems that there are many people who do plastic surgery based on the data. In fact, one in ten or one in twenty has undergone plastic surgery. There were no hormone injections to help them grow taller, when they were young.
of course you will be definitely short if you keep eating JUNK FOOD lmao. Use your brain.
2:47 duuuudeeeee that’s fire 🔥 very stylish man
We are not Koreans, but we have very different genes in our family. My mother is short, but her brothers are tall. Because of this, my 1 brother is very tall, and 2 brothers are short. Both sisters are of medium height, and I am also tall. After me, my younger brother, his physique is similar to my 1 brother, so I think.
It's proven scientifically that the better quality the life (Stress levels, food, sleep etc) a society has the taller the people get. As these Korean point out!!
It is more convincing to say that currently society admires tall people (proportionality). They take care of their physical appearance more than before.
yeah fk heightism. it's only gonna get even worse.
Even 175cm is an underestimated height
The north of the Korean Peninsula was 3-4cm taller than the south, but if it is unified, it could be bigger than now
younger gens with good nutritions, enough sleep time, and decent exercises are much taller than older gens, i am asian indonesian 166cm, my wife is 163cm, my oldest son now just turned 15 years old last month, and he already 184cm, almost 6'1, but i live in Chatswood Australia, small region outside Sydney with much fresher air aka minimum polutants, and i think that plays a big part too in youth puberty growth
I'm 184cm as a girl and my height is something I'm worried about while going to Korea, because I was told, most Asian countries' people are short and I would stand out so much and I hate it😭
I want your height 😭
bro youre gonna be taller than every guy WISHES he was
dont bring any heels
bruh with your height you a giant almost everywhere in the world 😂😂😂
@@thomasblanc3457 tell me about it🥲🥲
For guys 190cm+ u will be ok. Im 192 cm but im Polish XD my uncle, (brother of my mother) is 200 cm tall
It's the same for height growth in China as well. I'm a boy from Chengdu, a southwestern city in China and I'm 1.76 m tall in net height. Although the average height in Chengdu is at disadvantage, compared to many other parts of China, most of my boy peers are ranging from 1.70 m to 1.80 m tall in net height. When I was in high school(I'm in college right now), the average height for local boys in my class is between 1.72 m to 1.73 m in net height, which is significantly taller than that for my father's generations. In my father's generation, many male colleagues from my father's company are even around or below 1.65 m and few of them are above 1.70 m due to lack of nutrition. The average height here in my hometown still keeps rising up by generation. When I went to Qingdao in 2019, a northern city in China, I found that the young boys there are even much taller than those in my hometown I could find numerous young boys that's taller than me.
Average height
North Japan 173.1
South Japan(Okinawa) 169.0
South Korea 172.5
North China(Beijing)175.7
Lowest territory in South China 165.7
Amazing stuff
All down to the change in diet. With so many fast food chains and increasing variety of food available and affordability. Asia people used to be short because they lack diet in calcium and food was used to be unaffordable due to poverty.
이런 주제 재미있네요.
인터뷰 하는분 이목구비 너무 잘생김..
I went to Seoul the year before last, and it is true that many people were tall. However, there were extremely few beautiful men and women. There were many men wearing glasses with little expression.
Average height
North Japan 173.1
South Japan(Okinawa) 169.0
South Korea 172.5
North China(Beijing)175.7
Lowest territory in South China 165.7
I think everyone in Asia is generally getting taller. I think in 2014 Men in Malaysia were at 165 avg, now in 2023 i just looked up its 168. And Malaysians are naturally short, but Koreans were naturally tall before, so they are probably just growing even more now.
It depends on the ethnic group. Malays are shorter than 168, Chinese and Indians are taller (around 174) but because Malays are the largest ethnic group the average comes down to 168.
I am a petite girl currently travelling in Seoul and everyone are like giants here from my perspective 😂
They're 174 cm
@@phylicia595 I hope you come to Korea 🤣
@@phylicia595 Well Just come and see it you can't help but notice
So how tall are you?
I think nutrition is minor factor and heredity is main factor of that. Most of the interviewees' parents' height is tall
Nah North Koreans are really short. They used to be taller than South.
@@user-hf4zf3jb4k *Unless they starve
I definitely think their genes are important, but frankly I think in this case that nutrition is almost equally as important. If your body does not have the nutrients it needs to grow, it will be stunted. 80 years ago, South Korea was not what it is now and nutritious food in abundance was difficult to find. Now that they have access to food and clean water anytime they need it, their bodies have the nutrition they need and they've grown taller. I think a lot of the older generations would have been taller if they'd had the access to food like the current generation does. But I don't think that you can grow a random height just because of food. You need to have the genes for it. All of my brothers are above 6'0 my mom is 5'9 my dad is 5'10 but I'm 5'5. I had the same nutrition as my brothers, but I got my dad's genetics when it comes to height (his siblings and parents were/are all shorter than him.) My children could still be tall because I have the gene. But if I'd grown up with a lack of food and water, I really believe that would have impacted my height because I wouldn't have had the nutrition my body needed to grow.
@@user-hf4zf3jb4k No one said anything about North Koreans, but young South Koreans are clealry tall af.
It's a the factor actually because we are talking about generations not a few years.
I'm a Filipino and I'm 6'1". My parents are not tall. I would say I got taller because of the food I ate since I was young. I ate high-protein foods like pork, chicken, and beef. Accessible variety of foods nowadays is easy to access compared to 50 to 100 years ago.
Based on science they define ppl will be short day by day in future , but if you are rich you can be tall and healthy because of all time treatment , some do ligament surgery that's why they are tall.
I'm 6'1" and when I was in Korea in the 90's I was one of the tallest ones. It's amazing how the younger generation grew so much in Korea but it's weird there isn't huge increase in height for Koreans in America.
Its bc of natural selection….in korea. Females pick taller dudes and the short ones so t get to reproduce. Simple as that. This is why even starving countries get somewhat taller. The effect is bigger in korea.
Fun fact. Before Korean war, North Koreans used to be taller than South Koreans. Maybe I shouldn't say it's funny.
i believe achieving the maximum height is greatly affected by the environment and ones quality of life. in east asia, i have observed that people in hong kong are generally shorter. while in taiwan there are so many tall people
Apart from genetic heritage, proper nutritions, environments and also socio economic factors can also influence growth.
I'm only 180cm, which is short (more specifically, "not tall"; same difference) for US men. I currently work in South Korea and there's hardly any difference between them and American men's height. Most American men I met were 183-186 cm (6'0"/6'1".) Most Korean men I've met were my height, while most young adult Korean and American women were 167-170 (5'6"/5'7").
So just like in the US, I'm short here, too! 😭
The average height for us-american males is 177cm and for females 163cm bro. 180cm is def. not short, i think the world average is like 173 for males.
Nah bruv, 1,80 is already above average
Maybe you're only 175cm without shoes. Your 180cm claimed is with shoes on.
180 is basically 6ft
@@xakushonx8798it’s only 177 cm most likely due to asians and Hispanics. In practice, average is around 180 cm.
Even few hundreds years ago in Korea, there is lots of people over 180cm.
General Lee sunsin was almost 2ms.
Koreans are lot taller than any other Asians
4:47 he can't keep a straight face! 🤣🤣. That guy is fun to be around you can know by his demeanor.
I'm older gen Korean at 6.2 and my daughter is 5.8 already, so the current gen will be much taller.