At the end of last year I was having my hair and make-up done before appearing on a TV show. As usual my fine, poker-straight, shoulder-length hair was wound around large heated rollers to coax it ...

Next comes the "perm procedure," in which perm solution is put on the hair. After it processes for 10 to 20 minutes, the solution gets washed out, she said. The hair is then air-neutralized, and a ...

Perms yes, but these were anything but frizzy mum hair. Gone are the frazzled ringlets of the 80s and in their place are waterfalls of glossy, defined curls, and classic French twists.

From the flying perm of BTS’ Jungkook to the front frizz of Chen from Exo, here’s a round-up of the latest K-pop idol perms that have got teenagers across Asia rushing to change their hairstyles.

Meanwhile, the updated perm (different to the frizzy one you sported at your sister's wedding circa 1989 underneath a crown of baby's breath, which is incidentally also, somewhat inexplicably ...