South Korean woman spends $84,000 on surgeries to look like Kim Kardashian

She has undergone 15 surgeries to transform herself into the reality TV star after going through a hard break-up.

Move over, Kim Kardashian — you may be getting some competition.

A South Korean woman has spent more than $US60,000 ($84,000) and undergone 15 surgeries to make herself look like the reality star and Skims mogul, the NY Post reports.

Cherri Lee, who was born with the name Hanbyeol, grew up watching Kardashian, 41, and has longed to be like her.

“Kim has always been an inspiration to me and she’s the most beautiful woman in the world in my eyes,” Ms Lee told South West News Service recently.

Ms Lee had her first surgery when she was 20, doing a procedure to get double eyelids.

The now-28-year-old also went under the knife to get surgeries including three Brazilian butt lifts, two breast augmentations and several facial reconstruction jobs.

Lee says some family members don’t recognise her now. Picture: Cherri Lee/SWNS

Her look has evolved so much that many people don’t realise she is Asian, she told SWNS — even some close to her.

“I actually look like a completely different person now to before,” she said. “I look Western, and some of my Korean family don’t even recognise me anymore.”

The part-time English teacher — who said she has received monetary help and support from her parents — got her first boob job in 2016 in Seoul, South Korea, and now has 34GGG breasts.

“Kim has always been an inspiration to me and she’s the most beautiful woman in the world in my eyes,” Ms Lee said of her idol.

While Ms Lee is done with her surgeries for the time being, she doesn’t “regret a single procedure and I’d do it all again the same” — adding that her “only regret is why didn’t I do it sooner.”

It was after a hard break-up in the early 2010s that she decided to switch up her look. She became “addicted to surgeries” but saw “positive changes” every time she came out of the hospital.

“I would get a buzz when I would wake up in excruciating pain and then see myself afterwards and it would be my reward,” she said.

Her ex-boyfriend didn’t want her back after her first surgery in 2014 and she subsequently had her BBLs between 2019 and 2021.

‘I know when to stop and I’m not planning any more surgeries now.’ Picture: Cherri Lee/SWNS

‘Kim has always been an inspiration to me.’ Picture: Angela Weiss/AFP

Between those years, Ms Lee received a nose job, cheekbone surgery, a double chin reduction and two rounds of buccal fat removal.

Ms Lee is currently single and living in South Korea and believes that, due to her Asian background, her Kardashian-esque looks “take much more effort” to perfect.

“I don’t think my facial features look like Kim K but the overall vibe is her,” she said, adding that people do tell her she “should be her body double.”

Ms Lee further said that she “was never really a fan of Oriental looks” and didn’t love her appearance pre-surgery.

“I didn’t like how I looked before, but I’m really happy now,” she said.

“I know when to stop and I’m not planning any more surgeries now,” Ms Lee stated. “I have achieved the look I always wanted.”

And while people stop and stare at her in public and give her compliments, she hates it when men ask for her number.

The 28-year-old has no regrets about going under the knife. Picture: Cherri Lee/SWNS

‘I have achieved the look I always wanted.’ Picture: Saul Loeb/AFP

In a twist, her ex reportedly has been back in touch with her since she transformed and allegedly wants to reignite their relationship. However, Ms Lee has other plans.

“I’m too good for him now and I’m getting a higher calibre of men approaching me,” she said.

“It was plain rude.”

As for the few negative reactions she said she gets, Ms Lee “doesn’t let it affect” her. One middle-aged lady even asked her if she was a sex worker.

“If you have nothing nice to say, jog on,” she said.

“Everybody should have the right to modify their body. Do what you want, as long as you’re not harming anyone.”

This article originally appeared on NY Post and was reproduced with permission