Many might often mock the infamous bowl haircut, yet it was an important hairstyle that goes way back. Largely due to popular culture in today's world, this hairstyle has seen a steady rise in its mainstream acceptance.

More often than not, getting a bowl haircut would mean three things - either it was 1. Awesome 2. Awkward or 3. It was done by accident.

In K-Pop, we have seen the interesting bowl hairstyle on both genders. This becomes rather reminiscent of the men and women living in the Orinoco-Amazon Basin, where traditionally both genders have worn their hair likened to a bowl shape.

Interesting to note also, this hairstyle had in fact adopted its name from being achieved by literally, placing a bowl on one's head as a guide.

The bowl cut had experienced a resurgence of popularity in the 1960s when popular British rock group The Beatles introduced a modern version of bowl-cropped hair, which later came to revolutionize men's hairstyles around the world.

If one were not new to the K-Pop industry, one would already have been exposed to a staggering number of celebrities sporting the "mushroom" or bowl cut hairstyle.

This hairdo has been interpreted by many K-Pop idol groups, more noticeably the boy groups. Perhaps this is not seen as appealing on girls than on guys?

Also, interestingly, the hairstyle that may seem silly or even downright repulsive at first sight, complements the features and face shapes of the K-Idols and render them an effortlessly adorable and cute outlook. This is especially effective in the cute-obsessed K-Pop industry where pretty and cute-looking concepts for guys reigns king.

K-Pop has successfully presented many tasteful versions of the once traditional bowl haircut. This has proven not only to be evidently popular nowadays, but is also deemed a fashion statement.

Fashion magazines like DAZED (and confused) and Elle in Korea have featured K-Pop celebrities in flawlessly neat-looking bowl haircuts.

Such photo shoots are also done in a manner very typical of high fashion shoots - further promoting a chic yet endearing side to the bowl hairstyle.

Surely, the bowl haircut has come a long way and seems to hold a steady foot in the world of K-Pop. In the near future, we can also expect many more interesting permutations of this haircut, which was previously perceived as a very "simple" hairstyle.

It seems like the very nature of such an odd haircut also defies the impeccable styling and physical image of a celebrity and hence - works in way such that fans only find them more endearing and charming.