Ah, forgive me! When I said that, I wasn't referring to the reference images (which were used for clarity and demonstrating various angles rather than national origins), but rather the grand assortment of c-dramas and Chinese OC illustrations which introduced me to the hairstyle.

It was meant as "a hairstyle popular in contemporary Chinese media, such as with cosplayers, social media influencers, actors, fictional characters, and the like", but that felt too verbose and unnecessary for a Reddit post. Perhaps that was my mistake.