Sunmi reveals she gained weight to carry out her sexy performances for '24 Hours' solo debut

[oppameansit.livejournal.com]

Sunmi has always been known for her slim figure since her Wonder Girls days, so she surprised fans by revealing she tried gaining a few pounds for her solo debut with "24 Hours".

During a recent interview, Sunmi revealed, "While I was promoting as a member of the Wonder Girls, I once weighed below 40 kg (~88 lbs.). I normally went back and forth in the 41 kg (~90 lbs.) range, but to carry out my sexy concept and performance, I gained enough weight to be 47 kg (~103 lbs.)."

She also went on to say something that most people would be envious of. She explained, "When I was at my heaviest, I was 52 kg (~114 lbs).This may sound absurd but while I was promoting when I was young, I was so skinny that people would tell me to gain weight sometimes."

After seeing her MV for "24 Hours", do you think her hard work paid off?

Source: Allkpop

i'm all for more curves/less underweight in my kpop

Comments

[rosetta16.livejournal.com]

I can’t believe she was only 88 pounds.... I cant imagine non adult walking arounf being only 88 pounds... my brothers gf is 101 but she is so short and really REALLY skinny imagine 88 punds OoO

[aeries-amethyst.livejournal.com]

Going from 88 lbs to 103 lbs is quite a lot, but to me she doesn't look any bigger, nor did she look particularly skinny when she was still in WG ._____.

But hey, I'm all for some curves up in here! XD

[blackstarnebula.livejournal.com]

Really?!? When WG was big in Korea with 'tell me' she was so very thin. Obviously the thinnest one. And it became more obvious when Sohee filled out and she was still stick thin. I think she was just young.

[anconeous.livejournal.com]

I weighed just as much when I was in high school, TBH. I'm 24 now and just finally reached 100 lbs.

Let's just say I used to force feed myself to gain weight yet nothing worked. I feel ya, Sunmi!!!

[odd-fish-stick.livejournal.com]

how tall is she

[oppameansit.livejournal.com]

her bio says 5'5" but knowing kpop that's a big fat lie

[klauses.livejournal.com]

88 pounds at 5'5, damn i HOPE that's a lie

[crimsonskyx.livejournal.com]

i'm 5'1 (short) and i weigh 45kg (i play soccer a lot)~ but if she is taller than me which i'm guessing she is ~ 47kg isn't much... i'm actually underweight for my height which my doctor always reminds me off... but i honestly eat a lot of food and i've been the same weight for 6 years :/

[heysupbro.livejournal.com]

forcing yourself to gain weight when you're not that weight naturally isn't much better to me than forcing yourself to lose weight

[oppameansit.livejournal.com]

who says she was forcing herself?

it's true that some people's metabolisms are crazy effective, but that's pretty rare and it's more likely that the combination of ridiculous diets/loads of exercise/korea's obsession with super thin/being underweight b/c the camera adds 10 lbs that kept her that skinny.

[heysupbro.livejournal.com]

I normally went back and forth in the 41 kg (~90 lbs.) range

why else would this be in the article if it wasn't an indication of her normal weight?

also, it isn't that rare. I do have a metabolism like that.

[oppameansit.livejournal.com]

it actually is really rare to have a metabolism that keeps someone 15-30 lbs underweight. i'm not talking 5-10 lbs here or there - again, if she's really 5'5", even the smallest frame should still be 115-125 lbs to be considered a healthy weight. if you have a metabolism like that then you're a rare exception, not a norm.

and she's been dieting/working to stay super thin since debut so i highly doubt that's her "normal" weight

[heysupbro.livejournal.com]

For someone of my build and of my ethnicity, no, I'm not rare. But if you really think it makes any sense to assume that for every race in this world, a healthy weight at 5'5" has to be 115-125 pounds, go right on ahead.

[oppameansit.livejournal.com]

LOL ok i'm done you are too ridiculous

[spread.livejournal.com]

I'm so obsessed with this song, I need the digital single like yesterday...

[turdferguson.livejournal.com]

right???? i need her whole album NOW

[flumes.livejournal.com]

i a s f m so pleased

[rosetta16.livejournal.com]

me too I need the song so i can replay it 100 times

[nalty7.livejournal.com]

me too

[justhyuu.livejournal.com]

any word on when it'll be released?

[aleksu7.livejournal.com]

26 I think... T.T

[aleksu7.livejournal.com]

Me too T.T but I think we have to wait till the end of the week at least. 26 I think

[flumes.livejournal.com]

oh word? shes rly thin but she looks so cool i loved it sfm

[demeulemeester.livejournal.com]

i guess she looked skinnier before but her body isn't rly that much different from other female idols so... i'm kinda nonplussed about this story lol

[oppameansit.livejournal.com]

she went from really underweight to only kind of underweight? idk

[awsteven.livejournal.com]

lol srsly. 103 is hardly ground-breaking

that being said, as long as she gained the weight healthily then good for her.

[ironicmustache.livejournal.com]

i really cant tell a difference between 99% of female idols bodies. even the ones who are known for their curves/thighs/whatever. they look exactly the same as all the other idols to me. so every time i story like this comes up i'm just .... .... huh?

i can see a lot more variation in the male idols.

[akaich0u.livejournal.com]

She's always been REALLY thin. So good for her.

(Also as much as I like 24hrs when is JYP gonna stop making all his artists sing like he does?? hmm)

[turtles-tszx.livejournal.com]

This. The song would be much more nicer if he let her sing instead of her trying to sing like jyp.

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

seriously, he has to stop with the 'half air half sound' shenanigans, i love him as a producer and i honestly love every song he has written lately, it brings down the song color a bit and actually make them sound worse then their real singing voice, no wonder people get surprised when they hear jyp idols singing songs that weren't produced by jyp himself.

[markama.livejournal.com]

good decision, she looks super now

[goldynchickie.livejournal.com]

She was also really young when she was in WG so she may just have completely filled out.

[akillarian.livejournal.com]

Ha at people saying "good for her". For people who have strong metabolism and born with small bone/frame, that weight gain will not stay long and will likely to disappear once she she gets sick like a cold or stop forcing her self to eat more than her body needs to feel full. There's only so much carb you can consume. I hope she gained these extra weight by eating mostly more dairy and not more fat. My 5'2 Mom had gotten high cholesterol before even though she was less 110 pounds.

[oppameansit.livejournal.com]

If she's actually 5'5", there's no way 88-90 lbs is her natural weight - that's almost 30-40 lbs under the recommended healthy weight for a small frame. If her metabolism is really that insane then she should be on meds/trying to fix that full time, not being in show business.

If your mom is 5'2" and around 110 that's still a huge difference between her and Sunmi, there isn't a comparison to be made.

[akillarian.livejournal.com]

My Mom wasn't around 110. She was more 100-104. geeez I never did compare her weight or her frame to my Mom's. I meant to say I hoped she actually ate more dairy not more fat because you could have high cholesterol even if you were slim (which my Mom was).

[akaich0u.livejournal.com]

But it IS good for her. And you don't know how she's trying to gain weight...with professional trainers and nutritionists I doubt she's doing the pedestrian tactic of just stuffing oneself.

[turielen.livejournal.com]

I am making a commitment to use the word 'pedestrian' like this at least once a week.

TY for the inspiration.

[akillarian.livejournal.com]

But she's doing or did the opposite from you . She tried to gain weight. You are doing activities to get back to your old weight. People are taking two comments the wrong way. If her body naturally gained the extra weight that she wanted normally (via weaker metabolism), the weight will likely to stay with her. If she ate more and exercise more (and yes I wasn't taking that into consideration), unless her metabolism changed, she will highly loose that weight in the future and bounced back to her old body. Just think of those actors who bulk up or tone up for movies. They loose those movie physics after a while.

[akillarian.livejournal.com]

And sorry if I asked a personal question because you just remind me of 3 people in my life (all 5'2 or less) about the gaining weight, not exercising part. Do you eat sweet or snack beside eating small meals? Maybe instead of 3 meals per day, split them to ever smaller 5 meals per day? Do you have any kind of milk replacement drink or food. One of them ended up with diabetes and high cholesterol. She was order to drink milk. Eat salad and a pear not apple everyday. No seafood.

[kakkoi-x.livejournal.com]

88 lbs at 5'5"? thats a damn lie

[aleksu7.livejournal.com]

She is indeed really skinny. But idc, I love her body, her face and everything.

[annhh.livejournal.com]

oh yeah she a fatty now. but on a serious note, good for her. and I can't imagine anyone in korea saying she was too skinny.

as we age, weight is (usually) more easily gainable, bones grow etc. adding to the final weight. women shouldn't compare their weight from the teenager years with present

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

i hate when girl idols use their weight lost as a promotional tool, but it is refreshing to see for once a female act talking about gaining weight instead of the starvation diets to love it.

[turielen.livejournal.com]

I didn't know that the video was out already! I CANNOT STOP PLAYING IT!

I didn't like her in her WG days, I always felt that her singing was kind of lazy, but DAMN THIS SONG IS AMAZING.