Jang Nara Sheds 7 kg for Movie
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Jang Nara, the Korean wave (hallyu) singer and actress, lost nearly 7 kilograms to shoot for "The Sky and the Sea," which will be premiered in late October.
Ju Ho-sung, Jang's father and also an actor, said in a recent press interview that his daughter suffered from the drastic drop in weight (from 45 kg to 38 kg*), which led to some health-related problems.
While in China, in particular, Jang was taken to a hospital after collapsing due to anemia at an airport.
Yet the 28-year-old reportedly wants to keep her current weight after being praised for looking prettier.
In the movie, the first for Jang since starring in "Oh! Happy Day!" in 2003, she plays the role of an autistic child whose musician parents die in a traffic accident. Jang lost weight to fit the role of a pale and slender girl.
Jang started her career as a child actress, and is now highly active in China, having stints in singing and acting.
Source: nate.com, The Korea Times
*According to dramawiki, she's 160cm, so her current BMI is only 14.8, which is dangerously underweight. I seriously hate people who complimented her of looking prettier with this new weight, those people are simply evil.
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Date: 2009-09-29 12:36 pm (UTC)But the .gif is win :D
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Date: 2009-09-29 12:41 pm (UTC)But with 160cm and 45kg you are already a slender girl oO;;
and who told her she looks prettier now?!no subject
Date: 2009-09-29 12:43 pm (UTC)Someone who should be bricked in the face.no subject
Date: 2009-09-29 12:41 pm (UTC)I weighted 38kg when I was on the first grade in elementary school!
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Date: 2009-09-29 05:34 pm (UTC)She really didn't have to do that, she's already skinny!
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Date: 2009-09-29 07:08 pm (UTC)that is wayy too skinny.
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Date: 2009-09-29 09:58 pm (UTC)No seriously, though, this is sick.
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Date: 2009-09-29 10:54 pm (UTC)As messed up as their ideas seem to us, the fact is they are thin, but most are healthy, and they do have a much better mentality towards body image than us.
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Date: 2009-09-29 11:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-30 01:00 am (UTC)One of my friends had a severe eating disorder. She's about 153cm, and she had to be hospitalized her when she got down to 39~40 kg. She has had significant long-term bone damage and probably can't have children, as well as some of her organs coming dangerously close to shutting down... and she's shorter than this chick.
Fuck, Somalian refugees weigh more than her...
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Date: 2009-09-30 01:41 am (UTC)Back when I was 160cm I weighed 41kg and people told me I looked like I was dying. I couldn't imagine being 38 kg :|
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Date: 2009-09-30 12:16 pm (UTC);_____;
38kg?
That's like my 11 y/o brother! T_T Jang Nara, you better get you weight back. :/
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