KARA’s Gyuri Discusses Her Fear of Weight Gain on “4 Things Show”

[theemii.livejournal.com]

KARA member Gyuri has discussed her unhealthy dieting habits, confessing that she gets stressed when people say that she’s gained weight.

On the June 2 episode of “4 Things Show,” the singer discusses her fear of weight gain, saying, “Up until last year, I was sleeping less while eating very little and exercising. I would exercise even though I had only slept for three to four hours. I developed anemia while doing concerts. I also got acid reflux and threw up blood a while ago. It was shocking,” she explains.

“I would get stressed whenever netizens would say that I gained weight again. So I dieted and continued to damage my body, but now I’m realizing that I shouldn’t,” she said, acknowledging the need to live a healthier lifestyle.

source: Soompi naver

Comments

[torontok.livejournal.com]

Um, I hope by 'realized that I shouldn't' she means 'sought professional help' because what she's describing does not at all sound like a healthy relationship with food,exercise or body image.
Between this and Sunhwa I'm just :/. The entertainment creates suck fucked up standards and behaviours for idols but especially for females

[milkmp3.livejournal.com]

Secret's Sunhwa? has she recently talked about her "diet" or are you talking about the drinking thing that just came out?

[miwa201.livejournal.com]

there were recent photos released of sunhwa where she looks really thin

[milkmp3.livejournal.com]

she's looked really thin for a while now imo :( are the recent photos of her on a beach wearing a white sundress?

[gingasaur.livejournal.com]

and threw up blood a while ago.

jesus christ

[kaykaydelight.livejournal.com]

This is so sad to here, I know she's always struggled with her body image/weight when there was no need because she's always looked good and practically the same. The thing is that Gyuri doesn't have that "ant waist" and is kinda boxy so when you have her next to other members in the group(especially Hara), she looks wider when the truth is that 's just the way her body is shaped and no amount of weight loss will change it. Bom and Tiffany have that body type too. They're are all beautiful and people need to understand how bodies work and "ant waist" are not common occurrences and therefore should not be something one should aspire to have. That mentality leads to eating disorders and a whole bunch of other self destructive behavior.I know Korea has warped view on appearance and it's kind of a part of their culture but they need to start changing their views. Sorry for this long and unnecessary rant.

[jrt131n.livejournal.com]

Korea has warped view on appearance and it's kind of a part of their culture but they need to start changing their views.

You hit the nail on the head with that one. For the longest time I've always had this feeling about how SK deals with appearance and weight. I remember watching a show called Mydol, that had members of VIXX before they became VIXX and there was an episode where they were being weighted and one of them was talking about how he had gain weight and I'm like....WHERE??

[jasmineakaiumi.livejournal.com]

It's very sad how warped it is in that the beauty standards they're trying to achieve are generally things that can't actually physically be achieved naturally by anyone, let alone Koreans.

[sra-interesante.livejournal.com]

Everytime i read this kind of article
i feel like 'is any girl from the industry safe?'

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

prob not

[ironicmustache.livejournal.com]

every time i see some youngins drop a bunch a weight i always wonder if they're just losing baby fat/growing up, or if they're succumbing to the pressure/net comments ... like jimin from 15&

[sub-divided.livejournal.com]

Jimin's trying to lose weight. But she's doing it more slowly than some which might be a good sign.

[timetobegin.livejournal.com]

I was reading official bio's from the girls on JYP's Sixteen some time ago and one of them was like "I'm on tv now so I'm very interested in dieting!!!" and she was FOURTEEN. Painful, how can that ever go well?

[ironicmustache.livejournal.com]

when i was teaching in korea i had 3rd and 4th graders tell me they need to diet, or their moms are making them diet! once i even had a kindergartner tell me she was on a diet. for real.

[timetobegin.livejournal.com]

The world's obsession with stanning thin (and thus 'beautiful' and 'healthy' because wow we all eat so bad these days and everyone is going to die soon so!!!!) is so fucking ridiculous...

[teacharmer.livejournal.com]

I don't think anyone is safe,male or female.The pressure to look a certain way from your agency plus public scrutiny must be challenging. I don't think people are truly prepared or warned about the harsh reality of the entertainment business.

[mamamoos.livejournal.com]

gyuri ): i'm so proud of her for being able to at least partially change those views and habits because it must be harder than ever in a position like hers. all of the women in the industry especially who are battling through these things are so strong but they shouldn't have to. i wonder if they'll ever be a time where entertainment industries and celebrity culture aren't so utterly toxic.

[921227.livejournal.com]

I hope in addition to acknowledging a more healthy lifestyle, that she's also getting professional support. When it comes to physical health, having another party there for guidance is so so important.

I hate that this kind of behaviors are common amongst idols when having a healthy body should be a big priority for teenagers/young adults in a position where working their bodies to the limit is most that they do. And it sucks because every time I see them speak about it, they seem so casual about it like noooooooo

[leopolitan.livejournal.com]

idk, im always skeptical about this topic. i feel like a lot of idols talk about losing weight the "healthy" way but most of them remain at unsustainable weights

i havent noticed gyuri gain weight tbh she still looks very skinny

[mamamoos.livejournal.com]

yeah ): she's probably messed up her metabolism unfortunately

[jeliza]

I would get stressed whenever netizens would say that I gained weight again.

I feel like idols should have someone screening for them what they read of what is being said online instead of letting them dive into it. Damaging yourself because of the relentless assholery of a bunch of 13 year olds is just tragic.

[hipployta.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you acknowledged the issue and are trying to do better for yourself Gyuri AND also shared the story so others who feel the same can see someone making a change to be healthy

Do not read the comments

[myrrhcat.livejournal.com]

this is anorexia. cultural differences aside, not calling it an eating disorder is only going to normalize it further

[princetabi.livejournal.com]

poor bb. gyuri is a goddess in face and body so i'm hoping she really is taking better care of herself. its so sad that even the most beautiful of people destroy their bodies and faces just to fit an ideal that they will never ever satisfy.

[winged-monster.livejournal.com]

Gyuri has a more womanly body frame to me. Like even if she had 3% body fat, she would still have wide hips and could look "bigger" than some girls with smaller body frames. I don't think Korea gets that when she's just as thin as other idols, her dimensions are wider.

She's a goddess! Really shouldn't try to make herself into something she's not.

[lolylen.livejournal.com]

its kinda sad bc she always have been rly skinny..so its like what are u even trying to lose???? there's nothing to lose..
Its just that all the other kara members have a very small body frame..they always looked tiny to me even compared to other girl groups

[timetobegin.livejournal.com]

This is indeed extreme, although I'd say that the primary mindset behind it is also widespread in Western cultures. I hope she's truly doing better now and healthy in her own skin.

[chimpansee.livejournal.com]

My heart aches for all the idols out there struggling with their body image. Sometimes I still get shocked by how thin they are, and then to think they're even thinner in real life... it really doesn't help that the general public seems to support this intense thinness and the unhealthy ways to achieve it. I wish somebody (a celebrity, someone of importance in the industry) would speak out against these things. I can't imagine being a vulnerable fifteen year-old and being told you're too fat and you need to starve yourself. It's more than sad.