AOA's Jimin is alarmingly skinny; FNC tries to reassure fans

[myrrhcat.livejournal.com]

AOA fans are worried about Jimin's health, as her recent Instagram posts have shown her looking extremely gaunt, tired, and dangerously thin.

FNC Entertainment has made an official statement that Jimin has "no health problems" and has simply been exercising a lot.

Her most recent Instagram photos are posted below, under a cut as they may be triggering.








Source: Instagram: jiminbaby_18, Naver

Comments

[lulufairybubble.livejournal.com]

Bruh she looks sickly. There obvs is a problem.
'She exercises a lot'
Then tell her to either eat more or ease up on the exercise. Youre too thin when even in Korea they would tell you youre too thin.

[aures.livejournal.com]

if she has a disorder than it's a lot more complicated than to 'just eat more and ease up on the exercise', i know from personal experience
i'm not saying she has/has not a disorder, but if i have to guess.... its not looking good for her, you don't just drop weight like that just from exercising more, there's clearly stuff going down

[lulufairybubble.livejournal.com]

I know. I was taking the piss bc obvs there is a major issue. So if she just exercises a lot like they say and there is no issue, then it should be simple to resolve this. But it isnt just that she exercises a lot.

[aures.livejournal.com]

oh sorry i didn't get that from your comment! i just wanted to say something because not everybody is aware of eating/exercising disorders! (if i got 1 euro every time someone told me to eat an extra sandwich i'd be filthy rich by now)

agreed! i hope they will help take care of her mental problems, with all the PS she has done (and it looks really bad) she obviously has major issues, and then it's not turning out well and not being able to control it i can imagine she started controlling the amount she (does not) eat and works out, it's a coping mechanism and i hope they will help her with it :( it's so sad to see her ending up like this

[lulufairybubble.livejournal.com]

Oh no no no! I was being sarcastic and i understand you cant hear a tone online.

I totally understand. I have gone through it myself. When i was being slowly tube fed i had fsmily be like 'why cant you just give her a burger?' And im like 'well i havent had a proper meal in years so that could kill me first of all... and second of all even if i could physically handle a meal right now, it would mentally fuck me up. Thank for the support tho!'

[aures.livejournal.com]

yeah i get that problem with the online world haha, it's sometimes so confusing how to read a comment

i'm sorry you had to go through all that, too, are you doing better now? i truly hope so

[lulufairybubble.livejournal.com]

Yes im good! That was years ago back when i first started college.
I hope you are well too!

[modestgoddess79.livejournal.com]

I also thought she looked too thin on the recent Running man episode

[sra-interesante.livejournal.com]

after years of following kpop i think i came to understand why they dont even acknowledge idols obvious unhealthy habits
just like depression or any psychiatric problems

they dont talk about it or just deny everything because they lack so much in terms of mental health... its so sad they call this just "exercising a lot"

[annayism.livejournal.com]

those pics of her in the black outfit......i'm worried for her

[evilcoc0nut.livejournal.com]

Yikes

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

It’s gotta fuck you up something fierce to look in the mirror and not see the same face you grew up looking back at you so suddenly. Not to mention all the mocking to her face she had to deal with.

[adenar.livejournal.com]

When I had my jaws realigned it was a serious trip, even though it wasn't as drastic as her surgery it took me months-years to fully settle into my new face (and it was only from the cheekbones down!). I always remember that feeling when I see idols constantly retouching their faces.

[ashdevilrun23.livejournal.com]

she looks so frail :(

[horichansenpai.livejournal.com]

I was honestly heartbroken when I randomly came across a recent photo of her. She's clearly unwell. I hope she's in better shape when the group makes their comeback but I'm not counting on it.

[petecarl.livejournal.com]

So sad. I love Jimin. Idk why she gets so much hate. I hated how people insulted her by saying that she looked like Samuel Jackson and then turned it around on her when she got rightfully offended, cause it was obvious they weren't saying that in a nice way. And for some reason she got lots of hate for being short and so people would say because of that she didn't have a nice body even though she always had an amazing body and proportions. And FNC is useless and did nothing to protect her from the hate. I hope that she can find peace and get better.

[petecarl.livejournal.com]

Right? Like she and Seolhyun were even seen studying after that, but their company just didn't really mediaplay it. FNC is so bad at handling scandals.

[jyusou.livejournal.com]

That’s such a dismissive statement by the company. I can’t see enough of her body mass to make a judgment but her complexion and the gauntness of her face and neck suggest she’s unwell. Please take care :’(.

[jaequeeragenda.livejournal.com]

omfg :/

[accioanime.livejournal.com]

I miss her old face. She had the cute pixie look with the button nose and wide set eyes. It's sad she was unhappy with her looks. AOA in general went through so much pressure to lose weight. I remember watching one of their reality show and they get weighed every morning. Jimin as leader had to keep track of all the weight and scold members who gained like 1 pound overnight, which is normal with water weight. FNC managers put them in such strict diet so of course they don't see anything wrong with Jimin's weight right now.

[magicpineapple.livejournal.com]

do you recall what the name of that reality show was?

[accioanime.livejournal.com]

[senshicalico.livejournal.com]

hot damn, I was literally just thinking about her out of the blue the other day. This was not what I wanted to look up and find.

[timetobegin.livejournal.com]

She was always skinny but this is definitely very different from that o.0 I hope she's doing well, both mentally and physically.

[aures.livejournal.com]

but she also had surgery right? i don't want to be that person, but i think it looks really really bad, i feel so sorry for her

the images are indeed very triggering though

[warwarwar.livejournal.com]

it looks like they shaved off too much of her jaw making her look even TINIER.

[kashiyaek.livejournal.com]

she shaved her jaw about two years ago i'm pretty sure and has since done touch ups here and there... but i can't tell if she went even further with shaving down her jaw, imo her alarming weight makes it look all the more jarring

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

i think there was a male idol who died from malnutrition last year

[prlsb4swiine.livejournal.com]

what???? why wasn't this blown up on the news:( or did i just miss it

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

i don't remember his name, he was from a nugu boyband. but i remember reading about it on twitter and i think we also had a post about it?

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

she's 28 but looks like a elementary school kid... i know there are people that are naturally skinny but this does not look healthy. especially when you look at past pictures of her

[xoxkenzxox.livejournal.com]

NO WAY. She's 28???? She could pass for as young as 17 here (not in a good way)

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

She just turned 28 last month

[921227.livejournal.com]

Yikes! Something is not right!
She's not a very big person to start with, I can't imagine how small she is now

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

her face scares me the most, this is alarming indeed

[blck-ink.livejournal.com]

oh wow!! she's clearly unwell and i hope she finds and accepts the right help before it's too late. shame on the company for trying to ''hide'' the issue. it's another reminder how companies don't care about their artists' health and that's incredibly sad.