One thing Kpop idols have in common are their
skinny physiques. Female Kpop idols are constantly dieting to become slimmer
than they are and honestly, it’s weird for female Kpop idols to diet when they
are already so skinny. When I read articles about Kpop idols dieting and losing
weight, I really wondered how much weight they could actually lose, when they
barely look like they have any fat on them, but as an idol “being skinny” is a
must.
In Korea, the idea of beauty is being skinny
and as an idol, he or she have to make sure they look up to those standards.
Their bodies and overall physique is looked upon by thousands of people and
from these thousands of people, many of them wished they had the same body as
the Korean Idols. Unfortunately even with their perfect bodies, many female
idols feel pressured to become pretty by trying to keep losing weight with
diets and exercise.
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| image: http://blog.daum.net/sanheon/7754181 |
One Meal Diet- consists of eating only one big meal every day. The meal can be anything
you want to eat.
Paper Cup Diet- This diet consists of only eating out of 3 cups. Each cup has holds different types of foods.
The first cup has side dishes, the second cup should have fruits, and the third
cup should have brown rice.
Danish Diet- This diet consists of eating only 600 calories a day.The foods for this diet are lean beef, lettuce, eggs, and coffee.
These diets were used by stars like Hyosung from Secret, Nicole from Kara, Eunjung from T-ara, and Nine Muses.
Shouldn’t Kpop Idols be happy with their
bodies? Kpop Idols should be happy with their bodies but it’s
hard to stay positive when there are people always judging the way they look.
Korean Idols are constantly criticized because of their looks and even the so
called “fans” even bash them by telling them to lose weight. Hyosung, from the
girl group, Secret also known as the bagel girl (Baby Face and Glamorous Body,
which I wouldn’t be mind being called), was criticized on the internet for
being “short and thick.” Although, Hyosung had a wide range of male fans
swooning over her body, she was still pressured into losing weight. In a year
for her group’s comeback stage, Hyosung came back with a thinner complexion,
losing about 10lbs by eating the one meal diet. Sadly, even though she lost the
weight to please others, fans were not satisfied and exclaimed that she looks
ugly and was so much prettier before.
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| Sojung talking about her weight loss on the show "Incarnation" Image: http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/09/ladies-codes-sojung-reveals-she -didnt-have-her-period-for-a-year-due-to-her-extreme-diet#axzz2jXJr0tUH |
Sometimes, Korean Idols might take dieting too far
in order to meet the standards of beauty. Female idols already have intensive
practice and long schedules but they still continuously diet even when they
have plenty of exercise. One of my favorite Korean soloist, G.na dieted
to the point where she was underweight and malnutrition. It was so upsetting to
see one of my favorite females idols become so worried about her looks that she
didn’t even care about her own health. Sojung from
the girl group called Ladies’ Code, recently confessed that she lost 26lbs
after seeing herself on TV. She exclaimed that she barely ate and only worked
out making her lose 26lbs, making her at an unhealthy weight of 88lbs. Right
now, she is trying her hardest to increase her body fat and hopefully become
healthy again.
I don’t blame Korean idols for having this addiction
to losing fat by dieting but sometimes it’s almost scary seeing my favorite
idols become so thin. Being pretty shouldn’t mean having to be skinny.
Many idols are very talented and don’t need to be skinny to appeal to their fans.
Although, I was never in the idol’s shoes, I know it’s hard to become confident
in your own body when there are so many negative comments trying to make you
think the opposite. I hope that the female idols would stop caring about
being pretty and take care of their health, which is the most important.
What is your idea of beauty?
