With such strict beauty standards in K-Pop, there have been stories of the ways companies have made trainees and idols lose weight.
(G)I-DLE‘s Yuqi recently revealed the heartbreaking method her company used to make trainees lose weight.
Yuqi recently appeared alongside BIGBANG‘s Daesung on his weekly show.
During the show, Yuqi explained that she no longer gained weight as easily as before, adding that her appetite decreased because she dieted so much as a trainee.
Yuqi explained that every Saturday, they would have to weigh themselves at CUBE Entertainment, and it would cause her to have indigestion.
Daesung seemed shocked at first, which confused Yuqi, as Minnie was under YG Entertainment, and she told them they had to weigh themselves every day. He was honest, saying that it seemed like the female trainees had to weigh themselves more.
He even added that 2NE1‘s Park Bom would eat bread in the corner, and Yuqi confirmed it was common for female idols, and they would secretly eat in the dressing room.
One of the big questions Daesung had was about the most effective method of losing weight.
Yuqi revealed that during Chuseok when, everyone would gain weight…
CUBE would print off a list of everyone’s weights, and all the sunbaenims, including PENTAGON, HyunA, and BTOB, could see it.
As they had to see it every day, it became a wake-up call as the list would stay up until they lost the weight, and Yuqi revealed she once lost 5 kg in three days because of it.
Yuqi found it unforgettable and said that she would eat almost nothing to lose weight.
While it was shocking, Daesung tried to see the positives now and joked that if anyone wanted to lose weight, they should put it up at their work to motivate them.
It is definitely a heartbreaking method that would impact many people’s mental health.
Source: 집대성/YouTube
