K-pop star Hyuna says she survived on just one piece of sushi a DAY to stay thin and
South Korean pop star Hyuna has opened up about her many years of disordered eating in a new interview.
The K-pop veteran, who was just 15 when she debuted on the music scene, confessed to eating just one piece of sushi a day so that she could keep her weight down to 88lbs (40kg).
‘Back then, I’d survive on a single piece of kimbap while pushing through all the scheduled activities. And that destroyed me. By 26, I was so unhealthy,’ she revealed on B-Season.
The 31-year-old went into more details about her issues on the Korean talk show Point of Omniscient Interfere, where she admitted that the lack of food led to her developing the fainting condition peripheral neuritis.
‘I used to eat very little. There were times when I would go a week without eating, and I even developed peripheral neuritis,’ she said, according to Allkpop.
South Korean pop star Hyuna has opened up about her many years of disordered eating
The K-pop veteran, who was just 15 when she debuted on the music scene, confessed to eating just one piece of sushi a day so that she could keep her weight down to 88lbs
The Bubble Pop hitmaker struggled to find energy on stage and even collapsed during music video shoots
‘Whenever my weight dropped too low, it would trigger it. I would faint after surviving on just one piece of kimbap. I fainted 12 times in a month.’
Vasovagal syncope, also known as reflex syncope, a medical condition that causes a brief loss of consciousness due to a decrease in heart rate or blood pressure.
In 2020, Hyuna fainted several times while filming a music video for her album I’m Not Cool.
Her wealth woes continued the following year, with the singer fainting again while filming the video for her song Ping Pong.
Addressing the incident afterwards, Hyuna wrote on Instagram, ‘I was happily dancing, but I collapsed again, so I was very upset because my body didn’t allow me to do what I wanted 100 percent.’
She added, ‘I guess it is my fault for not taking care of my body sooner. When I woke up, my blood pressure was at 70/40 at the time, so I couldn’t continue filming immediately.’
In 2020, Hyuna fainted several times while filming a music video for her album I’m Not Cool
The 31-year-old is looking healthier these days and was glowing at an event in November
In 2019, the Bubble Pop hitmaker confirmed that she’d also been diagnosed with depression and a panic disorder.
Hyuna debuted in the K-pop industry at age 15 as part of the girl group the Wonder Girls in 2007.
However, she left the group after the release of their first single, before returning to the industry two years later in the group 4Minute.
Outside of 4minute, Hyuna was part of the musical duo Trouble Maker, and also released 10 albums on her own.
Last year, 14-year-old singer Hyein, who is a member of the girl group NewJeans, revealed the paltry meal she was surviving on during a music video shoot.
In a short clip shared online, the teenager was seen picking at some sliced avocado, two-halves of a single cherry tomato, and some yellow rice.