@@crunchnmunchsweettreats that because everyone is Izone dropped weight at an alarming rate, I am surprised Wonyoung didnt look as thin then as she does now, after her debut with IVE.
@@crunchnmunchsweettreats no they mean that fact that wounyoung has gotten extremely thin with her debut in ive she and its very obvious within ber legs and this is coming from someone who is quite literally the same age as her (ok 2 weeks older but still) and i have a lot of muscle on my legs even though i probably dance way less them she does
Honestly I'm glad you did this one, because people always said that Iz*one was a group who didn't diet and OTR wasn't pushing them, they put out a huge amount of food related content, yet the girls got progressively thinner and half the members are some of the skinniest people in the industry. They were my bias group and it was kind of painful to watch. I think that Yuri probably felt a lot of extra pressure because she and Chaewon were considered the most likely "rigged" members. The only thing that I would mention is that a lot of Yuri's change between Idol school to Iz*one is partially surgery as well as the weight loss on top of it.
Wait until you guys see one of the members from her group IZONE…. Especially Hitomi, she really was the thinnest idol in the industry to ever exist. She definitely triggered a lot of people with eating disorders & anorexia. After the whole rigging scandal, she came back alarmingly thin as ever. She also seemed like she was going through a lot since she is a foreign member from Japan. Seriously, she was skinnier than Wonyoung & Yuri combined. It was so scary to see a beautiful girl wither away because of the harsh & strict korean beauty standards they force on young girls.
@@karinaaii hey i’m not disagree with them went through diet during their post activity but the main reason of tomi losing weight was bc she diagnosed with a disease called Gluten intolerant and it was hard for her to gain weight at that time, i hope you understand and stop with the wrong narrative bc if it’s hard for ppl to see her losing weight it’s definitely harder at her side.
@@keodavan5922 Having a gluten intolerance doesn’t make you lose that much weight… Also, a lot of her members would frequently tell her she needed to eat more because her diet consisted of literally just seaweed soup & yogurt to lose weight
@@karinaaii i don’t understand why you need to involve members here and every disease effect ppl body in different ways, also tomi said herself that she feels uncomfortable when ppl talking about her weight she clarified that pls stop concern about that bc she’s eating well and instead talking about her improvement more. You can keep going on and thank you for your concern but if ppl tell you that they feel uncomfortable abt specific topic, i hope you know the boundaries too.
if only the rest of us could do that... we would be so much more happier. Are her parents rich? How did she have the luxury to drop out of school? For most of us that would be impossible because our parents want us to have a steady job that will make good money. How lucky, she could drop out of school, and achieve her dream. Good for her. She worked hard. I wish I could do that too.
@@katgreer6113 her parents were very poor, she had to work for herself to be able to buy a piano by herself since her dream was to be a singer, sadly she had to sacrifice her studies but she succeeded
The fact that the company had them put out a broadcast with massive portions of food, but then only allowed them to eat negligible amounts is so cruel..
i thought yuri looked healthier and more energetic and confident in this comeback, but now seeing everything laid out in a timeline like this, i'm totally bowled over by just how thin she was. i hope she can continue to gain confidence and happiness with herself as she grows as a soloist. still my favorite vocal color in kpop after all these years. 💕
In my local region, IZ*ONE were referred to as "마른원" the girls were so thin. Our community was extremely concerned, especially for Wonyeong and Hitomi, but all the girls looked malnourished and exhausted. When I would try and express concern to ifans, thinking they were more reasonable since they don't diet like we do, I was told "you shouldn't body shame them" and "it's their life" "You don't know what goes on". I'm glad you're talking about it, because you can see and hear Yuri talking differently and saying "I have more stamina" and things
I’ve been skinny shamed the majority of my life and, while yes, there are idols who have been, K Pop fans need to get real. They know damn well that’s not why people are discussing Wonyoung and Hitomi and whoever else’s weight, because we have photographic proof of what they looked like prior to weight loss, these aren’t the same cases as idols who are just more naturally thin and have maintained that thinness. There’s literally a video of Wonyoung pretending to eat- if other fans want to shut themselves off from reality and shirk ethical responsibility, fine, that’s their prerogative, but the constant silencing of those fans who express concern over drastic weight losses is ridiculous. Not to mention, there’s a big difference between body shaming and genuine concern, and these irresponsible fans know that, they just have no spine. My apologies for the rant, and in case it wasn’t clear I agree with you 100%. 👍🏻👍🏻
This was an interesting analysis... also i feel after the scandal (3:25) most of the members started to loose weight, it was a really bad era for them since they had to deal with hate comments everyday, including comments about their appearence.
I had never realised how thin the girls were getting I saw the side by side comparison. I’m sad that they have to push themselves so much to the point of extreme diets. Hopefully now Yuri and all the Izone members (and their respective groups) can bless us with more songs. Wizone forever ❤️
Exactly, when they came back with Fiesta I was shocked at how much thinner they got. Then unbelievably, they got thinner all the way up to Panorama. Seeing Yuri even thinner at the time of her solo debut was just mind shock. So happy she's looking healthier this comeback and with more energy.
The eating shows make me angry: 1. The girls are probably starving themselves and the company/staff decide that for good content they can put TONS of delicious food in front of the girls which they can’t eat in PEACE and only a few bites… c’mon, that is so sad, they are so young. 2. Some people, mostly teens, that watch that show might think: “They eat so well and yet they’re skinny” not knowing what goes behind the scenes and that can lead to an ED.
Honestly, the way that losing weight and dieting is becoming so normalized/already normalized is scary. Many of the idols nowadays are teens (even some are kids *just* entering the teen stage) to young adults. I really hope dieting culture stops it will severely affect them later on and their mental health‼️
I am honestly so surprised that Yuri has undergone such a drastic weight loss transformation. Throughout the whole trajectory of her career, I had not noticed those changes. It just shows that amidst the bubblegum glamor and glory, K-pop idols have to endure a tremendous amount of pressure to fit a certain beauty standard and maintain it. People always wonder how these idols appear so picture-perfect on stage and in real life. It is not because they are born with that physique and form. They have to mold themselves with rigorous and highly restrictive diets to project this socially acceptable public image. But because different people require different diets and exercise regimens, these idols often become malnourished, meaning underweight. So, it can impact their mental health and self-perception of their body image and weight. As a person with body image issues, I can only imagine what most K-pop idols are going through because of the influence of diet culture and pressure to conform to societal beauty standards. I am glad she has gained some weight and confidence because this mental health issue not only affects idols' physical appearance but also is a complex, psychiatric mental health issue as well.
I think yuri has always been on the thin side, even when she was 15 (I'm aware she may have been on a diet at the time but I don't know.) To me, she looks stronger when she gained a little bit more weight in 2018-2019 (her legs especially.) I feel sad for what she has gone through and I can only begin to understand the stress she was under during Panorama or Glassy era. I wish the best for one of my favorite kpop vocalists, a hard working idol (her dance improvement is amazing,) and a silly but loving personality. We should continue to support this comeback and future comebacks!
I never followed Izone but of course with their popularity I saw posts about them a lot. I noticed how tiny they seemed to be getting, but as an outsider it didn't seem like my place to comment. The clip at 7:14 really got me. I used to buy a 5 lb bag of gummies and ration it for weeks because I wanted so desperately to be thin. I ended up needing surgery because I gave myself a hernia from the stress my body was under. It's making me tear up to think of the added pressure she had, knowing exactly how hard it was to feel okay at the time.
it makes it look like they’re eating a lot to the average viewer. you have to pay attention closely to the editing and background in order to notice that they’re not actually eating it.
agree with what the person above me said...also, it takes some heat off of companies as then fans will think their favs are eating well in a company-sponsored series or video (in reality, they're not eating well at all)
i always thought the idols took a break off of their diet for days like this,i guess it may still be true for some,also the portion aren't usually that big
Bruh I thought I was the only one who noticed... like in her solo debut, her body literally looked like of a child's, I wonder how she looks like in real life
Its insane of how many kpop stans make themselves believe that their idols are naturally skinny ,like they say this for EVERY idol that looks unhealthy. Like I feel like when idols say they eat a lot,they don't mean it they just don't want the public to look in to it,like itzy for example ,yuna came out saying she eats a lot but I'm not too sure about that, I feel like companies have so many secrets buried we don't know about
They’re all in an industry that normalizes food restriction, even “naturally skinny” people restrict their intake, so I always take comments form idols saying they eat a lot with a grain of salt. I mean, Yuna can absolutely think she eats a lot of she compares her diet with her peers that, sometimes, don’t eat at all. She could just be eating a small portion, but even so, eating, which might sound like a lot to her or her members.
It’s so scary to think how much diet culture is enforced upon these kids in survival shows. It’s insane. Imagine if The Voice or American Idol made this a priority for success. Just imagine. How is being unhealthy a part of being talented? Or accepted by the public?
It's so messed up to me how Idol School weighed those girls every morning. I always gain about 2lbs when my period comes simply from water weight. I'm sure the same can be even more so for teenagers going thru puberty. Not to mention the potential obsessions your instilled in formative young brains
diet is not always important health is, its ok to gain a lil fat... but the pressure is no joke that they go crazy with diet... i hope she eats well and perform happily, bcz i still stan every single member from IZ*ONE and i'll forever support them~
She's doing so well, it must be so stressful to be solo, your success isnt spread between members and all the lime light is on you 🥲 she's doing amazing, so excited for her cb
I'm always shocked to hear the weights of some of these idols. Yuri is a little bit taller than me, and I was around 93lbs at my thinnest and I thought I looked so thin and sickly. Tho she doesn't look as thin as I was when I was that weight, but she's taller than me ? It confuses me always how their weights are so low and yes they are very thin but how are they not sickly...I think maybe they exaggerate their weights sometimes. Because at least for me, 92lbs at 5'3" I was very underweight and malnourished. Either way I just wish it was normal for these idols to have normal healthy bodies and weights 😭
It's not even about getting older it's because her body is stronger and mostly muscle now. You can tell from her lines, she's got more strength. The fat has reduced in the face because its mostly strength.
Doubt it. You don't really see people get a jacked face and no other part of the body. Like what do you think she was doing? Face press ups? She lost fat in her face because she likely got her jaw shaved. A very common thing for idols and just Koreans in general, plastic surgery is very normalised for them the vast majority of idols get it done.
@@cheetodust745 yeah but the point in the video was that she'd gained weight everywhere else but somehow lost it in her face. How is she doing that if not by plastic surgery?
@@duck6100 having low body fat doesn't mean that you also have a low bodyweight,its different . Cuz I also have atleast 16 body fat percentage and my face is lean but my body is healthy
hello "amfg videos", you claim in your video that the members from iz*one were only allowed to try a bite or two back then, and the rest was thrown away or given to the staff. it would be very kind of you if you would give me reliable sources for your claims. thanks in advance.
I'm glad Moonbyul told her that it was healthy for her to gain weight. There's so much pressure on idols to weigh a certain number that their health often gets neglected or treated as the less important factor. It must also matter doubly so hearing it come from a senior idol too, because they understand your struggles so much more intimately than us nerds just speculating on the internet.
They don't even look like they're really enjoying the food because they know they can't actually eat. The way they look at their food before it enters their mouths makes me feel like all they're thinking about is the calories
I never kept up with IZ*ONE outside of listening to their music, so I had no idea they had that food vlogging. It's insane how little they were allowed to eat! It's clearly too little for them, but I also will never understand WHY companies make these type of ''food vlogs'' where they give idols plates paced full of food, just for them to never actually eat it and just waste it (or give it to staff)? They didn't even try to hide the fact that they were eating very small portions of food from fans, as if its normal. Quite sad to see. I have been loving Jo Yuri's solo work, and actually was a wondering whether or not she has always been that skinny after watching her solo stages, but as a casual IZ*ONE fan I just assumed it might be natural. Seeing this video now, I understand why fans were and are worried for her. I just hope the members overall have a healthier relationship with food, cause this was way too excessive, and seeing Yuri maintain the weight is a bit worrisome. I hope she realizes that its not necessary.
I know it's not about her, but I'm sad how harsh Mamamoo's company was on Moonbyul. 9:38 So unfair how hard they made their diet to be thin unlike the other members :( She seems to have had a lot of eras where she wasn't allowed to eat a lot
@@antant25 yea they don’t now but before they debuted they had to diet in order to debut. And she wouldn’t eat much plus she didn’t leave her house to not get tempted in order to loose weight. And because of this her metabolism changed and now instead of eating less for a comeback she has to eat more because she looses weight during promotions.
Could you please do a video about BVNDIT‘s Seungeun. In the past she’s been extremly thin and people either bashed her or were convinced that she was naturally skinny. She’s been in multiple videos of idols being worringly skinny. Since BVNDIT‘s latest comeback Seungeun has put on quite some weight. Would be really interesting to see you cover this in a video.
the major whiplash before it even got to the 1 minute mark 😩 haven't kept up with idol formation shows in years for a myriad of reasons, so was really anticipating this one. from what ive heard, the treatment has only gotten worse smfh beautiful girl, hope she stays well and takes care edit: watching the cooking and "eating" segment was so triggering, man... i feel for them fr edit 2: unrelated to the topic, but actually really surprised that Glassy did poor compared to her recent release ??? Glassy is still one of my most played tracks rn. Interesting
Honestly i dont understand the response to a lot of recent releases, i loved glassy and it also seemed like a song korean fans would like but apparently not?
@@IndianaJonas96 Righttt??! that's exactly what i thought as well. Maybe it's because they're having their wave of "noise" music again (no shade at all- I listen to literally everything lol). I think it definitely would've charted higher a few years ago, circa early gfriend days
wow... unbelievable! my heart just can't take how there's obvious double standard in idols. Girls are always pressured to look perfect act perfect diet until they die and dehydrated. How can someone survive like that... it's their job to stay fit but you can stay fit while eating normally with exercise. Imagine gaining 1 pound and you are out to a quarantine something like that to exercise all day.. wow! the mental and physic health of this female idols🤦♀️🥺
@@stray2202 but for girls it's like mandatory. For boys it's to build them more muscles that's why they have to eat a lot. There's only a few male idols who go on a strict diet to maintain their abs and muscles.
@@dgds24 that's def not true. Plenty of male idols feel super pressured to look good too. There are a lot of male idols who go on crazy diets to maintain their figure. They feel pressured to either be super skinny or super buff and building muscle is pretty hard. It's probably really hard to build muscle with an idol schedule! We also see a lot of male idols being fat shamed too! Double standards exist but not in this case.
jo yuri is already so perfect,i'm sure she will be successful the public has a taste for her i myself love her and am always listening to her music, she works really hard missed your videos glad you're back 😉
Sorry what? 92.5 pounds, I feel a little bit sick. Poor girl, I hope she gets to eat whatever she wants and feel happy and free with food one day. That girl deserves everything.
When people will understand that if you work out you lose fat but gain muscle. Thus same weight but not same appearance. Plus, at some point your body stop losing weight just to save you and massively regain when you start esting again
@@ShihTzuVideosTV I think you are reading into things too much or your English comprehension isn’t very good. They never said any of those things, they didn’t even mention the word fit nor did they give any opinion on it (good, bad, healthy,etc.). They simply explained that when you work out a lot (which idols do) that you lose fat and gain muscle. This results in your weight not changing but your appearance doing so. This means that weight is not a good indicator of losing fat.
The dieting culture in kpop is why did many idols had undiagnosed eating disorders :( going on like 6 years of recovering the portioning, the small bites of food, and constantly being like “oh I’ll give it away” is like,,, all ways to show that you’re “eating” because most people aren’t observant on that kinda behavior.
I hope these idols come to realize that dieting doesn’t equal starving yourself :( For example: Boo Seungkwan of SVT used to go on harsh diets but eventually he learned that he can still eat meats and protein and everything and stuff he just balances it out with good exercising and is at a healthy weight now :).
I wanted IZ*ONE to last longer. But I am very happy that she has become this great singer that she is today and she is a great inspiration to many people♥️
@@purpleeyebrows19 but he/she ask if can she do a ryujins I think he/she didn't know that this channel already made it not not ryujin's recent weightloss etc.
You can hardly call a lot of these kpop diets just that, it's starving as there's no nutritional value or nutritional intake as it's extremely restrictive and all to loose the most amount of weight in the shortest amount of time. Long term I bet if prolonged it could potentially have massive health complications, we've already seen idols fainting on stage or preforming with less energy amongst other things. Another factor is it's paving the way for e*ting d*sorders, not just the lack of food or food restrictions but also the constant weight checking. They have such packed schedules and difficult choreographies, they need a healthy nutritional intake of food. 🙃
@@soseiquenadasei2156 the thing is, who wouldn't lose weight in her position? The amount of Mcing, modeling, advertisment on top of group promotions probably barelly give her any time to rest, even less to properly eat. Her portions are definitelly small looking at the behind the scene (blogs etc of IVE), but that is probably something that got stuck with her from her Izone days. She was a 13 year old impressionable kid back then and picked up on the things that others did, thinking that this was the correct thing/way of managing your weight...she is just getting scarilly thin as time goes by imo, that I am honestly starting to worry for her wellbeing. What maked this even worse is that, as I said, some people are denying her weight loss and even glorifying her body, saying that she is body goals, etc
they are idols. the idol industry is different from an simple artist industry. in korea idols are at the bottom of the totem pole because they arent exactly considered real artists and only top groups are familiar with koreans.
Ok I've an opinion.... A person's hairstyle has a lot to do about this. I've seen female kpop idols use bangs very liberally. 90% of women have bangs atleast once in their career, it doesn't matter it suits them or not. Bangs don't suit round face or chubby cheeks but stylists seem to forget this. And that makes them look chubbier. Styling goes a long way in this.
Yeah the way they style roundness in kpop is unbelievable to me sometimes, it always looks like they're just trying to hide them as much as they can but it always has the opposite effect
Can anybody answer my question? I noticed that the face between 2021izone to the 2021glassy debut Yuri face went different . Is she done some plastic surgery? I was really huge fan for her 🥲🥲 But I just couldn’t get it why need that surgery . Her face was already perfect at izone
Seems like idol school did that on purpose. Letting them eat then having those weighs where they were shamed. It would embarrass the girls and then it would make it seem like they were the ones that pushed themselves to lose weight.
Hi,i like your videos and analysis a lot. i will ask you that can you please make a video about jang wonyoungs weight loss journey.A lot people are concerned about her weightloss.If you make a video like this,it will solve everyone’s questions. I will be waiting for the video!!
@@amfgvideos2517 Wow, you were fast in reuploading! Thanks a bunch. How come sometimes your videos will randomly disappear (like the IOI/DIA Chaeyeon video before)?
@@cm_1201 Sometimes I remove them if I'm working on an update and the information is outdated, but sometimes they get claimed by SBS/KBS, etc. and blocked in certain countries.
I hate it that people love to see idols eating as they are cute, but at the same time, they have to stay slim. WTF~ It is painful to think that they eat it as it is very delicious because their chance to eat is very rare too
5:15 I really hate korean's food program because a lot of food is wasted, 9:08 she is 1.60 and according to my doctor with that height a girl need to weight between 50-60kg so practically she was 45kg in Izone and then 41kg aprox, that's insane!!!!
i'm hoping korean netizens understand how unhealthily thin these kpop idols are... 1 bag of gummy bears over the course of THREE DAYS??? that's not normal and either way these idols at their heaviest is still considered skinny in most other cultures...
i just dont understand how being an idol is worth it if youre miserable from starvation the whole time. especially if you do one wrong thing or someone prettier comes along fans are likely to turn their backs on you. just doesnt seem worth it.
I wonder if you could do Changbin from Stray Kids? Seeing a male idol who is going against the norm is interesting to see, though sometimes I wonder if he has become too focused on diet and looks
Not really, it's average, not great. All Balckpink members sold near a million. Taeyeon, IU, Wendy, Baekhyun& Kai, sell regularly 100k to 700k when they release physicals Then you have Digital monsters like Zico, BoA, Chungha and Sunmi who don't sell albums but their songs peaks NUMBER 1-3 FOR MONTHS on the charts. JoYuri sank like lead on digital charts and debuted less than 100th place was devastatingly low.
@@pinkpanadalove2387 Bruh, you're comparing poor 20 year old Yuri against 2nd and 3rd gen ahjumma legends with ginormous fanbases. The "average" female soloists sell 20k like Chungha. Yuri's debut album ranks 20th ALL TIME on Gaon for album sales for female soloists.
@@pinkpanadalove2387 BoA, Chungha, and Sunmi don't even do very well on the charts anymore lol? The fact that you have to discredit Yuri using IU and Taeyeon of all people shows she's doing okay. Yeah it's not Blackpink numbers but it's not bad for a rookie who wasn't a super popular member.
@@pinkpanadalove2387 I can tell you're a Blackpink fan cause their fans never miss an opportunity to compare another artist to blackpink. Blackpink is literally a senior group with one of the biggest kpop fanbases. Obviously their solo sales would be insane. The other artists you listed were all from 3rd gen and been in the industry for years as well. The only reason Jo Yuri's debut didn't chart well was because the song wasn't really a trendy or popular concept. Only people who were already fans of Yuri or who liked that specific concept listened to the song regularly (personally I love the song.)But the fact that she had good sales despite shows that she has a good amount of fans. Her first comeback did much better because it was a trendy song.
I can't believe how thin Izone got during Panorama, MNet was seriously pushing those girls way too hard.
Im surprised Wonyoung didn’t look the way she does now, back then.
@@Esandeech2 What do you mean by that? The fact that she got skinny during IZ*ONE
@@crunchnmunchsweettreats that because everyone is Izone dropped weight at an alarming rate, I am surprised Wonyoung didnt look as thin then as she does now, after her debut with IVE.
@@crunchnmunchsweettreats no they mean that fact that wounyoung has gotten extremely thin with her debut in ive she and its very obvious within ber legs and this is coming from someone who is quite literally the same age as her (ok 2 weeks older but still) and i have a lot of muscle on my legs even though i probably dance way less them she does
@@crunchnmunchsweettreats they mean because Wonyoung is even skinnier right now than she was during Panorama promotions
Honestly I'm glad you did this one, because people always said that Iz*one was a group who didn't diet and OTR wasn't pushing them, they put out a huge amount of food related content, yet the girls got progressively thinner and half the members are some of the skinniest people in the industry. They were my bias group and it was kind of painful to watch. I think that Yuri probably felt a lot of extra pressure because she and Chaewon were considered the most likely "rigged" members. The only thing that I would mention is that a lot of Yuri's change between Idol school to Iz*one is partially surgery as well as the weight loss on top of it.
I agree, she got a nose job after Idol School! and has gotten some more work done throughout her career!
Wait until you guys see one of the members from her group IZONE…. Especially Hitomi, she really was the thinnest idol in the industry to ever exist. She definitely triggered a lot of people with eating disorders & anorexia. After the whole rigging scandal, she came back alarmingly thin as ever. She also seemed like she was going through a lot since she is a foreign member from Japan. Seriously, she was skinnier than Wonyoung & Yuri combined. It was so scary to see a beautiful girl wither away because of the harsh & strict korean beauty standards they force on young girls.
@@karinaaii hey i’m not disagree with them went through diet during their post activity but the main reason of tomi losing weight was bc she diagnosed with a disease called Gluten intolerant and it was hard for her to gain weight at that time, i hope you understand and stop with the wrong narrative bc if it’s hard for ppl to see her losing weight it’s definitely harder at her side.
@@keodavan5922 Having a gluten intolerance doesn’t make you lose that much weight… Also, a lot of her members would frequently tell her she needed to eat more because her diet consisted of literally just seaweed soup & yogurt to lose weight
@@karinaaii i don’t understand why you need to involve members here and every disease effect ppl body in different ways, also tomi said herself that she feels uncomfortable when ppl talking about her weight she clarified that pls stop concern about that bc she’s eating well and instead talking about her improvement more. You can keep going on and thank you for your concern but if ppl tell you that they feel uncomfortable abt specific topic, i hope you know the boundaries too.
I feel like no one talks about how hard Yuri has worked and been through since debut. She dropped out of school for her dreams.
90% of idols drop out of school
if only the rest of us could do that... we would be so much more happier. Are her parents rich? How did she have the luxury to drop out of school? For most of us that would be impossible because our parents want us to have a steady job that will make good money. How lucky, she could drop out of school, and achieve her dream. Good for her. She worked hard. I wish I could do that too.
@@katgreer6113 why do you want to drop out of school?
Idk how old you are, but finishing HS is really not much. You need that at the very least.....
@@katgreer6113 her parents were very poor, she had to work for herself to be able to buy a piano by herself since her dream was to be a singer, sadly she had to sacrifice her studies but she succeeded
@@JustMe-12345 someone missed the point..
I really hope she can regain health and confidence in her journey as a soloist.
The fact that the company had them put out a broadcast with massive portions of food, but then only allowed them to eat negligible amounts is so cruel..
i thought yuri looked healthier and more energetic and confident in this comeback, but now seeing everything laid out in a timeline like this, i'm totally bowled over by just how thin she was. i hope she can continue to gain confidence and happiness with herself as she grows as a soloist. still my favorite vocal color in kpop after all these years. 💕
omg the eating show is ridiculous. the amount of food that was probably wasted and the girls barely eating the whole time
In my local region, IZ*ONE were referred to as "마른원" the girls were so thin. Our community was extremely concerned, especially for Wonyeong and Hitomi, but all the girls looked malnourished and exhausted. When I would try and express concern to ifans, thinking they were more reasonable since they don't diet like we do, I was told "you shouldn't body shame them" and "it's their life" "You don't know what goes on". I'm glad you're talking about it, because you can see and hear Yuri talking differently and saying "I have more stamina" and things
I’ve been skinny shamed the majority of my life and, while yes, there are idols who have been, K Pop fans need to get real. They know damn well that’s not why people are discussing Wonyoung and Hitomi and whoever else’s weight, because we have photographic proof of what they looked like prior to weight loss, these aren’t the same cases as idols who are just more naturally thin and have maintained that thinness. There’s literally a video of Wonyoung pretending to eat- if other fans want to shut themselves off from reality and shirk ethical responsibility, fine, that’s their prerogative, but the constant silencing of those fans who express concern over drastic weight losses is ridiculous. Not to mention, there’s a big difference between body shaming and genuine concern, and these irresponsible fans know that, they just have no spine. My apologies for the rant, and in case it wasn’t clear I agree with you 100%. 👍🏻👍🏻
This was an interesting analysis... also i feel after the scandal (3:25) most of the members started to loose weight, it was a really bad era for them since they had to deal with hate comments everyday, including comments about their appearence.
I had never realised how thin the girls were getting I saw the side by side comparison. I’m sad that they have to push themselves so much to the point of extreme diets. Hopefully now Yuri and all the Izone members (and their respective groups) can bless us with more songs. Wizone forever ❤️
Exactly, when they came back with Fiesta I was shocked at how much thinner they got. Then unbelievably, they got thinner all the way up to Panorama. Seeing Yuri even thinner at the time of her solo debut was just mind shock. So happy she's looking healthier this comeback and with more energy.
The eating shows make me angry:
1. The girls are probably starving themselves and the company/staff decide that for good content they can put TONS of delicious food in front of the girls which they can’t eat in PEACE and only a few bites… c’mon, that is so sad, they are so young.
2. Some people, mostly teens, that watch that show might think: “They eat so well and yet they’re skinny” not knowing what goes behind the scenes and that can lead to an ED.
Honestly, the way that losing weight and dieting is becoming so normalized/already normalized is scary. Many of the idols nowadays are teens (even some are kids *just* entering the teen stage) to young adults. I really hope dieting culture stops it will severely affect them later on and their mental health‼️
I mean...ur taught to diet the moment u become a trainee so...
I am honestly so surprised that Yuri has undergone such a drastic weight loss transformation. Throughout the whole trajectory of her career, I had not noticed those changes. It just shows that amidst the bubblegum glamor and glory, K-pop idols have to endure a tremendous amount of pressure to fit a certain beauty standard and maintain it. People always wonder how these idols appear so picture-perfect on stage and in real life. It is not because they are born with that physique and form. They have to mold themselves with rigorous and highly restrictive diets to project this socially acceptable public image. But because different people require different diets and exercise regimens, these idols often become malnourished, meaning underweight. So, it can impact their mental health and self-perception of their body image and weight. As a person with body image issues, I can only imagine what most K-pop idols are going through because of the influence of diet culture and pressure to conform to societal beauty standards. I am glad she has gained some weight and confidence because this mental health issue not only affects idols' physical appearance but also is a complex, psychiatric mental health issue as well.
I think yuri has always been on the thin side, even when she was 15 (I'm aware she may have been on a diet at the time but I don't know.) To me, she looks stronger when she gained a little bit more weight in 2018-2019 (her legs especially.) I feel sad for what she has gone through and I can only begin to understand the stress she was under during Panorama or Glassy era. I wish the best for one of my favorite kpop vocalists, a hard working idol (her dance improvement is amazing,) and a silly but loving personality. We should continue to support this comeback and future comebacks!
I never followed Izone but of course with their popularity I saw posts about them a lot. I noticed how tiny they seemed to be getting, but as an outsider it didn't seem like my place to comment. The clip at 7:14 really got me. I used to buy a 5 lb bag of gummies and ration it for weeks because I wanted so desperately to be thin. I ended up needing surgery because I gave myself a hernia from the stress my body was under. It's making me tear up to think of the added pressure she had, knowing exactly how hard it was to feel okay at the time.
I don't get why they would make an eating show and not allow them to eat decent portions of the food, why an eating show then??
it makes it look like they’re eating a lot to the average viewer. you have to pay attention closely to the editing and background in order to notice that they’re not actually eating it.
agree with what the person above me said...also, it takes some heat off of companies as then fans will think their favs are eating well in a company-sponsored series or video (in reality, they're not eating well at all)
i always thought the idols took a break off of their diet for days like this,i guess it may still be true for some,also the portion aren't usually that big
Bruh I thought I was the only one who noticed... like in her solo debut, her body literally looked like of a child's, I wonder how she looks like in real life
0:29 you know their diet culture is fcked when they compare a regular/average meal to the amount of meal military eats
Its insane of how many kpop stans make themselves believe that their idols are naturally skinny ,like they say this for EVERY idol that looks unhealthy. Like I feel like when idols say they eat a lot,they don't mean it they just don't want the public to look in to it,like itzy for example ,yuna came out saying she eats a lot but I'm not too sure about that, I feel like companies have so many secrets buried we don't know about
They’re all in an industry that normalizes food restriction, even “naturally skinny” people restrict their intake, so I always take comments form idols saying they eat a lot with a grain of salt. I mean, Yuna can absolutely think she eats a lot of she compares her diet with her peers that, sometimes, don’t eat at all. She could just be eating a small portion, but even so, eating, which might sound like a lot to her or her members.
Seems extra cruel for interviewers (Not just Moonbyul) to frequently ask about idols' diet or lack there of.
I guess since I always was watching/listening to iz*one I never noticed how thin some of the member got closer to the end of promotions 😭😭
Who tf gets punished for eating. What the hell is wrong with the industry
It’s so scary to think how much diet culture is enforced upon these kids in survival shows. It’s insane. Imagine if The Voice or American Idol made this a priority for success. Just imagine. How is being unhealthy a part of being talented? Or accepted by the public?
Could you do a video about Yena who also debuted solo. I don’t know has she talked about it much but she had a similar change to Yuri
0:33 “All of them eat a lot”. They’re growing teenagers wtf do you expect 🙄
This was extremely unhealthy for those girls to go through, especially because they were all so young.
It's so messed up to me how Idol School weighed those girls every morning. I always gain about 2lbs when my period comes simply from water weight. I'm sure the same can be even more so for teenagers going thru puberty. Not to mention the potential obsessions your instilled in formative young brains
It was honestly so disgusting making them go on an eating show and not letting them eat more than a bite.
Do wonyoung please 🥺🙏🙏 or Yabuki Nako
I have a question are you planning to do all or most members of Izone or just some
The government allows TV shows to air like this?
I had no idea but Jo Yuri and I share the same birthdate however I’m a year older
diet is not always important health is, its ok to gain a lil fat... but the pressure is no joke that they go crazy with diet... i hope she eats well and perform happily, bcz i still stan every single member from IZ*ONE and i'll forever support them~
She's doing so well, it must be so stressful to be solo, your success isnt spread between members and all the lime light is on you 🥲 she's doing amazing, so excited for her cb
I'm always shocked to hear the weights of some of these idols. Yuri is a little bit taller than me, and I was around 93lbs at my thinnest and I thought I looked so thin and sickly. Tho she doesn't look as thin as I was when I was that weight, but she's taller than me ? It confuses me always how their weights are so low and yes they are very thin but how are they not sickly...I think maybe they exaggerate their weights sometimes. Because at least for me, 92lbs at 5'3" I was very underweight and malnourished.
Either way I just wish it was normal for these idols to have normal healthy bodies and weights 😭
How do they not eat and practice dance all day!!?? i would've fainted at some point :(
Could you do a wonyoung one? She seems to be extremely skinny...and even thinner now than during PD48....
can you do video about wonyoung?
It's not even about getting older it's because her body is stronger and mostly muscle now. You can tell from her lines, she's got more strength. The fat has reduced in the face because its mostly strength.
Doubt it. You don't really see people get a jacked face and no other part of the body. Like what do you think she was doing? Face press ups? She lost fat in her face because she likely got her jaw shaved. A very common thing for idols and just Koreans in general, plastic surgery is very normalised for them the vast majority of idols get it done.
@@duck6100 people don’t get “jacked up faces” but lower body fat percentages can lead to more visible bone structure.
@@cheetodust745 yeah but the point in the video was that she'd gained weight everywhere else but somehow lost it in her face. How is she doing that if not by plastic surgery?
@@duck6100 having low body fat doesn't mean that you also have a low bodyweight,its different . Cuz I also have atleast 16 body fat percentage and my face is lean but my body is healthy
i have a toned body tho
IMO she looked best during IZ*ONE's debut. I wish she wasn't forced to be thinner. She looked malnourished in Cheating Trip season 1
I’ve noticed Yuri and Yena have lost a ton of weight, but can you make a video about Jang Wonyoung though?
Like ik dieting is important but eating something like that every once in awhile is not bad
Could you also talk about others izone members?
Im happy that wakeone let get her normal weight Back
Poor Yuri 😢
Can you please do jang wonyoung
11.7.22
Would you consider chaewon ? She seemed so so skinny than before...
유리가….0:1 그룹에 있었다고…?
No,is a cover from produce 48
omg
Yena pls
hello "amfg videos",
you claim in your video that the members from iz*one were only allowed to try a bite or two back then, and the rest was thrown away or given to the staff. it would be very kind of you if you would give me reliable sources for your claims. thanks in advance.
it's obvious they didn't eat it and were pressured to diet. you don't need to be a genius or have evidence to figure that one out
rigged
I'm glad Moonbyul told her that it was healthy for her to gain weight. There's so much pressure on idols to weigh a certain number that their health often gets neglected or treated as the less important factor. It must also matter doubly so hearing it come from a senior idol too, because they understand your struggles so much more intimately than us nerds just speculating on the internet.
agreed!!
They don't even look like they're really enjoying the food because they know they can't actually eat. The way they look at their food before it enters their mouths makes me feel like all they're thinking about is the calories
I never kept up with IZ*ONE outside of listening to their music, so I had no idea they had that food vlogging. It's insane how little they were allowed to eat! It's clearly too little for them, but I also will never understand WHY companies make these type of ''food vlogs'' where they give idols plates paced full of food, just for them to never actually eat it and just waste it (or give it to staff)? They didn't even try to hide the fact that they were eating very small portions of food from fans, as if its normal. Quite sad to see.
I have been loving Jo Yuri's solo work, and actually was a wondering whether or not she has always been that skinny after watching her solo stages, but as a casual IZ*ONE fan I just assumed it might be natural. Seeing this video now, I understand why fans were and are worried for her. I just hope the members overall have a healthier relationship with food, cause this was way too excessive, and seeing Yuri maintain the weight is a bit worrisome. I hope she realizes that its not necessary.
I know it's not about her, but I'm sad how harsh Mamamoo's company was on Moonbyul. 9:38 So unfair how hard they made their diet to be thin unlike the other members :( She seems to have had a lot of eras where she wasn't allowed to eat a lot
Yes my girls moonbyul is so mistreated by her own company. rbw is a shitty company. Only fans of rbw artist know what rbw is really like.
I thought moonbyul said she doesn’t have to diet much?
@@antant25 yea they don’t now but before they debuted they had to diet in order to debut. And she wouldn’t eat much plus she didn’t leave her house to not get tempted in order to loose weight. And because of this her metabolism changed and now instead of eating less for a comeback she has to eat more because she looses weight during promotions.
@@stephp3455 oh ok thank your for information! I genuinely didn’t know
@@antant25 yeah no problem
Could you please do a video about BVNDIT‘s Seungeun. In the past she’s been extremly thin and people either bashed her or were convinced that she was naturally skinny. She’s been in multiple videos of idols being worringly skinny.
Since BVNDIT‘s latest comeback Seungeun has put on quite some weight. Would be really interesting to see you cover this in a video.
yes i would love to see one for her!
Yess she is one of my ults I’d love to see a video on her
I noticed that in Girls Planet 999, especially on her face
yesss
Someone said that she stopped doing taekwondo. If thats true, she might have kept her weight low to compete in low weight groups
the major whiplash before it even got to the 1 minute mark 😩
haven't kept up with idol formation shows in years for a myriad of reasons, so was really anticipating this one.
from what ive heard, the treatment has only gotten worse smfh beautiful girl, hope she stays well and takes care
edit: watching the cooking and "eating" segment was so triggering, man... i feel for them fr
edit 2: unrelated to the topic, but actually really surprised that Glassy did poor compared to her recent release ??? Glassy is still one of my most played tracks rn. Interesting
glassy is so underated 😩
Honestly i dont understand the response to a lot of recent releases, i loved glassy and it also seemed like a song korean fans would like but apparently not?
@@IndianaJonas96 Righttt??! that's exactly what i thought as well. Maybe it's because they're having their wave of "noise" music again (no shade at all- I listen to literally everything lol). I think it definitely would've charted higher a few years ago, circa early gfriend days
wow... unbelievable! my heart just can't take how there's obvious double standard in idols. Girls are always pressured to look perfect act perfect diet until they die and dehydrated. How can someone survive like that... it's their job to stay fit but you can stay fit while eating normally with exercise. Imagine gaining 1 pound and you are out to a quarantine something like that to exercise all day.. wow! the mental and physic health of this female idols🤦♀️🥺
Actually for this case I don't think there is a double standard. There are plenty of male idols who diet like crazy.
and people act like we're crazy when we say we feel pressured and that we should just diet
@@stray2202 but for girls it's like mandatory. For boys it's to build them more muscles that's why they have to eat a lot. There's only a few male idols who go on a strict diet to maintain their abs and muscles.
@@nathyf.1467 I feel so sad. Happens even in a normal people like us. Weight is just really a sensitive topiv for us females😭
@@dgds24 that's def not true. Plenty of male idols feel super pressured to look good too. There are a lot of male idols who go on crazy diets to maintain their figure. They feel pressured to either be super skinny or super buff and building muscle is pretty hard. It's probably really hard to build muscle with an idol schedule! We also see a lot of male idols being fat shamed too! Double standards exist but not in this case.
jo yuri is already so perfect,i'm sure she will be successful the public has a taste for her i myself love her and am always listening to her music, she works really hard
missed your videos glad you're back 😉
i feel bad for not noticing how little they actually ate during eating trips…
same, I thought they were all being treated well by the company and were getting fed enough :(
Can you do nayoung from lightsum, she has noticeably lost tons of weight for their alive comeback
yes, i noticed that as well! her legs look super skinny compared to their previous comeback.
@@boombayuna536 if you compare her now to their debut you can really see how much she lost, its crazyyyyj
I noticed too, but nobody was talking about it..I hope she's ok
@@kkuma_melody and if you go even further back to pd48 you can see she lost weight for debut
These shows should be sued for abuse. Not letting people eat wtf
they really should leave it to professionals to care for the diet part
Could you updated ryujin weight journey please?! Luv ya
Sorry what? 92.5 pounds, I feel a little bit sick. Poor girl, I hope she gets to eat whatever she wants and feel happy and free with food one day. That girl deserves everything.
When people will understand that if you work out you lose fat but gain muscle. Thus same weight but not same appearance.
Plus, at some point your body stop losing weight just to save you and massively regain when you start esting again
@@ShihTzuVideosTV they never claimed it was healthy. They just simply remarked that losing fat doesn’t always mean you will weigh less.
@@ShihTzuVideosTV I think you are reading into things too much or your English comprehension isn’t very good. They never said any of those things, they didn’t even mention the word fit nor did they give any opinion on it (good, bad, healthy,etc.). They simply explained that when you work out a lot (which idols do) that you lose fat and gain muscle. This results in your weight not changing but your appearance doing so. This means that weight is not a good indicator of losing fat.
The dieting culture in kpop is why did many idols had undiagnosed eating disorders :( going on like 6 years of recovering the portioning, the small bites of food, and constantly being like “oh I’ll give it away” is like,,, all ways to show that you’re “eating” because most people aren’t observant on that kinda behavior.
I hope these idols come to realize that dieting doesn’t equal starving yourself :(
For example: Boo Seungkwan of SVT used to go on harsh diets but eventually he learned that he can still eat meats and protein and everything and stuff he just balances it out with good exercising and is at a healthy weight now :).
I wanted IZ*ONE to last longer. But I am very happy that she has become this great singer that she is today and she is a great inspiration to many people♥️
11:06 she looks HEAVENLY
pls do wonyoung im worried for her, especially since she’s getting a lot of hate rn
How is that show even legal to begin with ?! This is disturbing
I love how she still calls the izone girls her members 12:13
I know one day she's gonna success and big like IU 💖💖
Joyuri Daebak 😆😆
Going to succeed/get big like IU***…just helping out in case it’s not your main language 💕💕💕🤗☺️☺️
could you do itzys ryujin?
She already did
@@dgds24 Ryujin has since lost a lot of weight since that video
@@purpleeyebrows19 but he/she ask if can she do a ryujins I think he/she didn't know that this channel already made it not not ryujin's recent weightloss etc.
@@dgds24 no i meant an updated version lol
You can hardly call a lot of these kpop diets just that, it's starving as there's no nutritional value or nutritional intake as it's extremely restrictive and all to loose the most amount of weight in the shortest amount of time. Long term I bet if prolonged it could potentially have massive health complications, we've already seen idols fainting on stage or preforming with less energy amongst other things. Another factor is it's paving the way for e*ting d*sorders, not just the lack of food or food restrictions but also the constant weight checking. They have such packed schedules and difficult choreographies, they need a healthy nutritional intake of food. 🙃
Would you be able to do an update video on Ryujin? She looks thinner than debut just now
could you do Wonyoung? some people say she drastically lost weight, while others say she looks the same since produce
She does NOT look the same since produce 48 days
the creator made a community post about this. they said there’s not enough media of her talking about her diet to make a decent video for it yet
She lost weight for sure
she lost weight, but people are so harsh on her, they're not helping the situation
@@soseiquenadasei2156 the thing is, who wouldn't lose weight in her position? The amount of Mcing, modeling, advertisment on top of group promotions probably barelly give her any time to rest, even less to properly eat. Her portions are definitelly small looking at the behind the scene (blogs etc of IVE), but that is probably something that got stuck with her from her Izone days. She was a 13 year old impressionable kid back then and picked up on the things that others did, thinking that this was the correct thing/way of managing your weight...she is just getting scarilly thin as time goes by imo, that I am honestly starting to worry for her wellbeing. What maked this even worse is that, as I said, some people are denying her weight loss and even glorifying her body, saying that she is body goals, etc
Hey could you please do itzy Ryujin because she's honestly gotten so skinny now... would love to see an analysis for her. Thank you ^^
It's extremely sad what this girl had to go through, but so heartwarming seeing how she's gaining more confidence.
I literally don’t get how weigh ins are okay within companies. Like, WHAT? That’s insane to me. They are musical artists not wrestlers
they are idols. the idol industry is different from an simple artist industry. in korea idols are at the bottom of the totem pole because they arent exactly considered real artists and only top groups are familiar with koreans.
Ok I've an opinion.... A person's hairstyle has a lot to do about this. I've seen female kpop idols use bangs very liberally. 90% of women have bangs atleast once in their career, it doesn't matter it suits them or not. Bangs don't suit round face or chubby cheeks but stylists seem to forget this. And that makes them look chubbier. Styling goes a long way in this.
Yeah the way they style roundness in kpop is unbelievable to me sometimes, it always looks like they're just trying to hide them as much as they can but it always has the opposite effect
Can anybody answer my question?
I noticed that the face between 2021izone to the 2021glassy debut Yuri face went different .
Is she done some plastic surgery?
I was really huge fan for her 🥲🥲
But I just couldn’t get it why need that surgery .
Her face was already perfect at izone
Seems like idol school did that on purpose. Letting them eat then having those weighs where they were shamed. It would embarrass the girls and then it would make it seem like they were the ones that pushed themselves to lose weight.
Hi,i like your videos and analysis a lot. i will ask you that can you please make a video about jang wonyoungs weight loss journey.A lot people are concerned about her weightloss.If you make a video like this,it will solve everyone’s questions.
I will be waiting for the video!!
I think the creator might wait a while for that. Now doesn't feel like the right time tbh.
the creator said they don't have enough videos of wonyoung talking about her diet yet to make a decent video out of it
Are you able to reupload the Ladies Code video, as well as the HelloVenus Lime video and the After School/Orange Caramel Lizzy video?
Yes, thank you for reminding me!
@@amfgvideos2517 Wow, you were fast in reuploading! Thanks a bunch. How come sometimes your videos will randomly disappear (like the IOI/DIA Chaeyeon video before)?
@@cm_1201 Sometimes I remove them if I'm working on an update and the information is outdated, but sometimes they get claimed by SBS/KBS, etc. and blocked in certain countries.
I hate it that people love to see idols eating as they are cute, but at the same time, they have to stay slim. WTF~ It is painful to think that they eat it as it is very delicious because their chance to eat is very rare too
The fact that during girls planet they were dieting when they have the age to be still growing and developing is something I think about sometimes
Whenever I watch such videos all I could ask myself is 'why?'. All this fame, popularity, money ...everything is for that one plate of food.
5:15 I really hate korean's food program because a lot of food is wasted, 9:08 she is 1.60 and according to my doctor with that height a girl need to weight between 50-60kg so practically she was 45kg in Izone and then 41kg aprox, that's insane!!!!
It such as shame about the vote manipulation, these idols careers nearly got ruined because of it, through no fault of their own
Please do an update of ryujin and ive wonyoung
i'm hoping korean netizens understand how unhealthily thin these kpop idols are... 1 bag of gummy bears over the course of THREE DAYS??? that's not normal and either way these idols at their heaviest is still considered skinny in most other cultures...
the fact that for boy survival shows, they are never put on diets or daily weightings😭
i just dont understand how being an idol is worth it if youre miserable from starvation the whole time. especially if you do one wrong thing or someone prettier comes along fans are likely to turn their backs on you. just doesnt seem worth it.
I wonder if you could do Changbin from Stray Kids? Seeing a male idol who is going against the norm is interesting to see, though sometimes I wonder if he has become too focused on diet and looks
Thank you very much you surprized me thank you again
I dont think you understand Kpop sales. 90k sales for a female soloist is top tier.
Not really, it's average, not great.
All Balckpink members sold near a million. Taeyeon, IU, Wendy, Baekhyun& Kai, sell regularly 100k to 700k when they release physicals
Then you have Digital monsters like Zico, BoA, Chungha and Sunmi who don't sell albums but their songs peaks NUMBER 1-3 FOR MONTHS on the charts. JoYuri sank like lead on digital charts and debuted less than 100th place was devastatingly low.
@@pinkpanadalove2387 Bruh, you're comparing poor 20 year old Yuri against 2nd and 3rd gen ahjumma legends with ginormous fanbases. The "average" female soloists sell 20k like Chungha.
Yuri's debut album ranks 20th ALL TIME on Gaon for album sales for female soloists.
@@pinkpanadalove2387 BoA, Chungha, and Sunmi don't even do very well on the charts anymore lol? The fact that you have to discredit Yuri using IU and Taeyeon of all people shows she's doing okay. Yeah it's not Blackpink numbers but it's not bad for a rookie who wasn't a super popular member.
@@pinkpanadalove2387 it’s def impressive. Even hyo from snsd latest solo album didnt even reach 10k
@@pinkpanadalove2387 I can tell you're a Blackpink fan cause their fans never miss an opportunity to compare another artist to blackpink.
Blackpink is literally a senior group with one of the biggest kpop fanbases. Obviously their solo sales would be insane. The other artists you listed were all from 3rd gen and been in the industry for years as well.
The only reason Jo Yuri's debut didn't chart well was because the song wasn't really a trendy or popular concept. Only people who were already fans of Yuri or who liked that specific concept listened to the song regularly (personally I love the song.)But the fact that she had good sales despite shows that she has a good amount of fans.
Her first comeback did much better because it was a trendy song.