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HaXXspetten

Sweden15718 Posts

March 20 2012 15:31 GMT

#51761

Okay, so I've seriously listened to Kpop for about 30 hours during the last three days, this is getting unhealthy >.>

Kentor

United States5784 Posts

March 20 2012 17:12 GMT

#51762

On March 20 2012 13:48 DystopiaX wrote:

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Yeah Hyosung caught flak cause she's 110 pounds lol

wtf she looks like 130 to me

giesecke

Germany361 Posts

March 20 2012 18:05 GMT

#51763

On March 21 2012 02:12 Kentor wrote:

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wtf she looks like 130 to me

thats so mean, you know that alle korean girls are like 1,50 m

Radioman

Canada904 Posts

March 20 2012 18:07 GMT

#51764

What would be considered healthy for a 5"1 korean girl? 100 pounds? 110?

I can't see it being more than 110.

Sephy90

United States1785 Posts

March 20 2012 18:11 GMT

#51765

On March 21 2012 02:12 Kentor wrote:

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wtf she looks like 130 to me

Yeah wtf when she finally revealed her weight sometime ago I couldn't believe it. Her body figure is just more thicker than the other girls I'd have to say she's about 120-130 but o_o

DEN1ED

United States1087 Posts

March 20 2012 18:18 GMT

#51766

On March 21 2012 00:31 HaXXspetten wrote:
Okay, so I've seriously listened to Kpop for about 30 hours during the last three days, this is getting unhealthy >.>

Well I've been listening to kpop at that rate for about 2 years now and I'm fine. Can never have enough kpop.

DystopiaX

United States16236 Posts

March 20 2012 18:24 GMT

#51767

On March 21 2012 03:07 Radioman wrote:
What would be considered healthy for a 5"1 korean girl? 100 pounds? 110?

I can't see it being more than 110.

depends on the frame but for small frames (since most Korean people I've seen/met seem to have them) around 100-120 is listed as healthy. But then it also depends on how much of that is muscle etc. I guess.

ChinaLifeXXL

United States365 Posts

March 20 2012 18:28 GMT

#51768

Lol, why is the hoot CD thing made of cardboard lol. Stuff is hella flimsy? Were y'alls like that too? I mean, I've eaten off of plates sturdier.

Radioman

Canada904 Posts

March 20 2012 18:29 GMT

#51769

On March 21 2012 03:24 DystopiaX wrote:

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Ya I would have to look at some pictures of some girls that are from 100 - 120. Kinda hard to hide 20 pounds when you're that short. Maybe it's all in the thinghs. I have yet to see an idol that I thought was fat.

Spekulatius

Germany2413 Posts

March 20 2012 19:43 GMT

#51770

I consider "fat" to be more of a compliment in this industry to be honest.

zeru

8156 Posts

March 20 2012 19:49 GMT

#51771

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Fawkes

Canada1935 Posts

March 20 2012 19:55 GMT

#51772

Western definition of fat...don't make me post some images.

Tennet

United States1458 Posts

March 20 2012 19:56 GMT

#51773

I really hope critics never get to Hyosung's head. She's healthy and fit like a woman, not a twig.

Vorgrim

Korea (North)1601 Posts

March 20 2012 20:00 GMT

#51774

Not really that into Hyosung, but she has a killer body. This coming from a guy that finds any amount of chubbiness a complete turn off. Not a conscious decision.

DystopiaX

United States16236 Posts

March 20 2012 20:05 GMT

#51775

The only reason she catches flak is because every other idol is underweight, sometimes unhealthily so (Hyomin, Yoona come to mind)

Kipsate

Netherlands45349 Posts

March 20 2012 20:09 GMT

#51776

The difference in some idols is that their bone structure makes them look extremly skinny(Nana,Yoona, Sunmi) come to mind, while most idols are in fact underweight.

Fawkes

Canada1935 Posts

March 20 2012 20:11 GMT

#51777

On March 21 2012 05:09 Kipsate wrote:
The difference in some idols is that their bone structure makes them look extremly skinny(Nana,Yoona, Sunmi) come to mind, while most idols are in fact underweight.

Yoona is extremely skinny and underweight @.@'

klibrt

United States533 Posts

March 20 2012 20:19 GMT

#51778

I don't see why people like the look of being SUPER skinny like a twig like Yoona.. yeah she has the mesmerizing look.. but like... imagine her without clothes. You'd see friggin' skin and bones... ew.

DystopiaX

United States16236 Posts

March 20 2012 20:22 GMT

#51779

Part of it is camera makes you look larger, so if you're slightly underweight you look pretty good on broadcast. Still though, they take it a little far. Might be a combo of hectic+active schedules as well as companies making everyone go on diets- I remember several groups talking about their diets, and sometimes they're even worse pre-debut. A-Pink comes to mind- they had everyone on one of those tiny salad, no dressing diets. Since salads are mostly lettuce, which are mostly water...they don't get much. And that includes girls like Na Eun, who already has like a 21 inch Goo Hara style waist. Doesn't make sense a lot of the time but whatever.

Also some magazine/official shoots then photoshop the girl to make them look even smaller, which is ridiculous.

Craton

United States17232 Posts

March 20 2012 20:23 GMT

#51780

There are definitely a number of underweight idols, especially with those who are tall(ish) and very thin. Female idols generally all claim their weight to be somewhere in the range of 45kg (~100lbs). Obviously, not all of them are honest.

A 5'1" girl at ~100lb is on the low end of a healthy weight, 110lbs more in the mid range of normal. 100lbs for even 5'2" is considered underweight and 110lbs is underweight for 5'5" and taller. These are rough estimations and it'll obviously vary from person to person with more factors than just height and weight.

Given the weight placed on looking thin and the controlled diets of some, it's no surprise that a number of them need to put on a few pounds.