Oh My Girl member Seunghee revealed that she went on a major diet after being shocked by visual comparisons with actress Kim Tae Ri, clarifying that her weight loss was not due to depression.
On the December 24 episode of MBC’s variety show 'Radio Star' (Episode 946), veteran singers Nam Jin, Seol Woon Do, and Jadu appeared as guests alongside Oh My Girl’s Seunghee.
During the broadcast, Seunghee admitted that she gained a significant amount of weight while filming Jeongnyeon. “The food was so good that I ate a lot. I gained about 5 kg (11 lbs) during filming,” she said.
When host Kim Gu Ra asked what she ate to gain so much weight, Seunghee replied, “I ate a lot of late-night meals.” She went on to explain the reason behind the fluctuations in her weight. “As an idol, you only really need to stay slim for about two weeks while doing music shows. But because it was a drama, we filmed for an entire year. I couldn’t maintain it—my weight kept going up and down,” she said.
Seunghee then shared the moment that pushed her to commit to dieting. “When I watched 'Jeongnyeon,' I was honestly shocked. I had many scenes with Kim Tae Ri. We were holding each other emotionally, but my hands and my face looked bigger than hers. After watching the footage, I was so shocked that I decided to lose weight, and I ended up dropping nearly 10 kg (22 lbs),” she explained.
She also took the opportunity to clear up a misunderstanding. “I said I lost 10 kg, and people started asking if I was depressed. I don’t even have blackout curtains at home—I like bright sunlight. But even acquaintances asked me, ‘Aren’t you depressed? Isn’t that why you lost weight?’ I want to clarify here that it wasn’t depression. I lost weight simply because I was personally shocked,” she emphasized.
Meanwhile, Seunghee previously revealed in October, during an appearance on Oh My Girl member Mimi’s YouTube channel, MimPD, that her weight was 40 kg (88.2 lbs). After undergoing a body composition analysis at the time, she confessed, “I feel weak and dizzy when I’m promoting.” Her trainer advised her, saying, “You should increase your weight to at least 50 kg (110 lbs).”
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