Fat Or Muscle? Handsome Actor’s Recent “Gains” Triggers Divided Reactions

Could it be for a new role?

As spotted in the new promotional material for TVING‘s The Great Escape: The Story, actor Yeo Jin Goo received divided reactions over his new look!

Actor Yeo Jin Goo | @yeojin9oo/Instagram

In one of the Shorts shared via TVING’s official YouTube channel, Yeo Jin Goo is standing next to comedian Kang Ho Dong, who is well-known as one of the tallest and largest TV stars. Seeing how Yeo Jin Goo did not look much shorter or smaller in comparison…

…some believed Yeo Jin Goo had gained a lot of weight.

Yeo Jin Goo when he was in “Hotel Del Luna.” | tvN

When a viral theqoo post pointed out Yeo Jin Goo’s size, others referred to another clip from The Great Escape in which the actor is flexing and showing off his arms—proving that he’s “not fat, but all muscle.”

| @TVING_official/YouTube

Still, the dramatic transformation continues to receive different responses from the netizens.

| theqoo

• “That’s not bulking up. Look at the neck and fingers, that’s just getting fat.”
• “Not a fan of this.”
• “Lose it.”
• “Is the stylist also part of the problem…?”
• “He’s too short to be bulking up like this…”
• “Visuals are important for actors too, so it’s surprising he’s not managing himself at all. And seeing him like this actually feels like a wakeup call, after constantly seeing female celebrities who starve themselves into being skin-and-bone just to fit beauty standards.”

| theqoo

• “Wow.
• “I thought it was someone else. Looks like he’s preparing for a new project?”
• “Is he naturally muscular? Whoa.”
• “Wow, is this for his next role???”
• “That upper arm, it looked like all muscle—he showed it in one of the videos.”

| theqoo

• “It’s his sloped shoulders that make him look even bigger. At this point, he’s either in the middle of bulking or already has.”
• “If he can’t slim down for his next role, he’ll end up like Lee Jang Woo lol…”
• “Is his next role a ssireum (Korean wrestling) athlete or something? He’s bulked up a lot. It must be for a role.”
• “Actors gain or lose weight based on their roles, so it’s whatever. But people who mock and insult him just because it’s not their taste are honestly hopeless.”
• “He has good shoulders.”

Could it be that Yeo Jin Goo has been gym-spired by his best friend Jungkook?

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