Top Girl Group Idols Let Out The Extent Of Starvation They Underwent As Young Trainees

The two members spoke about their struggles. 13 minutes ago Content Warning This article includes descriptions of dieting, body image issues, or eating disorders that may trigger some readers. Two girl group idols recently drew significant attention after confessing to the toxic dieting practices they followed as trainees. The idols in question are Yura from Girl’s Day and Youngji from KARA. Youngji (left) and Yura (right) | @yurayurahae/YouTube Recently, Youngji appeared as a guest on Yura’s YouTube channel, Yurayurahae, where the two candidly talked about their lives as trainees during the same period. The two idols revealed that their first meeting was in a basement practice room. Yura recalled that Youngji had joined as a trainee when Girl’s Day had already debuted. While reminiscing about the past, the two female idols agreed that their company operated on the simple philosophy that “artists should be a little hungry.” Yura emphasized, saying that it was not a matter of “should be,” they were indeed very hungry, thanks to the strict weight requirements. Youngji recalled the dreadful daily weight checks, which prompted Yura to confess that she once removed the scale’s batteries...