Ailee Reveals Diet Plan That Resulted in 10kg Weight Loss, Says It Was Most Difficult Part of Comeback Preparations

Ailee Reveals Diet Plan That Resulted in 10kg Weight Loss, Says It Was Most Difficult Part of Comeback Preparations

On September 25, singer  Ailee  held a comeback showcase for the release of her third mini album titled “ Magazine ” at the Ilchi Art Hall i... 16:38

On September 25, singer Ailee held a comeback showcase for the release of her third mini album titled “Magazine” at the Ilchi Art Hall in Seoul.

During her comeback showcase, Ailee confessed, “The hardest part of my album preparations was losing weight and practicing singing.”

In total, Ailee lost about 10 kilograms (~22 pounds) for her latest comeback, showing off a completely changed figure.

She explained her diet, saying, “I felt like I was going to collapse every day. I only ate 500 kcal per day. My protein intake came from shrimp, beef, chicken breast, and crab meat, which I ate with two cups of vegetables and one cup of fruit. I ate only two meals a day.”

Ailee continued to share the effects of her weight loss: “I lost a lot of energy all of a sudden, so my stamina was lacking. I was told that my lungpower became weaker and that my voice had changed. However, I’m trying my best to not let it get any weaker.”

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“Real Men- Female Soldiers” Episode Reveals Height and Weight of Kim So Yeon, G.NA, Girl’s Day Hyeri and More

“Real Men- Female Soldiers” Episode Reveals Height and Weight of Kim So Yeon, G.NA, Girl’s Day Hyeri and More

On a special episode of  “Real Men,”  the weight and height of participating female members were released. On the August 24 episode of “Real... 10:01

On a special episode of “Real Men,” the weight and height of participating female members were released.

On the August 24 episode of “Real Men: Female Soldiers Edition,” Girl’s Day’sHyeri, actresses Hong Eun Hee, Kim So Yeon, and Ra Mi Ran, speed skaterPark Seung Hee, singer G.NA, and comedian Maeng Seung Ji entered the Nonsan Army Training Center. They received a physical examination as part of their admittance process.

In the post-examination interview with the production team, Hyeri, who weighed in at four kilograms more than her previously stated weight, joked, “I’m lighter than that. It’s the mic. It’s really heavy–If I take it off, I’ll be one or two kilograms lighter.” Kim So Yeon joined in with a laugh, saying, “I should have worn shorter pants and lighter clothing.”

The height (cm) and weight (kg) of the participating members as measured on the show in comparison to their public profiles released by their management agency is shown below. Fourty-five kilograms is 99.2 pounds and 167 centimeters is 5.48 feet (around 5 feet 6 inches).

Name	“Real Men” (weight)	Public Profile (weight)	“Real Men” (height)	Public Profile (height)
Hong Eun Hee	49.65	45	165.7	167
Kim So Yeon	51.50	45	164.9	167
Maeng Seung Ji	49.35	47	164.6	167
Girl’s Day’s Hyeri	51.75	47	166	167
Ra Mi Ran	61.90	53	160.4	162
G.NA	50	not available	166.4	168
Park Seung Hee	59.85	57	167	167

Watch the clip from the show below.

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Editor crystalcove’s brief commentary:

It is interesting to note how hot this topic was in the Korean entertainment news when the episode aired. The producers of the show knew it would be and made sure to advertise that this information would be revealed before they aired the episode. There is a lot of pressure for females in Korea to be skinny, with the pressure even higher for those that appear on TV. The measurements shown on “Real Men” were all higher for weight and lower for height than what their public profiles, available on Naver, state.

While the show didn’t air all the post-examination interviews, it showed through the interviews of Hyeri and Kim So Yeon and through the expressions on the cast’s faces that none of them welcomed such revelation. In fact, they were embarrassed and Kim So Yeon and Hyeri made excuses for weighing more than what people expected them to. Even at those measurements displayed in the show, Hyeri and Kim So Yeon are underweight.

This episode of of “Real Men” helps to underscore how high the pressure is to be thin in Korea. As for height, women also feel the pressure to not be too tall and not to be too short, basically that imaginary perfect “ideal.” The walls of the box seem to be just closing in around women in Korea, tighter and immovable.

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