Starving Idols where is the human in all that?
As I have been following many K-pop Idol groups over the past year or more I have come
to find out that the life of a K-pop Idol is not that easy. Did you know that many of the
music labels in Korea expect certain requirements an Idol must adhere to during their
career as an Idol singer.
One being maintain a certain weight even if its way too low in our american eyes looking in. As for sleep, when is that for an Idol, it may be whenever they get the down time I guess..which may not be very much. They are expected to be up early and go go go until they are allowed to sleep if any. Some even pass out on stage due to lack of food and sleep.
I had no idea of all this until I began reading some articles that I would come across online about
the food and sleep issues each idol deals with. This apparently is an issue within almost all of the
Korean music labels I have read about thus far. I for one am shocked that they would treat someone
so carelessly for the amount of money that they invest for each one.
These are links to similar stories that I found in regard to lack of sleep and eating issues with the Idols.
Kpop Idol Health Battles
Kpop Idols eating disorders
KDrama stars who have battled bulemia
15 year old korean Idol is said to be too fat
The craziest diets for Idols
Your fav idols are Human
K-Pop Idols Who Aren’t Afraid To Drop Truth Bombs
So my suggestion to the Korean Music community is to have each lable hire a nutritionist or
dietician to manage their kpop idols dieting and health. Also to allow each idol enough time
to sleep and rest for their mental and physical well being.
Thanks for reading my article.
Barbara Goulding 10/6/2017
