what "FAT" means in kpop

#commentary #shorts #kpop

[@zoeunlimited]

Full commentary here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKC2Y6Wll7yEhpI you’ll be surprised at what you find out

[@sunnysocoolio]

you're right but that's for dancers specifically, I think. The one for the average woman in Korea would be your height in cm minus 115.

[@noimnotakpoppfpsheacy2526]

Literally 30% or more of Americans are overweight which clearly affects the average to be in a heavier direction. If you actually want a more realistic "normal heathy" average comparison, then use countries that weren't conquered by fast food capitalism.

[@Eklffi]

I’m a pound under my ideal weight 😅

[@sammierose1150]

*Quickly converts imperial system to metric system* 🧠👀

[@windyhawthorn7387]

So basically I did the numbers so as a 6'1" woman I need to be 145lb to be the kpop standard.

[@kimlipeatingmango3318]

they'd want me to be this light so i could be lifted off to the sky to say hi to my grandma, theyre so thoughtful ❤

[@sugoi694]

LMAO

[@rosie9385]

🤣🤣🤣 super kind of them

[@amandas7659]

This made my day 😂😂😂 But also, Rest In Peace Grandma ❤

[@tanisha22331]

Oh this made me laugh thank you

[@annahdrac5650]

ahahaha omg XD

[@Pinku_Wh0re]

As someone who's only 149cm, being 29kg is just basically being dead at this point

[@nikolpetrova8448]

Yea I think that’s just the weight of your bones🤣🤣 no organs included

[@DREAMINDIGO]

That's not an exact equation though. There are idols under 150cm and none weights less than 30kg. The usual rule is that you have to weight less than 50/45kg depending on the company etc EDITS: some corrections

[@yumisaifu6198]

@@DREAMINDIGO true but depending on the country someone would literally die because of malnutrition and women can become infertile trust me they’re are many side effects

[@DREAMINDIGO]

@@yumisaifu6198 sure!!! I never stated otherwise! I only corrected the numbers from the video

[@liberaldemocraticpartypart7204]

No you'd actually be fine

[@soop5896]

I would literally get blown away in the slightest gust of wind💀

[@priscillab.3004]

This is literally me on a daily basis

[@elianaslivia4405]

Same. I’d have to lose 10kg. For lean people it’s a death sentence

[@thesunrisechick6878]

The way some of the girl groups fall… yea that checks

[@pmzaii]

I’d have to lose over 10 kilograms 💀💀 but technically I’d still be 99 pounds so it’s not the worst

[@user-tj5jr5jx9p]

Basically you're debuting skeletons at this point 💀

[@bsfswher.]

YEAH 😭

[@Puppet_123]

Literally😭🙏think of the 4ft girlies 😨

[@the_dumb_enby441]

I'm considered underweight already and they'd want me to lose 25 pounds

[@8makes1eongdeongi]

I'm considered underweight as well and it rounds up perfectly💀 i really need to gain weight

[@userjwny04]

​@@8makes1eongdeongi no the least the better according to agencies

[@justpassingby9147]

@@8makes1eongdeongi me too 💀

[@justpassingby9147]

I have to gain 6kg to match the ideal weight 💀

[@Blackpill149]

There is no such thing as underweight in eastern asia.But in america 99% of K-pop female idols will be seen nothing more than skinny runway models who does singing and dancing as part time job

[@coraW]

ain’t no way they want me to be 48kg at 5’6 💀💀

[@vcvcvc9216]

I haven't weighed that much since middle school and I don't want to again wtf!

[@sal._.s13]

I am 🧍

[@MyNameisHonestlyNunya]

They do though. The males who are so tall are expected to be around 55 to 65kg and women are expected to be below 50. As Asians thinness is a character achievement. It's sad.

[@giangnguyenlam6852]

i aint weighing 32 at 152 like tf i avent been 32 since what- 4th grade bffr

[@dirys24]

@@giangnguyenlam6852 oh damn I was 24 back in 3rd till 5th hejsej

[@miriamzahed9360]

My ideal Kpop weight would be 39kg? I think the fuck not 💀

[@mila_rusa]

My would be 37😑

[@-amirah-]

@@mila_rusa same I would die within a week

[@avocadoximp7217]

Mine would be 32kg

[@Horangshi]

Mines 20 kg

[@alpyri]

​@@avocadoximp7217 same

[@İnsanbiriyindostum]

In our country, being under fifty kilos means being really thin. In this case, our parents may even consult a doctor to gain weight, but in Korea, this is considered normal and people want to be robotized. This is sad, no matter how normal it seems in Korea, very serious diseases can occur.

[@user-oo2ss8lw7h]

Which country?

[@bsfswher.]

real 😭

[@İnsanbiriyindostum]

@@user-oo2ss8lw7h turkiye

[@macncheeseung]

@@user-oo2ss8lw7hsouth clearly, if it was applied for north korea then kim jong un’s width would be WAY lesser than what he looks like, a brick

[@WateverWatever04]

theyd want me to be 74 pounds??? id die wtf

[@babababoobaboo]

im 157.48 cm (5’2) i’d have to weigh 37 kg!! (81 lbs) i weigh 134, id have to lose 53 pounds? yeah no id have to starve myself 😭

[@guinnmyahslaysstaymad]

@PeaceandLove you are probably like 11 don’t cry you will grow soon

[@user-eq7nd8yc8d]

@@guinnmyahslaysstaymad im 17 and 4’11

[@VeggieGirl07]

​@@guinnmyahslaysstaymad I know at least five seniors at my high school that are still 4'11

[@Enfjscrolling]

​@@guinnmyahslaysstaymad I'm 18 and have been 5'0 since I was like 16

[@carrotplli]

i remember their candidate for miss korea or miss universe was called obese for weighing 55kg. She was 5’10. It’s crazy how strict their standards are for women.

[@nyu-chan3138]

She literally looked perfect too. It’s so crazy how they don’t take height and weight into consideration. Expecting all women no matter what height to be below 50kg💀

[@deeb.9250]

and they still didn't win... booio

[@imasian5221]

Bro I was weighing 50kg in 0rinary school 💀💀 and everyone was saying I looked underfed💀💀💀💀

[@gloumiel4638]

damn i was around that weight (50kg) when i was 10(?) at 151cm and i’d be a fucking black hole eating everything to them then.

[@kittypipkin]

When I did sports in high school I weighed that much because of muscle… I’m 5ft. Wtflol

[@leonardozhang]

The kpop industry really expects these grown women to weigh the same as middle/high schoolers and have the energy to train from morning to night. No wonder why people are breaking down, holy shit.

[@scientificallyilliterate120]

boycott kpop until they stop abusing kids

[@salmaaljabor3563]

Also, this disrupts their hormones and they stop getting their period. Unhealthy all around.

[@moony5097]

​@@salmaaljabor3563 not to mention could cause infertility, kidney and liver issues, heart issues and so so much more

[@pnetcbarton1503]

height 5'4 weight 6 stones age uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 13...

[@deeps1999]

Wtf

[@Lxnxdxlrxy]

I'll dare you to go tell my 180cm tall dad that he should weight 60kg -

[@pmzaii]

180 cm would be around 5’11 right correct me if wrong though but I refuse to explain any of this to my 6 foot dad

[@X.Enhypen.X]

This is for girls and there are sadly some boy kpop idols that are over 185 and weigh 60 kg

[@thecov3n]

all my short queens we would literally be dead ain’t no way edit: yall I would literally weigh 70lbs tf 😭

[@lovelyR7]

I’m alive

[@Vazic-.-]

@@lovelyR7 sounds like you need help

[@Hanni77716]

I would have to be like 70lbs

[@lovelyR7]

@@Vazic-.- just saying

[@imitationporcelain]

I will have to weight like 78 pounds but a healthy weight for my height is like 90 to 110, If I ever get to 78 pounds I will be severely underweight, starved and probably diying 😅

[@kenmak.7926]

If I'd be 37kg at this age, I would most likely be malnourished or something because that was literally my weight in elementary school💀

[@spreadlove4094]

The formula gives me 37kg too and I was about to say as well that i haven't been that weight since primary school 🤣

[@jacoblehn8752]

Healthy average weight is only about 7 kg more.

[@JustLIkerapunzel]

You'd maybe be dead 😂

[@chloelee7168]

ME TOO 💀

[@ladyinthelake2025]

given their body composition developing children’s healthy weight ranges are usually slightly lower than adults too. it would be even more unhealthy for an adult to weigh the same as an elementary schooler, even if they’re the same height

[@inspiredbyhannahbahng]

Hold up- they would expect me to weigh 36kg 0_0 nah they've gone mad

[@Horangshi]

They expect me to weight 20 kg😭 [I'm 35 kg rn]

[@heresagoodquestiondoesleeknow]

Lmao same 0_0

[@heartz4k]

mine's 36.5kg oh hell nah 😭

[@m1515]

I would have to weight 56 kg while 176. I weighed that much when I was 14 and was really underweight, that's f up.

[@Hello-ru4yt]

I actually weigh 36😂

[@EzraOliZ]

I remember once I saw ROSÉ FROM BLACKPINK getting hate for being "fat". She's 44kg (98.6 pounds)... The Kpop industry is unreal.

[@bsfswher.]

nahh im 13 and weigh like 20 lbs more than that and i know im not fat but thats just crazy to me 💀💀

[@EzraOliZ]

@@bsfswher. exactly. The K-pop industry and fandom disgusts me sometimes. I love K-pop but the stans are so..

[@Fallin_summer03]

If 44 kg consider fat in Korea... What about me... I'm 158 cm and 50 kg... Maybe Koreans will see me as a fat gorilla coming to their country...

[@dgnas]

i’m 4’11, so they’d want me to be 64 pounds????? ain’t no way

[@evekimura452]

Same mine came out to 77 pounds 😅

[@BB-TheCandleFairy]

Bro same I’d be DEAD

[@brooklyneads]

Mine came out to 92 lbs💀

[@zedzxcraxzed4622]

Smoll

[@zeedee8321]

I almost had heart attack coz when I calculated blinks weight it didn't matches what she claimed....and im 4"11 too and im 88lbs lol I ain't doing 62lbs

[@lovely4424]

My ideal kpop weight would be 30kgs, at that rate I would be just bones, literately

[@ceejhaybernal8613]

Same wtf 💀 and i can already see my ribs when i stretch in front of the mirror 😆

[@fqerie9376]

Mine is 51 so I think the formula makes sense since I’m only 45kg

[@computer_gl1tch315]

Same like wtf-

[@moonlightbambi]

Thats my current weight 😅

[@computer_gl1tch315]

@@moonlightbambi wait wha- how old are you?

[@babystar613]

aint no way they want me to be 25 kilos thats just my bones😭

[@pmzaii]

WHAT? mine would be 45 kilos but wth

[@asillygoofygoober]

Going down to 36kgs would make me say hello to long lost grandparents. 🥰 I am fatter in Korea than the shit I take at 16 AM on an average Sunday. 🥰😍

[@injuwrd]

fr

[@KatieFlame0186]

I would have to be 35 kg

[@ceelene]

I'd have to loose 6kgs to be my "ideal" weight PS. I'm 46kg rn :]

[@user-kn5lw6sq6i]

What my word "fat" for me means "fantastic and talented" for me

[@gracee12]

This is so heartbreaking that this is the standard now. 💔

[@zoeunlimited]

😔😔

[@jerrycowpoke]

And then the people who made the standard are 50,000 kg 🗿🍷

[@altsam9]

Being 5'4 and 171 pounds is just as heartbreaking as being underweight.

[@Dingusmcgee503]

For real. I am concerned thin but Ive always had bigger legs and bottom. I could never.

[@gateway2hell]

@@altsam9 i mean… sure but at least they’re functional at that weight. whereas these underweight idols can’t even menstruate….

[@dancingqueen1492]

according to this I would be 60 pounds. that's insane, that's half my current weight. I'd be dead before my debut

[@nataliefamaks]

😂last part for meee.

[@teclinsoro4523]

they want me to be 30kg at 150cm. i think i would literally just die

[@minasskittles]

You’ll be fine

[@JK-tq7bi]

I don't think they would debut someone with 150cm in height.. nowadays girl idols are taller.. so I don't think that formula actually applies to you..

[@minasskittles]

@@JK-tq7bi who even told you that they're idols not models.. although yes being tall is a beauty standard in Korea but it won't stop someone from debuting 💀

[@JK-tq7bi]

@@minasskittles if someone is 150 and want to debut with members 168 and taller she has to be insanely talented or pretty.

[@hoxiipoxii56]

​@@minasskittles30kg at 150cm is very unhealthy.

[@Jisoo_turtle_rabbit_kim74]

HAPPY TO BE IN INDIA 💜

[@The_Skrongler]

When I was that underweight my doctors started prescribing fortified protein powder to keep me from literally wasting away.

[@loverboi_lily]

my doctors suggested the same thing!! it helped a lot actually, and i had a really yummy flavor so that was cool! hope you’re doing much better now ☺️👍

[@The_Skrongler]

@@loverboi_lily Glad to hear it worked for you! I'm doing better now too because I went on a medication called mirtazapine which stopped my nausea attacks so that I can eat more 😁

[@popmybubblegum]

I need this stuff 😭 my doctors just tell me to eat more (I'M TRYINGGG)

[@shadow_drawings.]

They want me to be 32kg(70lbs)??? That's impossible and I'm underweight

[@lacasalingadimoabit2317]

Yeah, same as me. I think that 32kg is just the weight of my bones and skin, without taking into account the vital organs. Literally, incompatible with life 😱

[@le_shimab]

Yeah mine would be 35kg 💀 I have a friend who same height as me and lost a lot of weight and reached 37 but we saw that she wasn't ok

[@5XKXNXA]

thats how much my big dog weights😵

[@nikolpetrova8448]

Yea but they also looking for taller idols. Like 165~ and above. At that height while still severely underweight they’d have to be around 45-55 kg

[@8.7leonormadeira49]

the exat same with me, as i have a height of 152 cm and im16 yo. however, all my life ive been slightly under weight and i never naturally weighed that little, not until i reached the peak of my ed (recovering now, and incomparably happy and live full), which just by it self shows how f up k pop standards trully are. they thrive for skiness. there isn't, sadly, any other way to put it and any one how says or actually makes one self believe that it can be achieved healthily or naturally is in one, beeing actively naive and two, diminishing the struggle and deprivation state of those affected by ed and this standards and ultimately even the k idols them selves. dont blind yourselves, please, acceptence and inaction only contributes and encorages ed voice and feed into this inhumane standards. personally, w my experience i genuinely sentiment kpop idols the most, because as i was able and permitted to heal i KNOW that they do not share and possess that option due to the industry in wich they rely on, unfortunately. please remember to be extremely kind, observant and considerate. i know i would've died if there had been indiference or enablence to me and what was happening by those around me. dont contribut to the cicle, is has made enough damage to enough lives

[@kitzkpop]

love that I’m supposed to be 27 kg or 58 lbs 😍 you can clearly tell that I’m gonna be debuting as a dead girl

[@katethegreat-tg6ji]

I’m supposed to be 50 💀 literal bone marrow

[@KatieFlame0186]

I would be 35 kg 💀

[@aborbable]

how tall r u?

[@aki_times_ten]

I'm meant to be 48.5

[@chocoeuxlatier]

Well tbf you need to be 157-163cm at least, generally speaking

[@Delulukpopqueen]

Surprisingly I weigh the “perfect” amount 45kg I really don’t know how to feel about that😂

[@Ish71716]

You should feel like a proud kpop queen

[@Delulukpopqueen]

@@Ish71716 😛😂👑

[@xxxyuri69]

They’d want me to be at 35kg (77 pounds) at 5’1 bro 💀💀💀

[@julienmostlykingjulienxiii2757]

samee😭😭

[@yumeh2960]

It's 36kg for me 😔😔😔 If this is it, then we 5fts might not make it-

[@julienmostlykingjulienxiii2757]

@@yumeh2960 actually there are many ppl who are 34kg and like 5ft, it’s different for everyone since we all have different fat distributions

[@yumeh2960]

@@julienmostlykingjulienxiii2757 Of course, but I mean people around me and myself in general. Right now my family consider me very skinny for my height.

[@julienmostlykingjulienxiii2757]

@@yumeh2960 yeah i get that, it also depends on your age as well

[@DanielGloverTheGreat]

Bro I'm a 180cm male. I'd have to be 132lbs. That's INSANE

[@puppersissage8640]

I think they would let you lose more dw

[@puppersissage8640]

I'm pretty sure for Males it - 130 or -140 Where I live is slightly different it's hight in Cm - 100 for girls And hight in Cm -120 for boys

[@aoe9015]

It's not that insane though

[@shototodoroki8387]

I’d have to be 66 pounds

[@vanesaalvarez1922]

​@aoe is it insane!! Im a female weighing 130 pounds rn and 5'3 ft. Imagine him weighing 130 pounds

[@ZainabMasood-tk8cv]

They want me to be 44kg at 5'5💀

[@rinaashere]

but i’m 5’5 and 41.9kg and i’m still healthy i’m not underweight tbh i can live w this weight

[@shayreedy]

According to the BMI calculator you’d be considered severely underweight and need to gain about 8kg to be in the healthy weight range.

[@nusranizamani9013]

@@rinaasherei’m the same as well you’ve probably got your height wrong you must be shorter than that to be healthy.

[@rinaashere]

@@nusranizamani9013 nope my height is correct i got a bit taller now tho so im 5’6 and 44kg

[@nusranizamani9013]

@@rinaashere my bmi is 16 and yours is 15.8 we’re severely underweight 🥲

[@celetial3287]

i’m 5’1 and i weigh 96 pounds, it’s so crazy that i would be considered fat when i am literally underweight and a runner. these standards are so unhealthy.

[@leah.bou.]

There is no way I'm supposed to be 79 pounds in the k pop industry

[@peruna_16]

My doctor would have a field day if I came in at 81 pounds. There is absolutely no way that I could get that low without dying.

[@wonyoung_iiii]

I’m supposed to be 34 💀💀

[@melodyandbryanphillips8304]

@@wonyoung_iiii 😂😂😂 ohh nooo.

[@melodyandbryanphillips8304]

@@peruna_16 I was gonna say I’m positive thats right, like HOW tho!?

[@Error_707.]

They want to be me 63 pounds, that’s a scary number 😭

[@truesouthern6138]

I would have to be 60 pounds...when I had an eating disorder, the doctors told me I was on my death bed at 73 pounds and said if I lost one more ounce, I'd be rushed to the ER

[@karmen__]

The fact that my kpop ideal weight would be around 50kg and the weight doctor said I should have to have "healthy weight" is from 60 to even 68kg is CRAZY. 💀

[@Kae_la]

Exactly 💀

[@oliviacaron7088]

I'm 5'7 too. I can't even imagine

[@weormie]

SAMEEE, I'm 5'7 and was like wtf

[@pkysam1853]

You would survive. 170cm and 60kg-68kg is between slim and chubby so 50kg doesn’t exactly mean boney. Skinny yes, but not extremely underweight.

[@Kae_la]

@@pkysam1853 You can’t know that for sure. There are many factors that go into it.

[@isoldeob]

I once was what would be the ideal weight for K-pop not by dieting but due to an illness. I hated it and thought I looked ugly took me a year to get back to what I consider my normal weight. When I see most Kpop stars I just think I could break them like twigs even make idols and I am considered slim. It’s crazy. My sister once worked in Melrose in LA and she said it’s the same for most female stars. She said she felt like a giant. Again she is slim.

[@SupeDefy]

Breakfast: tea Lunch: dried seaweed Dinner: cucumber slices and bean sprout soup.

[@avanmolly.zepeto]

Breakfast: Nothing Lunch: Nothing Dinner: Nothing + 10 hours of k-pop training

[@HakunaMatata-gr9mm]

​@@avanmolly.zepetoday 2- dies🪄

[@starsx70]

​@@avanmolly.zepeto😭😭

[@chan-dra-park]

​@@avanmolly.zepetosoo true

[@bsfswher.]

@@avanmolly.zepetoREAL 😭

[@syntetiskavfall8485]

no way in hell i can ever reach the ideal weight of "28kg"

[@chxrryblxssxms6102]

damn wtf, 28kg?! 💀

[@bsfswher.]

aint no wayy 😭

[@yoroshiku_onegaishimasu]

My ideal kpop weight is 32 kg. That weight won't be able to carry my anxiety alone. I'd be dead before I can start singing on stage.

[@SilaTheChosenOne]

I CRIED READING THIS HAHAHHAHAHAHHA

[@Urvi_112]

Mine is around 36 kg 😢

[@Harvester.726]

I'm underweight even for this it's telling me to gain weight😂

[@X.Enhypen.X]

Dam how tall are you ... and are you okay ?

[@kerrinlutz5924]

Same 😅

[@edentov]

These expectations are honestly so unrealistic that even companies themselves go out of their way to lie about their idols' weight on their profiles, just to fit them into these expectations that THEY THEMSELVES have created 💀

[@Angiepewpew]

and they wonder why those girl group members seem 'happier' and smilier when they're outside of korea

[@lolmfs]

Fr And they seem to glow more Cuz they know western ppl don't pay that much attention to every single detail of their body

[@youde123]

Are you saying they shouldn't be happy when they're essentially a paid vacation?

[@pqono]

Bro if they didn’t want to do the job, they’d quit. The companies aren’t abusing them or sum 💀

[@sleepystories8958]

@@pqono they are

[@tofire2261]

​@@pqono "the companies arent abusing them" broo 😭😭 have u heard a Single thing about kpop companies. They re notorious for the abuse they make their idols go thru

[@Judyc6811]

As a 4”9 person, I am definitely not 52 pounds

[@minali3876]

Same here I’m 135 I’m definitely obese to them 😂

[@lolkayleen2757]

Same I’m 4’10” and I’m 60 pounds overweight apparently 💀💀

[@bruisedviolets]

in KG!!!

[@emilyjacob1051]

I’m a 5’4 woman and in high school I weighed about 100 pounds. I was extremely thin, and had very little muscle. I was severely underweight, lost my period and my doctor actually advised me to eat fatty proteins like peanut butter and avocados to gain weight. I was so malnourished I became sick and my blood platelets were so low they advised to stay home for several days to recover, saying that if they were any lower I would have been hospitalized. Never in my life have I been praised for my body and complimented as much as I was when I was thin and sick

[@sadiestudies4146]

37 kg would be my ideal weight as a kpop idol then. That's 81.5 pounds. That's literally impossible for my body type and genes.

[@simiki.]

yeah u would literally die 😭

[@vivitto.]

same

[@skinnylove831]

Same these people insane

[@siv44]

Bro I’m meant to be 25kg😅😅 I’m so short but I’m 33kg so not far off but underweight:’)

[@itsalex8520]

I mean, you can definitely have a harder time losing weight when it comes to your genes but that doesn’t make it impossible.

[@galaxytraveler546]

I'm 5'5" so they'd want me to be 99lbs 💀 I've been 115-120lbs since middle school and my doctor asked if i was eating enough 😭 idk what she'd do if i showed up under 100lbs

[@HS-oo5br]

The ideal kpop weight is not to eat, not to drink anything, so you can be just like a doll and an object to serve other people and get the industry more money

[@nickm2629]

That's so sad

[@MadaraUchiha...]

It's not like anyone's forcing them. It's a choice to go down that road. If it were easy and anybody could do it, it wouldn't be valued.

[@HS-oo5br]

@@MadaraUchiha... actually, society pressure is forcing them...there's just one ideal body type, and when you don't have this body type, you are judged by everyone else I hear judgments myself, like "you should eat less", "you look fat, I know a nutritionist", "you look ugly in these clothes, you should lose some weight" , etc etc. And I hear them almost everyday... But maybe you haven't experienced anything like that

[@MadaraUchiha...]

@@HS-oo5br the way i see it, if you dont offer a practical solution that will work, youre not discussing a problem, youre just complaining. I dont have to experience something to know it is bad. I just dont think discussions are worth much if not a whole lot can be done about.

[@vegetablackpotato4700]

​@Madara Uchiha didn't you try to put everyone Ina dream bro

[@army_me828]

That means I need to lose 10kg to reach 43kg 😳😥

[@sta_armyforever]

I hope they don't expect me to be 28kg 💀💀💀 Edit: Thanks so much for the likes

[@Katiemutistan]

You're not an idol ahaha

[@sta_armyforever]

@@Katiemutistan True LoL

[@sta_armyforever]

@@myuniverse9888 Yes Loll, I'm subscribed to her so...

[@nishthagupta1357]

Lll

[@Ray-xm3pd]

It's 24 for me help 💀

[@snowwilliams5871]

You just called me underweight in 360 languages.

[@changbinsyeetandyehaw5643]

YOU'RE TELLING ME I'D BE TOO FAT??!! BY 2 KG??? I'M BARELY HEALTHY?!

[@JesusChrist-sm4bm]

Yhea I rember being that light. I was like 800 pounds at 5'2. I rember getting out of breath walking up the stairs. I would black out exercising I'm actually overweight now and wail I can't run as long anymore I've never felt healthier. I can lift weights I can stay awake I couldn't ever go back

[@flippinnngiraffe808]

@@JesusChrist-sm4bm 800? 🙃

[@uswish.]

@@JesusChrist-sm4bm you were not 800 😭

[@JesusChrist-sm4bm]

@@flippinnngiraffe808 sorry 80

[@JesusChrist-sm4bm]

@@uswish. no shit.... But it looks like your a massive bitch right now

[@naomimain3690]

Everyone especially teenagers Please don't compare yourself to this standart because you're basically a child and you need to grow

[@bsfswher.]

YES. THANK YOU. 😭 im a young teen (13 to be exact) but at least i know these are unrealistic standards for most ppl, especially teens as we're still growing

[@Angelina-yg6zr]

I’m 5ft 2 in, they want me to weight 34kg or 75 pounds. 💀

[@ihatemyelinsheaths.7514]

Don't do it!

[@doodles226am]

they would want me to weigh 70 pounds at 5’0 😂😭😭😭

[@domino3023]

66 lbs for me.. Welp.. Better start cutting off limbs

[@teyarose]

I really regret being 4'11 right now 😂

[@ClakyNotReversed]

For the BMI chart, we do a simplification (I'm a nursing student) , but it's valid only for women, because for men the numbers are a little more uneven. it's your height in cm minus 110 with the result in kilos . So, basically, kpop companies do the same, but they remove 10 kilos more, which is A LOT, because if you're 170cm (like me), by your BMI you should be 60kg (and I'm 58kg so I'm okay). But if you arrive at 50/48kg you are not in your perfect BMI anymore, you're in the "underweight" category. They can't play like that an give these numbers as truth to people Edit: it seems that my comment got a lot more attention than I expected and there are few confused people, so I'll try to explain here in a less confusing way possible. The official formula for BMI is BMI = kg/m2 , which gives you the number on the BMI chart ( you can check for yourselves what your own number means), not the weight, it just says XX number= over/underweight or normal weight etc.... BUT there are other factors to consider. For example, if a person does sports and has a lot of muscle mass, that person can't rely on the BMI chart alone, that's why, if you go to a dietitian, they will not only calculate your BMI, but they will also calculate your fat mass, your muscle mass, etc... So don't rely on the BMI alone! My comment wes mainly to debunk this new "idol perfect weight" , sort of... Anyway, if you think you need a dietician, don't hesitate to go to one, don't follow a diet by yourself, because the dietician will make you a specialized diet for YOU, to boost your metabolism if it's low, to increase your muscle mass if it's low, etc etc... It's really personalized and even if you don't have to lose or gain weight, I think going to a dietician is a good way to stay healthy and have a healthy diet personalized for yourself.... One last thing I'd like to add... Diet doesn't mean dieting to lose weight... Diet means following a nutrition plan (called "diet") that will be good for your physical and mental health. It's basically your eating habits. Example: chickens have a diet consisting of leafy greens, cooked beans, corn, non-sugary cereals and grains, berries, apples and most other fruits and vegetables etc.. it doesn't mean chickens are trying to lose weight, it just mean that this is what they eat! ☺️ I wish a nice day/night to everyone and thank you for liking my comment in so many! ☺️

[@i_lou_you]

I'm 174 cm and 74 kg so I'm overweight?? 😨

[@shmarkpark5268]

The bmi is a bulshit chart bc it never takes muscle into consideration so I'm technically overweight and my doctor tell me I should consider losing weight when I have a healthy diet and exercise, there's honestly better ways to decide someone health than by their weight

[@i_lou_you]

@i hate math oof i look normal tho maybe cuz my head is so big 😞

[@user-ln1kd4pb4u]

I’m 152.4 cm and I need to lose 16.77 kg 😭

[@Momoyia1000]

​@@user-ln1kd4pb4u kg not lbs

[@moony8831]

When your 5 ft…💀

[@adiarl]

32.4kg-

[@moony8831]

I have to be 32kg no possible way I’m starving myself to death at that point 💀

[@adiarl]

@@moony8831 same!!

[@kaputt_jay3873]

YESSSSSS THE 71 LBS GANG

[@kd8663]

That’s the thing. You’ve already failed to be the ideal body type by being short. Their formula doesn’t take anyone under a certain height into consideration because you’d br eliminated on that front alone.

[@elizavetabersteneva5761]

They use the same formula for ballet and rhythmic gymnastics both of which I’ve been doing for 9 years and if you’re used to it it’s not actually that little. Like we’ve had girls who were way less than their needed weight and I am currently also at needed weight (175cm-120=55kg)

[@sualuale]

I’m only 5’0” and this formula puts me at 70lbs. With my muscle mass/body type, at 125 people would tell me I look “so skinny” and to think the formula tells me to lose another 55 lbs!!!

[@jueunpark7377]

it is ridiculous im 5'2 120lbs size 4 with decent muscle mass from weight lifting and I've been called chubby in korea. Wtf.

[@MADEbySOUL]

@@jueunpark7377well as a 5’2” 150Lb girl I am just going to brace my heart if they call 125 Lb chubby.

[@mialouisem7596]

75 lbs. as a 5”2 22 year old is insane

[@andreaneumann8320]

That'd be me as well but I'm 42. 158cm tall, 38kg ideal weight. I had severe health issues at 46kg.

[@ehmmuh]

OMG we are the EXACT SAME😍

[@goatcheesee]

Same here how am I even supposed to exist being 75 pounds? I was that weight at eight.

[@Emyedits]

I'm 12 and I'm 57kg 😭😭😭😭 I'm so insecure cuz once my bestie said bro _______ is 50kg wtf so much and I'm 57kg so when they asked how much I am I said idk

[@chjikou]

my ideal kpop weight is 35kg 💀💀💀 at that point I must have starved

[@Jinx.....]

As an anorexic, yeah uh thats the weight you get *FORCED INTO TREATMENT AT* Ive been there, its not a happy place. All us short queens would be dead 😭 💀

[@xstrawberryaveryx9550]

No way they want me to be 81.13 pounds while I’m a 15 year old 5’1 and three quarters .

[@bsfswher.]

im 13 and weigh about 120 lbs, but they want me to weigh like 30-40 lbs less?? honey.. 😭

[@xstrawberryaveryx9550]

@@bsfswher. that’s very concerning that they expect idols to go through with that.

[@jin5846]

i’d be 32kg. rn i’m currently 48kg which is an okay weight for my height so i was shocked when j calculated my perfect weight 💀💀

[@Diandra-]

Dude same, i recently got sick and went from 47kg to 39kg and let me tell you death was near. No way I could maintain a kpop member schedule 🥲

[@chris_liop]

Me2

[@rubired00910]

I'm also around 48-50kg and according to my height I should be 35kg in order to be an ideal kpop idol 💀

[@Diandra-]

@@rubired00910 RIP to you but also slayyyy I guess 💀🖤

[@chanchanko4633]

Me (25 born and raised in Hawaii) and my grandpa (93 only live in Japan) were hanging out. I clearly gained weight and am now 86kg/190lbs. He said to me smiling “even though you’re fat you’re still cute!” And then he proceeded to call me his bodyguard 😂 I love him so much and that’s really what I needed to hear. He’s the only one in the family that says positive things about my weight. He doesn’t ignore or lie about it cus yes I did gain weight but he only says nice/funny things. I love him so much ❤️

[@sparkle_dream]

I love the facts that you don’t take the word fat as an insult. People tell me you’re fat but beautiful like WHAT those two have nothing to do with each other. I‘m 5‘7| 1,69 and weight 1,55 lbs/ 70,4kg I think that’s correct idk we use kg and cm here in german. I know I am a bit chubby but for my height that’s completely fine (I also work out regularly) and people need to understand that being fat isn’t a insult it’s a fact but it shouldn’t be seen in a negative context there are so many beautiful people on the heavier spectrum 🫶🏻

[@Enfjscrolling]

I was born and raised in Hawaii too omg!!

[@Enfjscrolling]

I love that he supports you. If you're happy and not experiencing health concerns that's all that matters and shaming doesn't help anyone to reach a healthier goal, they just end up doubling down! I've been gaining weight recently and my mom shames me for it so then I go and eat more with comfort food and stress eating

[@rihannnahanvelt]

Wait I’m 90 lbs rn and they want me to be 64lbs I ain’t no way- that be so unhealthy😂

[@Alexandra_Wolf]

You’d be dead!

[@OFFICIALLYBENPEARCE]

Yet no one is using their wallet to protest ... everyone still buying it the industry and feefing the monsters that create the "entertainment"

[@Rupalijadhav1]

You're probably already underweight and they want you to lose more weight!

[@hhbeom]

@@crystaltix-mq6ws no one will cdare abt how skinny u are when ur dead bc of malnutrition be fr

[@qin.qinn1111]

@@Rupalijadhav1Well they’re not really underweight, my height is the same and I’m lighter than her and I’m still quite healthy.

[@catcoot849]

Imagine being 140 cm and them telling you, you need to weigh 20 kgs

[@Cute_strawberry59]

Really!?!? How do u know that!?!! I am 140 cm and 43.5 kgs

[@catcoot849]

@@Cute_strawberry59 wdym?

[@catcoot849]

@@Cute_strawberry59 wdym?

[@dk_whattoputhere10]

I know you’re probably joking, but I think companies won’t accept someone that short

[@taco_queen]

Ain’t no way they’d want me to be 110lbs at 5’7💀💀 I’m already so skinny, if I lost 30lbs I’d be an actual stick💀💀

[@yxkiko]

Wtf 110 lbs at 5’7- you’d literally be a ghost at that point 💀

[@janamarzouk7158]

@@yxkiko I am less than that weight right now at 5'7 but that's because I have fast metabolism

[@smooshiee4780]

Stick to tacos, queen! We good over here at a healthy weight lol

[@lavender_aa3184]

@@yxkikoI’m 105 at 5’7 :| it’s not that thin

[@HollSuth]

I’m 5’8 and it said I should be 116lbs!! Insane

[@reharm_reality]

I actually achieved this at my lowest weight (120lbs for a 5'9" person) but I also was cold all the time, got dizzy every time I stood up, didn't get a period and couldn't run or do any sort of exercise without passing out/having to stop. How people can be that underweight AND sing and dance at the same time is beyond me. Edit: Just to be clear, I was anorexic. Plenty of people are naturally skinny; it doesn't mean you're unhealthy if this is where your weight sits when you eat fine and don't overexercise, purge, etc. The problem is when it's expected for everyone to look like that, because most people can only achieve that doing what I did.

[@IDoNotTrainLegs]

I'm 64 kg as a 5'9 girl and I am perfectly healthy. I also can't believe how these kpop idols manage to do concerts while being underweight.

[@elisa1213]

@@IDoNotTrainLegs i’m ~104lbs and 5’7 and perfectly healthy. if they’re naturally skinny it’s okay but even with starving i guess their intense discipline and training help them keep up. though some of them do faint and collapse on stage. i hope companies will stop their bad treatment towards idols

[@Uaenarmy74]

​@@IDoNotTrainLegs iam 49 kg with 5"7" height. Is it healthy?

[@IDoNotTrainLegs]

@@Uaenarmy74 I'm not an expert, but my friend is the same height and approximately the same weight. She can eat lots of food but she just doesn't gain weight. I think she's rather healthy. but idk what ur body, metabolism ect is like. for some people this weight at this height might be a bit low, but it totally depends on so many factors, so it can be completely healthy! :)

[@antiromanticktl9537]

I am 5’6 and 120 pounds 😅

[@ishasharma2554]

I'm 5 ft tall and I weigh around 52 kgs and I'm happy with my weight 😊😊😊

[@bsfswher.]

happy for uu 🎉🎉

[@haeuntinyy]

My "ideal weight" would be 37kg. I weighed that when I was around 9 years old, now I'm almost 15. I would surely die of anemia and malnutrition 💀

[@Glorytothefuture]

Same 😭😭😭😭

[@hazelthetabbycat]

Using that „formula“ I had exactly the „needed“ wheight at the worst point of my ed. That’s just really awful!! I‘m so glad to say that I‘m not even close to that anymore, stay safe loves❤️❤️

[@ashm003]

I hope youre doing well!^^

[@hazelthetabbycat]

@@ashm003 I am, thank you, I hope you're too :)

[@ashm003]

@@hazelthetabbycat thats good to hear 😊. Im also well haha, thank you for asking

[@horizonanadyomene]

just calculated this and it would put me at a lower weight than when i ended up in the hospital with seizures from not eating or sleeping. i was crying when i got on the scale at that point, i was so afraid. it's a solid 10 pounds below that weight that could have killed me. the k-pop industry is sickening, and i wish the managers' punishments could include this kind of torture & starvation to scare them off of it.

[@Yummytoesyumyum]

110 it's not bad I'm currently working towards it plus, I'm 5'7

[@bsfswher.]

im 5'3 and 120 lbs?? 😭

[@Mag_1418]

172-120=my exact weight. That's it, I'm starting a career as a k-pop idol

[@inanek7107]

Lol I'm with you, let's go!

[@Mikasaofweb3]

Me too😊 Buh just an inch taller 🙂

[@ladyinamoll2105]

sameee

[@victoriamarfina9819]

That's the spirit!

[@rosepetalsfly]

Same though?

[@regina6838]

When I was "ideal" kpop weight I cried cause my arms were too skinny and I didn't feel good about myself. I've struggled to put on weight my whole life and I've finally done it.

[@mollythebookcat]

according to the formula i'm supposed to weigh as much as a 10 year old girl 🥰

[@ehe3653]

this clearly would not work if you're short💀 but most idols aren't that short anyway

[@sz7463]

There's no way a young girl with my height should be 47 kilos. that's insane

[@ihavenonameforyou1]

You would be shocked with that they do.

[@metanoiasmagicalpotions]

I’m 5’7” and apparently 3kg less than the ideal kpop weight 😬😬😬 this is the first thing that’s made me realize that I really am underweight like my parents have been saying for years lol

[@pereigoniwari9359]

Ohh dear☠️ I hope you're okay

[@user-vj5qr7pp9q]

get help. ill pray for you tonight. you could lose fertility

[@OMGMyHypeBoyKeita]

@@user-vj5qr7pp9qWould you lose it permanently? I know someone who lost their period due to being severely underweight, but she’s at a more normal (still very skinny tho) weight for a few months now though she has not gotten her period in like 2-3 years

[@stunnysubliminals]

​@@user-vj5qr7pp9qthat's great, most women don't want children anyway. Our society is way too fucked up

[@NihilVacant]

​@@OMGMyHypeBoyKeitaWhen I was really underweight (172 cm and 43 kg) I lose period for a few years. Now I'm 50 kg, I have periods again, even I'm still slightly underwight. Usually it's not permanent. I have chronic disease, so this is why I'm underweight (not because of ED or something like that).

[@ily279]

hold up they want me to be 77 lbs💀💀

[@user3-v5u]

Bro you’re telling me they would want me to weigh 40kg..?? People already tell me I’m skinny, at that point I would literally just be a stick figure

[@LadyVineXIII]

My skeleton weighs more than my ideal weight, let alone the flesh of me.

[@carrey664]

It doesn't apply to us. Koreans have narrower bone structure which makes unhealthy for them to gain weight rather than people with broad bone structure.

[@LadyVineXIII]

@മീൻ carrey Although I do grant you that most Koreans seem to be of a more slender build, not all Koreans fit that description. You are also not accounting for mixed race and non-Korean individuals who are being held to the same standards regardless of their build type. Humans are individuals who fluctuate regularly through weight ranges that are affected by a variety of factors that include a lot more than just diet and exercise. Even the type of exercise can affect your weight in different ways depending on how and where you build muscle.

[@lydia8526]

I think the standard for kpop idols are ridiculous but as a european I was more shocked at the average height for 5'4 women in America being 171 lbs. Like that is crazy it is considered normal weight in America when it is overweight in literally anywhere else in the world.

[@cindyvortex6029]

They're both ridiculous. Why can't the goal be being healthy?

[@8unnylover]

I'm 5'1 and 90 lbs and I'm underweight. At minimum I should be 100 lbs (I used to be, then encountered health issues. Working my way back up). They rly expect someone taller than me to be under 100 lbs??? Thats so incredibly dangerous

[@ritsuko.m21]

I'm the same height and just did the math. For 5'1 they'd expect us to be 74.9 lbs

[@aye_domino-OT8]

they want a woman built like a child, that's it, im 150cm tall and im at the 50kg weight area, between 55-58kg and its far away from overweight, not to mention this is all just me being a teenage girl

[@bonkislost]

i'm at a perfectly healthy, stable weight for my age and height, and they would want me to literally half my weight

[@sarasadiq6918]

That’s insane. I’m 5’4” and weight 120lbs (bmi 20) and I’m a long distance runner. Apparently, I’d have to lose 27lbs to fit their standard. There’s no way I’d be able to do any kind of physical activity at that weight, and I’d look half dead

[@pcktsun]

Me too! Except I’m 121lbs 😭

[@taylorllewelyn]

When the kpop formula tells you that you gotta GAIN weight, that's when you know your very underweight

[@nataleerose4803]

I’m 5’5 and I weigh 115 lbs so I don’t have much weight to lose!!❤❤❤

[@asya3780]

ppl kept telling that i was too skinny cuz im 45kg and the fact that my ideal weight in kpop industry would be 35kg, bro I would be left skin and bones lmao

[@Horangshi]

Can relate I look like a skeleton at 35 kg People don't even try to tell me Im too skinny[that's a good thing

[@_ao]

same bruh, I'm 40kg and already underweight but I still need to lose more kilograms for my ideal kpop idol weight 💀

[@subratanandy2142]

You will die of malnutrition:( , in 35 kg .

[@lifeissobeautiful6404]

The fact that you're already 45kg in their eyes would be perfect. For Kpop, it's like no matter how tall you are, anything above 50kg for a woman is unacceptable. 😤

[@dixi-chan6410]

Same lmao

[@lunapotato9365]

Bro they would want me to be 77lbs 😭😭💀

[@Vi-zf3jy]

they want me 50kg at 5’8 💀

[@yearrekojoco]

There a girl group member that's 47kg around that range but she's unhealthy her name is wonyoung she's my picture

[@katkay9923]

Dawg im 55kg at 5’2 they’re literally trying to kill us💀

[@bellactually]

I’m supposed to be 103 pounds, honestly that’s not too bad because im tall, i weigh 120 now

[@zoetequiere]

my ideal kpop weight is 32kg/70lbs 💀 im already considered underweight i dont wanna lose 18 pounds

[@pinkvanillakitten]

The korean weight standard also doesn't take into account genetics of different ethnicities, contributing to how we carry weight differently, our muscle masses, if we are more thin or have a tendancy to be more muscular, bone density, we all weigh different weights that are heathy and normal for your body type. And we ALL are different!! We shouldn't all try to be the same, especially when we are all so diverse. I wish Korea would get with health standards and actual logic when it comes to bodies. I happen to have one of those athletic body types, and I know for me personally, the weight would be very unhealthy and dangerous on my body.

[@RapidObsessor]

bro i'm five feet tall, I'd need to be 71 pounds

[@acepennington4075]

Same 😭

[@poison4303]

I’m 5’0 and they gave me 70 pounds…? What the actual fuck 😭 how could you do intense kpop training at that weight

[@Mbbsd]

Shortyyy 🤣

[@codename495]

Drugs. They give them drugs

[@user-kk2lj3zu7p]

@@codename495 no they dont. if it was like that kpop wouldnt exist anymore

[@indira3847]

Yes me too literally 32 kgs 😢 even my niece is 35+ on 7th grade

[@Mbbsd]

@@indira3847 fatty I am 26 kg.... Please loss your weight 😂

[@brittani6720]

i’d have to be 45kg. when I was 51kg my dad almost sent me thru mandatory 90 I was too weak to get out of bed for days at a time from starving myself. I just wanted to be skinny like them so bad, which was why I fell out of kpop years ago. It triggers my ED so badly I can’t enjoy the music anymore. Stay safe out there, stans. Your health, your passions, and your individuality means so much more than the money they make from you idolizing them.

[@pep-167]

i was also too weak to get out of bed from starving myself, but i was 65kg. ur weight wont make u stronger or less strong until youre severely over or underweight.

[@ria_dawn]

Then don't starve yourself? You can get the body of a kpop idol without starving.

[@PromisesPeonies]

No because there’s no way they’d want me to be 88lbs😭😭 that’s so underweight

[@QwaxyDuck]

They want me to be 77lb 💀

[@angeltzu]

Lol they want me to be 44.092 Ibs [20kg] I'm rlly underweight rn and they want me to loose 15 kg Well I'm not a kpop idol so

[@bestshrekfr]

r u also 5' 3" 😭 i'm 127lbs so damn that hurt

[@PromisesPeonies]

@@bestshrekfr yes I am😭😭 around the same weight too lol

[@pretty_moonlightxx]

So I'm supposed to be 34 kg at 5'1?! That's insane! Don't get me wrong but East Asian people need to stop their obsession over skinny bodies.

[@beanbean6850]

They’d want me to be 48 kg when 54 is the borderline for underweight at my height (168) so basically 6 kg underweight 💀💀🤭

[@Giruga905]

Litteraly same for me like what the actual fuck do they want these idols to be stick figures?

[@dqlHuiShi]

And this is accurate. Btw, this is the same beauty standard in China, which I think it's super sick. Any girls in China/korea (commonly if u r above 160cm) should weigh 45kg as their ideal weight. I've seen girls weighing 45kg in 170+cm

[@nahicorua]

Right? I'm 1.70 I could not for the life of me weight 50kg and survive all the phisycal activity they make kpop idols endure

[@rainghostly]

also 168 and I have really broad shoulders and hips, my frame probably takes up most of that mass already. I like having organs too, thanks 💀