During an interview, (G)I-DLE’s Yuqi revealed her experiences with dieting and the strict methods enforced by CUBE Entertainment to help trainees lose weight.
On July 12, 2024, the YouTube channel “Jipdaesung”released a video titled “Getting Close to Kids Nowadays, LOL,”which featured Yuqi as a special guest. During the video, BIGBANG’s Daesung inquired about Yuqi’s recent endeavors, specifically asking, “Have you been following a diet lately?”
As I grow older, I have noticed that I do not gain weight as easily. This comes as a surprise as I used to gain weight even from just drinking water. However, nowadays it is more difficult for me to gain weight and my appetite has also decreased.
During her training days, she remembered how she used to weigh herself every Saturday while dieting. She would often feel sick every day.
Upon hearing this, Daesung was astonished and commented, “Do you really weigh yourself every week? That must be challenging.”Yuqi seemed taken aback by his response and added, “I heard that at YG Entertainment, they weigh themselves every day.”
Daesung shared his observation that strict weigh-ins may have been the norm for female trainees, saying, “We cannot confirm it for sure, but it appeared that female trainees had more stringent weigh-ins.”He then jokingly mentioned, “Perhaps because Park Bom noona from 2NE1 used to secretly eat bread in the corner.”His comment elicited laughter from the others on set.
Yuqi sympathized with Park Bom, admitting that she too had a habit of eating in secret. She commented, “I completely relate to that. I used to sneak food in the dressing room. Looking back, it’s quite sad.”
During their conversation, Daesung inquired about Yuqi’s successful dieting strategies, assuming she had extensive knowledge in weight loss. Yuqi proceeded to recount a surprising incident from her trainee days, recalling how during Chuseok, weight gain among all the members was evident. To make matters worse, their weights were publicly displayed outside the office, and even senior artists such as PENTAGON, HyunA, and BTOB were passing by and could see them.
The motivation to lose weight quickly was revealed by her, as she stated, “I lost 5kg in three days then. The printout remained on display until I reached my desired weight. I was impressed by our company’s approach. Even now, I recall that specific weight. I achieved the weight loss by significantly restricting my food intake, determined to remove that printout as soon as I could.”
Furthermore, (G)I-DLE remains actively promoting their latest single “Klaxon.”
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