Squid Game star HoYeon Jung is opening up about her apparent rapid following the success of the series.
Fans first took notice and shared their concern over her strikingly lean appearance on social media — during and after — she attended the 2021 LACMA Art & Film Gala held in Los Angeles on November 6, 2021.
In a recent interview with Star News
Confirmed: HoYeon Jung, 27, addressed the growing concern from fans over her recent weigh loss during the promotional push for Squid Game
The Seoul, South Korea native maintains that she ‘didn’t even have any time to eat’ during all of the travel, promotional appearances and interviews.
‘So, I lost way too much weight. All the clothes that used to fit me when I first came here [to America] are too loose now,’ she admitted during yet another interview.
One particular photo taken amid the tenth annual LACMA Art & Film Gala, which she posted on Instagram, seemed to garner the most concern.
For the photo, Jung strikes a rather generic pose, on what appears to be a balcony of a hotel or apartment, wearing a plunging, sleeveless black dress that showcases much of her ultra-lean upper body.
Her take: The model turned actress confirmed that she had, in fact, lost weight recently and blamed it on her busy promotional schedule for Squid Game in the United States
While there were plenty of complimentary comments such as ‘Pretty’, ‘Rockstar’, ‘Cute’ and ‘SHES SO PRETTY AM I RIGHT?’, there was also a consistent flow of people who shared their concern for her health; and for the most part, those comments weren’t demeaning and remained respectful.
‘Your really beautiful but I got worried about the one in the black dress are you okay or eating well take care of yourself you and your health come first,’ one person wrote.
A couple of other concerned fans shared: ‘Please don’t have an eating disorder we love you’ and ‘Plz take care of your health and nutrition ….u r beautiful anyway.’
Hectic: The Seoul, South Korea native maintains that she ‘ didn’t even have any time to eat’ during all of the travel, promotional appearances and interviews
Health concerns: Fans shared their concern for the Squid Game star when she shared a series of photos on her Instagram page last week
Some others added, ‘You are getting skinnier and skinnier… hope you are happy and keeping well with your general health’; ‘Why she become so thin’; and ‘This is starting to become a problem.’
And one fan was delicate in addressing her weight loss, writing: ‘I loved you in Squid game. I think you are an amazing actor and human. I don’t want to come off negative at all, just want to say that seeing you in the black dress made me a bit worried. I know it’s how it is for models to obtain a certain weight standard. But please make sure you are eating well, working with a holistic dietician, and making sure your physical and mental health are well and energised through food. Xo from sweden.’
Jung also addressed her weight loss earlier in December, after Squid Game had set a new record for most watched show on Netflix, with 142 million member households watching the dystopian South Korean series in its first four weeks of release.