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GISELLE\u2019s words during a live broadcast have become a hot topic. As GISELLE of the group aespa recently appeared noticeably thinner, fans expressed concern, and some even raised groundless speculation.<\/p>\n
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GISELLE communicated with fans through an SNS live broadcast on the 6th and honestly answered a question asking, \u201cHow did you lose so much weight?\u201d She calmly said, \u201cI know people talk a lot about my appearance,\u201d but added, \u201cBut this is a natural thing. People lose weight and gain weight.\u201d<\/p>\n
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She continued, \u201cI have gained weight before, and I have lost weight before. It is something that happens as you get older. I lost about 10kg over seven years.\u201d She then opened up, saying, \u201cPeople who know me well know this, but I have ADHD, so I do not really feel hunger,\u201d adding, \u201cRight now, I am actually trying to gain weight. I was never someone with good stamina to begin with, and I feel that I do not have energy.\u201d<\/p>\n
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ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by persistent inattention, distractibility, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. NINGNING of the same group has also revealed that she has ADHD, making GISELLE\u2019s confession feel even more sincere to fans. Fans who watched the broadcast poured out both concern and support, saying, \u201cAfter seeing malicious comments all this time, it would almost be strange if she did not develop appearance-related pressure,\u201d and \u201cHealth always comes first.\u201d<\/p>\n
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When asked what she would want to change in the K-POP industry, GISELLE firmly answered, \u201cFraud,\u201d adding, \u201cI know what I just said does not help me at all.\u201d Still, she faced reality, saying, \u201cEvery industry has flaws.\u201d In fact, there have been cases of several K-POP artists suffering fraud damage. BLACKPINK\u2019s LISA was revealed last year to have been defrauded of hundreds of millions of won by her former manager, and EXO\u2019s XIUMIN recently suffered fraud damage related to a performance. Including cases that have not surfaced publicly, the scale is expected to be much larger.<\/p>\n
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Malicious comments, fraud, and appearance evaluation are recurring problems within the K-POP industry, regardless of years of experience. Amid the trend of debut ages gradually getting younger, this issue must be taken even more seriously. In 2019, the average debut age of K-POP idols was 18.2, but last year, it fell to 17.2, marking an all-time low. Trainee ages are also trending younger, and in just five years, the K-POP market, which had centered around high school students, has shifted toward middle school students.<\/p>\n
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SHINee\u2019s TAEMIN has said that if he could go back to the time of his debut, he would want to \u201cstart after becoming an adult,\u201d and pointed to losing time he should have spent with peers, such as on school trips, as the thing he regretted most. It is evidence that standing under the spotlight at a young age may not always be only a blessing.<\/p>\n
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As competition to secure stars early becomes fiercer, concerns about how to protect artists must come first. It has already been proven many times that the protection of agencies alone is not enough. It is time to strengthen institutional safeguards and shift awareness across the industry as a whole. To prevent the history of losing precious people from repeating itself, thorough preparation is needed from this very moment.<\/p>\n
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