Is the "skin-and-bone" look the trend now? Looking at the bodies of female celebrities these days, unlike the previously popular "healthy" and "toned" figures, they are so thin that bones are visible to the point of pity.
Actress Kim Ji-won recently drew major attention for attending the "2026 Bulgari high jewelry collection" event. On the 24th, Vogue Hong Kong's official social media released a video of the event held in Milan, and her sunken cheeks and thin figure caught attention.
Kim Ji-won wore a long dress that highlighted a sapphire tone, with the upper body featuring a form-fitting tube-top design. It exposed her shoulders and collarbone line, emphasizing a feminine silhouette. In particular, her chest and rib bones were so visible that her extreme thinness drew the eye.
Ko Hyun-jung was known since her debut for her somewhat chubby, charming cheeks and was famous along with So Jisub and Ko Kyung-pyeo as a "celebrity whose appearance is 180 degrees different before and after depositing money." However, she lost a lot of weight last year, surprising everyone.
The trigger for Ko Hyun-jung's rapid weight loss was from the end of 2024. That year she announced she would not attend the press conference for the JiniTV drama Namib two hours before the event, and at the time her agency OK Company released an official statement saying, "Ko Hyun-jung collapsed in the morning and went to the emergency room. She had not been well for some time and had collapsed on set several times."
Since then, Ko Hyun-jung has maintained a skin-and-bone figure. Recently she also drew attention by revealing a shocking amount of food she eats. On the way to the dentist she said, "I'm hungry." She added, "But this is the real problem. My stomach is very hungry, but I'm too lazy to eat." She continued, "In the morning I ate an apple with lemon squeezed on it. I ate two thin slices." When asked what she eats for lunch, she confessed, "I don't really eat. I'm too lazy."
When she said she also rarely eats dinner, she said, "Last night I ate puffed rice snacks," surprising people with her shocking meal portions. In particular, Ko Hyun-jung said, "I brush my teeth often. But when you eat, doesn't it feel a bit unpleasant? I also dislike that. It's such a fuss, oh my."
Ha Jiwon and Soyou were celebrities known for healthy beauty, but recently they have shown skin-and-bone figures. They went through a process of reducing the strong muscles they had.
Ha Jiwon is starring as actress Chu Sang-a in the ENA Monday-Tuesday drama "Climax," which is currently airing, and she changed her body for the role. She said, "When you think of Ha Jiwon, there's a very healthy image. So I deliberately changed my body." She added, "It was harder to erase myself in the process of making muscles smaller through intense exercise or weight training and using stretching to make them look longer and more delicate."
After dieting, Soyou faced suspicions of plastic surgery due to her changed appearance. Soyou cheerfully explained, "The inner-corner eye makeup is a makeup effect, and the lips are overlined," adding, "People say it looks like I had my eyes done, and if you think that way I'm grateful. It means I'm prettier."
In particular, Soyou lost 20kg. She said, "Everyone thinks I lost 10kg, but actually I reached 48kg, so I lost 20kg. That's why my face shape changed." She also revealed how she overcame a weight plateau. Soyou said, "My weight stopped falling in the 54~56kg range," adding, "I reduced muscle mass and increased the proportion of aerobic exercise. Instead of heavy weights, I focused on bodyweight exercises." She added, "Especially by almost not doing lower-body exercises, my leg and buttock muscles decreased, and my weight dropped rapidly then."
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