Singer and actor Choi Seong-wook, formerly of the group Paran, is drawing criticism from netizens for remarks that pressured his wife, Kim Ji-hye (stage name Han Min-a), formerly of Cats, to go on a diet.
On the 7th, Kim Ji-hye uploaded a video to her social account with the caption "Yes, my belly is still bulging hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha #amanwhoinvitesmaliciouscomments."
The video shows Kim Ji-hye wearing a form-fitting outfit. She asked her husband, who was filming the video, Choi Seong-wook, "Honey, you told me to lose 10kg and you were criticized a lot for it — how do you feel? You've become a public enemy; how is that? Didn't your mind change or anything?"
Earlier, on the 2nd, Kim Ji-hye posted a video saying, "It's been 140 days since I gave birth and my husband is telling me to lose 10kg." At that time, Kim Ji-hye asked Choi Seong-wook, "Honey, how many kilograms do you want me to lose?" and Choi Seong-wook replied immediately, "10kg!"
In response, Kim Ji-hye grumbled, "Ah, this is annoying.. I thought you'd say I don't need to lose weight! 'No, honey, you don't have to lose weight. You're beautiful just the way you are' — I thought you'd say that," but she added, "My night husband says I should lose 10kg more… Is this for real!! So I'll work even harder, manage myself, and try to lose it! Please watch me, challenge!!" as she enthusiastically promoted a product.
When the post went up, comments defending Kim Ji-hye appeared, such as "You had twins, you should take care of your body first" and "You're beautiful enough without losing weight." Mentioning that reaction, Kim Ji-hye asked Choi Seong-wook how he felt, but Choi Seong-wook responded calmly, "I'm used to malicious comments anyway."
When Kim Ji-hye asked, "Now can you say I don't have to lose as much?", Choi Seong-wook emphasized, "No, lose it!" and added, "I'm saying it because she's prettier when she's slim."
Then Kim Ji-hye asked, "How's my belly now?" and Choi Seong-wook bluntly replied, "It's poking out, what else." Netizens who saw this expressed disappointment at Choi Seong-wook's thoughtless response, saying, "That's too much," "You're pretty. You can take it slow," and "She just gave birth recently. Because they are twins, her belly can't sink more. 'It's poking out, what else' — that's quite upsetting."
Meanwhile, Kim Ji-hye and Choi Seong-wook married in 2019. They later succeeded in conceiving through in vitro fertilization and gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, in September last year.
[photo] Kim Ji-hye SNS
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