Recently on December 13, Joy, along fellow Red Velvet members, performed at the Lazada Festival Concert in Indonesia
After this event, a topic criticizing Joy for her weight gain was published on the Korean forum “Pann”, where the author and several netizens criticized Joy’s rounder appearance. However, a lot of people also stepped up to defend the female idols, saying that Joy is of normal weight and still looks as gorgeous as ever with the weight gain.
At the same time, a lot of people expressed concerns for Joy’s health.
Back in April, SM Entertainment released an official announcement, revealing that Red Velvet’s Joy will be on a hiatus due to her health status. Later on in June, the female idol’s hiatus ended, allowing her to return to activities alongside Red Velvet.
At the time, SM claimed that Joy’s health has recovered significantly throughout the hiatus. However, Joy herself has spoken up, saying that she will be taking a break again due to her health issues returning
In particular, the female idol wrote on the fan communication platform Bubble, “When I went on hiatus this year, I didn’t get to fully recover”, adding “During my latest promotions, my health started to worsen again. After discussing things with the company, I decided that for the rest of this year, I’m going to focus on taking better care of myself so as to focus on what is planned for the new year. I want nothing else but to be 100% there for you all, but things haven’t worked out that way for me. I’m sorry.”
However, according to Joy, she won’t be taking a complete hiatus like in April to June.
“That doesn’t mean I’m going to stop all activities like last time! I’m going to work hard next year, so I have to exercise hard and build up my body. I’ve used up all of my muscles that I’ve been working on for 2 years”, the female idol said.
Source: KB, theqoo
