Actress Jung Chae-yeon once drew attention by revealing how she experienced an extreme diet.
Jung Chae-yeon, who became famous after competing in “Produce 101”, was loved for her pure and lovely image. She seems to have been born with this soft and innocent appearance, but in fact, Jung Chae-yeon has experienced a harsh diet.
Jung Chae-yeon, who weighed up to 64kg just before her debut, revealed that she was motivated by the remark, “You won’t be able to change the first number of your weight to 5”, that her company’s CEO told her. Therefore, she decided to went on a harsh diet routine.
In an interview, Jung Chae-yeon said that she had an extreme diet the day before having her weight checked, making everyone feel pity for her.
“Before I debuted, I usually ate products from beans, such as soy milk or tofu. During diet break, I only had salads without dressing. I had one pack of salads per day for about three months. Then, on the day when my weight got checked, I ate one pack of Yulmu-cha (a kind of tea) powder little by little for the whole day without pouring it in water. I can’t do that again these days because it may cause health problems”, she answered honestly.
Jung Chae-yeon lost 16kg in 3 months by eating only soft tofu, cherry tomatoes, and soy milk under the pressure of being able to debut only when she lowered her weight to the range of 40-49kg. Idols must endure extreme diets in order to make their debut.
Meanwhile, Jung Chae-yeon selected the drama “Golden Spoon” as her next work, and will have a romance with her co-star Yook Sung-jae. Based on the popular webtoon of the same name, “Golden Spoon” tells a life adventure of a child who was born in a poor family but accidentally changes fate with a friend who was born in a wealthy family and becomes an acquired gold spoon.
