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This top actor lost consciousness in the shower for two hours after losing as much as 20kg 

Top star actor Kim Myung-min faints for 2 hours in the shower after losing as much as 20kg for his role in the movie “Closer To Heaven”.

In the movie “Closer To Heaven”, Kim Myung-min loses as much as 20kg in weight to play a patient with Lou Gehrig’s disease. He weighed 51.6kg when the filming began. He reportedly ate only vegetables and tofu all day, reducing on food rather than exercising. On top of that, in order to complete the psychology of his character, he intentionally closed the curtains in his hotel room made it as dark as possible. 

Kim Kyung Min

Therefore, he suffered a serious change in his body, and he reportedly fainted twice in the shower. As hot water touched his extremely sensitive body, his blood vessels expanded which led to him losing his consciousness for a while. It is said that he once woke up after lying in the shower room for about two hours.  During an interview after the movie premiere, he said he had gained back 10kg. Nevertheless, the people around him still felt sorry for his skinny legs that period.

Kim Kyung Min

Closer to Heaven” is a 2009 South Korean film written and directed by Park Jin-pyo, starring Ha Ji-won and Kim Myung-min. The movie has topped the box office chart for 3 consecutive weeks after its release.

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Daum
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