Airport fashion of actor Go Hyun-jung departing for Rome, Italy. Photo: Valentino

Actor Go Hyun-jung directly addressed the ‘skin-and-bones’ diet suspicions.

On the 7th, a video titled ‘Taming Go Hyun-jung’ was released on the YouTube channel of Kang Min-kyung, ‘Gyang Minggyeong’. The video captured a month of Go Hyun-jung’s daily life as she visited Kang Min-kyung to discuss the direction of YouTube content.

In the video, Go Hyun-jung took on new challenges, working out and taking singing lessons with help from Kang Min-kyung.

In particular, at the end of the video, Go Hyun-jung spoke candidly about her recent health. She said, “In 2020, I underwent a really major emergency surgery,” and revealed, “There were problems with the area connecting the duodenum and the pancreas, and with the stomach, so it was left only sutured and under observation.”

She continued, “I had been managing well by taking my medication, but in 2024 there were several very stressful incidents, and my body broke down again,” and explained, “It was a situation where going to the ER was not easy, so I kept moving around, and only when it became unbearable did I get hospitalized and undergo surgery again.”

YouTube ‘Gyang Min-gyeong’ screengrab.

Go Hyun-jung said, “I thought I had gotten better since then, but it is true I have much less energy than before,” and confided, “I used to like eating and cooking, but now food does not go down well.”

In particular, she said, “I really love gimbap, but even if I eat just a couple of bites I am afraid something might happen,” and honestly shared, “I hate getting stomach pain from eating anything. So I feel a bit depressed.”

She added, “Being slim is only good up to a point, is it not? As you get older, there is also the saying that you live on ‘bapsim’.”

Addressing the ensuing diet rumors, she drew a line, saying, “People think I am doing an extremely intense diet, but how could I go on a diet I did not even do when I was young, now, when my health is wavering? Absolutely not.”

She continued, “Right now I am making regular hospital visits and taking medication to manage things. Going forward, I want to take a tougher approach to my health by also doing strength training.”

Previously, Go Hyun-jung’s unusually thin frame in recent airport fashion, among other moments, drew concern from fans and sparked suspicions of an ‘excessive diet’. Some also criticized her, invoking ‘acting her age’, claiming she was copying young girl groups.