“Eating Disorder Culture” At JYP Entertainment Gets Highlighted After Former VCHA KG’s Lawsuit

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VCHA‘s KG recently filed a lawsuit against JYP Entertainment. She called the company out for abuse and mistreatment, filing termination with them.

Legal Document Exposes Full, Gruesome Details Of Ex-VCHA KG’s Lawsuit Against JYP Entertainment

In particular, she called out their restrictions on the members’ diet. According to KG, the members were pressured to maintain an extreme level of thinness, and often only fed small salads. On multiple occasions, the members were denied meals and even instructed not to eat by staff. They would monitor the girls’ meals and kitchen in the dorm.

Through KG’s exposé, fans have begun to highlight JYP Entertainment’s severe restriction culture when it comes to food. The company once pressured TWICE‘s Momo to go on an intense diet before allowing her to debut.

“When I was a trainee… I was told I had to lose 7kg no matter what. That was the only way to be on the showcase. There was a D-day.”

— Momo

She ate ice for a week to lose the weight. Fans wondered if this led to many idols continuing to show signs of eating disorders even after debut.

Stray Kids‘ Felix commented that he needed to diet before their concert. He later clarified that the part about the bones was a joke.

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ITZY‘s Chaeryeong also talked about diet and losing weight, wanting a pill to make her appetite supressed.

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Yuna also displayed similar signs of an eating disorder.

While diets are the norm for trainees, fans are worried that JYP Entertainment may be taking things too far.

Some call out the entire industry, not just JYP Entertainment.

KG’s lawsuit has definitely sparked a new discourse in the industry.

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