Kim Bin-woo "One Meal a Day for 15 Years, Eating in a Soy Sauce Dish"

On the afternoon of the 26th, Kim Bin-woo, who appeared on KBS 2TV's entertainment program 'Happy Together 4,' shared her experience with dieting.
Photo by KBS 2TV broadcast screen

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kang Joo-hee] On 'Happy Together 4,' Kim Bin-woo revealed her harsh diet experience during her modeling career.

On the afternoon of the 26th, KBS 2TV's variety show 'Happy Together 4' aired a special episode titled 'Serious Dieters,' featuring Kim Bin-woo, Ham So-won, Hong Ji-min, Ahn Sun-young, and special MCs Oh My Girl's Hyojung and Mimi.

Kim Bin-woo said, "Originally, I didn't have the body to become a model. I have a constitution that gains weight even if I only drink water, so in high school, I would go to the school store every period to snack, which made me gain a lot of weight."

She continued, "After becoming a model, for 15 years I ate one meal a day, and that meal was just a soy sauce dish of food. If I bought a cup of coffee in the morning, I would drink it until the evening," which surprised the audience.

When Yoo Jae-suk said, "I heard your mother cried a lot seeing you like this," Kim Bin-woo replied, "Since my daughter looked like this and ate from a soy sauce dish, she cried a lot," evoking sympathy.

Kim Bin-woo calmly said, "Our profession is one that easily makes headlines, so it was inevitable. I thought, 'If I'm going to be under that kind of stress, I'd rather not eat,' so it wasn't really stressful."

Oh My Girl's Hyojung said, "But I heard you had your best body weight when you got married," to which Kim Bin-woo responded, "My husband hates 'skinny women' the most in the world. After meeting him, I ate a lot of healthy food and learned to enjoy eating, so I got married weighing 58kg."