K-pop star Hyuna says she survived on just one piece of sushi a DAY to stay thin and became so unhealthy that she developed a fainting condition

South Korean pop star Hyuna has spoken candidly about her years-long eating disorder in a new interview.

The K-pop veteran, who was just 15 when she debuted on the music scene, confessed that she ate just one piece of sushi a day so she could keep her weight at 40kg.

“Back then, I was surviving on one piece of kimbap, going through all the planned activities. And that destroyed me. When I was 26, I was so unhealthy,” she further revealed B season.

The 31-year-old elaborated on her problems on Korean talk show Point of Omniscient Interfere, where she admitted that the lack of food caused her to develop peripheral neuritis, causing her to pass out.

‘I used to eat very little. There were times when I wouldn’t eat for a week, and I even got peripheral neuritis,” she says Allkpop.

The K-pop veteran, who was just 15 when she debuted on the music scene, confessed that she ate just one piece of sushi a day so she could keep her weight at 80 pounds.

The Bubble Pop hitmaker struggled to find energy on stage and even collapsed during music video shoots

‘Every time my weight got too low, it triggered. I would pass out after surviving just one piece of kimbap. I fainted twelve times in one month.’

Vasovagal syncope, also known as reflex syncope, is a medical condition that causes a brief loss of consciousness due to a decrease in heart rate or blood pressure.

In 2020, Hyuna fainted several times while filming a music video for her album I’m Not Cool.

Her welfare problems continued the following year, with the singer fainting again while filming the video for her song Ping Pong.

Addressing the incident afterwards, Hyuna wrote on Instagram, “I was dancing happily but I collapsed again so I was very upset because my body wouldn’t allow me to do what I wanted 100 percent.”

She added: ‘I think it’s my fault for not taking care of my body sooner. When I woke up, my blood pressure at the time was 70/40, so I couldn’t continue filming straight away.’

In 2020, Hyuna fainted several times while filming a music video for her album I’m Not Cool

The 31-year-old is looking healthier these days and was glowing at an event in November

In 2019, the Bubble Pop hitmaker confirmed that she had also been diagnosed with depression and panic disorder.

Hyuna debuted in the K-pop industry at the age of 15 as part of the girl group Wonder Girls in 2007.

However, she left the group after the release of their first single, before returning to the industry two years later in the group 4Minute.

Outside of 4 Minutes, Hyuna was part of the musical duo Trouble Maker and also released 10 albums on her own.

Last year, 14-year-old singer Hyein, a member of the girl group NewJeans, revealed the meager meal she survived on during a music video shoot.

In a short video shared online, the teen was seen picking a sliced ​​avocado, two halves of a single cherry tomato and some yellow rice.