"Girls' Generation" Yura "56 kg—I've never seen my body weight before… I lost weight by starving, and my face looked shrunken"

[Seoul=Newsis] Intern reporter Seo Yeong-eun = Actress Yura, formerly of the girl group Girls' Day, honestly opened up about how she reached her highest weight while filming a movie because of alcohol, then went on a rushed diet.

On the 22nd, Yura uploaded a video titled 'Yura and Hee-jung, who have nothing in common except their age, became best friends | #Yura Girl's Talk Kim Hee-jung' to her YouTube channel 'YuraYuraHae'.

In the video, she invited actress Kim Hee-jung, known as a secret best friend, as a guest and had a warm, sincere conversation.

The two said that, although their usual aesthetic preferences and personalities are complete opposites from what the public thinks, they became very close quickly while filming the 2023 movie 'The Glory of the Family: Returns'. Yura and Kim Hee-jung said in unison, "At first, we seemed very different from each other, but the more we met, the more similar we found ourselves to be" and "Since we are both from the same region (Busan and Ulsan) and were born in 1992, the same age, we were able to become close even faster."

In particular, Kim Hee-jung recalled meeting Yura, saying, "The friends I worked with from child actor days (Park Eun-bin, Lee Se-young, etc.) are all born in '92, but there aren't as many 1992-born people in the acting field as I expected." Yura also expressed her gratitude, saying, "In the music industry, I don't have many friends born in '92, and the people I'm close to are all older sisters and brothers, but after meeting Hee-jung, the set felt much more comfortable."

That day, as Yura continued the conversation over wine, she drew attention by confessing the absurd weight changes she experienced during the film shoot. Yura said, "At that time, I was drinking almost once a day, so I had maintained 47 kg for four years," and "but while filming that movie, I gained a full 8 kg in just two months and reached 56 kg."

When Kim Hee-jung asked, "Isn't 56 kg normal for your height (170 cm)?", Yura said, "I'd never once in my life gone above 54 kg, so it was the first weight I had ever seen," describing the shock she felt at the time.

Yura said that the sudden weight gain led her to start a harsh diet. Yura said, "I cut out alcohol completely and hardly ate meals, losing the weight with all my might and getting back to 47 kg right away," but added, "But losing weight as I got older was different from when I was young. My face sank in deeply and I suddenly looked much older," drawing laughter as she spoke about the side effects of dieting.

In the end, Yura said she regained weight because she looked so thin that people around her worried about her health. Yura added, "I even heard people say I looked too thin and asked whether I should get a health checkup," and "So when I gained back to around 50 kg, my face looked a bit better. As you get older, you really do need to eat well."