I am Nigerian and that weight is seen as under fed or sick, 45kg wow that's the weight of my 13 year old niece and she's still growing.
Ohemma.theafricanbabe
Bruh it's not a lie. There's this Japanese girl in our class who weighs 55kg and lamented that she wanted to lose weight. My 75kg ass was laughing 😂
Sexy_Diana
That one person coming out with a whole ass math equation at the end 😭
sharkbird
Never thought I'd be considered obese with 55kg. Until Korea lol
fionarahl
It is really funny how people are obsessed over height and weight but they are not obsessed about values, qualities of personality, and decency
jm
As a girl who is 5'8 (172-173cm) If I was 40kg I would literally die.
EDIT: This comment has gotten a lot of attention over the past few weeks so I want to point out some things. Some people got upset with me, thinking that I am skinnyshaming Korean people for having generally lower BMI than other countries average. I never said anything that would imply that.
I also want to clarify that even though 40kg is classified as underweight for the vast majority of taller people, in some instances it can be perfectly healthy. It all depends on your height, body structure, and genetics.
Many of you are using idols as an example of "normal" weight for females in Korea. I would like to remind you that many idols are forced to diet and starve themselves in order to meet unrealistic weight goals.
And one final thing. I don't know where some of you got the idea that I am glorifying the "fat acceptance" movement, but I am absolutely not. Unhealthy weight goes both ways. There is such a thing as weighing too much, as opposed to too little! (Again, it varies based on height, genetics, etc) Having too high BMI is just as bad as having too low BMI. Both can and do cause health issues!!
bethrose
All the girls are cute with their own unique styles, but the first girl is so pretty.😍
beniology
The first lady is DROP DEAD GORGEOUS!!!
MrHopely
As a girl with height of 173cm I get dizzy when i go to even 56-57 as I loose weight easily n unintentionally like if I am working longer shifts. Normally i weigh around 61- 62 n still people tell me that I am really slim. So its weird n unhealthy obsession if they expect every girl to weight 50 kg regardless of height its not healthy!
dr.maryamabid
They're not joking, I'm 5'7 around 120 lbs, size 0 in the U.S, when I was travel to Korea and Japan, even staff in beauty/hair salon recommend me to lose weight 😂
espressoq
For a country that’s concerned with its low fertility rates it’s seem bizarre that they would have a beauty standard that would more than likely stop periods in a significant number of women and potentially make their chances pregnant in the future harder. What’s crazier is that so many women and young girls are trying to conform to this standard and inadvertently pressuring others to do the same instead of pushing back.
o_oLISSo_o
I'm like 155cm and I weigh 60kg. I was worried about my weight so I spoke with my doctor and asked her about it. She said that weight isn't actually as specific to your health as it seems. She said I'm perfectly healthy (not overweight in any way) and that muscles tend to weight way more than it seems so having a higher weight that it's usually seen, not always indicates that you're overweight. If you're worried about your body, ask a professional and don't go making weird diets to fit an standard weight. I don't even understand how can someone have a standard weight when all people is different. Having an standard weight of 40-50kg is just so stupid because it doesn't even have into consideration your height. BMI is also not indicative because when you build muscle (as it happened to me) It doesn't separate muscle from mass, so you might have a BMI overweight but you could be perfectly healthy. Just ask a professional and don't let standard affect your health specially with hard diets. Take care of yourself❤. It's fine if you want to be slimmer but do it while being healthy and demanding professional help, don't hurt yourself in the process
syzygydreams
I like that the last one mentioned body fat % bc I think people are forgetting that Korean women are generally very short and with little muscle mass so for them, 40-50kg is/can be healthy, and 20-26% is easily maintainable for most people (I myself stay around 22 if regularly working out, but then I get closer to 25 if I've been too busy to workout regularly for a while). But at 5'8, 40kg would be about 35lbs underweight 😂
kitsterangel
As someone who’s 5’9 I think I would be. Dead? Like emaciated 💀
pins_and_beetles
As an Indian women, 5.7 ft 55 kgs, my surrounding peoples call me malnourished just by looking at me 🤦🏻♀️
_ladybug_gaming
I’m 5’5.5 and my weight is 49kg. I’m underweight and to think that these beautiful women have to go on diets to look like a hanger is ridiculous to me 💀
missdrew
Body anxiety is insane in SK. I’m 178cm and 132 lbs and gets told all the time that I would be much prettier if I just lose 5-7kgs.
jjyoung
88-110 lbs. THATS INSANE! That’s only really acceptable if you’re 5’2”-5’4” in height. Even then, that’s pushing it. I can’t believe a country’s beauty standards are borderline pushing anorexia and people really believe and follow it.
GirlofGlamour
I’m 165cm and was literally losing my hair and period when I was 48kg. How do they cope
hol
I have been body shamed for looking too skinny (i have never been able to be over 48kg and i am 160cm) and i am still struggling to gain some weight but seeing this makes me realize the world will always find something to criticize about and we as a community should stop trying to make everyone happy
