HyunA Fainted On Stage, Caused By Extreme Diet?

HyunA (Photo: Instagram/@hyunah_aa)

JAKARTA - The famous K-pop star, HyunA, made fans panic after suddenly fainting on stage while performing at the 2025 Waterbomb music festival in Macau on Sunday, November 9, 2025.

Previously, this 33-year-old woman had revealed that she had lost up to 10 kilograms in just one month. But this makes many fans worried about her health condition.

In a video circulating on social media, HyunA is seen dancing to the song Bubble Pop before her body suddenly collapses to the stage floor.

The dancers immediately ran to help and soon a security officer carried him off the stage after losing consciousness. After that incident, fans flooded social media with prayers and worries.

According to a Korean Times report, this incident occurred just days after Hyuna uploaded on Instagram that she is now 49 kilograms in weight, accompanied by articles about her struggle to lose weight.

Reporting from the Daily Mail page, HyunA itself is known to have been diagnosed with vasovagal syncope in 2020, a condition that causes blood pressure and heart rate to drop suddenly, often triggered by stress, fatigue, or extreme diets.

Medical experts say drastic weight loss in a short time could cause nutritional imbalances that risk triggering fainting.

After realizing up and resting for a few hours, HyunA uploaded an apology on Instagram to her fans.

"I'm really sorry. I want to give my best performance, but I don't think I can look professional. Honestly I don't even remember anything going on," he wrote.

Many fans came to Macau and bought tickets to watch me. I feel very guilty. I will try harder and maintain stamina," he added.

He also emphasized that he has now improved and asked fans not to worry. His agency, At Area confirmed that HyunA is currently resting and is recovering.

But not long after the incident, Way, a member of the Crayon Pop group, also highlighted HyunA's too fast weight loss. In a YouTube video entitled 'Why K-Pop Diets Fail + How To Succeed', Way admits that he is sad to read HyunA's upload which blamed himself for gaining weight.

"If he wants to diet healthy, that's good. But I'm worried because the methods and words used show the great pressure he feels," Way said.

HyunA's career journey in the world of K-pop is not easy. He debuted at the age of 15 as the lead dancer for the Wonder Girls group, but left due to health problems.

In an interview on the B-Season program, Hyuna admitted that she only ate one piece ofvillary per day to keep her weight at 40 kg.

"I used to only eat one piece of cloth a day while on a busy schedule. It really destroyed my body. At the age of 26, I was very unwell," he said.

He also once told that the extreme diet made him experience neuritic peripherals, a condition that caused him to faint repeatedly.

There was a time when I didn't eat for a whole week. In a month, I have fainted up to 12 times," he said.

Despite falling ill, HyunA got back up and joined the group 4Minute, before finally being successful as a solo singer.

This phenomenon highlights the great pressure in the K-pop industry, which annually accounts for billions of dollars in the South Korean economy. High standards of appearance and perfectionism often make young idols willing to sacrifice their health.

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