Former Girl Group Member Reveals The Company Kicked Her Out For Not Reaching The Weight Goal They Set

CIGNATURE‘s YeAh left the group in 2021 after just two years of promoting. She later rebranded and has begun social media activities under her real name, Kim Haeun. In a shocking story, she told followers how the company had made her leave the group when she was unable to hit a certain weight.

The company regularly managed the girls’ diet and weight, with mandatory check-ins regularly. One day, a member was caught while trying to cheat the system, resulting in the company taking harsh actions. They told the girls that they could not return until they hit a target weight in two weeks. The girls were banned from social media during this period as well.

I also wanted to be as skinny as other female idols. But due to a mixture of factors such as COVID-19, a toxic environment and more, I kept trying to lose weight through unhealthy methods, and the company also kept forcing me to lose weight. As such, this repeated in a toxic cycle and my psychological state was quite bad and I ended up having hives due to stress and I either had difficulty breathing or trembled in my sleep, crying all night until morning. Just as usual, we did a weight check one day. Another member tried a sneaky trick to look as if she weighed less and it resulted in chaos at the company. We had a schedule that day, so they called us to the company after. To summarize what happened then, everyone was kicked out of the dorms and they told us not to come back if we didn’t hit the target weight they set for us. They banned us from social media and from communicating with fans. They gave us two weeks and told us if we didn’t meet the target, we didn’t have enough drive to continue to promote.

— Haeun

Haeun was unable to reach the target weight by the deadline and she was thus kicked out of the group.

As the deadline approached, I was unable to meet the target weight they set for me. The company told me that they would terminate my exclusive contract and I had no choice but to accept it.

— Haeun

Haeun further explained that this was her personal experience and asked fans to refrain from mentioning other members. In the same period, Sunn also left the group alongside Haeun.