Former K-Pop Idol Opens Up About Life After Leaving Korea

Former 4Minute member and actress Heo Gayoon shared her feelings about leaving Korea.

She recently appeared on member Kwon Sohyun’s YouTube channel and revealed her happiness with her life in Bali.

I felt a type of comfort and freedom I’ve never felt before. I’d been working hard for my dreams since I was young, and I never let myself go to feel that type of freedom. I felt that for the first time in Bali.

— Heo Gayoon

When Sohyun asked if she would continue living in Bali, Gayoon replied honestly.

I don’t want to settle in Bali, but I want to live anywhere with an ocean. I have to come to Korea, too. My parents are the most important thing on my mind. I’m unsure how many years it will take, but I plan to visit other islands like Indonesia.

— Heo Gayoon

She also confessed to suffering from bulimia and social phobia before leaving Korea.

“I no longer have the obsession with dieting like I used to, so my body and mind are healthier. I feel comfortable meeting anyone.

I used to be unable to sleep and developed bulimia, and my body was so messed up, and my thyroid was low. Even the doctor was amazed. My thyroid levels improved so drastically that they stated that stress must be the reason.”

— Heo Gayoon

She also revealed that her older brother’s death in 2020 marked a major turning point in her life.

“I’m usually someone with a constant emotional state. Even when I want to cry, I hold it in. I think I’ve gotten so used to holding it in that I can’t burst into tears or laugh hysterically.

But I cried without worrying about what others thought of me after my brother passed. If what happened to my brother hadn’t happened, I wonder if I could have gone to Bali alone or thought about wanting to live. If this incident hadn’t happened, I don’t think it would have been easy to change.”

— Heo Gayoon