Wanna One’s Park Jihoon Reveals How He Lost 15kg (33 lbs) In 10 Weeks

Singer-turned-actor Wanna One‘s Park Jihoon revealed that he lost 15 kilograms (33 pounds) for his upcoming project.

Park shared that he went on an extreme diet for his upcoming movie, The King’s Warden. The trick was not as complicated as people thought.

“It’s simple but really hard — I just didn’t eat. I survived on two slices of apple, and as I kept going, I couldn’t sleep and became completely worn down. I wanted to capture that look properly.”

He stayed away from exercise as he wanted to portray a certain look for the role. Rather than “thin,” he was aiming for “gaunt.”

“Rather than just looking thin, I wanted to convey something beyond that. I didn’t think exercise would work, so I starved myself. At the time, my body was in an ‘off-season.’ It was a vacation period where I ate, slept, and relaxed, so my weight was a little over 70 kg. I lost about 15 kg in two and a half months.”

The after effects were bad. He ended up throwing up whatever he ate, even after filming ended.

“I maintained that weight until filming ended. At the time, I didn’t even feel like eating. Just seeing or tasting food made me want to vomit. My physical condition was at its worst. That was when I first realized what dizziness felt like. After shouting during acting scenes, my head would spin.”

Despite this, he clarified that he did not actually ever collapse from it.

The King’s Warden is set in 1457 at Cheongnyeongpo and tells the story of village chief Eom Heung Do (played by Yoo Hae Jin), who voluntarily exiles himself for the revival of his village, and the young former king Danjong Yi Hong Wi (played by Park Jihoon), who was deposed and sent into exile. The film is set to be released on February 4.