Kim Yoo-jung's Bare-Shoulder Dress Photos Sit Oddly Beside Her Two-Week Fasting Story

Kim Yoo-jung posted a set of photos to Instagram on the 16th: a white dress that bares the shoulders and back, and a brown tube-top dress. The white dress is the stronger of the two, and the reason is the cut. An open back and a clean shoulder line do the work, so nothing else needs to be added.

The styling around it is restrained. Her short bob, with soft waves in some frames, frames the face, and the makeup stays quiet, with a natural base and nothing heavy on the eyes. The one loud element is the jewelry. In the brown tube-top shots, including one where she poses lying on a bed, the stones carry the polish. It reads closer to an editorial spread than a casual selfie dump, and it is a clear step away from the girlish image she built as a child actor.

She is currently appearing in the tvN weekend drama 100 Days of Lies, and last year she changed gears in Dear X.

What she has said about dieting

The photos revived an older interview. In 2017, Kim told the fashion magazine Cosmopolitan that she loves eating and finds steady upkeep hard, but that she watches her diet during productions. She said she once went two weeks without eating during a drama shoot, and that she has tried everything from fasting to whatever diet was trending.

Her conclusion in that interview was the opposite of the anecdote. For an actress, she said, diet and body management matter, but health comes first. When her body is in poor shape, she said, weight does not come off and she swells up, something she has experienced herself. She said she now looks for exercise that suits her, keeps the amount moderate and eats well.

The gym habit

That routine surfaced again in an interview around the SBS drama My Demon. Her co-star Song Kang said he was surprised by how much she likes working out and that she always goes to the gym before filming. Kim confirmed it, adding that she does not lift heavy and focuses on balancing her body.

The moderate approach has some research behind it. A clinical trial published in the medical journal JAMA, led by Andrea Dunn of the Cooper Institute in the US, analyzed 235 low-activity adults. The researchers concluded that raising everyday physical activity improved cardiorespiratory fitness and blood pressure about as well as a structured exercise program.