177cm·55.5kg Lee Hyun-yi, "Going Crazy Eating Only Boiled Eggs"

Model Lee Hyun-yi, who is 177cm tall, has declared a new weight loss goal despite already having a thin physique. Her goal is the so-called 'bone-thin' body type. Lee Hyun-yi, who said she gained about 5kg after marriage and then lost it, revealed that she has currently dropped to 55.5kg, but she is not stopping there and has set a target of 54kg. As the sight of even female celebrities with sufficiently thin physiques racing toward smaller numbers is revealed, the unique aesthetic standards in the entertainment industry surrounding appearance and weight are drawing attention again.

On the 4th, Lee Hyun-yi released a video titled 'What happens when three women gather at a jjimjilbang' through her YouTube channel 'Working Mom Lee Hyun-yi'. On this day, Lee Hyun-yi visited the jjimjilbang with entertainer Kim Seong Eun and singer Byul. The three showed a natural daily life, eating food and talking in a comfortable atmosphere.

During this, an unexpected diet struggle came from the mouth of Lee Hyun-yi while she was eating baked eggs. While eating the baked eggs deliciously and saying, "They are tastier than boiled eggs," she lamented, "I'm going crazy because I'm eating boiled eggs lately because I'm on a diet." It was a candid complaint about the reality of having to be conscious of weight loss even when delicious food is in front of her.

Those around her responded with, "Why are you dieting?" instead. It meant that since she already maintains the thin physique characteristic of a model, there was no need to lose more weight. However, Lee Hyun-yi's answer was unexpectedly clear. She said, "I'm trying to become bone-thin."

She explained that although she gained about 5kg after marriage, she has since lost it again. She stated that her weight was 57kg when she started the diet and has now dropped to 55.5kg. Considering her height of 177cm, which makes this a considerably thin weight, Lee Hyun-yi is not satisfied and has set her target weight at 54kg.

Lee Hyun-yi's remarks are not unrelated to the professional characteristics of being a model. Models who have been active in the fashion industry for a long time have experienced much stricter body management pressure than general physical standards. Recently, as expressions that consume excessively thin bodies like 'bone-thin' or 'micro-thin body' are trending again in SNS and popular culture, a phenomenon is appearing where a thin body itself is accepted as an achievement.

Furthermore, in the case of female celebrities who have experienced marriage and childbirth, changes in the body itself are constantly subject to evaluation. This is because the culture of evaluating appearance with numbers such as 'pre-marriage body', 'pre-childbirth body', or 'lost X kg', rather than accepting the body that changes naturally with age, is still strong. Lee Hyun-yi has also publicly revealed the pressure of having to manage her body again while balancing work and family as a working mom.

Kim Seong Eun, who was with her that day, also shared similar weight management experiences. She said, "I fluctuate between 50kg and 52kg," and "If I hit 49kg, I get dizzy." She continued by mentioning the standards for thin bodies that were prevalent in the past entertainment industry, saying, "If you look at celebrities of our era, they are all 170cm and 49kg." Relatively shorter Byul heard this and let out a sigh, drawing laughter.

The conversation of the three flowed like everyday jokes mixed with laughter, but within it, both the way female celebrities view their own bodies and the way the public consumes the bodies of celebrities are contained. Especially in a culture where the number 'X kg' becomes a topic of conversation before individual health or constitution, a paradox arises where even those who are already thin aim for an even thinner body.

Of course, weight loss is a personal choice, and even at the same weight, health status and body composition differ from person to person. Therefore, it is necessary to be wary of accepting a specific weight as a general standard of beauty. Lee Hyun-yi's case can be seen not just as a diet success story of 'losing X kg', but as an example showing the reality that a model, who has long used her appearance as a professional asset, still feels she must constantly adjust her body.

Ultimately, Lee Hyun-yi's words, "I'm trying to become bone-thin," sound like a light joke, but they show how meticulously current popular culture converts the female body into numbers. The moment even her current body of 55.5kg at 177cm is perceived as a 'process' rather than a goal, dieting expands beyond simple weight control into a matter of constant evaluation and management of one's own body.