BTS Members Accused of Promoting Eating Disorders

BTS members Jimin and Jungkook are facing backlash after a clip of them giving dieting advice went viral on X (formerly Twitter).

The controversy began when a clip from a past Japanese interview resurfaced. The duo was promoting their travel show, Are You Sure 2, when they were asked about their “recent success.” Jimin replied, “Our diet was a success.” When pressed for details, he said hesitantly, “Not eating.” Jungkook added, “Don’t eat and run well.”

Jimin concluded there was “no other answer” to losing weight besides not eating. Jungkook emphasized aerobic exercise as well. They explained that strict dieting was an unavoidable part of being celebrities.

“Our diet was a success.” — Jimin
“Not eating.” — Jimin
“Don’t eat and run well.” — Jungkook
“There is no other answer than not eating.” — Jimin

Fans quickly reacted to the clip on X, accusing the members of promoting unhealthy eating habits and toxic diet culture.

“How do you promote a ‘love yourself’ concept while encouraging toxic habits and promoting eating disorders?” — @phamiiyy

“Imagine if a female idol said this…she’d be dragged to deepest pits of hell for promoting ed and what not.” — @mandu__cheeks

“Yea this is genuinely sick, they should get some help and shut the hell up about it, a lot of their fans are so young they shouldn’t be hearing this anorexic bullshit from their idol bruh.” — @st4rdustalex

Other netizens criticized BTS for not living up to their reputation as boundary-breakers in K-pop.

“So much bull was spread about them breaking boundaries in the kpop industry when they’re the same as every other group, just got lucky.” — @MEGUMAINO

This backlash comes amid recent controversy over BTS member RM’s comments about V’s weight, which also sparked intense reactions online.