TWICE’s Sana and RESCENE’s Minami shared their dieting struggles, revealing secret snacking, weight gain, and motivation tricks.
September/4/2026 17:03
TWICE’s Sana and RESCENE’s Minami empathized with each other over the hardships of dieting. Yesterday (the 3rd), on "Sana’s Nenta-view (Refrigerator + Interview)," released on the YouTube channel "117," Minami, the Japanese member of the rapidly rising RESCENE, appeared as a guest. That day, Sana asked Minami, "Have you ever done anything ‘deviant’ that would surprise your parents if they found out?" In response, Minami confessed, "There was a period when I had to work extremely hard at dieting. My mother gave me a card that we shared as a family and I used it, but every time I used it, a notification would come, so I made another card." She further revealed, "I saved up the allowance I received from my mother and grandmother, charged money onto a transportation card, and used that card to buy snacks and eat them." When a surprised Sana asked, "Does your mother know about that? You’re telling me this for the first time now, right?" Minami said, "It seems my mother pretended not to know. She must have known everything. Weight is all shown in numbers." She also said, "I’m really sorry to my mother. She sent me dried plums, which are said to be good for dieting, because they can fill your hunger, but I ate 20 of them a day, so naturally I didn’t lose weight," drawing laughter. She also revealed that, to raise her motivation for dieting, she had set Sana’s photo as her smartphone wallpaper. Sana said, "Before my debut, my weight was quite high. I thought about quitting as a trainee and going back to Japan. Since I didn’t know when I would come to Korea again, I thought, ‘I should eat whatever I want while I can,’ and for one week I kept eating all the things I liked, which made me gain 7 kg." She continued, "But I decided to stay at the company in that state. And then I ended up appearing on an audition program." She went on, "When I was on that program, I kept dieting as if I were appearing on a diet program. While promoting, without being told to by the company, I somehow started managing my own weight. I think it was because, as I kept looking at my own appearance, I naturally became aware of it." When Minami said, "I think the hardest thing for an idol is dieting and body management," Sana replied, "I have a lot to teach," making Minami happy. • RESCENE’s Minami meets her idol TWICE’s Sana and cries: "I went to concerts and hi-touch events too" (with video) • TWICE’s Sana unexpectedly contacts Stray Kids’ Bang Chan about his exposed outfit!? Their heartwarming sibling-like exchange becomes a hot topic (with video)
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