Moment K-pop star collapses on stage mid-performance days after revealing she had lost 10kg in a month following criticism over her weight

A popular K-pop star recently scared fans when she collapsed on stage mid-performance after announcing she had lost 10 kilos in a month.

Hyuna, 33, was dancing while singing Bubble Pop at the Waterbomb 2025 music festival in Macau on Sunday when she suddenly fell on stage.

Footage of the terrifying moment circulating online shows dancers running to support him as he lost consciousness before a security guard picked him up and carried him off stage.

Fans expressed concerns about his health on social media following the incident; It was reported that she had gained weight and following rumors of possible pregnancy, she had lost 10 kilos in just one month. Korea Times.

The popstar shared a post on Instagram to her 16.1 million followers on Tuesday; Here, the scale showed 49 kilos and admitted the difficulty of ‘changing the first digit’ of his weight.

Hyuna was previously diagnosed with vasovagal syncope in 2020; This is a condition that can be triggered by stress, fatigue or extreme dieting, causing a sudden drop in blood pressure and heart rate.

Medical experts suggest that such rapid weight loss can lead to nutritional imbalances, which can contribute to fainting spells.

After regaining consciousness and spending several hours recovering from her public meltdown, she took to Instagram to apologize to her fans. He also promised to ‘develop more stamina and work hard consistently’.

Footage of the terrifying moment circulated online as dancers rushed to support her as she lost consciousness

Hyuna was previously diagnosed with vasovagal syncope in 2020; This is a condition that causes a sudden drop in blood pressure and heart rate, which can be triggered by stress, fatigue, or extreme dieting.

Footage captured the moment a security guard rushed to the stage to pick him up after he collapsed in the middle of the performance.

‘I’m really sorry… Even though it’s been such a short time since my last performance, I wanted to show you a great performance but I don’t think I managed to be professional and to be honest I don’t remember anything.

‘After thinking about it for a while, I wanted to tell you this no matter what. Many Macao fans came, including our A-ings (Hyuna’s fans), and everyone paid to watch this performance, so I apologize and I’m really sorry.

‘It would be great if everything went the way I wanted, but I will work hard…!! I want to thank you for always adoring me, loving me, and caring for me since I was young, despite my flaws.

‘I’m really fine! Don’t worry about me! Hope everyone has a good night…sleep well!!’

His agency, At Area, confirmed that he was tapped after the incident.

This comes after Way, singer of K-pop girl group Crayon Pop, called out Hyuna’s rapid weight loss and expressed concerns about her health.

He mentioned Hyuna in a video titled Why K-Pop Diets Fail + How to Succeed, posted on his YouTube channel on Wednesday.

‘Hasn’t Hyuna gained some weight lately? I saw his Instagram post where he blamed himself and said, “You used to be skin and bones” and I felt really sorry for him. It’s a good thing she decided to go on a healthy diet, but she also wrote, “I ate so much s***,” of course food is okay too. But why do you use such words?’ he wrote.

Hyuna’s rise to fame was not an easy journey; It is known to be a similar story for many young girls and women in the K-pop industry.

She was only 15 years old when she debuted in Wonder Girls as the group’s main dancer. However, health problems caused her to leave the girl group.

The K-pop veteran admitted that he only eats one piece of sushi a day to maintain his 40 kilo weight.

‘Back then, I would survive on a single piece of kimbap while doing all the planned activities. And it devastated me. “When I turned 26, I was very unhealthy,” he explained on B-Season.

The singer went into more detail about her problems on Korean talk show Point of Omniscient Interfere, where she admitted that lack of food led to the development of peripheral neuritis, a fainting condition.

Hyuna fainted after subsisting on one piece of sushi a day

‘I used to eat very little. “There were times when I didn’t eat for a week and I even developed peripheral neuritis,” she said, according to Allkpop.

‘Whenever my weight dropped too low, it triggered it. I would faint after surviving on a single piece of kimbap. ‘I fainted 12 times in one month.’

However, Hyuna returned to the music scene as a singer in the girl group 4Minute and then debuted as a solo artist.

K-pop generates billions of dollars each year for the South Korean economy, so it’s no surprise that less than complete perfection is expected from young hopefuls entering the music industry.

While much has already been said about K-pop record labels turning young children and teenagers into chart-topping superstars, a shocking statistic emerged last month.

According to the research book titled K-pop: Idols in Wonderland, eight out of ten female K-pop trainees stop menstruating due to highly restrictive diets, Korea Times reported.

Other factors, such as stress and lack of sleep, are also likely to be to blame.