“What happened?”
Volleyball star Kim Hee Jin is known for her “handsome” visuals that make her a fan favorite. However, she’s recently making headlines for a different reason.
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Previously, her appearance from prior years was slender and strong.
However, since 2019, she began to put on weight.
Most recently, netizens are concerned for her knees with the added weight.
The post immediately gained attention online where netizens called out her lack of body management as a professional athlete.
- “She’s not doing it as a hobby, she’s a professional. For athletes, weight management is one of the absolute basics…”
- “☞ To 405: I don’t usually watch women’s volleyball, so I only remembered how she looked before. was shocked seeing the recent photos. With all the jumping and strain on the knees, she really needs to lose some weight.”
- “She needs to take better care of herself. Fans knew but didn’t say anything publicly, but now it’s so obvious she’s not managing her body that people are getting angry and talking about it openly.”
- “For most sports except those where having a bigger body is advantageous, gaining weight leads to a performance drop. Especially if your knees aren’t in good shape.”
- “I don’t know her personally, but she’s really beautiful… She probably wants to lose weight too, but it’s not easy. Even someone like me who doesn’t know her at all ended up reading about her weight—it’s kind of sad.”
- “I’m not even a volleyball fan, but I clicked in like ‘Kim Heejin?’ She looks more like she’s built for strength sports, like weightlifting, rather than volleyball.”
- “Whoa… she’s an athlete, she really needs to manage her body.”
