Jin says being allergic to garlic has been especially hard, given how much Korean food includes the ingredient. Photo: @BTS_bighit/Twitter
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5 K-pop idols with weird allergies: BTS’ Jin can’t eat garlic or potatoes, Twice’s Jihyo avoids pineapples and NCT’s Jeno is allergic to cats – but has 3 of them
- BTS’ premier cook Jin had to give up his beloved hobby after discovering he was allergic to garlic and potatoes, and Kim Woo-seok is sensitive to contact lenses
- Nu’est’s Min-hyun earned the title ‘cleaning genius’ for his overzealous tidying on reality TV show I Live Alone – but it was really because of his dust allergy
K-pop idols BTS’ Jin, Twice’s Jihyo and NCT’s Jeno have some odd allergies. Photos: @bts_bighit, @m2mpd/Twitter; @twicetagram/Instagram
Plenty of people suffer from common allergies such as cat dander or nuts – and K-pop stars are no exception. In fact, some of Korea’s biggest stars seem to be allergic to some truly odd things. Let’s take a look …
BTS’ Jin has a garlic and potato allergy
If you’re part of BTS’ Army fan club, you’ll likely already be aware of Jin’s outstanding cooking skills. He has shown them off on various TV shows including BTS’ reality show Run BTS, often leading the other members in cooking challenges. He also famously cooked for his bandmates on their first anniversary in 2014.
BTS fans know that Jin loves to cook, which makes his allergies even harder to deal with. Photo: JTBC
However, earlier this year, Jin opened up about his allergies – including garlic and potato! Back in 2019, Jin posted on Weverse that he had been tested for allergies “because he was itching everywhere on his body”.
“The doctor shared a shocking diagnosis,” he added, “telling me to cut down on garlic.”
아 감자 알러지도 있어? ㅜㅜ 슬퍼 ㅜㅜ pic.twitter.com/58lUm5hZbH
— •◡• (@mombo_play) January 21, 2021
Then, on episode 125 of Run BTS, we learned that Jin can’t eat potatoes either. According to Koreaboo, in a behind-the-scenes clip from the show, he said he’s had to give up cooking as a hobby because of it. But he is apparently slightly less allergic to garlic than he is to potatoes and is still able to eat some dishes with a little garlic in them, like kimchi.
Nu’est’s Min-hyun has is allergic to dust … and salt
Nu’est’s Min-hyun discovered he was allergic to salt after filming the music video for Overcome. Photo: @optimushwang/Instagram
Min-hyun from Nu’est, who is also known for being a former Wanna One member, reportedly suffers from both salt and dust allergies. This fact first came to light because of the group’s music video for Overcome, where the group sing in what appears to be a snowy scene. In an interview Min-hyun gave later on, he said that the “snow” in the video was made out of salt. It was then that he realised he had an allergic reaction to it.
Since Minhyun has new house, it's time to invite him to 'I Live Alone' again ☺☺☺ pic.twitter.com/XYrlaQYz2r
— dita🥺 (@hwangmindun) October 28, 2020
Min-hyun also opened up about his bad dust allergy during an appearance on MBC’s I Live Alone back in 2019. On the reality show, we see him meticulously cleaning everything and dusting every corner, earning him nicknames like “emperor of cleanliness” and “cleaning genius”. He even called cleaning one of his hobbies. Fans were left with no doubt that he’d make a great husband after watching the episode, although sadly the habit stems from his dust allergies.
Twice’s Jihyo has a pineapple allergy
Jihyo, though often described as “fruity” by fans, is in fact allergic to pineapples. Photo: @twicetagram/Instagram
Sometimes idols get called “fruity” for their cuteness and cheerfulness, but it turns out that several of them are actually allergic to fruit. Amber from f(x) has a mango allergy, Peniel from BTOB is allergic to watermelons, SinB from Gfriend has a grape allergy – and Jihyo from Twice has a pineapple allergy.
Pineapples make Jihyo’s throat itch. Photo: @twicetagram/Instagram
According to Koreaboo, Jihyo once told a fan during a meeting with them that if she eats a pineapple, her throat becomes itchy.
Kim Woo-seok has a lens allergy
If Kim Woo-seok is wearing contact lens in this photo, his eyes are probably very uncomfortable! Photo: @woo.ddadda/Instagram
Former X1 member Kim Woo-seok has a lens allergy. Unfortunately, he has poor eyesight – and is a K-pop idol – so regularly finds himself in situations where he needs to wear them. His eyes are so sensitive to contact lenses that they get itchy and red even when he wears them for a few hours, so apart from performances that require lenses, you’ll mostly find the singer wearing glasses.
He is sensitive to contact lenses, but luckily fans seem to prefer Kim Woo-seok in glasses anyway. Photo: @woo.ddadda/Instagram
And he wears them well too. According to MBC Sports News, he was named one of the K-pop idols who wears glasses the best in a vote for Idol Champ in 2019.
Jeno from NCT is allergic to cats – but he owns three of them!
Despite owning three cats, Jeno is actually allergic to them. Photo: @m2mpd/Twitter
If you’re an NCT fan, you’ll already know that Jeno is a huge cat lover and proud owner of three of them. But did you know that he also has a cat allergy?
Jeno melted hearts when fans discovered that he rescued his first cat from the street and then went on to adopt two more. If that doesn’t prove he’s a good guy – given that he’s terribly allergic to them – then we don’t know what does.