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Fans were left horrified and extremely worried for a K-Pop idol after she collapsed mid-performance.
The terrifying ordeal happened in Macau’s 2025 Waterbomb music festival over the weekend when Hyuna Kim — known professionally as HyunA — suddenly fell to the floor while dancing to her song Bubble Pop. The video that’s circulating social media shows the 33-year-old singer losing consciousness and her backup dancers trying to wake her up — and failing! Oh no! Shortly after, a security guard comes along and CARRIES her unconscious body offstage. Terrifying stuff.
See the video (below):
HyunA recently worried fans again.
On November 9, during her performance of “Bubble Pop” at the Water Bomb Festival in Macao, she suddenly collapsed on stage with no warning and had to be carried off by staff.#HyunA #김현아 #HyunAFainting #WaterBombMacao #KpopHealth… pic.twitter.com/GRYx03GNS7— Shanghai Daily (@shanghaidaily) November 9, 2025
So scary!!
A few hours after the incident, HyunA took to her Instagram to share a post and let her fans know she was okay. She said in a translated version of the post:
“I am really really sorry.. It was a short while since the previous show though I wanted to show a good look I don’t think I’ve been able to be a pro Actually I don’t remember anything either”
She doesn’t remember anything…? That’s so worrying. She continued:
“From now on, I’ll try to develop more stamina and work hard consistently. It would be great if everything goes according to my wish, but I’ll try..!! … Don’t worry about me ! Hope everyone has a good night..”
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Her talent agency, At Area, also confirmed she was resting and doing okay after the incident. We’re really glad to hear she’s okay… But fans aren’t convinced. They’re worried something deeper is going on.
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Just a week before her onstage collapse, HyunA shared a post to her ‘gram which featured a picture of her standing on a scale that reads 49.8 kilos — so around 110 lbs. In the caption of the post, she talked about the challenge of changing that first number. So she was working hard to lose some weight. Seemingly a lot of weight. It’s being reported she did change that first number, from a 5 to a 4. In other words, she dropped 10 kilos — that’s over 22 lbs!
According to Korea Times, this extreme weight loss was sadly due to recent speculation of a pregnancy, as well as people starting rumors she’d been gaining weight. It seems like she was trying to combat some of the negative comments on her body. So sad…
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This isn’t the first time HyunA and many other South Korean idols have had issues with their weight and weight loss. K-Pop idols have to adhere to VERY strict standards in order to comply with their agencies’ rules. In a Korean program called B-Season, HyunA herself admitted to some pretty unhealthy eating habits while trying to maintain her weight back in the early 2000s when she was just a teen:
“Back then, I’d survive on a single piece of kimbap while pushing through all the scheduled activities. And that destroyed me. By 26, I was so unhealthy.”
She’s also gotten honest about her medical conditions, including the disorder peripheral neuropathy, which can cause fainting, as well as her 2020 diagnosis of vasovagal syncope, which is fainting due to blood pressure drops, low heart rate, stress, fatigue, or extreme dieting. Medical experts theorized to Korea Times that such rapid weight loss in just one month absolutely could have also caused her fainting spell.
We truly hope HyunA makes a full recovery and is able to be her healthiest self in the future. Thoughts, Perezcious readers?
If you’re struggling with an eating disorder, there is help available. Consider visiting https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ or call their hotline at (800)-931-2237 for resources.
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