ONCEs everywhere are clamoring with concern right now. Rightfully so! K-pop stans, especially ONCEs, are expressing worry over the seemingly rapid decline in health of Sana, a member of TWICE; one of the most popular K-pop girl groups ever!
For those unaware of the K-pop queens, TWICE is a girl group with nine members (Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, Tzuyu) and have been active from 2015. The group rose to fame with ‘Cheer Up’, a catchy upbeat song that was paired with an adorably charming choreography. The group now has fans all over the globe, who love them for their spectacular discography and variety of captivating concepts.
ONCEs, members of TWICE’s magnanimous fandom, have recently been flooding Sana’s recent performance videos with comments pointing out her recent weight loss that left her alarmingly thin. While some grabbed this opportunity to body-shame the K-pop star, others have been encouraging Sana to stay healthy and eat well during her extremely hectic touring schedule.
TWICE is currently on their fifth world tour “Ready To Be”, in support of their recently released EP that gave us absolute bops like ‘Set Me Free’, ‘Moonlight Sunrise’, and ‘Crazy Stupid Love’, to name a few.
The girls have been tearing up stages across multiple venues, as per usual, receiving praise for their insane performance skills, heavenly vocals, goddess-like visuals and killer dancing.
They are on the North American leg of the tour at present, serving mesmerizing performances after performances in several locations like SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Toyota Center in Houston and United Center in Chicago.
With thousand of attendees, TWICE’s concerts are said to be wildly entertaining and just a total blast on the whole.
However, touring does unfortunately seem to be taking a toll on the members, particularly Sana.
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TWICE’S Sana Collapses On Stage After Recent Alarming Weight Loss, Leaves Fans Worried
Sana Minatozaki, or simply Sana, was once known for her adorably plum cheeks, and often went viral due to her chipmunk-like cute, smiling visuals. She is famous for her “cheese kimbap” video that melted hearts everywhere and had everyone gush at her endearing smile.
Recent years have seen Sana’s visuals go through quite an amusing transformation. Fans claim that she has lost her baby-esque visuals and now exudes a sexy, womanish charm while still retaining her adorable smile and energy. Some owe this transformation to Sana losing weight and growing into her features, praising her out-of-the-world beauty.
These praises continued and still do so to an extent even after Sana’s physique has been growing shockingly thin.
While this may have been the result of her continuous touring schedules which includes physically draining activities like dancing and actively having to perform energetically for hours on end, many are concerned that the K-pop idol is being overworked and neglecting her health.
The picture below is a visual display of how much weight Sana has lost in the past few months.
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While the drastic weight loss was alarming enough on its own, Sana collapsed on stage after a performance during TWICE’s concert at the United Center in Chicago.
After TWICE performed their lovely hit ‘Talk That Talk’, the girls stood in groups to wave at their fans as they were nearing the end of their show for the night. After the performance, the lights went off, and Sana was seen immediately collapsing to the floor in what seems to be exhaustion. She dropped to the floor on her hands and knees, causing the members around her to whip around worriedly. The members then rushed to her aid as they saw her concerning state.
Take a look at the shocking clip below.
A Sana caindo dura no palco mds coitada da minha menina pic.twitter.com/epZJt0BjXK
— cauã (@lalisabrs) June 29, 2023
A little while after the fall, Sana returned to the stage in all smiles for the encore performance. Many speculated that she took medicines and a short break due to stress and exhaustion before coming back to greet the ONCEs goodbye.
People wanted to see Sana walk normally after she fell at the end of one of the song! I hope she is not injured or anything.#TWICE #TWICE_5TH_WORLD_TOUR #SANA pic.twitter.com/tPCjYBKx88
— ハヤシン (@wingzero1218) June 29, 2023
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In yet another clip, fellow member Dahyun who was with the idol when she collapsed, was seen hugging Sana during the encore. This warmed many hearts, but still raised concern for the artist’s health.
Those of you that have Sana’s bubble, please send her some well wishes!
Here are some phrases you can use!
건강 조심하세요: Take care of your health
빨리 나으세요: Get well soon
푹 쉬어요: Please rest well
잘 하셨어요: You did well
밥 꼭 챙겨 먹어: Make sure to eat well
— TWICE U.S. OFFICIAL (@TwiceUSofficial) June 29, 2023
While the fandom is brimming with worry and concern, everyone is still making sure to send Sana positive messages in an effort to cheer her up and encourage her to take care of her health.
The world of K-pop is notorious for being physically and mentally taxing. Somehow, the situations only seem to be getting worse for the idol industry as they continue to be subject to stress, extreme diets, hectic schedules, hate and much more cruelty. Many idols like Sana often fall ill due to mismanagement and it’s sad to see. Sana’s shocking case of ill health may be due to her recent continuous performances. Let’s hope that the beloved idol’s exhaustion will pass with a quick rest and a few huge bites of food!
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