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WARNING: Eating disorder, anorexia, bulimia and bullying.
Jungkook wanted to be known as the golden maknae forever. He loved being praised by his hyungs and Manager nim. He wanted everyone to love him and to be perfect at everything, so when the members came up with his new nickname 'muscle pig', he wanted to make sure that he kept that title. He wanted to have those washboard abs that the fans fall in love with. So, he went on a diet.
The weekly weigh in was today and everyone was feeling on edge and even after debut, kpop stars have to be on extremely strict diets because the fans like them to be skinny and sexy. Jungkook knows he's gained weight since the last weigh in, and at over 70 kgs he knew that he was way too big in kpop standards.
"Hyung," Jungkook calls out to Jimin. "How did you manage to lose so much weight?"
Jimin turns to face him with a frown. "Why? Are you thinking of going on a different diet?"
"I need to lose weight quickly."
"How quickly."
Jungkook thinks for a second, acting like he's never even thought about it before today. "Before next weeks' weigh in, I need to lose at least 10 kgs."
Jimin tries to hold in the gasp but he doesn't get there in time. Jungkook glances back over to him and looks at him with a confused expression.
"What? It's not like i'm wasting away is it?." Jungkook snaps a little, feeling sorry when he sees Jimin jump at his sharp words.
After almost a minute of awkward silence, Jimin whispers. "I starved myself."
Jungkook's eyes suddenly soften and he struggles to form a sentence. "I-um-sorry. I didn't know."
Jimin mumbles something along the lines of. "S'okay." He looks down at the ground to avoid eye contact. "Just don't do anything stupid, Kookie."
"I won't." Jungkook lies, and he figures that Jimin knows he's lying as well.
There was still 10 minutes left until their weigh in, just enough time for Jungkook to finish up his intense workout. He shyly lifts up his black t-shirt and peeks into the mirrors in the dance room in front of him to see any signs of his abs re appearing. Even after two straight hours of workout, Jungkook could still see no improvement. He sighs and drops his t-shirt back down just as their manager walks in carrying the dreaded white scales that will determine whether Jungkook is seen as a human or a pig. The rest of the BTS members trail behind the manager and line up in the order they were given back in their debut days.
Jin: Height: 179 cm/5’10.5″ Weight: 63 kg/139 lbs
Yoongi: Height: 174 cm/5’9″ Weight: 59 kg/130 lbs
Hoseok: Height: 177 cm/5’10” Weight: 65 kg/143 lbs
Namjoon: Height: 181 cm/5’11” Weight: 67 kg/148 lbs
Jimin: Height: 173.5 cm/5’8″ Weight: 61 kg/134 lbs
Taehyung: Height: 179 cm/5’10.5″ Weight: 62 kg/137 lbs
And finally.
Jungkook: Height: 178 cm/5’10” Weight: 70 kg/154 lbs
He was the heaviest. For the first time, he weighed the most. He's the same height as Hoseok, yet somehow he weighs 5 kgs more than him.
Everyone else seemed pleased with their results.They'd all been working out hard and controlling what they eat while Jungkook was busy wasting his time playing video games. He hated the nickname 'muscle pig'. He knew they meant well and that it was supposed to mean that he is strong and muscular, but it was the pig part that bothered him most. He wanted to have the thin legs to go with his tall figure, just like Exo's Kai and Shinee's Taemin. They make it look so effortless to be tall, thin and handsome. Even with their tiny waists and legs, they still manage to maintain abs and their bad boy image.
He just wanted to be like them.