Jiyul

4 January:

Dal Shabet‘s Jiyul is gearing up for her own acting career!

On January 3rd, Happy Face Entertainment revealed, “Jiyul has been receiving casting offers from dramas and movies that are currently in the production stages.”

From public networks to cable channels and the newly-launched joint channels, Jiyul has been scouted for dramas of various genres like comedy and romance. Having debuted exactly a year ago, she’s made a handful of cameos in ‘Dream High‘ and ‘Wonderful Radio‘, and has been taking acting classes in college.

Her agency began accepting roles for her once they saw her potential in the music video for 4Men andMi‘s “That Man, That Woman“.

Happy Face continued, “We’ll be finalizing everything by the beginning of the year at the earliest. Since Dal Shabet also has a comeback planned, we don’t want to rush things; we want to make sure Jiyul plays a role she feels comfortable with.”

Source + Photos: E-Daily via Naver - allkpop

23 August:

It has been revealed that Dal Shabet’s Jiyul recently suffered from myositis (muscle inflammation).

Prior to Dal Shabet’s “Bling Bling” comeback, Jiyul received hospital treatment for myositis after experiencing severe pain in her left arm and leg during choreography practices.

A company representative stated, “It differed for each member, but all of them did feel some pain in their left arms and legs. Later, we found out that the strain was linked to the choreography, which required a lot of left-sided movements – all because the choreographer was left-handed.”

In fact, the choreography for Dal Shabet’s “Supa Dupa Diva“, “Pink Rocket“, and “Bling Bling” all have several moves that require the use of the left hip, arm, and leg.

The choreographer, Kim Na Rae, is a left-handed person. Because of her habit, the choreographer unknowingly included many left-sided moves in her choreography. The six Dal Shabet members, who are all right-handed, were forced to use their less developed, left-sided muscles, and eventually reached the point where they had to be hospitalized.

A company representative jokingly commented, “We began promotions after Jiyul received treatment and recovered. The members are slowly getting used to the choreography now.”

Source: Daily News via Nate - allkpop

9 August:

Girl groups are just getting thinner and thinner by the day! Recently, Dal Shabet’s Jiyul joined the long line of girl groups dieting before their comebacks by revealing that she had lost 5 kg for “Bling Bling“.

Jiyul earned the nickname ‘Piglet’ from Dal Shabet fans for her adorable looks, and has always been regarded as the ‘cutie member’. In order to give her image a “Bling Bling” change, she worked with a trainer and dieted to drop some extra pounds.

Jiyul said, “I first began exercising in order to keep my stamina up for our busy schedule. However, I began to get greedy in wanting to show a more perfect image to my fans, something that fit bitter to our new album’s concept. I hope to show a more mature and feminine image through our third mini-album.”

Source + Photos: BNT News via Naver - allkpop