Broadcaster Park Ji-yoon says adenomyosis hormone therapy caused weight gain
In short
Broadcaster and former announcer Park Ji-yoon said in a social media video on October 4 that she had suffered from adenomyosis and that hormone treatment she began this spring caused her to gain weight. According to the Dong-A Ilbo, she said she stopped the treatment and later lost 3 kg, from 61 kg to 58 kg, in a diet challenge with acquaintances. The Chosun Ilbo and Newsis also reported the disclosure; the body text filed with the Newsis document was about an unrelated AI security story.
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Park Ji-yoon, a broadcaster and former announcer, said in a video posted to her social media account on October 4 that she had been treated for adenomyosis and that hormone therapy she began this spring caused her to gain weight. The Chosun Ilbo reported that she described gaining weight after the hormone treatment and feeling withdrawn. The Dong-A Ilbo quoted her as saying she “suffered from adenomyosis” and gained “so much weight” after starting hormone treatment this spring. [ 1 , 3 ]
The Dong-A Ilbo reported further details from her account: she said she exercised every day and ate only one konjac-rice meal a day, yet was on pace to gain about 1 kg a day; she said her pursued look disappeared and that she felt intimidated even at glamorous events; and she said she stopped the hormone treatment, by which point her body was already heavier. She said she then began a diet challenge with acquaintances, combining diet control and aerobic exercise, and lost 3 kg, going from 61 kg to 58 kg. [ 3 ]
The disclosure was carried by three national outlets as a short entertainment item. The Chosun Ilbo and Newsis led on her adenomyosis and the weight gain from hormone treatment, with the Newsis document supporting the story only through its headline; the article text carried with that document concerned AI-discovered software security flaws and was unrelated to her. The Dong-A Ilbo added background, noting that she married fellow KBS announcer Choi Dong-seok in 2009, that they have a son and a daughter, and that after a separation in 2023 she is in divorce proceedings. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The item is a personal health disclosure by a well-known Korean television personality and was carried by three national news outlets, which gives it wide visibility among entertainment readers. The documents report no medical, regulatory or industry consequences beyond her own account of treatment side effects and her diet result, so its significance stays at the level of a celebrity health and diet story.
Key facts
- Broadcaster and former announcer Park Ji-yoon said in a social media video on October 4 that she had suffered from adenomyosis and had undergone hormone treatment. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- She said the hormone treatment, which she began this spring, caused her to gain weight, and that she felt withdrawn after it. [ 1 , 3 ]
- She said that even with daily exercise and one konjac-rice meal a day she kept gaining weight, and that she stopped the hormone treatment. [ 3 ]
- She said she then joined a diet challenge with acquaintances, combining diet control and aerobic exercise, and lost 3 kg, from 61 kg to 58 kg. [ 3 ]
- The Dong-A Ilbo noted that she married fellow KBS announcer Choi Dong-seok in 2009, has a son and a daughter, and has been in divorce proceedings since a 2023 separation. [ 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Park Ji-yoon has publicly said she suffered from adenomyosis and was treated with hormones, which she links to weight gain. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- She made the disclosure through a video posted on her social media account on October 4. [ 1 , 3 ]
- She is described as a broadcaster and a former announcer. [ 1 , 3 ]
Still unclear
- Whether Park Ji-yoon is still receiving treatment and how her condition stands now. Only the Dong-A Ilbo summary describes the treatment in any detail; it says she stopped the hormone treatment, and no document states her current medical status.
- Details of the diet challenge, including who took part and how long it lasted. Reported only in the Dong-A Ilbo summary; no other document describes the challenge.
- What the Newsis report contained beyond its headline. The body text carried with the Newsis document concerns AI-discovered software security flaws and is unrelated to Park Ji-yoon, so only its headline supports the account.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- The Chosun Ilbo reports Park Ji-yoon's October 4 social media disclosure of her adenomyosis treatment and its side effects, citing her account of gaining weight and feeling withdrawn after hormone therapy. [ 1 ]
- Newsis publishes a report headlined on her adenomyosis disclosure and weight gain from hormone treatment (October 5). [ 2 ]
- The Dong-A Ilbo publishes her fuller account, including the hormone treatment begun this spring, the diet challenge and the 3-kg weight loss from 61 kg to 58 kg (October 5). [ 3 ]