Daily Life of an Idol

Kim Hyuna traveling to her next performance

The life of a Kpop star is not an easy one by any means. Many idols are underweight, lack sleep, or just plain exhausted. Occasionally you can hear the effects of this in their performances. For example you can sometimes tell when a group member is just plain tired on stage. Sometimes they lose their voices on stage after singing so much.

When idols aren't traveling (which arguably takes up the majority of their time, you can't tour 10 countries in a day), they're usually recording more material, recording commercials, acting in dramas, or doing photoshoots. When any of this other stuff isn't going on, they're practicing dance routines in front of a mirror and nailing their vocal parts. There's hardly time for relationships, sleep, or even eating.

So what do these idols do when they rarely have free time? They become just like any of us, actually. They like to watch movies, go out to eat, use the internet, and more. This is all even harder to do because they're constantly followed by paparazzi (such as the picture above) and screaming fans. Minzy of 2NE1 has a Gundam collection that she builds in her free time.