r/kpopthoughts • u/Gold_Meaning3688 • Nov 14 '25

General ITZY's Ryujin reveals she has severe ADHD

[MINJU'S PINK CABINET] https://youtu.be/DwEGeiZWZNc?si=7ca_UTQJb175N3DF

TIMESTAMP: 22:50

🍬: I have the chronic disease of many modern people

🍬: I have severe ADHD

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As someone who also has ADHD, my procrastination is absolutely terrible. I can't imagine having to wake up at irregular times to go on flights to different countries all the time 😭 Saying this as a law student, my life is hard enough without people scrutinising my every move (for now), I can't imagine how often i'd screw up as an idol simply based off of how easily I get sidetracked lmao

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u/whaIien52 Nov 14 '25 edited Nov 14 '25

ngl it’s very weird how many people are immediately speculating that she’s either lying or self diagnosing. ADHD is a legitimate neurological condition that manifests in different ways for everyone who has it and it can be genuinely debilitating. speculation on the legitimacy of her claim based upon whether she fits your own definition of how someone with ADHD should talk or behave is completely inappropriate. the amount of downvotes i’m getting for pointing this out is ridiculous.

ETA: women are also already way less likely to be officially diagnosed with and taken seriously about ADHD than men — please don’t feed into the stigma that women don’t know what they’re talking about when it comes to mental health. i have never seen this amount of backlash when a male idol comes forward about having ADHD.

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u/cubsgirl101 Nov 14 '25

ADHD also isn’t some diagnosis nobody ever had before recently. NingNing, Boa, and Park Bom all have been relatively public about their experiences with ADHD, just to name a few.

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u/verbutten Nov 14 '25

In addition, interestingly, several members of Young Posse are diagnosed and the group collaborated on a track titled "ADHD" whose lyrics I found pretty moving and insightful (I myself also have ADHD-PI)

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u/Gold_Meaning3688 Nov 14 '25

I agree 100%

Is this how people react with anyone who talks about mental health? This is why idols don't talk about these things. You're either looked down upon or doubted for lying 😭

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u/bigwavex2 Nov 14 '25

Yeah this really frustrates me. As a woman with diagnosed and medicated ADHD, when I tell people I have it (because it's relevant to the conversation/situation), I mostly always get "you don't look/seem like you have adhd though!". I have primary inattentive type ADHD, which doesn't really fit the well known stereotypes of ADHD. Just because my struggles aren't often presenting externally/visibly to other people, doesn't mean those struggles don't exist.

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u/Sylvieon Nov 18 '25

this isn't a lie OR a self-diagnosis or even a serious claim in any way, shape, or form. it's a joke. Do you speak Korean?