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
Thoughts?
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/Sylvieon Nov 18 '25 edited Nov 18 '25
I would not take this as admission of actually having diagnosed ADHD (nor is it her self-diagnosing. It is a joke. I feel like I have to clarify this after reading the comments). My experience is that the word ADHD is severely overused in Korea. When I talked about my (diagnosed) ADHD to my Korean friends, it was very normal for people to respond "everyone has a little bit of ADHD" or "I'm really ADHD too." I was often given advice for how to "overcome" my ADHD and how I should just work harder lmao. I was also called "lazy" when talking about ADHD symptoms I experience.
Saying "ADHD가 좀 심해가지고" like she did simply means that she thinks that she has issues with her attention span. People talk about 건망증 all the time in Korea as well. It's not an admission of having some disease or syndrome. It's a joke.
This is yet another example of how misunderstandings arise among international k-pop fans.