Former fromis_9 member Roh Ji Sun has opened up about the pressure she experienced over her appearance and the way some of her performance footage was consumed during her idol career.

Roh Ji Sun appeared on the YouTube channel *Min Sae Rom’s Open Studio* on October 11, where she reflected on the difference between how she wanted to be recognized as an artist and how some viewers focused on her appearance.

She explained, *“The way I thought idols should be appreciated and the way people actually viewed me were very different.”*

Roh Ji Sun said she had admired artists for their songwriting abilities and creative work, but many comments directed at her instead focused on her looks and body.

She then recalled a particularly upsetting experience involving edited performance footage.

Roh Ji Sun said, *“To be completely honest, when I performed, there were clips where my chest was enlarged and the footage was played in slow motion. I didn’t feel proud of being consumed that way, and it really upset me.”*

Her comments referred to edited or sexualized ways in which some performance content was circulated, rather than the official presentation of her stages.

She also described feeling limited in how much of her own identity she could express while working as part of a group.

Roh Ji Sun explained, *“Because I existed as part of a team and couldn’t decide everything on my own, I think I suppressed a lot of the feeling of simply being myself.”*

During the conversation, she also briefly reflected on the past vote-manipulation controversy surrounding Mnet’s *Idol School*. Roh Ji Sun finished the program in first place before debuting with fromis_9 in 2018.

She recalled feeling confused when the controversy later emerged, saying, *“I came out of the program in first place, and I genuinely thought it was because I had worked hard. Then I was told that wasn’t necessarily the case. I was very confused.”*

Roh Ji Sun left fromis_9 after her contract ended in late 2024. She is now active as a beauty creator and brand planner.

Her latest comments offer a more personal look at the image pressure she experienced as an idol, particularly when attention toward her body sometimes overshadowed how she wanted to be seen as an artist.