Fans have defended the idol.
Koreaboo
16 minutes ago
Recently, ILLIT‘s Wonhee was hit with surgery allegations over her recent transformation.
ILLIT’s Wonhee | HYBE
When ILLIT debuted, Wonhee was just 16 and, as a still-growing teenager, had a very cherubic appearance. Many fans affectionately praised her visuals, including her rounded cheeks.
| MBC | SBS
Recently, the idol went live on Weverse, where her recent changes gained attention. When a fan commented on Wonhee’s much slimmer cheeks, Wonhee said she had gotten rid of them.
The clip has since gone viral with over 4.1 million views.
🥹: 볼살 어디감?
날라감~ 내가없앰 ㅋ pic.twitter.com/kWTCtonDzv
— 원숭 (@twoonehee) April 23, 2026
Surprisingly, many netizens saw her slimmed down appearance as an indication of some sort of cosmetic work.
hybe stans were busy dragging aespa face and wt. loss only for their fav to debut a new face. https://t.co/9RBfKxsUsf
— 𓆩춤𓆪 (@asaccelerator) April 23, 2026
A person doesn’t lose their baby fat this fast especially at her age. This is insane https://t.co/ohEJNqg7Xm
— ri 𑁍 (@tokkiga) April 23, 2026
her admitting she got work done is so funny to me https://t.co/qBx1vS5VHT pic.twitter.com/uAgmpL7eXV
— lani (@baeglamz) April 23, 2026
Many came to the idol’s defense, citing the fact that she is growing up and weight loss can produce a similarly dramatic effect.
so losing weight is plastic surgery now? nothing about wonhee’s face changed she just slimmed down a bit and her cheeks got smaller y’all are reaching so bad like literally nothing is different https://t.co/EtIAhKsoq6 pic.twitter.com/hQpmVjsHUg
— َ (@wonheekitty) April 23, 2026
She was literally a 15 year old when she debuted. Obviously she had baby cheeks at that time and everyone loses it nearing 18 and above that is not similar to whatever the fuck happening on ur group bitch. pic.twitter.com/7wLipMdG8Y
— Roséannechae¹ is celebrating 🥂 (@chaewonzpet) April 23, 2026
I know this is crazy for a lot you. There’s this thing called “baby fat”. Aka fat that you have while you’re young. As you grow older, you start losing said baby fat. Which for a lot people means losing fat in their face. Wonhee does not have a new face, she’s just not 15. https://t.co/ixi3fpvg74 pic.twitter.com/BNBAUmcKoU
— RakiRorii (@RakiRori) April 23, 2026
That sad, many were a bit saddened by Wonhee’s changes regardless of how they came about, particularly as it shows that she is growing up. Many also were hopeful that she was not pressured into losing weight or something similar.
https://t.co/xkcprJze8x pic.twitter.com/6ONkyuhj0w
— 순대렐라 (@chinderella0310) April 23, 2026
💬: Where did your cheek fat go?
🐿: It all flew away now😜, I got rid of it lol 😁✌️
Nooo ☹️☹️ pic.twitter.com/2HNYgdJjj8
— ji (@illieseom) April 23, 2026
거짓말..
워닝이 , 살이왜이러케많이.. 애가반쪽이… pic.twitter.com/3xL5SMTRAs
— 원숭 (@twoonehee) April 23, 2026
Lies…
Wonyoung, why has she lost so much weight… she’s become half of herself…
— OP
Chubby cheeks or not, Wonhee is beautiful!