A 20 -year -old girl from China Henan developed kidney disease after dyeing her hair every month to copy her favorite celebrity. Identified as Hua, began to show symptoms. She had stains on her legs, joint pain and stomach pain, the southern Chinese morning mail reported.
Doctors in the folk hospital Zhengzhou diagnosed her kidney inflammation. According to Dr. Tao Chenyanga Hua stained her hair about once a month, whenever her idol changed color.
Repeated exposure to chemicals led to the accumulation of toxins in its body. The hair dye contains harmful substances such as lead and mercury that can damage the kidneys, lungs and increase the risk of cancer, explained Dr. Tao.
Who is the celebrity?
The identity of celebrities that Hua admires is not revealed. However, many South Asian celebrities regularly change hair color.
One of them is XU Mengjie, also known as Rainbow XU. The Chinese singer and actress first gained attention as a member of the girl group Lady Bees in 2015. Later she achieved great fame as a member of the popular Rocket Girls 101 group.
After the group dissolved, she focused on building her solo career as an actress and singer. In 2024 she released her debut album. Her acting career took off as she played as Ding Xian in 2021 youth drama in our secret.
Another is Rosé from Blackpink. The K-POP star, which has a massive fan in China, is known for its constantly changing hair colors. She started with pink hair in the debut song of the group and until the end of 2016 she switched to a warm blonde.
In 2017, she experimented with soft curls and lighter ends and later received chocolate brown hair color. In 2018, she stunned fans with a deep shade of Cherry Cola for “DDU-DU-DU-DU” before returning to the bright, Ashy Blonde.
At the beginning of 2019, Rosé reached its signature coldly tone blonde. At 2025 MTV VMA in September 2025, she sports her signature blonde in soft curls with butter yellow dress.
The reaction of social media
The Hua case has triggered the online debates about K-POP stars often changing hair colors. According to many fans, hair color is essential for the image of the idol. At the same time, people killed such trends.
“No star is worth persecution of our health price,” SCMP quoted one user.
“If she stained her hair to copy the star, then it’s probably bleach and dye, which is much more harmful than just dying of hair,” another user sent.
“A stupid girl. Your idol has just sprayed disposable hair colors. It wasn’t as harmful as a hair dye,” he came from another user.
(Tagstotranslate) horses horses
