Singer Seongbong Choi was caught up in the 'false cancer fight', and the YouTuber who first raised the suspicion has released a related transcript.
On the 11th, on the YouTube channel 'Entertainment President Lee Jin-ho', 'Shock! Choi Seong-bong's transcript released.. A video titled 'The reality of a false cancer fight' was uploaded.
In the video, Lee Jin-ho had a conversation with Choi Seong-bong on the 6th. In the transcript, Choi Seong-bong said, "I am receiving chemotherapy and radiation therapy," and said, "I am in a state of uncertainty about how I will live because it has metastasized to stage 3 colorectal cancer, thyroid cancer, adenocarcinoma, and now liver cancer, lung cancer and kidney." told
Lee Jin-ho asked, "How did you come to participate in KBS2's 'Immortal Song' when you are not in good health?"
Choi Seong-bong said, "Foreign media treated me as a human victor and an icon of hope, but I want to remain in people's memory as Choi Seong-bong, a musician." he explained.
He also said that his health got worse after appearing on the show, and that the hospital bill alone was delayed by about 320 million won. He added that there were times when he was forced to be discharged from the hospital and knelt for four hours.
When Lee Jin-ho asked, "Didn't you collect surgery expenses separately at that time?" referring to Choi Seong-bong's Facebook request for donation of surgery expenses in the past, Choi Seong-bong said, "I didn't collect that much. There were people who sent me 700 won. There were people who sent 444 won,” he said.
When he pointed out that he went out frequently at the hospital, Choi Seong-bong explained, "I am doing a lot of Christian broadcasting. I am getting steroids in time for that."
He added, "I say 'I'll be back for a while' (to the hospital), and then I leave after a while before entering."
When Lee Jin-ho referred to a reporter who had met Choi Seong-bong and asked if he was drinking or smoking, Choi Seong-bong said, "Alcohol and tobacco have been my friends since I was 5 years old. I'm still smoking while interviewing. It's so hard that I can't stand it." (Drinking or smoking during chemotherapy is not allowed), but it is my stubbornness.”
Next, Lee Jin-ho pointed out that the hospital clothes Choi Seong-bong is wearing are being sold at online shopping malls. Choi Seong-bong said, "I think it is correct to say that I received it rather than a purchase. He said, "It is true that I bought the hospital clothes I wore in the previous singing video."
Choi Seong-bong made his name known by taking the runner-up in Season 1 of the tvN audition program 'Korea's Got Talent', which aired in 2011. Recently, he revealed that he was battling cancer, making his fans sad.
(SBS Entertainment News reporter Kim Ji-hye)