Actor and dancer Cha Hyun-seung, 34, revealed that he is battling leukemia.
On the 27th, Cha Hyun-seung posted a video titled "Taking a brief break due to leukemia" on his YouTube channel. The video contains a record from day 1 to day 31 of Cha Hyun-seung's hospitalization.
On day 1 of hospitalization, Cha Hyun-seung said, "I was suddenly admitted. After various tests, I was diagnosed with leukemia. It happened so abruptly that I don't feel great about it. I'll keep a record of how I overcome this from here on. Let's fight together."
While receiving treatment in a sterile room, he also said, "They inserted a chemotherapy injection line in my neck and chest area. The sterile room felt like the space where senior actor Song Kang-ho was confined in the movie 'The Host.'" On day 2, he said, "Because chemotherapy has a high chance of causing infertility, I first had my sperm stored."
He also shared how the leukemia was diagnosed. When a nurse asked whether he discovered the illness during a health checkup, Cha Hyun-seung said, "I wasn't feeling well, so I got tested, and they suddenly told me to go quickly to a big hospital," adding, "It was hard to get a hospital appointment. I hardly drink, and it's been quite a while since I quit smoking. But I didn't expect this to happen so suddenly."
He added, "I'm getting more and more used to having blood drawn. I don't even feel the pain now."
He also shaved his head himself. He said, "See you next time, hair. Doesn't it suit me pretty well?"
Earlier, on his social networking service (SNS), Cha Hyun-seung revealed that he was rushed to the emergency room in early June and diagnosed with leukemia, writing, "I am currently receiving treatment and fighting quietly day by day. The road ahead is long, but I will definitely overcome it."
Cha Hyun-seung gained fame as singer Sunmi's dancer and later appeared on Netflix variety shows "Physical: 100" and Single's Inferno. Since last year, he has transitioned to actor and appeared in the drama "Soojin and Soojin: Try Taking My Husband 'Sentence'" and others.