Jaurim's Kim Yoon-ah directly addressed concerns surrounding her health.
On the 18th, KBS1's Morning Yard Tuesday guest segment featured Jaurim, a South Korean rock band that debuted 28 years ago, as a guest.
When asked on Morning Yard how she felt about having to do a live broadcast so early, Kim Yoon-ah said, "I was a little worried. I thought I might be tired. But when I came into the studio, everyone here had such good energy that I felt energized and that was nice."
But anchor Um Ji-in cautiously asked, "I've been a bit worried because recent articles said Kim Yoon-ah was sick and there have been so many health stories. Are you okay?"
Kim Yoon-ah replied, "I saw them too. Moms saw them, right? But the illness they're talking about happened more than 15 years ago, and lately articles keep coming out. I was wondering whether I should go around making lunchboxes and saying, 'I'm not sick, I'm healthy, I work the most,'" she confessed.
Kim Yoon-ah once battled cranial nerve palsy. She said on a broadcast last year, "In 2011, while making Jaurim's eighth studio album, my immune system became so weak that I developed cranial nerve palsy. I have a congenital immune deficiency, so I still receive treatment every month, but at the time the cranial nerve palsy affected my sense of smell, hearing, taste, pain and temperature sensations, my facial and upper body muscles and even the vagus nerve, causing many problems."
She added, "Even now, because of the aftereffects of the paralysis, some functions have not fully returned, and honestly I have a slight vocal disorder that I suppress with effort. Fortunately, my hearing and muscles have recovered to some extent so I can work as you see now, but after that experience I always thought, 'This might be my last project.' So I worked even harder, pouring everything into my work."
But Jaurim's side explained, "Kim Yoon-ah has a congenital immune disorder and carefully manages her personal health with regular monthly checkups and treatment," while adding, "this is unrelated to the cranial nerve palsy and does not significantly interfere with her activities as an artist." As misunderstandings continued until recently, Kim Yoon-ah herself stepped forward to clarify.
Anchor Um Ji-in said, "This will definitely make the news. Look at the camera and tell them you're healthy," and Kim Yoon-ah repeatedly emphasized, "Morning Yard viewers, I, Kim Yoon-ah of Jaurim, am really healthy and doing well. I'm very active in performing, I released a new album, so there's no need to worry. I'll do well."
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