Kim Jae-deok, a member of the group Sechs Kies who had been the subject of disappearance rumors, revealed his whereabouts personally for the first time in five years.
On the 1st, Kim Jae-deok posted a single photo and a short video to his channel without any comment. Because there had been no news of Kim Jae-deok to the point of sparking disappearance rumors, fans reacted enthusiastically even to the single photo he posted after a long time.
The photo Kim Jae-deok shared captured the new year's sunrise. Kim Jae-deok, appearing to be traveling, recorded the sun rising over the sea in photos and videos from what looked like a resort. He used the sunrise photos to share his recent news and greetings with fans for the new year.
It has been about five years since Kim Jae-deok personally shared recent photos on his personal social media, the last post being on May 1, 2021. Because there had been no greetings via his personal channel for five years, fans are even happier to see him.
Earlier, Sechs Kies members and acquaintances had asked about Kim Jae-deok's well-being several times, expressing curiosity about his whereabouts. In May last year, at a gathering where Eun Ji-won, Jang Soo-won and Ko Ji-yong met, Eun Ji-won and Jang Soo-won said they could not reach Kim Jae-deok by contact.
At the time, Jang Soo-won opened by telling Eun Ji-won, "Hyung said he was going to meet Ji-yong, so I tried calling Jae-deok hyung once," and Eun Ji-won, curious whether the call was answered, said, "I have never spoken on the phone with him."
Meanwhile, Tony An, a close friend of Kim Jae-deok and a member of H.O.T., appeared on "Haha's Super Radio" in August of the same year and said about Kim Jae-deok, "He is now in Busan. I sometimes text him." Kim Jae-deok and Tony An were so close that they lived together for about 15 years, but after they began living separately they reportedly did not meet often.
[Photo] Kim Jae-deok's SNS.
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