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Lee Kyung-kyu dismisses health rumors, says fitness test scored 55 out of 100
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Broadcaster Lee Kyung-kyu addressed rumors about his health on the Oct. 5 episode of the tvN STORY variety show «남겨서 뭐하게», saying he is healthy. He said a fitness evaluation conducted by the city of Seoul gave him 55 points out of 100, and that the score was lower because he took the test under general adult standards rather than those for older adults. He said he recently started exercising and has cut his drinking to about once a week.
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Broadcaster Lee Kyung-kyu used an appearance on the tvN STORY variety show «남겨서 뭐하게» to respond to speculation about his health, saying he is healthy, according to Chosun Ilbo and Dong-A Ilbo. The episode aired on Oct. 5, the two outlets reported. [ 1 , 3 ]
He referred to articles that his speech had become slurred and that his health was poor, and disclosed a fitness evaluation conducted by the city of Seoul that gave him 55 points out of 100. He said the score came out relatively low because, out of pride, he took the test under general adult standards rather than those for older adults, according to Dong-A Ilbo. [ 1 , 3 ]
He also described changes in his habits. He said he recently began exercising and has cut his drinking to about once a week; Dong-A Ilbo reported that he had previously been a heavy drinker who emptied dozens of bottles of soju. On the program he spoke about health management and his drinking habits, according to Chosun Ilbo. [ 1 , 3 ]
Dong-A Ilbo also reported that his agency had earlier said his slurred speech during filming was due to fatigue and lack of sleep, and that the rumors were groundless. That statement appears in only one of the documents. [ 3 ]
Почему это важно
The episode shows how quickly on-air appearance can turn into public health speculation for a well-known Korean television figure, and how the person responds on the same kind of program. Beyond that, the documents offer no wider consequences.
Ключевые факты
- Broadcaster Lee Kyung-kyu appeared on the Oct. 5 broadcast of the tvN STORY variety show «남겨서 뭐하게» [ 1 , 3 ]
- On the show he answered articles that his speech had become slurred and his health poor by saying he is healthy [ 1 , 3 ]
- He said a fitness evaluation conducted by the city of Seoul gave him 55 points out of 100 [ 1 , 3 ]
- He said the score was relatively low because, out of pride, he was tested under general adult standards instead of older-adult standards [ 3 ]
- He said he recently began exercising [ 1 , 3 ]
- He said he has reduced his drinking to about once a week, Dong-A Ilbo reported he had previously drunk dozens of bottles of soju [ 3 ]
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Пока неясно
- Whether Lee Kyung-kyu has any medical condition The documents carry only his own on-air statement that he is healthy and no medical information, so the claim rests on his account alone.
- That his agency attributed the slurred speech to fatigue and lack of sleep during filming and called the rumors groundless This is reported only by Dong-A Ilbo, a single source, and is not confirmed by the other outlets.
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- The tvN STORY variety show «남겨서 뭐하게» airs with Lee Kyung-kyu’s remarks on his health [ 1 , 3 ]
- Chosun Ilbo publishes its report on his on-air remarks about exercising and his fitness score [ 1 ]
- Newsis publishes a report headlined on his answer to the health rumors [ 2 ]
- Dong-A Ilbo publishes its account of his on-air remarks and his agency’s earlier statement [ 3 ]