Jung Hyung Don to Halt All Activities To Focus On His Health

[mlmello.livejournal.com]

FNC Entertainment has announced that MC and comedian Jung Hyung Don will be halting all TV activities.

The management agency stated today, November 12 KST, that “Jung Hyung Don’s anxiety disorder, which he has been struggling with for a long time, has become more serious recently, and he is finding it difficult to continue appearing on TV.” It continued, “After discussion with the agency and production teams, he has decided to take a break for a while.”

FNC added: “Jung Hyung Don will focus on treatment during the break, and we will give him all our support. We will work hard with Jung Hyung Don so that he will be able to return to television quickly and deliver laughs to the viewers.” FNC also apologized to the public and the various production teams of the shows Jung Hyung Don is on for delivering this news so suddenly.



This sudden news has put the spotlight on the shows Jung Hyung Don is currently part of: “Infinite Challenge,” “Please Take Care of My Refrigerator,” “Weekly Idol,” “Cool Kiz on the Block,” “Don’t Worry Music,” and “The Capable Ones,” which is supposed to launch tomorrow, November 13 KST. Most of the production teams have stated that they are currently in discussions and have nothing solid to comment about regarding the shows.

Soompi

Comments

[staaan.livejournal.com]

:/

i'm not a fan because of some of the shit he's said but anxiety fucking sucks and having it prevent you from working can be so devastating. i had to quit my part-time job due to anxiety, and even though i didn't even like the job that much (cashier at a supermarket -___-) i felt like shit for not being able to do it any longer. i can only imagine what it would be like if it interfered with your actual career that you've pursued for years

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

Anxiety sucks. It just gets in every little detail of life. I'm glad for him that he's taking action and thinking about his health first.

[chimpansee.livejournal.com]

Are anxiety disorders treated seriously in South-Korea? I mean, in a social sphere? Where I live the diagnosis exists but most people don't admit to it because people believe it means the person is ''just shy'' or ''should learn to toughen up''.

I'm definitely not a fan of his' (I'm not really a fan of any male comedian except king Yoo Jaesuk tbh) but yeah he's not the devil and I'm glad he's taking time out to look after his health. That's an incredibly important and good decision to make.

[love-keiko.livejournal.com]

i literally cant stand him but i wouldnt wish anxiety disorders on my worst enemy. it can be super debilitating, so i hope he gets better.

[seroquels.livejournal.com]

Wishing him well!

[gray-fairy.livejournal.com]

I honestly hate him but I've suffered / still suffer sometimes from anxiety myself and that shit is fucking horrible. It literally incapacitates you.

[velvetpocket.livejournal.com]

dude anxiety fucking sucks and it's a big issue for me right now during my internship so good thing he is focusing on getting treatment

[bomsnose.livejournal.com]

i only follow weekly idol out of his stuff, so i probably won't notice much, but i hope he gets good treatment. also i can imagine how much this might mean for koreans that someone publicly says they have anxiety issues, in most of the world it's not taken seriously, so i guess it's not really a thing there yet either.

[sayuridoll.livejournal.com]

I hope he gets the treatment and time off he needs.
The only show I watch him on is Weekly Idol, but I think he's super funny there and he will be missed!

edit: read the comments and he sounds problematic (never heard the stuff he's said), but still wishing him well.

[xxyumekaxx.livejournal.com]

If you watched most of Weekly Idol, then you probably catched most of the 'problematic' stuff.
Most of omona hates how he treats male idols (and groups).

[sayuridoll.livejournal.com]

I don't watch it regularly. :/
And that sucks that he treats males like that.
The only other thing I've seen him in is WGM and I've tried to burn that from my memory.

[xxyumekaxx.livejournal.com]

I think it's mostly how he treats those he met before a bit more rough in front of the camera, while he's almost respectful to those he doesn't know. Jackson from GOT7 for example.

[supbrew.livejournal.com]

is that really it?? him being rough with those he's met before? because the comments sound like he's said some serious racist and misogynist shit O.O I've only ever watched him in weekly idol and i found him super entertaining and hilarious, plus his jabs seem pretty harmless.

[ah-mui.livejournal.com]

I like him. I couldn't stand him before way back when I watched the first season of WGM, with Saori. When they say he got funny and successful after marriage, it's pretty true. I actually like him on IC, Take Care of the Fridge, WI.

As far as I know people don't like him getting handsy with the male idols like with Sungyeol?

[iftheshoefits88.livejournal.com]

i wonder if they'll have a temporary guest mc for weekly idol while hes out.

[audiograms.livejournal.com]

I do like him on TV, and as someone wih anxiety I know how hard it can be so I wish him the best.

[pastelpinklace.livejournal.com]

He needs to stay far away from interacting from male idols

[krissasaur]

I cringe more with how he is with female idols. It's like he takes any chance he gets to put his grubby hands on them. (Or to have them touch him in some way.)

[kaninasan.livejournal.com]

mte

he can be disrespectful and rude to male idols he thinks are too nugu or sth, but he's downright disgusting with some of the female idols on weekly idol, ugh.

[xxyumekaxx.livejournal.com]

I hope he manages to recover. It must be really stressful for him to basically get the main income cut with a family behind his back.

[elisaorange.livejournal.com]

Anxiety is a b*tch to get over, I hope that he's able to overcome it~

[sub-divided.livejournal.com]

I hope the time off helps... Dude was working on so many different shows, it's no wonder his anxiety got bad. Maybe when he comes back he can focus on just 1 or 2 shows and let the rest go.

[smilla-sini.livejournal.com]

I don't like him, but I know too well what anxiety is, so I wish him to get better and get as much rest as he can. It's a painful thing to live with.

[amandaplan.livejournal.com]

idk that much about him but i just started to get a bit in to korean variety shows lately and really like him on IF so this is sad. hope he feels better soon.

[chibi-rei.livejournal.com]

I hope the time off does him well and he gets the treatment he needs.

[lycorisc.livejournal.com]

having anxiety disorder sucks. wish him well.