Dongwoo's Father Passes Away

[kary1591.livejournal.com]

INFINITE’s Dongwoo has been revealed to have lost his father today.

An inside source revealed that his father passed away from a chronic illness in the early hours of September 2.

Dongwoo had been in Japan when he heard of the news. He returned to Korea to be with his family and participate in funeral procedures. Whether or not he will be able to perform at INFINITE’s concert in Japan remains unclear.

Previously, Dongwoo expressed his love and respect for his father on various broadcasts making the sad news even more heartbreaking.

After completing their summer concert tour, INFINITE planned on making a comeback on September 19.

We offer our sincerest condolences to Dongwoo and his family.

Sources: Soompi, Naver

May he rest in peace. Idek what to say, I can't even begin to imagine what he must be going through. Just using this icon alone broke my heart all over again.

Dongwoo won't be appearing in their last two Tokyo concerts and I'm wondering if the comeback will be postponed.

I just hope he's given as much time as he possibly can be given.

Comments

[happydirections.livejournal.com]

oh no... may he rest in peace. wishing him and his family all the best :(

[bloodtaki2.livejournal.com]

I've exhausted myself crying over this. I don't know Dongwoo or his father personally but i also lost a relative a year ago but the wounds are still raw. I feel so sad imagining that him and his family  have to go through the same thing. Dongwoo is such a precious person, he deserves the world, and we can't even give him that. It's truly the best people who always leave first.

I hope that whatever he needs now, they will let him have it. I know some people need to be with their family and grieve far away from the world. But I also know, from personal experience, that some people don't want to hide in a hole and just want to get back up as soon as possible to keep going forward and to do things that make them happy and remind them that there are still things out there that are worth living for.  So whether he wants to take a break or come back on stage, I'll support his decision.

[smilla-sini.livejournal.com]

Horrible news. I don't even know what to say. Dongwoo's family has always seemed so sweet. His father raised precious kids.
May he rest in peace.

[torontok.livejournal.com]

This had me tearing up last night.His dad was such a wonderful person and it really shows in how much Dongwoo loved him and looked up to him.
IDK if a comeback postponement is possible at this point but I hope he has the option to sit out oe go on hiatus if he needs to and that he has grief counselling/a support system in place

[pseudo-shigure.livejournal.com]

it's really sad, esp bc i thought he said his dad is cured and healthy.

i think it's only appropriate if the comeback is postponed.

[chasing-thewind.livejournal.com]

terrible news :( i hope he gets to spend time with his family and grieve with them. wishing him and his family all the best, and praying that they have the strength to get through this

[bubblyshades.livejournal.com]

all my condolences to dongwoo and his family. may his father rest in peace.

this is so sad. dongwoo clearly loved and respected his father so much. I hope he has a good support system and that he's given as much time as he needs to grieve.

[traintracksend.livejournal.com]

i feel so sad for dongwoo and his family :( and i can't imagine how difficult it must have been for him to be at the concerts and so far away from his dad these past few weeks

i hope the comeback is postponed

[jinkiestabi.livejournal.com]

Awww, this is terrible. My condolences to Dongwoo and his family.

[audiograms.livejournal.com]

Having lost my father, my heart goes out to him

[ironicmustache.livejournal.com]

fuck that's awful. i legit have tears in my eyes right now.

i hope they postpone.

[milafanway.livejournal.com]

I just lost my uncle too so I really felt it for Dongwoo and overall it was a shit day I really cried when I read the news and I got so emotional so I just hope that he has his family's support and infinite's support. I really want him to be able to take a break because he'll need it...my precious angel...

[undeadkennedy.livejournal.com]

I lost my mom just a month ago so unfortunately I understand what he's going through. I feel so sad for him. I hope he'll be okay, it's a really hard thing to get through. I hope they postpone, 2 weeks is not enough time imo.

[haixiao.livejournal.com]

i'm so sorry for your loss :( /hugs

[hibaalhadid.livejournal.com]

Rest in peace, today I was catching up and read an article about his sick father and his message to him at their concert, I felt sad and reading the news now was shocking

take your time and take care of yourself Dongwoo :(((

[niyarav.livejournal.com]

This is so sad. I hope he's given as much time as he needs.

[in-noctem.livejournal.com]

Losing someone is inevitable but I can't help feeling all the more upset that this happened to Dongwoo and his family. They obviously had a lot of love and respect for one another and you could tell his parents brought up the kids amazingly. I'm still in shock this happened and I just hope their family will have all the support they need to get through this. His dad seemed liked a great person, may he rest in peace now that he's free of his illness 😔

[woohyun.livejournal.com]

I woke up to this horrible news :cccc

I hope Dongwoo's with his family rn. RIP

[jazzygyu.livejournal.com]

Uh, I dunno what to say, if he had a chronic illness dongwoo might have known it was coming but still it must have really hurt him that he couldn't be there with his father when he passed. I hope he doesn't beat himself up for it. I hope they postpone the comeback as much as I wanted it. I rather the infinite members be there to support him instead but I feel at the most he might just not be promoting with them when they comeback. I'm just gonna pray for him and his family for now.

[cwazy-weiven.livejournal.com]

Condolences to my sweet Dongwoo. It's so sad, you could always see how much he loved his family. I recently lost my dad too and it's an awful experience.

[haixiao.livejournal.com]

i'm so sorry for your loss :( sending a big hug your way

[cwazy-weiven.livejournal.com]

Thank you bb *accepts hugs*

[violentiak.livejournal.com]

Poor guy, they should have let him be there.

[swegkitten.livejournal.com]

oh goodness. reading this after that article of him talking about how much he loves his dad...oh gods

i agree with op, i just hope he's given all the time to mourn and get himself together before having to promote.

may his father rest in peace.

[dorawa.livejournal.com]

Oh no :( This is so upsetting... Losing a parent must be the hardest thing ever. Thoughts and prayers to him and his family, and all of the commenters here who lost someone.