Lee Je Hoon has temporarily stopped his activities due to health problems. On Monday October 2, 2023, the COMPANY ON agency officially announced the actor's current condition. “Lee Je Hoon went to the hospital on the evening of October 1, 2023 due to severe stomach pain, and he was diagnosed with ischemic colitis.
"He underwent emergency surgery on October 2, 2023," said the agency as quoted by Soompi meedia on Monday October 2, 2023. Furthermore, the agency explained that Lee Je Hoon's operation was successful and went smoothly. Currently, the South Korean actor is recovering in hospital and may need to be hospitalized for about a week while his progress is monitored.
Therefore, Lee Je Hoon will not attend the opening ceremony of the Busan International Film Festival 2023 ( BIFF 2023), where he was supposed to co-host with Park Eun Bin on October 4, 2023. The 2023 Busan International Film Festival announced, “Actor Lee Je Hoon, who was selected to co-host the opening ceremony, will not be able to attend due to health reasons.
Furthermore, the Buil Film Awards also stated, "Due to health reasons, Lee Je Hoon inevitably cannot participate in the 32nd Buil Film Awards." Apart from canceling attending the 2023 Busan International Film Festival, Lee Je Hoon was also absent from filming the drama "Chief Inspector 1963" which he is currently participating in.
Filming had to be postponed for the sake of his health recovery. MBC's new drama "Chief Inspector 1963" is a prequel to "Chief Inspector", which tells the history of Korean investigative dramas. The drama is set in the 1960s, 10 years earlier than the original drama which was set in the 1970s and 1980s, and tells the story of Park Young Han (Lee Je Hoon) before he became the chief inspector.
Apart from Lee Je Hoon, the cast consists of actors Lee Dong Hwi, Choi Woo Sung, and Yoon Hyun Soo. The drama is scheduled to air in 2024. Meanwhile, the 2023 Busan International Film Festival will continue with actress Park Eun Bin as the sole host, instead considering selecting a new male host.
Meanwhile, the host of the Buil Film Awards has not yet been decided. As a result, Park Eun Bin became the first solo host at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Busan International Film Festival. Previously, she was the MC for the 2021 Seoul Drama Awards.
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