Lee Bong-joo, who overcame the incurable disease, adopted his nephew after his wife's brother's death..I became the third son (Yuquiz)

By SuHyun, Kim

Jul 24, 2025

Lee Bong-joo, who overcame the incurable disease, adopted his nephew after his wife's brother's death..I became the third son (Yuquiz)



He suffered from a rare incurable disease that had to be known only with medicine because the cause was unknown even in the hospital, but Lee Bong-ju stood up with his wife's devoted affection.

On tvN 'Uquiz on the Block', which aired on the 23rd, he was with legendary marathoner Lee Bong-joo, who rose up again after fighting an incurable disease.

His relationship with his wife began with Hwang Young-jo. Hwang Young-jo and his wife, who were in middle school class, said, `I thought it was because Hwang Young-jo came with a small and skinny person next to him, but the size of his eyes and double eyelids were the same. I thought it was really interesting. Other than that, I wasn't interested at all. The next day was my birthday, so I gathered for a birthday party with my friends in the neighborhood, and this person, someone I didn't want to see, came again."




Then "I gave you a good orgel gift. I had to take it or not. I'm not going to watch it, but it was burdensome. And I thought I wouldn't watch it. But now we're living in the same house together," he confessed.

Lee Bong-ju "I saw him for the first time, and he had a good impression and was my ideal type. 'Then I want to give you a birthday party, so we gathered together. When I chose the present, I gave the doll flowers and dolls because it was pretty," he smiled shyly.

He "When I was on vacation, I went to Samcheok and met my wife. It was winter and my wife was working as a nurse. I waited a long time until the end of my shift, and my wife was moved by the appearance." My wife came down without knowing my working hours and waited" he nodded.




Lee Bong-ju said "I was a beginner in driving, but I risked my life to go. I went blindly because I missed my wife. My eyes were so small that I liked someone with big eyes, if possible, for the sake of my second generation. It was just this guy. All the sons have big eyes. It's a good choice."

Lee Bong-joo, who overcame the incurable disease, adopted his nephew after his wife's brother's death..I became the third son (Yuquiz)
At that time, Lee Bong-ju had double eyelid surgery, which made news. Lee Bong-ju "was a bit talkative. Since I was young, my small eyes have been a complex. That's why after graduating from high school, I asked my sister 'Is there any place you're good at?' I had double eyelid surgery as soon as I was 20. It rained a lot on the day of the surgery. When I went to school wearing sunglasses in the rain, everyone was looking at me."

Lee got married at Jamsil Main Stadium. Tens of thousands of guests flocked. It was on a national hero-like scale. The dress was a lavish wedding ceremony given by Andre Kim, the host by Lim Baek-cheon, and the wedding song by Yoon Do-hyun. a tremendous task of igniting a torch with a torch.




Lee Bong-ju said, "There was a marathon at that time, and the first and second runners lit the torch with the torch", he explained at the time.

Lee Bong-ju "I have a lot to say to my wife. Thank you for always being supportive by my side, and I've worked so hard for four years, and I think I should do well for the rest of my life. I'm always grateful. It's basic to say "I love you."

Lee Bong-ju said, `My wife is a superman, taking care of my son, taking care of me, doing housework until late at night. I couldn't sleep well and felt sorry for thembe upset that "

The wife says "This is such a nice, so nice person. What I'm so grateful to my husband is that my nephew grew up in my house for a long time. My brother died in a car accident, and my nephew was 6 years old, but my husband asked me to adopt him to my house. It's actually not easy. The suggestion was made by my husband and was so good to my nephew" he said. They were the Lee Bong-ju couple, who officially adopted their nephew and became parents of their three sons.



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