Lee Dong-gun, 44, was battling a rare and incurable disease 1% in Korea Impossible to cure (My Little Old Boy)

By Yoona, Lee

Sep 28, 2025

Lee Dong-gun, 44, was battling a rare and incurable disease 1% in Korea Impossible to cure (My Little Old Boy)



SBS 'My Ugly Baby', which airs at 9 p.m. on Sunday the 28th, will reveal the fact of Lee Dong-gun's illness, who recently visited the hospital due to his deteriorating physical condition.

Lee Dong-gun, who visited the hospital, appeared with his eyes red and bloodshot, causing everyone to worry. Lee Dong-gun "It's painful to see the light because my eyes are not good. In severe cases, he confessed that he had been taking medicine for more than a year, worrying those who were watching.

The doctor said Lee Dong-gun's eye symptoms were actually just one of the symptoms of the disease. As a result of genetic and X-ray tests, Lee Dong-gun was diagnosed with 'this disease', a rare incurable disease that takes only 1% of the Korean population, and shocked those watching. When the doctor said that it was a disease that had to be managed for the rest of his life because he did not know the cause and could not be cured, Dong Geon said, "I want to be sick for you."I couldn't hide my sorrow.




Lee Dong-gun, 44, was battling a rare and incurable disease 1% in Korea Impossible to cure (My Little Old Boy)
In addition, when Lee Dong-gun confessed another symptom, saying, "'I suffered a stabbing pain in the head' as well as my eyes,' the doctor replied, "'If it's the condition now, it could make the disease worse.'", he warned of Lee Dong-gun's lifestyle. Will Lee Dong-gun be able to improve, and the story of Lee Dong-gun, who was diagnosed with a rare intractable disease that only 1% of the Korean population, can be found on SBS 'My Ugly Baby', which airs at 9 p.m. on Sunday, the 28th.



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