SJ's Heechul Confesses He Lost Height After Car Accident Injuries
Nov 01, 2025
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The 287th episode of KBS Joy '20th Century Hit-Tsong' which aired at 8:30 p.m. on October 31st is 'SING AGAIN! Under the theme of 'Hit-Tsong', the legendary singers who overcame the pain and returned to the stage after overcoming the difficulties were highlighted.
On this day's broadcast, the story of the disease and overcoming experienced by each singer from 9th to 1st was introduced in detail, and the studio was impressed.
Kim Hyun-sung's 'Heaven' came in ninth place. It is an impressive song with a high note that starts with a voice and crosses an octave, and it is a representative hit song that brought Kim Hyun-sung, who was suffering from a slump, to stardom. At that time, Kim Hyun-sung never lip-synced and insisted on an all-live performance, and he sang as many as 20 times a day. Eventually, the vocal cord nodule came due to excessive activity, but he recovered about 85% of his voice through breathing training and vocal cord rehabilitation every day for 3-4 hours, and was able to release a new song in 15 years. The Heechul Kim is that there are people who think of the sex nodule as a cold, but their voices may change when they get surgery. That could end my career as a singer...," he said, expressing sympathy and regret.
Ahn Chi-hwan's 'People Are More Beautiful Than Flowers' was ranked 8th. The melody of poet Jeong Ji-won's poem was greatly loved by the public for Ahn Chi-hwan's cheerful remake. Ahn Chi-hwan was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer during a medical examination and had to undergo radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery for a year, but he did not stop writing songs despite the anxiety and was cured five years later.
Seventh place was Drunken Tiger's 'I want you'. Tiger JK went to the U.S. for treatment due to sudden paraplegia and myelitis diagnosis, and is said to be overcoming it with the support of his wife Yoon Mirae. The 6th place is Uhm Jung-hwa's 'Festival'. Behind the song, which gained popularity through its cheerful rhythm and bright lyrics, was the ordeal of thyroid cancer. Even though he couldn't speak for eight months because he touched his vocal cords incorrectly during the surgery, Um Jung-hwa acknowledged the changed voice as well and returned to the stage after constant rehabilitation and practice.
In fifth place was Kim Kyung-ho's 'Sadness' Behind the song, which was loved a lot for rock ballads with sad melodies on piano strings, was a battlefield that continued the stage despite suffering severe pain from bloodless necrosis of the femur head. After the Japanese performance, he had to undergo a major surgery to connect 21 strings of cartilage, and his height was reduced by 2cm due to the aftereffects. Heechul Kim, who suffered a femur fracture in a car accident, said "I also lost my height because it all collapsed here. Originally, it was about 185cm, but it was funny." The Heechul Kim is known to be 176 centimeters tall.
No. 4 Yun Do-hyun's 'Tarzan' is a rock sound song that contains childhood dreams and memories. Yoon Do-hyun, who was diagnosed with a complete cure for cancer cells after three years of fighting the disease, continued his broadcasting and radio DJ activities except during the treatment period. In third place, Toyotae's 'Disco Wang', the story of a back family who discovered a brain tumor in a traffic accident while on public service and endured eight hours of major surgery was introduced.
Second place Yang Hee-eun's 'Evergreen Su' is a song that stands out with lyrics and powerful vocals that symbolize hope and vitality. Yang Hee-eun was diagnosed with end-stage ovarian cancer around 30, and even in a desperate situation with an 11% survival rate, she returned to KBS radio DJ after surgery and recovery.
First place was 'Don't Cry' by The Cross. Behind the song, which boasts a husky rock voice and high notes, was a dramatic overcoming: Kim Hyuk-gun's general paralysis caused by a motorcycle accident, 11 hours of major surgery, and the devoted support of his father and member Ishiha. His story, now able to reproduce 'Don't Cry' as it was with the help of an abdominal breathing aid, filled the studio with a deep resonance.
Meanwhile, Heechul Kim suffered a car accident in 2006 and underwent major surgery to insert seven iron cores for a femoral fracture and an ankle fracture, and was later diagnosed with a fourth-degree physical disability.
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