Lee Hong-ki (FTISLAND) & Nam Woo Hyun (INFINITE) muster up the courage to confess their illness

Support continues to pour in for stars who have courageously confessed the fact of their battle with the disease.

Recently, Lee Hong Ki, a member of the band FTISLAND, shared the news of his battle with the disease through his YouTube channel, "Shining a Light on Pyogenic Sweat Glanditis.

Pyogenic hidradenitis is a disease that causes persistent powdery mildew on the buttocks and other parts of the body, and it is known that the number of patients with this disease is particularly small in Korea. Hongki, who said he appeared on the show to improve awareness, said, "I suffered from it since I was in middle school. I've been on the air, had concerts canceled, and had many things canceled because I couldn't move," he confided.

He continued, "I couldn't walk, I couldn't move, I couldn't sing any more. I couldn't even fly, and I had a lot of fever. One moment it was so serious that I would walk around with extra underwear because it would form without me knowing it, and blood and pus would come out in a big gush. Not as deep as a pimple. It was so very painful that if there was a Santa Claus, I wanted to get my buttocks as a present," she recalled.

However, Hongki said he felt confused until he explained his illness due to schedule changes. He confessed that he was "a little embarrassed" because "I went [to the army] a little late, so even though I was younger than him, he would walk around with this weird toilet bowl thing while saying 'I'm Lee Hong Ki.

Still, he said, "Once I made it public, I wasn't embarrassed. I was very worried about it until I talked about it on air, but I became a familiar enemy with a powder keg," he said. You can comfortably receive medical care and treatment," he said, supporting patients with the same disease.

Singer Nam Woo Hyun (INFINITE) also recently sent and confessed his battle with a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (dysthymia), a rare cancer, and received much support. he revealed this fact during the promotional activity of his first full album "WHITREE" and underwent a major 10-hour surgery as his tumor got bigger and bigger He underwent a major 10-hour surgery and is currently recovering from the surgery.

Many other stars also candidly opened up to their fans about the process of battling the disease. They continue to receive a lot of support and applause as they bravely continue their activities.