Broadcaster and professional poker player Hong Jin-ho is going under the knife due to a pneumothorax.

On the 5th, Hong Jin-ho wrote on his Instagram account, “A while ago, on my birthday, I suddenly felt a tingling sensation in my chest and had difficulty breathing. I was startled by the pain I had never experienced before and rushed to a nearby hospital. The diagnosis was that I had a pneumothorax. It was a severe condition, so the doctor told me that I would need to go to the emergency room of a large hospital right away and have surgery, so I went straight to the emergency room of a large hospital.”.

Hong Jin-ho said, “After registering, I went straight to the hospital and had a chest tube inserted into my lung (extremely painful). After monitoring my condition, I was finally able to have my surgery date set today and I successfully completed the surgery. He wrote, “I haven’t fully recovered yet and I’ll have to be hospitalized for a while because it’s just after surgery, but fortunately, I think I got through the important part well.”

Hong Jin-ho said, “I didn’t get sick like this before, and even when I did get sick, I just endured it and didn’t go to the hospital. But after having a family and things to take care of, I think I’ve become incredibly scared.” He added, “I think I need to take better care of my health now! Things can explode at unexpected times. I hope you all get regular health checkups and always take care of your health. Health is the most important.”


Meanwhile, Hong Jin-ho got married to a woman 10 years his junior in March after dating for three years. Hong Jin-ho will appear in Wave Original‘s ‘Blood Game Season 3’, which is scheduled to be released on the 15th.


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Not long ago, on my birthday, I suddenly felt a tingling sensation in my chest and had difficulty breathing. I was shocked by the pain I had never experienced before and immediately ran to a nearby hospital. The diagnosis was pneumothorax. It was a severe condition, so the doctor said I would need to go to the emergency room of a large hospital right away and get surgery, so I went straight to the emergency room of a large hospital.

After registering, I went straight to the hospital and had a chest tube inserted into my lung (extremely painful). After monitoring my condition, I was finally given a surgery date today and successfully completed the surgery. I haven‘t fully recovered yet and I’ll have to stay hospitalized for a while because it‘s just after surgery, but fortunately, I think I got through the important situation well.


I didn’t get sick like this before, and even when I did get sick, I just endured it and didn‘t go to the hospital. But after I got a family and something to take care of, I think I’ve become a lot more scared.

Oh my. I think I need to take better care of my health now! I never thought it would explode, but it just happened~~ Everyone, get regular health checkups and always take care of your health! Health is the bestㅠ

Hong Se-young, Donga.com Reporter projecthong@donga.com