On the 24th, KBS2’s ‘Celebrity Soldier’s Secret ‘will delve into the truth hidden in Freddie Mercury’s beard.

In 1991, Freddie Mercury shocked the world with the shocking statement, “I am HIV positive and I am suffering from AIDS,” and died the day after the announcement.However, little is known about his struggle with the disease and his later years.Before he died, he left a will saying, “Do not tell anyone where I am buried.”

The sad story of Freddie Mercury’s AIDS battle, which he had to hide despite his brilliance on stage, and the change in his beard to hide his purple spots, will be revealed through the broadcast.

Also revealed are the stories of the reporters who persistently pursued his secret and the manager who exposed the secret.Jang Do-yeon, who heard this, couldn’t hide her bitterness, saying, “Why else would they have put a mannequin in a coat as a stand-in?” and Lee Chan-won, who heard the story of the manager who sold Freddie’s secret for 160 million won, was furious, saying, “This is really too much.” When Jang Do-yeon said, “That’s why you have to be nice to your manager,” Lee Chan-won and Oh My Girl’s Seunghee also sympathized with her.

In 1991, when AIDS arrived in Korea, the country was turned upside down by a female college student’s revelation.The shocking reports continued that she had sex with high-ranking officials at the direction of her agency’s CEO, and after learning of her AIDS infection, she had indiscriminate sex, saying, “I will take revenge on all men.” What is the truth behind this incident?

But today’s HIV is different from the ‘deadly disease’ of the past.Professor Kim Tae-hyung, an infectious disease specialist, shared his experience of living with HIV infected person and emphasized, “You won’t get infected even if you share a glass.” He also introduced cases of natural pregnancy and childbirth of HIV infected person, explaining that an HIV-infected person is no longer someone who should be isolated.

The broadcast that day also covers how HIV infected people lose their infectiousness, or the latest treatment that allows for an ‘undetectable virus state’.Lee Nak-jun explains that only five years after Freddie Mercury’s death, a cure for AIDS was developed, and today, if you take the cure consistently, you can suppress the virus to a level where it cannot be transmitted to others.It delves into the history of HIV treatment, which was full of twists and turns, and the prejudice against HIV infected people and the truth about it.

The AIDS episode of ‘Celebrity Soldier’s Secret’ will air on Tuesday the 24th at 8:30 PM.

Reporter Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com jhj@donga.com

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