'I don’t think of this as an April Fool’s joke. My family and my friends are getting sick..and dying,' the 34-year-old singer-actor said.
the 13th Asian Film Awards on March 17, 2019 in Hong Kong, China. In what initially looked like a serious post on Instagram, K-pop star Kim Jaejoong revealed to his 1.9 million followers that he had contracted COVID-19 and was currently hospitalized receiving treatment. TheUpon the news initially breaking, Kim’s representative label and agency C-Jes Entertainment
in Korea responded to reports saying they were checking to confirm as the star was currently in Japan.popular acts like J-pop girl group Nogizaka46 and pop-R&B singer May J. Fifty minutes after posting, the singer updated his caption to reveal it was for April Fools’ Day, clarifying that he did not make the concerning post as a joke but as an alert for people to better take care of themselves. He said that while he” he has family and friends who"are getting sick...and dying.”
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