Lee Je Hoon, from ‘Taxi Driver‘, was taken to the hospital for emergency surgery on October 1st at the Seoul hospital. During the night, the actor felt sudden and severe abdominal pain. Motivated by the pain, he rushed to seek medical help, where ischemic colitis was detected.
According to reports, his colon was not in the best way, and they detected an anomaly. This occurs when blood flow to a part of the large intestine is temporarily reduced, so now the actor must receive two weeks of hospital treatment.
This reduction in blood flow may be due to the narrowing of the blood vessels that irrigate the colon. For this reason, it is understandable that the South Korean consider rest and taking care of his health to prevent this colon disease from worsening and be able to enjoy a better life.
What happened to Lee Je Hoon was something unexpected that prevented him from fulfilling certain commitments that he had pending, such as the opening ceremony of the 28th Busan International Film Festival, where he resigned from his position as host since the event took place three days after the surgery.
Another important commitment that he had to put on hold was the recording of ‘Chief Inspector: The Beginning‘, his new MBC drama that already has a tentative release date. The premiere was expected to be this year, but with the actor’s delicate health condition, it would be postponed.
According to OSEN coverage on the morning of the 16th, #LeeJehoon recently underwent emergency surgery at a hospital in Seoul due to ischemic colitis, and was hospitalized for nearly two weeks to focus on treatment. Since then, his health has recovered quickly and he was… pic.twitter.com/WdVaJabO2p
— Lee Je Hoon Europe 이제훈 (@LeeJeHoonEurope) October 16, 2023
COMPANY ON reaffirmed its commitment to the actor, stating that his health is the top priority. It was also reported that Lee Je Hoon had a successful surgery. After a final checkup, he was discharged to rest in the comfort of his home. Everything seems to indicate that he is recovering quickly.
Likewise, it is clear that until the actor is in a completely adequate state of health, he will not continue any of his projects, but since he has responded well to the treatments, he is expected to be back very soon.
