Lee Bong-joo's surprise update after bending down due to a rare disease, "Completing the marathon 5km."
Lee Bong-joo's surprise update after bending down due to a rare disease, "Completing the marathon 5km."
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Hip-hop duo "Jinusean" member Sean (real name Roh Seung-hwan) revealed the recent status of Lee Bong-joo, a former marathon national team member.
Sean wrote on his Instagram on the 18th, "I'm a companion to Lee Bong-joo of the "2025 Yangcheon Marathon," and "I've set up a 5km PB for you in four years, welcome to Sean's PB restaurant."
Sean posted the photo, adding, "It's so touching to see you running again. Let's play the Boston Marathon with me later." 토토사이트
In the picture, Sean posed affectionately with Lee Bong-joo. Lee smiled looking healthy after battling an incurable disease. The bent back was also straight, which impressed people.
Netizens who saw this commented, "It would be very touching to see Bong Joo-hyung running with Sean in Boston," "Legendary Two Shot," "Respectful Lee Bong-joo, stay healthy," and "The two coolest people."
Meanwhile, Lee won a silver medal in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics marathon. He is a living legend of the Korean marathon, which won the Fukuoka Marathon in the same year, the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games, and the 2001 Boston Marathon.
After his retirement, he appeared on MBC TV's "Infinite Challenge-Can't Be Friendly Festival 2" in 2016 and KBS 2TV's "Immortal Songs" in 2021, and served as an executive of the Korea Athletics Federation.
He was diagnosed with a rare disease called 'muscular tension dysfunction' in 2020 after suffering from pain of unknown cause. Muscular tension dysfunction is a condition in which muscles tense and contract on their own regardless of their intentions due to a problem with the command system transmitted from the brain nerve to the muscles. Lee underwent surgery to remove a spinal column cyst in June 2021. Many people were saddened by Lee's bent back during the battle.
On KBS 1TV's "Morning Madang," which aired in February, Lee Bong-ju delivered his recent state of health. On this day's broadcast, he drew attention as his bent back became upright. On TV Chosun's "Miss Three Rangs," which aired last month, Lee Bong-ju showed his rejuvenation by singing and shaking his body to music. Lee Bong-ju impressed by saying that he overcame a rare disease with the power of love from his wife.