K-pop idol Nam Woo-hyun reveals battle with rare cancer

In a recent interview with the Korean media, singer Nam Woo-hyun mentioned the release of his first full-length solo album "WHITREE". As he was not accompanied by the other members of INFINITE for the interview, he appeared slightly uneasy.

Nam Woo-hyun mentioned his health condition during an interview, "Actually, I haven't been feeling very well recently," he said, "At the end of April, I underwent a major surgery. At that time, I was under general anesthesia, and the hospital told me that I have a rare cancer, which only occurs in one out of a million people. Although my fans knew that I had surgery, they didn't know it was for cancer. I didn't dare tell everyone because I was afraid they would worry."

Due to a sudden surgery, Nam Woo-hyun's condition wasn't very good either. "The surgery took 10 hours, and for 2 months after that I couldn't eat anything. I had to hang a blood bag on my body all day long; that period was really painful for me." Therefore, the SOLO album, which was originally scheduled to be released in May, was postponed in order to allow his body to recover and has only been released now. However, Nam Yoo-hyun managed to turn this crisis into an opportunity.

Nam Woo-hyun explained, "Since it was going to be postponed anyway, I thought I might as well include all the songs I wrote and turn it into a full-length album. The fans are the ones who prompted this decision because they have really been waiting for a long time. Although my physical condition is not fully recovered yet, I believe it will be different once I'm on stage (laughs)."

Nam Woo-hyun is well-known for his love towards his fans, and during the interview that day, his words were always about his fans, showing his full affection for them.