'Disappeared' Comedian Choi Seong-hoon, Cerebral Infarction → Karaoke Business Failure… "Overcame It Thanks to My 90s Mother" [Star Issue]

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Comedian Choi Seong-hoon revealed that he had gone through a difficult period marked by deteriorating health due to cerebral infarction and business failures.

Choi Seong-hoon appeared on the MBN current affairs and culture program "Special Report World," which aired on the 12th.

Choi Seong-hoon was active in the comedy scene, sweeping through it in 1990. In particular, he gained great popularity with the "Tarzan Song," which features the lyrics "Tarzan wearing a 10-won pair of underwear." He had such busy days that he traveled between performance venues across the country by helicopter. However, Choi Seong-hoon disappeared from the broadcasting industry for over 20 years, sparking curiosity.

He revealed his recent status, stating that he was preparing to move to the countryside due to health issues.

Choi Seong-hoon said, "It has been a little more than 10 years since I collapsed from cerebral infarction. Fortunately, it was not a cerebral hemorrhage." Although there were no major aftereffects, his plans to return to broadcasting, which he had been preparing for, fell through.

He further revealed, "When your health starts to deteriorate, other things come. Shingles, diabetes, and asthma also came."

He also explained the reason why he suddenly disappeared after being actively active. He stated, "At that time, I was saying I would do a karaoke (music source) business. It wasn't that I intentionally avoided broadcasting; rather, it naturally became impossible for me to do so."

Choi Seong-hoon explained, "I didn't quit; I simply couldn't do it because of circumstances. For example, I had an idea in the IT sector, developed it, and succeeded. There were 100 people working on our side. So, as I focused on that, I couldn't do both simultaneously." However, the karaoke music source business failed, and subsequent businesses also failed to succeed one after another.

Recalling his days in business, Choi Seong-hoon said, "When I dealt with them for business, they would ask about celebrities. At first, I made jokes to lighten the mood. But things didn't go well. These people had preconceptions about me." He added, "My face used to stiffen when meeting people. Looking back now, I learned a lot. I paid too high a tuition fee."

However, he said he decided to make a comeback thanks to his 94-year-old mother with dementia. Choi Seong-hoon stated, "The reason I was able to overcome (the setback) is because of my mother. My mother is over 90 years old. I drew strength from her. So, I want to do better for her and leave something better behind."

Choi Seong-hoon conveyed, "There were times when I fell into a bottomless pit because it was hard. I want to show you now that I have gotten back up and am steadily walking toward a better path."

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