Kim Heechul confessed that his height decreased after he injured his femur in a car accident years ago in the 287th episode of KBS Joy's '20th Century Hit Song' with the theme of 'Singing Again: Artists who Overcame Pain.' The episode revisited iconic songs from legendary singers who returned to the stage after hardships.
During the show, the singers shared their struggles and recovery, and ranked them from 9th to 1st. Kim Heechul, who suffered a fractured femur in a car accident, empathized with Kim Kyungho who continued to perform despite severe pain from avascular necrosis of the femoral head. Heechul revealed, "My bone here completely collapsed, so I actually got shorter. I used to be around 185cm tall." His current height is known to be 176cm.
Due to the car accident in 2006, Kim Heechul suffered injuries to multiple body parts, including his left ankle, thigh, and hip bone. He underwent major surgery to insert seven metal pins and was later classified as having a Grade 4 physical disability.
He later recalled on his personal channel, "It was about 10 years ago. I was exempt from reserve duty, so I went to the hospital for a checkup, and they told me I might not be able to walk, and I shouldn't take long flights." He added, “When I went to get my disability grade, I was completely confused. After much thought, I just denied it all and went back home.”
[+580][-38] He’s not even 176cm. He once took off his shoes for a skit on Knowing Bros a while ago and he looked shorter than Park Misun. I'd say he's around 171cm. Stop lying.
[+533][-25] There’s a limit to how much you can exaggerateㅋㅋ
[+406][-16] Just go and ask a random person on the street. Who would believe that?
[+31][-1] If he’s 185cm, that means he’s as tall as Kang Dongwon or Jung Woosung. He needs to say something more believable.
[+25][-2] It was obviously just a joke, but it seems like he's already disliked by a lot of peopleㅎㅎ
[+25][-2] Come on, it was clearly just a joke. People here must be having miserable lives that they can't even take a harmless joke like this...
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