Kang Daniel to take a break from activities + his agency responds

[ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ♔]

On December 4, Kang Daniel had cancelled his pre-recording for MBC Music’s “Show Champion” since he will be taking a break to focus on recovering his health.

Regarding this, his agency KONNECT Entertainment released a statement as follows:

Hello. This is KONNECT Entertainment. Below is our official statement regarding our artist Kang Daniel. Starting from the first half of the year, Kang Daniel visited the hospital after experiencing poor health due to a weak immune system as well as psychological anxiety. After a detailed examination, he was diagnosed with depression and panic disorder. Following this, he has continued to focus on treatment through psychotherapy and medication. Though Kang Daniel did his best to stay grounded and not falter in a constantly changing environment despite his state, he recently expressed more severe symptoms of anxiety. Thus, we reached the conclusion that sufficient rest and stability is of the highest priority for the artist’s health and safety. We canceled the pre-recording for MBC Music’s “Show Champion” that was scheduled for today (December 4) in the morning, and it is not possible for him to carry out his upcoming activities normally. The truth is that it is difficult to continue promotions for his digital single “Touchin’” in this situation. We deeply apologize to fans, broadcasting stations, media outlets, and all other related personnel for causing concern with this sudden news. We will take all measures possible for Kang Daniel to recover his health, and we will once again keep in mind the responsibility given to an agency to protect its artist. Moreover, we ask you to refrain from making speculations and causing misunderstandings regarding Kang Daniel’s health and future activities. We will prepare a way to keep you informed about the process of his recovery. Once again, we apologize for bringing unfortunate news, and we ask you to support Kang Daniel until he can return healthily. Thank you

 

[ChenXiao]

Poor Daniel It sucks even more because his birthday is on the 10th and it's on my bday...
Hope he gets better soon, I'll really miss him but it's for the best.

 

[~moonlight tea~]

Aww poor Daniel. Everyone loves you! Get well soon!

 

[OppaIsTrash]

good to hear. hopefully some time to himself will do him good. very sad to see so many artists diagnosed with these illnesses.

 

[Meybal]

good to hear. hopefully some time to himself will do him good. very sad to see so many artists diagnosed with these illnesses.

Sadly it is pretty common in the business. All the hard work and fame and pressure are not easy to cope with when you don't have the time to let your brain properly process everything.
I hope he will be better soon!

 

[OppaIsTrash]

Sadly it is pretty common in the business. All the hard work and fame and pressure are not easy to cope with when you don't have the time to let your brain properly process everything.
I hope he will be better soon!

true but it seems like every week another idol is going on break because of a panic disorder, or worse. was it always this visible? i feel like thats a pretty recent development. i think not that long ago idols would just quit or be forced to power thru it. its good that people aren't afraid to acknowledge their mental health issues publicly now, but the news always makes me alarmed just the same because of skewed perception...

 

[puertty]

Hope he doesn’t miss his bday!
Get well, Kang Daniel!
(in ur mind u will think: Park Jihyo, park Jihyo, PaRk JiHyO)

 

[ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ♔]

Just letting y’all know that he posted these messages before he was taken to the hospital to receive treatment for his mental health — but I really hope that he’ll be okay and that he already has someone who is taking really good care of him.

 

[~moonlight tea~]

Just letting y’all know that he posted these messages before he was taken to the hospital to receive treatment for his mental health — but I really hope that he’ll be okay and that he already has someone who is taking really good care of him.

Cough cough jihyo cough cough

 

[sorrysweetie]

Get better Daniel! Hope you get to spend some time with Jihyo and get better! Your lovely

 

[Mikasa Ackerman]

Poor Daniel! Hope he gets well soon!!

 

[LizzieCornZ__]

Poor Daniel It sucks even more because his birthday is on the 10th and it's on my bday...
Hope he gets better soon, I'll really miss him but it's for the best.

Aww that's sad... Same...