Singer Lee Eun-ha has spoken publicly about her turbulent life, including mounting debt and serious health problems.
On the March 29 broadcast of MBN’s current-affairs and documentary program “While You Were Sick,” Lee, known as a “disco queen” of the 1970s and 1980s, said her father’s construction business collapsed and left the family with heavy debt around 1990.
She said the debt reached 2 billion won, and that she turned to private lenders while trying to repay it. She said the 2 billion won later grew to 10 billion won.
Lee said she worked nonstop to make a living and recalled receiving steroid injections to keep up with her schedule. “If I had known a little earlier, my body wouldn’t have been ruined like this,” she said.
She said side effects from steroids led to a 30-kilogram weight gain in a year, worsening her knees and resulting in artificial joint surgery. She also said she was later diagnosed with breast cancer while exercising to manage her weight.
Lee said she has now been declared cured. “To return as the disco queen who shined brightest on stage, I’ll keep working hard on my health, and I’m spending a lot of time listening to what my body is telling me,” she said.
“While You Were Sick” is billed as a healing talk program featuring people who have overcome hardships. It airs every Sunday at 8:30 a.m.
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