KUALA LUMPUR: Joohoney of popular K-Pop group Monsta X recently engaged with fans, dubbed Monbebes, online to confess about his mental state.
According to Soompi, the 25-year-old idol, whose real name is Lee Joo-heon, expressed his current condition via a long hand-written letter on the music outfit’s official fan cafe yesterday.
Part of the rapper and singer-songwriter’s message read: “To be honest, I thought and worried for a long time about whether to write anything at all. Right now, my mental state is very weak and I’m having a hard time.”
“I am taking medicine and trying to make space to break through, I put my hands together and prayed in my room with the lights off and cried, and I want to come back, but I am working hard because I want to return with an even better image for Monbebes, as a cooler Joohoney.”
“I congratulated Hyungwon and our maknae Changkyun (I.M) on their birthdays, so I would like it if you didn’t settle for what you can see but looked at me instead. You missed me, right?”
The idol then added: “I am also exercising and doing various things that can help me heal. I am reflecting on the things that I left behind while living my life until now, and I will work hard so that this time of reflection is not wasted.”
“I miss you a lot too. I’m sorry for scaring Monbebes so early in the morning. I will become the best Joohoney. Everyone is living in a world that is tough and not easy. This city is so dizzying. I will persevere through this dizzying world and return.”
“If you wait for me and seek me out again, I will come back as someone deserving of the name ‘cool Joohoney.’ I love you, Monbebes.”
He ended the message with: “Let’s all pray for each other together. Everyone is going through a hard time and everyone hurts, right! I’m sorry that this ran a little long… I love you!”
It was also reported that Joohoney, who has been active as an artiste since 2015, had announced earlier this month that he would be taking a break from his music activities due to suffering from anxiety and depression.