Irresponsible! K-Pop Star Jaejoong Claimed He Had The Coronavirus, Later Admits It Was April Fool’s Prank

K-Pop star Kim Jae-joong, better known as Jaejoong, of the K-pop group JYJ, pulled an April Fools Day prank on April 1 by telling his fans he was hospitalized for Coronavirus.

In a now-deleted post on Instagram to his nearly 2 million followers, the 34-year-old entertainer said he was “sorry to those who could have been infected because of me.”

He added, “It was because I lived carelessly, disregarding all of the cautions provided by the government and those around me,” the New York Times reports.

South Korea currently has 9,887 confirmed cases including 165 deaths. Fans expressed great concern when they read his original message.

A short time later, he admitted it was a prank, saying, “So many people walk the streets and live their lives without their guards up, ignoring it… and thinkin... (Read more)

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