She was battling a very hard disease while also being vilified for it.
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TWICE member Jeongyeon has made a difficult revelation about her health that has left fans heartbroken.
Jeongyeon | @jy_piece/Instagram
Recently, tvN‘s popular variety show, You Quiz On The Block, released a short video through its official YouTube channel where Jeongyeon talked about how her elder sister, actress Seungyeon, has constantly been a pillar of strength for her during her toughest life storms.
Seungyeon | @0seungyeon/Instagram
In the video, Jeongyeon talked about her elder sister with pride and affection, and shared that back in 2020, when she had to pause her activities due to health issues, she relied heavily on Seungyeon for support. While the TWICE member was suffering mentally, her sister was the one who realized that something was off within her body and pushed her to get checked at a hospital.
Seungyeon unnie was the one who helped Jeongyeon to get treated🥹💚
“I was going through a bit of a mental struggle, you held me and said “something is off with your body, you need to go to the hospital”
“thanks to you, I was able to get treated well & become healthy again” pic.twitter.com/SFbCrnGLzd
— Surfers_Silver (@Surfer_Silver92) May 17, 2026
Thanks to Seungyeon’s push, Jeongyeon was able to get diagnosed, and the doctors found that she had Cushing’s Syndrome. According to medical sources, this condition is caused by excessive cortisol in one’s body, and medications can be one of the reasons for someone to develop this syndrome. The most common symptoms of Cushing’s include, but are not limited to, weight gain, skin changes, fatigue, high blood pressure, and even diabetes.
Jeongyeon was able to get the proper treatment and regain her health, and she gave all the credit to her sister for holding her through this difficult period.
This revelation has stirred up major reactions among TWICE fans. While some were enraged that JYP Entertainment didn’t share this news with fans, others felt that fans were not entitled to such private medical information in the first place.
This is the first time Jeongyeon tell us her illness other than her cervical herniated disc…probably that makes her take another hiatus🥹
She’s suffering from “Cushing’s Syndrome”.
JYPE never told this and bcus of this. people call her out, body shaming her and so on…JYPE🤬 https://t.co/J5hXc3AIN9 pic.twitter.com/lhJaDWpzbc
— Surfers_Silver (@Surfer_Silver92) May 17, 2026
the framing of “the company never told us about this so they are at fault for not protecting her from abusive body shaming comments” is not just invasive and entitled but also victim blaming. the symptom of the issue is kpop and its fans are extremely fatphobic https://t.co/uVOjyoiRO4
— plazy ☾*✲⋆. (@plazynoodles) May 17, 2026
while i’m glad that jeongyeon’s cushing syndrome is more known now (she mentioned it somewhere before), i don’t think that neither jeongyeon not jype is obligated to share personal medical conditions with us. if jeongyeon wants to share it, it will be known. if not, it won’t.… https://t.co/dtnBTYHABf
— 💎 (@mysoftdubu) May 17, 2026
However, the majority of the fans were left devastated that Jeongyeon had to deal with such a difficult diagnosis while being constantly scrutinized and torn apart by the media and opinions on the internet. Many expressed their disappointment with JYP Entertainment for not being more proactive in protecting the idol from the unnecessary vitriol.
The amount of pain and suffering Jeongyeon went through is literally beyond anyone’s imagination. Just imagine having to deal with all of that under the spotlight, with millions of eyes watching and judging your every move. pic.twitter.com/mg6YQg6CTG
— ｡𓇼｡⋆ (@scirpeo) May 17, 2026
jeongyeon got dragged left and right for the way she looked while fighting that nasty illness behind closed doors. shame on JYPE for not doing anything about the tidal waves of hate she recieved.
— lee (@TWICESJEONG) May 17, 2026
Knowing that Jeongyeon was fighting Cushing’s Syndrome in silence while being mindlessly attacked breaks my heart. JYPE failed her, but her sister’s love saved her. She went through so much for us. Always by your side, Jeongyeon 💚 https://t.co/B1pk1J7T0C
— ｡𓇼｡⋆ (@scirpeo) May 17, 2026
i feel so sick reading this like she was performing while feeling like this and with people bashing her on the internet on top of that??? i can’t do this anymore pic.twitter.com/IBmpqVEwQp
— lee (@TWICESJEONG) May 17, 2026
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