Some celebrities couldn't go out due to pollination and some can't raise their own pets due to its suffocating fur. Most celebrities can't eat what they want to eat due to allergies.
Among K-Drama stars, a few of them possess a fairly unique allergy that can't be found in most people, causing concerns and worries. Here are actors who have unusual allergies!
Kim Yoo Jung
With their hectic and competitive industry, actors fill their bodies with nutrients and vitamins that are essential for them to function normally.
However, Kim Yoo Jung has allergies to medicines and antibiotics, which is why she can't eat medicines. Because of this, the actress sometimes films even when sick.
The "Love in the Moonlight" actress solely relies on herbal medicines and teas for her to recover when she's under the weather.
Kim Dong Wook
If modern day vampires exist, then actor Kim Dong Wook is actually one. The "King of Pigs" actor is allergic to sun and the sunlight.
When he is exposed to the heat, he automatically turns red and would often suffer from unbearable rashes. When he was filming "Hand the Guest," his character required him to become darker than he usually is.
To save his face, the actor got himself tanned while taking allergy medicine. Talk about dedication!
Hwang Minhyun
In the drama "Alchemy of Souls," Hwang Minhyun portrays the role of the best mage in the country who is able to control the nature around him.
However, in real life, Hwang Minhyun is allergic to dust. In his recent appearance on MBC's "Home Alone (I Live Alone)," he uses his magic to clean the house as a whistle.
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During his days off, he spends his time tidying up in order for him to live a healthy life and avoid allergic reactions that could interrupt his day and future engagements.
Song Ji Hyo
While Kim Yoo Jung is allergic to medicines entirely, "The Witch's Diner" actress is allergic to Western medicines, The artist was once taken to the emergency room, when she was younger after eating foreign medicine that her body refuses to take.
This is why Song Ji Hyo wasn't able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Luckily, the actress didn't experience any symptoms of the recurring virus, and is currently living healthily.
BTS V
Perhaps the most unusual allergy in the list, idol-actor BTS V confessed that he has cholinergic allergy.
While this is common in most Asian parts of the world, this has been a unique allergy in the Hallyu world. Choline allergy produces tiny, itchy hives around the body whenever one has a fever.
Because of this, BTS V stays away from things that could stress him enough to make him sick, and prevent further problems from happening.
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Written by Elijah Mully.
