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inger-composer-actor Kim Jae-joong of the famous JYJ group high-fived around 3,000 fans attending his first fan meeting in Jakarta at Mata Elang International Stadium in Ancol, North Jakarta, to make up for his poor health due to a severe sore throat.

Looking pale and feverish, Kim, who was unable to speak a single word during the fan meeting, communicated with his fans by typing on an iPad. “This is the first time I’m having a fan meeting in Indonesia, yet it turns out I cannot speak... I suddenly lost my voice before coming here... I should have been talking a lot, crying, laughing and singing for you all,” said the 26-year-old in his letter.

Apart from the rare opportunity to high-five Kim, fans were given the chance for group photo sessions after the one-hour talk in which Kim featured his latest movie Jackal is Coming, which will officially be released on Nov. 15.

Prior to flying to Jakarta, Kim had been in the hospital. He was even admitted to a hospital in Jakarta upon his arrival.

Kim made his name as a part of the famous DBSK group in 2003. In mid-2009, the group split into two: DBSK (Jung Yun-ho and Shim Chang-min) and JYJ comprising Kim, Kim Jun-su and Park Yoo-chun. Kim is also famous for his roles in the Japanese TV series Sunao ni Narenakute (2010) and the Korean TV dramas Protect the Boss (2011) and Time Slip Dr. Jin (2012).