SS501 leader and Boys Over Flowers star, Kim Hyun Joong, has been diagnosed with swine flu. The singer turned actor was in Japan to promote his hit drama series over the weekend, from 5 - 6th September. During the promotion, he had shown signs of a fever and a headache, which caused him to miss his activities on the 6th.

A representative from DSP Media gave a formal statement saying, "Scheduled for a flight, at 12pm on the 7th of September, he had passed through immigration without any problems but later in the afternoon, due to a sudden change to his health, he was taken to the emergency room."

While in the ER, it was diagnosed that the star has swine flu, and the representative says that the star is being treated but has to remain under further observation to make any other report, thus causing him to remain in Japan. Kim Hyun Joong's manager has been sent to the hospital to check on the matter and will inform the public with more details when available.

The reason of the flu was caused by overly fatigue after joining the Japan "Boys over Flowers" Fan Meeting. Therefore, he could not participate in the Japan press conference which was originally scheduled. However, he would attend the "Boys Over Flowers" Fan Meeting as scheduled.

According to related personel, "Although Kim Hyun Joong is not feeling well, but since he has promised his fans, he has to fulfill his promise to them. He has shown his determination over this. Tonight, Kim Hyun Joong will definitely use his willpower to show his best performance.

Please don't push yourself too hard,Triple S will cheer up and pray for your health leader...Sahranghee