I’ve seen many people compare Woob’s current situation with the topic of his most recent drama, and then many others acting offended by the comparison, for obvious reasons. I think that for a fan, it’s most natural to notice a similarity. And for a fan, there’s nothing but similarity. You have a star, who gets gravely ill, how could a fan of said star, not make a comparison?
However, this similarity literally ends right there, with fans, and for fans, and fortunately doesn’t affect his prognosis in the slightest.
Where it matters the most, for him, there’s a sea of differences between Shin Joon Young and Kim Woo Bin. For starters, Shin Joon Young refused treatment, and Kim Woo Bin’s been treated. I saw some say KWB at first, wanted to refuse treatment as well, but that’s not really what went down, he wanted to postpone his treatment, which suggests that doctors were nowhere near as grim as doctors in the drama with their predictions. KWB is not a moron, however many things he got on his schedule, he would not postpone his treatment if situation was dire. Fortunately, he didn’t postpone it at all, so that’s a plus. That makes another crucial difference to Shin Joon Young, who learned of his illness when it was way more advanced.
In addition to that, KWB’s background is completely different. He grew up in a stable, loving family, nothing even remotely as messed up as family background of Shin Joon Young.
Finally, Shin Joon Young had to go trough a nonsensical and stressful love triangle, which only aggravated his condition, while our Woob was already in a healthy relationship at the time he discovered he was ill.
Now, taking treatment, and having supportive family does in fact influence someone’s health, and it’s not something fans are necessarily privy to. So sure, it makes sense for a fan to draw a comparison to the drama, but it’s also utterly irrelevant for his condition. The similarity is nothing more than a creepy coincidence and nothing to dwell upon.
All I’m hoping for is that he eats better than Shin Joon Young did. :)