On May 18 episode of Channel A's television show 'Why Are You at My House?' (literal translation), HeeChul and the other cast members were seen having a conversation with Buddhist monk Haemin Sunim.
During the talk, Haemin Sunim told the cast to tell him any worries that they had or have.

HeeChul said, "When I first made debut, I had lots of anti-fans. I was being judged for having thin eyebrows and weird hairstyles."

He added, "At that time, I just believed that one day, people will understand and tell me that I wasn't doing anything wrong then."

Since he had a 'feminine' appearance by the standard of the society, many people criticized him for the way he looked.
(Lee Narin, Credit= Channel A Why Are You at My House?, MBC Rainbow Romance, 'kimheenim' Instagram)
(SBS Star)