By Kim Rahn
Staff Reporter
A member of the idol group Big Bang was hospitalized due to fatigue and lack of sleep Wednesday before being discharged the following day.
T.O.P was taken to Chung-Ang University Hospital in southern Seoul around 1 p.m. Wednesday.
The exact reasons for the hospitalization were not disclosed, and it was rumored that he had attempted to overdose on sleeping pills. YG Entertainment denied the rumor, saying he became sick after drinking with other members on his birthday the day before and was taking cold medicine.
As the rumor grew, a hospital official held a briefing and said that T.O.P was hospitalized because of fatigue from overwork and stress.
``We did not find any trace of medicine, and we did not pump his stomach. We made him sleep and gave him tranquilizers so he could relax,'' he said.
T.O.P left the hospital Thursday afternoon.
Big Bang released their second album, ``Remember,'' Wednesday, and planned to have a show Saturday. YG Entertainment said the show would go ahead as scheduled, saying T.O.P's is well enough to perform.