In March 2018 , it was reported that Heechul would not be participating in music show performances of Super Junior 's repackage album '' Replay '' , due to health concerns , but would still participate in other promotions as normal . In the end of August , it was announced that Super Junior would perform at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on September 2 . He was absent during the performance due to health issue and they performed with seven members . On July 20 , Heechul announced , during a Weibo live video , his decision not to participate at all on their first mini album '' One More Time '' to focus on recovering his health . However , along with the release of his teaser photo , Label SJ announced that Heechul had end up taking part in their comeback preparations after all but participated minimally due to ongoing health concerns
closing ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games
2018 Asian Games closing ceremony
Kim Hee-chul