After quite the long hiatus from music, Khalil Fong finally revealed the reason for his absence in a short video on Instagram.

The singer-songwriter, who appeared to have lost an apparent amount of weight, shared that he had been in seclusion for a while due to his illness, though assured fans that he is on the road to recovery.

Khalil said that although he has rarely made public appearances in recent years, his creative inspiration has been endless, which also inspired him to create his new album “Dreamer”. He revealed that he will meet fans through his works in the coming year.

In the same video, he denied rumours that he has started farming and is operating a farm in Yunnan during his hiatus, saying, “I am not a farmer. I am still a singer.”

He then added in another post that he will release a song titled, “I am Not a Farmer” on 11 September.

It was back in July that Khalil first updated his social media after a long while, and posted, “Hello everyone, long time no see! Thank you for your birthday wishes! I have finally started to recover from my illness.”

(Photo Source: Khalil IG, GQ)