Jeong Ga-eun, a single mom, aims to run a taxi for a living at 200,000 won

By YoonSeon, Cho

Jul 21, 2025

Jeong Ga-eun, a single mom, aims to run a taxi for a living at 200,000 won



Broadcaster Jeong Ga-eun went on her first run as a taxi driver.

On the 21st, Wonderga's channel, 'You have to pay and get off. A video was posted saying, 'The three beautiful women going to eat naengmyeon at a dried pollack soup restaurant.

In the video, Jeong Ga-eun "Finally, it's my first day at work today. For various reasons, I got re-employed as a new taxi company, not the place I had previously met"I'm going to write an employment contract today and try to run it for the first time. I'm so excited. It's so nice to meet people and talk and listen to their stories. I'm looking forward to it,' he said, expressing his excitement ahead of his first run.




The CEO of the taxi company said "In fact, taxi services should try to make many changes in the driver's manpower and environment. Our company is putting it first, and Jeong Ga-eun decided to hire because she thought this new challenge would suit our company. I'm looking forward to it because I think he'll do so well."

Jeong Ga-eun posted her taxi driver's license to the taxi to operate, and started her first operation after completing all safety and cleanliness checks.

When Jeong Ga-eun said that the target amount was set at 200,000 won on that day, the senior taxi driver "It could be because I don't know." You will feel how hard it is to get 200,000 won when you experience it today."




Jeong Ga-eun, who made the first call with the help of her senior, told the guests that she was filming YouTube and asked for understanding before driving for the first time. Customers responded kindly to Jeong Ga-eun's friendly response, and a friendly atmosphere continued. Jeong Ga-eun "It's too short a distance"Did you know me by any chance?" The guests responded "I've seen so many roller coasters" and Jeong Ga-eun was delighted.

Jeong Ga-eun, who completed the first payment safely, then started her second operation. The senior taxi driver "You can take a taxi. It was short, but you did a great job. Heavenly taxi driver..." Then Jeong Ga-eun "I think I'll do well. There are a lot of restrictions while filming, but if I am purely (driving), I think it fits my aptitude", showing confidence.

Jeong Ga-eun, a single mom, aims to run a taxi for a living at 200,000 won
Meanwhile, Jeong Ga-eun explained on a recent broadcast the hardships of life as a single mother and why she became a taxi driver. He "I didn't earn much last summer. I don't have to wear anything I want to wear, but I want to buy my daughter everything she wants to eat. My income was enough to buy everything I wanted to eat, but I suddenly couldn't work much on broadcasting last summer. I didn't earn much money because I just did the play"I recalled last year's financial difficulties.




Then "I went to a cafe with my daughter and her friend and the kids wanted to eat a piece of cake one by one. But I can't buy you two pieces of cake. I felt sorry then. I couldn't buy even a few thousand won."

In the meantime, "The job of a broadcaster has an irregular income. I'm a single mom and a breadwinner, so I have to keep earning money, but it's too jiggling. So I was looking for something to work regularly, and I tried to get a taxi first," he said, explaining why he became a taxi driver.

Meanwhile, Jeong Ga-eun is raising her daughter alone after divorcing a businessman in 2018.



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