Jeong Ga-eun, who became a taxi driver, is struggling with cancer, ahead of major surgery

By Wooju, Lee

Aug 18, 2025

Jeong Ga-eun, who became a taxi driver, is struggling with cancer, ahead of major surgery



Broadcaster Jeong Ga-eun announced the news of her father's cancer battle.

On the 18th, on the YouTube channel 'Wonder Ga-eun', Jung Ga-eun wanted to take her father by taxi today..A video titled ' was posted.

Jeong Ga-eun "I tried to pick my dad up as my first customer if I got a taxi driver's license, but he wasn't in good health, so I asked him how he felt today. He's in good condition today, so I'm going to bring him today." he said.




Jeong Ga-eun's father is also a taxi driver who has been driving a taxi for more than 30 years. Jeong Ga-eun asked "Didn't you even get an award for accident-free?" and her father surprised her by saying "I also got the National Police Agency Commissioner's Award for accident-free for 20 years."

Jeong Ga-eun, who became a taxi driver, is struggling with cancer, ahead of major surgery
The reason why my father quit as a taxi driver was for health reasons. My father confessed that he was not feeling well after surgery for esophageal cancer, and Jeong Ga-eun sold a taxi at that time. He confessed, "I had surgery to cure esophageal cancer, but I developed cancer elsewhere."

My father calmly said "I'm going to be hospitalized on the 17th, I'm going to have surgery on the 19th, and the list price should be "It's going to be good." It's not a small operation, so I was worried."




Jeong Ga-eun said "I really wanted to give my dad a ride before he had surgery" and my father also said "I also feel good because I'm in the car my daughter is driving before the surgery" Jeong Ga-eun "Since my dad is having surgery on the 19th, I hope many people will cheer and pray for him so that he can be discharged healthy without complications."," he said.

Meanwhile, Jeong Ga-eun married in 2016 and had a daughter, but divorced in 2018.

Jeong Ga-eun, who raises her daughter alone after divorcing, recently confessed to her difficulties in living on MBN 's "Speedy Show Dongchimi", saying that she couldn't even buy her daughter a cake last summer. Jeong Ga-eun took a taxi driver's license and started her second life as a taxi driver.






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