Actress Jeong Ga-eun has started working as a taxi driver due to financial difficulties.
On the 19th, Jeong Ga-eun appeared as a guest on MBN's 'Talk Show Dongchimi.'
On that day, the host Lee Hyun-yi asked Jeong Ga-eun, "I was really surprised to hear about this person's situation. You became a taxi driver?" To this, Jeong Ga-eun explained, "If you search for Jeong Ga-eun, you'll see that I am listed as an actress and broadcaster, but I have added one more job. I have become a taxi driver."
Hearing this, the other guests exclaimed, "That's amazing," and "You really work hard." Lee Hyun-yi asked, "This is not just a role; it's your actual job, right?" Jeong Ga-eun replied, "Yes, I obtained my taxi driver's license."
When he asked, "Don't you need a driver's license for that?" Jeong Ga-eun said, "No, you need a driver's license as well as a taxi license. Being a broadcaster is actually very irregular, and the income is unpredictable." Kim Hyun-sook empathized, saying, "If there's no work, you're unemployed," and Jeong Ga-eun added, "As you know, I am a single mom and the breadwinner, so I need a steady income, but it's very erratic. I searched for something that allows me to work regularly and stably, and I found various options. Among them, I decided to give taxi driving a try and started."
In particular, the host Kim Yong-man asked, "As you get older, there are many sad things. It's sad to be broke and sad when you're sick. When do you feel sad?" Jeong Ga-eun replied, "Honestly, being sick is sad, but you need to go to the hospital when you're sick, and hospitals ultimately cost money, don't they? The nature of our work means that our income can fluctuate, and last summer, I didn't earn much. There were times like that."
He expressed his distress, saying, "While raising my daughter, I can sometimes forgo what I want to wear, but when my daughter wants something to eat, I want to buy it for her. However, my income was just enough last summer that I could only afford to take my daughter and her friend to eat cake, but I couldn't buy two slices when they both wanted one. That was the first time I felt sorry. In the past, I would have bought one for each, but I couldn't easily buy something that costs a few thousand won."
He also mentioned, "I had some pain in my wrist and back last year, so I received treatment at the hospital, but there are times when I want to get a massage. When I used to earn a lot, I would get a massage after work and then rest at home, but I really wanted a massage but felt it was too wasteful to pay for it. Having so many aches and pains and not being able to get a massage is also upsetting. As I get older, I find that being broke is very sad."
Hwang Hyun-hee, upon hearing this, remarked, "Even if I have money, I don't get massages. I rarely buy cake for my child. Why should I? Don't you have 3,000 won?" Jeong Ga-eun responded, "A cake costs 7,000 to 8,000 won." Hwang Hyun-hee retorted, "Why get a 7,000-won cake when you can buy a 2,500-won one?" stating, "At convenience stores, a slice of whipped cream cake is 2,500 won," to which Jeong Ga-eun countered with a smile, saying, "There's a big difference between deliberately not buying for better economic understanding and being unable to buy something."
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