Actor Uhm Ji-won said she experienced a sudden accident while traveling and ultimately had no choice but to return quickly to Korea.
On the 5th, Uhm Ji-won released a new video on her personal YouTube channel titled "an unprecedented crisis during travel, Uhm Ji-won's emergency surgery."
The released video showed Uhm Ji-won, who fractured her ankle during a trip to Japan last month, returning home and undergoing surgery. Earlier, her agency said of Uhm Ji-won's injury, "She fractured her ankle while traveling and completed surgery on the 16th. She is currently concentrating on treatment and recovering."
At the start of the video, she said, "Some of you may have already read about this in news articles, but I had a major accident at the start of the new year," and added, "But I am recovering safely now, so please don't worry and I hope everyone stays healthy."
Uhm Ji-won recalled, "I went to Japan for the Lunar New Year holiday, and my shoe got caught in a manhole on the roadside, fixing my foot in place while my ankle twisted," and said, "The impact completely broke the bones in my foot." She added, "Luckily, I arrived in Seoul at the end of my vacation and was able to receive treatment."
Uhm Ji-won also shared her rehabilitation process and mentioned her recovery, "The big bone was shattered into pieces and even the small bones were broken, so everything was fixed." She said, "Being hospitalized made me realize something important. People talk a lot about gold spoons and silver spoons, but being wealthy in muscle is the best. I think the most important thing in life is muscle. I decided to become a sturdy 'muscle spoon.'"
Meanwhile, last year Uhm Ji-won met viewers through the dramas For Eagle Brothers and When Life Gives You Tangerines. Both works received great love, and Uhm Ji-won also won the grand prize at the 2025 KBS Drama Awards.
Uhm Ji-won has confirmed she will appear in the next Tving series "Daeri Suneung." She is scheduled to return to the set after completing rehabilitation treatment.
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