Actor Kim Jeong-tae revealed that he continued filming while battling liver cancer, drawing sympathy.
On the 29th episode of Dad and Me, Kim Jeong-tae's heartbreaking story was revealed. He said he was diagnosed with liver cancer in October 2018 and suspended activities, and that this was also the reason he left the drama The Last Empress.
Kim Jeong-tae recalled, "During filming I felt something wrong with my body and had a blood test; the normal value is 30 to 40, but it came out as 900," recalling how serious his condition was at the time. He added, "I couldn't tell anyone for fear of being cut even if I was sick," explaining why he hid his illness and continued filming.
In particular, he recalled the time of filming the movie Pirate, Becoming the King of Disco, confessing, "My condition was so bad that fluid had accumulated, and jaundice even stained my clothes." He said the illness recurred during the filming of the movie Ddonggae, but he hid it until the end and continued filming, shocking viewers.
Kim Jeong-tae said, "At a stage greeting for Ddonggae my mother came, and seeing me grit my teeth and film in poor health, she cried a lot," adding to the poignancy. It became known that he performed intense action scenes even while fluid had accumulated, conveying both his sense of responsibility and his suffering.
Meanwhile, his wife worried about his health, saying, "I hope you take care of yourself more than the children now." She expressed sympathy for his devotion to the family, noting that Kim Jeong-tae hikes with the children every week and sees them off to school every morning.
Kim Jeong-tae expressed deep affection for his family, saying, "Because I'm older than other parents, I pay more attention to the children."
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