Ji Ye Eun opened up about her health battle on Netflix’s variety show Jae-seok's B&B Rules!.
In episode 5, released on May 26, Ji Ye Eun appeared with Yoo Jae Suk, Lee Kwang Soo, and Byeon Woo Seok as they prepared a barbecue party and campfire for the guests.
While preparing the food, Yoo Jae Suk brought up Ji Ye Eun’s recovery and said, “Ye Eun, your health has completely recovered now.” Ji Ye Eun agreed and replied, “Yes, really completely.” Yoo Jae Suk then said, “Now, I really cannot tell at all.”
Ji Ye Eun reassured him and said, “That’s right. I’m really okay.” She then shared more about how serious her condition had been, saying, “They said that even if it is only about 0.1 cm, it can spread. But they said I had quite a lot of cancer.”
Her words revealed that her health issue was not only thyroid dysfunction, but thyroid cancer. Yoo Jae Suk was surprised and responded, “Oh, really?” before saying, “That’s a relief”.
Ji Ye Eun repeatedly said, “I am really so thankful,” while Yoo Jae Suk comforted her by saying, “You should be thankful. Everything is about gratitude.”
Later, during the campfire, Yoo Jae Suk told everyone, “Throw everything you want to let go of into this fire. You can also make a wish for what you want.”
Ji Ye Eun was then seen crying. Yoo Jae Suk warmly told her, “As you may know from the articles, Ye Eun was a little sick. But thankfully, she has recovered her health, and I am so grateful that she is here with us today.”
Ji Ye Eun previously stopped her broadcast activities last year, including her appearances on SBS’s Running Man, due to health issues.
At the time, reports said she had thyroid dysfunction, but her agency did not share details and said it was “personal medical information.”
It was later revealed that her condition had been serious enough for surgery. After her confession that she had been battling thyroid cancer, many viewers are sending her support and wishing her continued recovery.
