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Singer Enoch recalls working odd jobs after father's cancer diagnosis
🇰🇷 South Korea /Health & Science

Singer Enoch recalls working odd jobs after father's cancer diagnosis

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Singer Enoch recalled his difficult past as the family's sole breadwinner after his father's late-stage cancer diagnosis.
  • He worked various part-time jobs, facing hardships like being mistaken for a peddler and getting hit with salt.
  • Enoch expressed joy when his mother could stop working and shared that his father has been healthy for 16 years since overcoming cancer.

South Korean singer Enoch shared a deeply personal story of his struggles as the primary provider for his family during a recent broadcast of the KBS2 entertainment program 'Shin Sang Launching Store - Convenience Store Meal'. He recounted the immense pressure he faced after his father was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer around the time of his college graduation.

I had to work whatever jobs I could find. I've done every kind of part-time job.

— EnochRecounting his efforts to support his family after his father's cancer diagnosis.

Enoch revealed that he took on any job he could find, working relentlessly to meet his family's urgent financial needs. He described facing demeaning situations, including being mistaken for a peddler and enduring the humiliation of being hit with salt, which brought him to tears. "I realized the world wasn't easy as I tried my best to make ends meet," he confessed.

His primary goal during that difficult period was to allow his mother, who had started working as a taxi driver, to quit her job. "I truly tried to survive," Enoch stated, recalling the intense pressure he felt before every performance, treating each one like an audition.

I felt the world wasn't easy as I tried my best.

— EnochDescribing the difficulties he faced while working odd jobs.

He expressed profound happiness on the day his mother was able to stop working. Enoch also shared a hopeful update: his father, who was initially given only two months to live, has miraculously overcome his cancer and has remained healthy for the past 16 years.

The day my mother was able to stop driving was one of the happiest days.

— EnochExpressing his relief and joy when his mother no longer had to work.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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