Top Actress Now Working Manual Labor Jobs Makes Less Than $2 In A Day

An award-winning actress has continued her life outside of acting, showing her experiences working various jobs.

Actress Choi Kang Hee began her career in 1995, appearing in The New Generation Report: Adults Don’t Know. The actress continued her career through the 00s and 10s, appearing in multiple popular works, but after appearing in only one program in 2021 took a break.

During this time, she worked various other jobs, including cleaning for other celebrities.

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She is also currently active as a YouTube, where she vlogs about her daily life and experiences.

In a recent video, Choi accompanied two elderly people collecting recycling, a labor intensive job.

During the video, Choi she chats with both individuals as they work, spending the day working with them and collecting items in her own cart. At the end of the collecting experience, the elderly man she is with takes her to turn over the recyclables, where she is given just ₩2,000 KRW (about $1.34 USD).

She ended the episode by having a meal with the two elderly people and giving them a gift and some pocket money, while highlighting the issues that those in low-income situations face.