Choi Yena Confesses Battling Childhood Cancer on 'My Remaining Love'... "Tears Over Parents' Hardships"

Choi Yena, a singer formerly of the project group IZ*ONE, revealed her past battle with pediatric lymphoma in the first episode of SBS’s dating reality show ″My Remaining Love.″ In the episode aired on the 3rd, MC Lee Se-young asked Choi Yena about her childhood illness experience. Choi Yena responded, ″I was a pediatric lymphoma patient when I was a baby. So, I feel a strange connection and empathy toward the other participants.″ She continued, ″When I was sick as a child, seeing my parents and family break down and feel upset made me feel sorry all the time. I thought, ’Maybe it’s all my fault,’″ expressing sympathy with Kim Seon-ho’s remarks. She also added, ″I remember my parents selling kimbap because the hospital bills were so expensive.″ The episode also revealed the participants’ first meetings and illness diaries. Kim Seon-ho disclosed that he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer during his military service and shared his feelings of guilt toward his parents due to their difficult family circumstances. Choi Yena showed sincere reactions, deeply empathizing with the participants’ stories of illness. ″My Remaining Love″ is a dating reality show that depicts the process of young adults in their 20s and 30s, who have been given terminal diagnoses or have faced death, confronting life and love again. The MCs include Choi Yena, Lee Se-young, CNBLUE’s Jung Yong-hwa, and Seventeen Do-kyum. The show airs every Monday at 10 PM. Meanwhile, Choi Yena is scheduled to hold an encore solo concert titled ″From the Square, an Elusive Otherworld: The Movie Version″ on the 22nd and 23rd.