Actor Jin Tae-hyun has shared welcome health news, revealing that his first major checkup since thyroid cancer surgery came back completely clear.
The actor posted the update on his personal social media on November 9, writing that every result from his checkup a year and a half after surgery was “completely normal” and that he is grateful for everything. Sports Chosun reported the news on November 10.
In his post, Jin addressed the way thyroid cancer is often talked about. He noted that many people say the disease is “no big deal,” and that compared with people facing more difficult and painful cancers, that may be true. But for someone sitting in a hospital for the first time, frightened and trembling, it is anything but trivial, he said, adding that people should not dismiss it lightly. He also admitted that even he, someone who usually pays little attention to his health, was very scared and worried at the time.
Jin said the day he spent at the hospital holding his wife’s hand was a precious one. Since then, he wrote, the world has come to feel lighter to him, as if everything were a joke, and pleasant, and that feeling has become his new normal. Still, he said he wants to live every moment seriously, preciously and with gratitude, alongside his wife. Life has an end, he added, and it is precisely because he knows that end exists that he wants to live gratefully.
The checkup marks a year and a half since a difficult chapter in the actor’s life. Jin was diagnosed with early-stage thyroid cancer in May 2025 and underwent surgery the following June. He was later declared fully recovered, and he has spoken openly about the experience since then.
The health update follows another recent scare. In October, Jin revealed he had received intravenous treatment for acute pharyngitis in the days leading up to the Gyeongju marathon, saying the illness had struck suddenly and left him in what he called a period of hellish anxiety. He said at the time that about 90 percent of the pain had eased before race day, though he vowed to withdraw if his condition dipped.
For now, the all-clear result closes a chapter that began with his diagnosis last year, and the actor’s message was one of simple relief: every test normal, and everything to be thankful for.
