Noh Yu-min stated that he sold 3,000 cups of coffee a day in Dongdaemun.
On the afternoon of the 2nd, a video titled "[Meeting Noh Yu-min] The legendary idol, NRG’s handsome boy... How did he become the 'coffee prince'?" was posted on the YouTube channel 'Current Affairs Olympics.'
Regarding the reason he started a coffee business, Noh Yu-min candidly said, "because of the need to make money after getting married," which drew laughter. He added that “if entertainers do not have regular activities, their income is 0 won. There are many entertainers who are not in the top 1% who are only known by their faces but do not make money at all.”
Noh Yu-min explained, "(At first) I wanted to open an internet cafe. At that time, many entertainers were opening internet cafes. So, I asked a lot of questions. My wife wanted to open a cafe. An internet cafe needs to be in a nightlife area. But our child had just been born, so it wasn't good. So we went with the cafe."
Noh Yu-min mentioned his experiences in the cafe business, saying, "I constantly do the dishes. People running cafes always say this: 'It’s a prison without bars.' I sneak food in the storage. The smell of food cannot be present. It’s still like that."
Noh Yu-min shared his struggles at that time, stating, "When offers for appearances came in while running a cafe in Dongdaemun, I did not participate if the appearance fee was less than the daily sales. Dongdaemun is particularly significant. The daily sales are quite large. We extract 2,000 to 3,000 cups a day. It's like a machine. I'm exhausted."
Noh Yu-min said, "I couldn't manage, so after doing that for three years, I slowly wanted to do what I liked and operate a business, so I moved to the current cafe location in an industrial complex."
[Photo] YouTube 'Current Affairs Olympics'
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