From selling a 9.6 billion won building to becoming a bestseller… "But there are no royalties" Oh Sang-jin rises as an unpaid author
The couple, former announcer Kim So-young and Oh Sang-jin, who appeared on "Problem Child in House," reported that they made a capital gain of 7 billion won from the building sale in Hannam-dong and succeeded in a reprint after the book publication. However, Oh Sang-jin, who also became an author, made everyone laugh with his humorous confession of "There are no royalties for authors."
On the broadcast of KBS2TV's entertainment program "Problem Child in House" aired on the 17th, the former announcers Kim So-young and Han Seok-jun, who are living a second life, appeared. In particular, Kim So-young started the atmosphere with a strong comment, saying, "Marrying Oh Sang-jin was the biggest deviation in my life."
That day, Kim So-young revealed that after resigning as an announcer, she started running a bookstore and has now become the CEO of four brands, saying, "Currently, there are 40 to 50 employees, and it's hard to even see my husband's face. So I seem to be in a good mood," publicizing their cool married life.
On the other hand, my husband, Oh Sang-jin, is currently 100% focused on parenting. Kim So-young said, "My husband goes into sleep mode at 8 p.m. and dusts off books in the bookstore. He doesn't seem to match the style of making money," describing his life as a "calm reading man."
Amid this, the story of the 'bestseller reprint' caught attention. Kim So-young recently published a book compiling letters from literary masters and achieved a reprint within a week of publication, bringing joy to the publishing world. "I didn't write it, just wrote the preface," she added modestly, and said, "Actually, I included my husband's writing… I got permission later," creating laughter with her confession of pre-usage and post-notification.
When asked about Oh Sang-jin's reaction upon belatedly discovering his name in the book, Kim So-young said, "He wondered why his name was here," and added with a laugh, "All profits from the book will be donated to the underprivileged, and there are no royalties," leading to the amusing situation where Oh Sang-jin has become a 'unpaid author.'
Meanwhile, the couple recently sold a building in Hannam-dong that they purchased jointly in 2017 for 2.3 billion won for 9.6 billion won, generating a capital gain of about 7 billion won. However, according to what was confirmed on the show, while the property is jointly owned by the couple, the 'publishing revenue' is solely Kim So-young's, and that is also intended for donation. Thus, Oh Sang-jin is effectively left with nothing.
In response, netizens commented, "His wife is a bestselling author with a reprint," and, "Just having his name included might be an honor for Oh Sang-jin." They remarked, "Donating royalties, this couple is truly heartwarming."
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