Entertainer Cho Young-gu opened up about losing as much as 2.1 billion won from stock investments and developing bipolar disorder.
On the 19th, a video titled "Cho Young-gu returns with a legendary stock loss rate" was released on the YouTube channel run by entertainer Kim Gu-ra.
In the video, Kim Gu-ra said, "Cho Young-gu went on Kim Hyun-wook's YouTube channel and said, 'I lent out 3.5 billion won, and if you add what I lost in stocks, I'm close to 5 billion won in the red,'" adding, "He said that even excluding the money he lent out, he blew about 2 billion won just in stocks."
Cho Young-gu responded, "I started investing in stocks in 2008, and the exact amount I blew is 2.1 billion won," and said, "Life doesn't feel like living. Stocks give me too much stress."
Cho Young-gu also talked about how his family was shaken badly when he failed in stock investments. He said, "When the share price goes up, I feel energized, but when it falls, I go crazy," adding, "As this kept repeating, I couldn't get recognition from my family because of bipolar disorder."
Cho Young-gu also said, "Stocks devastated my life." He continued, "After the investment failure, I had a lot of work and lived diligently, so I got through it. If I hadn't had work, I would have died."