5 days after, reason for directly explaining.. Kim Koo-ra addresses son Gree's '1 billion won real estate' controversy head-on
'Broadcaster Kim Koo-ra directly explained himself five days after reports about his son Gree (Kim Dong-hyeon)'s real estate spread. When the 'Gree's Guri APT. 1 billion won mention' he referred to in a past video was exaggeratedly spread through the media, Kim Koo-ra appeared again to correct the misunderstanding and left a detailed explanation.
The problem was the 'Kim Koo-ra economic research institute' video released on the 22nd. The part where Kim Koo-ra said, "Dong-hyeon put in 250 million won to buy an APT. in Guri that became 1 billion won," was turned into articles, and headlines such as "made 1 billion won from 250 million won," "Gree's gap investment jackpot" poured out all at once. The remark spread quickly, and some netizens responded, "Second-generation celebrities are born with silver spoons, so they're different," and "Young people find it hard to buy homes, so it only gives a sense of relative deprivation."
Amid this, on the 28th, about five days later, in the released explanatory video Kim Koo-ra acknowledged the controversy, saying, "Dong-hyeon even contacted me saying, 'When did I say I earned 1 billion won?' "
Kim Koo-ra's core explanation was as follows. The 250 million won 'investment' plus 250 million won 'purchase with jeonse' means the actual purchase price was a 500 million won APT.. Although the market price rose because it was a redevelopment area, he explained, "It is absolutely not that 250 million won became 1 billion won," and apologised, "I spoke too soon and caused misunderstanding. Dong-hyeon has reason to be upset." In other words, the figure '1 billion won' was only the market price standard for the area, and his son Gree did not instantly become a '1 billion-won rich' person.
Kim Koo-ra immediately blocked unnecessary misunderstandings about his son with this explanation. He said, "It shouldn't look like Dong-hyeon succeeded in speculation." He added, "If young people who are having a hard time these days think 'a celebrity's son quickly made 1 billion won,' they could be hurt," and cautiously said, "I got too excited and spoke ahead. I am responsible for not providing accurate information." Throughout the broadcast Kim Koo-ra repeatedly corrected himself, saying, "To be precise, he put in 250 million won, took on 250 million won in jeonse, and bought a 500 million won place; half is debt."
Kim In-man, the director who appeared with him, also said, "By today's standards it's gap investment, but at the time there were many unsold units and the government was rather encouraging people to buy houses," easing the misunderstanding.
Dealing with economic content such as real estate and gold investment, he felt the impact of his remarks himself. To deliver accurate information he uploaded an additional video five days later and at the end of the video apologised once more, saying, "I will be more careful going forward." In the end, his son Gree's house was a "purchase of 500 million won including jeonse," and it was simply an area where market prices rose. Kim Koo-ra drew attention by directly explaining himself after five days to correct the distorted public opinion.
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