As the past remarks by broadcaster Ahn Sun-young — a capable CEO who achieved cumulative home shopping sales of 1 trillion won and is called the "first celebrity show host" — about appearance fees are being reexamined, it has become even more resonant as the reason he reduced his broadcasting activities has been revealed.
Recently online, Ahn Sun-young's story about home shopping appearance fees, which he revealed on YouTube, became a hot topic again. He said, "Celebrity guests also have tiers. I tended to get paid a lot," and "For a 60-minute live home shopping show, the appearance fee was about 15 million won." He added, "It is not an amount determined overnight. It is the result of 20 years of accumulated broadcasting experience."
Along with this, his entrepreneurial side was also reexamined. When he founded the company in the past he set a goal of "if I achieve 3 billion won in sales I will build a company building," and the fact that he actually achieved this in three years added to his self-made image.
But the reason his broadcasting activities thinned at the peak of his career was also revealed. Ahn Sun-young shared on TV CHOSUN's variety show 'Joseon's loving man' that he has been caring for his mother, who is battling dementia, for seven years. He moved viewers with scenes of heading to the nursing home from early dawn to accompany his mother through daily life and even accompanying her to the familiar hair salon.
He is also juggling supporting his 10-year-old son's studies in Canada. Ahn Sun-young said, "For one month I see my son in Canada, and for one month I care for my mother in Korea, and I have been living like that for a year." He said, "I could not do broadcasting, mother duties and daughter duties all at once. So I gave up broadcasting," and added honestly, "I reached the peak of my career last year, but I am someone who started with a monthly salary of 500,000 won and started from a semi-basement. It was harder to let go because it was a career built up over 26 years."
Netizens are sending voices of support, saying, "A really cool choice," "Choosing family over money is more admirable," "That's why this person is more respected," and "Ahn Sun-young's life itself is a drama."
Behind a glamorous career, Ahn Sun-young's choice to change life priorities for his family is delivering deep emotion to many people.<
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