'X's private life' Choi Go-gi reported his recent condition, saying he suffered financial hardship after a channel with 700,000 subscribers was deleted.
On the 14th episode of TV CHOSUN variety show 'X's private life,' Choi Go-gi's daily life was revealed.
The two, divorced for seven years, Yu Kkaet-ip and Choi Go-gi appeared, and after appearing on the 2020 show 'We Got Divorced' they revealed honest sides and received much support. At the time Choi Go-gi said "I still have feelings as a woman," but Yu Kkaet-ip said "I don't feel my brother as a man."
The two appeared on a broadcast seven months into their divorce. Choi Go-gi, who said he earned 20 to 30 million won a month during his YouTuber days, said "filming was work, daily life was work," and "my ex-wife didn't like me dating while filming." However, filming was a means of livelihood he could not let go of. Choi Go-gi reflected, saying "I couldn't consider my ex-wife's feelings and had a big obsession with money."
They also recalled that there were issues with the marriage settlement. They remembered differences in positions between the two families. The in-law family, having prepared a house, proposed a 50 million won marriage settlement. At the time Yu Kkaet-ip's mother said "at first we agreed to do nothing," showing conflict over the settlement, which was 10 million won and became 50 million won.
After the divorce Choi Go-gi confessed he experienced depression for the first time, and Yu Kkaet-ip seemed to hear this for the first time. Nevertheless, about raising their child Choi Go-gi said "even though there's talk of having a lot of money, I don't have money," and "it was responsibility over money," saying it was hard to bring up the divorce topic with their then 4-year-old daughter. Choi Go-gi said "I explained that dad and mom's love for you doesn't change," and called his daughter "lovable and cute." He said "if I hadn't raised her I would have remained an immature dad; I gained much raising my daughter," and "I live for my daughter."
About why she gave custody to her ex-husband, Yu Kkaet-ip said "because I thought it was better financially," and "my personality isn't kind, so I thought my ex-husband might be a better fit for his temperament."
We looked into Choi Go-gi's daily life. He is living as a single dad. Choi Go-gi said he taught the child to wash herself first because he couldn't continue bathing the child, and naturally the daughter prepared for a picnic as soon as she woke up.
Then Choi Go-gi tied his daughter's hair himself. With deft hands he combed and neatly styled his daughter's hair. Even panelists Jang Yoon Jeong and Jung Kyung Mi, watching the monitor, were surprised. Choi Go-gi said "raising a girl alone, I bought wigs and practiced," and he pulled off a difficult hairstyle, and at the delicate touch Kim Gu Ra admired, saying "a person who worked hard." Watching on the monitor, Yu Kkaet-ip said "she doesn't do that much when she's with me, but with her dad she does well alone," seeming proud as she watched the daughter who has grown a lot over seven years.
Next Choi Go-gi, seeming nervous, moved and found a job through an acquaintance. He said he obtained a forklift license a year ago. Choi Go-gi recalled "at the start of the marriage we had a lot of money, we made good money," remembering that his actual monthly income was 2 to 3 million won, and said "I had a channel with 700,000 subscribers that brought high revenue, but overnight the 700,000-channel disappeared." It was also conveyed that he suffered financial hardship due to a YouTube blackout at the time.
About the reason, his ex-wife Yu Kkaet-ip said "at the time he played a game that featured a character drawn that way, and the developer filed a copyright complaint," and she said that continued complaints eventually led to the channel being deleted, and "the channel deletion time was less than two years after childbirth." Income had also dropped to less than half. A means of livelihood vanished overnight. Yu Kkaet-ip said "I couldn't even dare comfort him; he became very sensitive," and Choi Go-gi said "after that I had many thoughts; because I didn't know how things would change I got a forklift license to prepare for the future." He said the reason he works is "because childcare is the first priority," showing that he is working hard for a living.
In particular Choi Go-gi said "I had deprivation in childhood," and "my parents divorced when I was 12," confessing the pain of growing up in a divorced family, and said "there was never anyone at home; I'm worried Sol-ip might be alone at home too," and "I hope she doesn't become like me," explaining why he carefully watches over his daughter. Choi Go-gi said "I want to greet my daughter when she comes home from school, and forklift work allows flexible time selection," and "on site it's hard to be assigned based on the certificate alone, so I took a test through a friend." Then a senior on site encouraged him, saying "if you work hard you can average 700,000 to 800,000 won; in any field, put aside pride and work hard," and Choi Go-gi said "it seems important to put down pride."
Seeing this, Yu Kkaet-ip said "he's different from the old brother; it seems he had hard parts," and "he lives harder than I thought, it made me tear up," she said. Yu Kkaet-ip said "the way he used to work wasn't like that; in the past he worked comfortably and enjoyed it," showing emotion at her ex-husband's realistically changed appearance. The panelists sympathized, saying "maybe he did it for his daughter; he put down his pride."
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