Magician Lee Eun-gyeol opened up about being betrayed by an older brother who felt like family.
On the 1st, tvN You Quiz on the Block uploaded a teaser video along with the caption "Lee Eun-gyeol, who swept the world stage, but revenue was 0 won?! The identity of the 9:1 slave contract that put the brakes on his heyday?"
In the video that day Yu Jae-seok said, "At that time Mr. Lee Eun-gyeol was really being solicited and very busy with performances, so on the one hand many people probably thought that way. Since he was so successful, 'he must have made a lot of money then' but how is it that he didn't make any money at that time" as he mentioned peak-period income.
In response Lee Eun-gyeol said, "I really started a company with an older brother whom I trusted like family. I even entrusted him with my seal," drawing sighs.
He said, "I always had so many payments to make, so I took it [the seal] with me," and Yu Jae-seok expressed regret, saying, "If it was to pay, he should have stamped the seal himself after seeing the payment."
Lee Eun-gyeol revealed, "While I was keeping an extremely busy schedule, 'because of you I'm falling behind. You have to do this quickly,' so I brought it [the document], but there was a contract I didn't know about. A 9-to-1, 10-year contract. There was what you might call a slave contract," shocking viewers.
Hearing this, Yu Jae-seok asked, "Who is the 1?" and Lee Eun-gyeol answered, "I am the 1. If I'm the 9 it would be fine," to which Yu Jae-seok, involuntarily shocked, said, "I was so shocked without realizing it... 10 years at 9 to 1, and I'm the 1?" and was thrown into confusion.
Lee Eun-gyeol said, "At that time we prepared for performances in a practice room in the basement that had no heating in the dead of winter, trembling and getting sick," and Yu Jae-seok was surprised, asking, "So did you keep the 1-to-9 contract for 10 years?"
Lee Eun-gyeol replied, "No. After my parents saw the cold practice room they were outraged. More than anything they asked how I could practice in such a cold place, and at that time I discovered the [contract]. I said I had never seen this contract before and we ended up fighting," revealing belatedly that he realized it was a slave contract and responded.
Meanwhile, You Quiz on the Block airs every Wednesday at 8:45 p.m.
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