Comedian Jang Dong-min attended a capital market roundtable presided over by President Lee Jae-myung on the 18th as an individual investor and stressed the need to bolster trust in the government's policies.
At the "roundtable for stabilizing and normalizing the capital market" held at the Blue House that afternoon, Jang said, "I feel as though I am here representing the people," adding, "As one of the people and as an individual investor, I think the realm of trust in what experts or the government say is important."
He continued, "People like me tend to be swayed by fake news," adding, "There are many times when, watching YouTube alone, I think 'so that's how it is' while wondering how far we should trust the news and what safety mechanisms exist."
Jang said, "I hope that, at the level of the government and experts, confidence will grow stronger that our capital market will move forward in this way," adding, "When the government first said it would usher in the KOSPI 5000 era, many people were skeptical. I am also kicking myself with regret."
He added, "I told my wife, 'I think we should watch this,' and I'm getting a lot of blame for it."
That day, Jang sat right next to the president. After the roundtable ended, President Lee greeted Jang as he exited, saying, "I've seen you a lot on TV," and shook hands.
Jang previously revealed his "short-term trading" strategy through several shows. In fact, on a variety show four years ago, when another cast member said to him, "You're addicted to short-term stock trading. I heard you pushed your return rate up to 1,000% with short trades," Jang replied, "Not 1,000%. It was 1,600%."