Lee Jin-ho borrowed 1.3 billion won from a celebrity to a 1 billion loan shark
Oct 15, 2024
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On the 14th, BS News 8 reported that "Lee Jin-ho's debt alone is more than 1.3 billion won, and the damage he inflicted on celebrities is more than 1 billion won."Celebrities include BTS Jimin and Ha Sung-woon and Lee Soo-geun."," he reported.
Reports continued that he borrowed 100 million won from BTS Jimin, saying he needed a sudden payment, and borrowed tens of millions of won from Lee Soo-geun's acquaintances to repay him instead. In addition, Lee Jin-ho's close celebrities, including Youngtak and Ha Sung-woon, lent him money, and broadcasting station executives, PDs, and writers were said to have suffered similar damage, so the number of victims is expected to continue in the future.
Earlier in the day, Ten Asia reported that Lee Jin-ho borrowed 1.3 billion won without collateral from a loan company. Lee Jin-ho asked the company's CEO to lend him 1.3 billion won because he would spend only a week, and the company trusted his fellow celebrity and Lee Jin-ho's fame and gave him a short-term loan without collateral. However, the company's demand grew as the years went by, and Lee Jin-ho only recently contacted the company, saying he would somehow make money to pay off the debt.
On the YouTube channel 'Entertainment President'Shock Only! Lee Soo-geun's reaction to lending money.. In the video titled 'Listen to Lee Jin-ho's feelings, he revealed the whole story of Lee Jin-ho falling into gambling and his recent status.
Lee Jin-ho has been rumored to be going around to borrow money among industry insiders since early this year. It even went up and down among loan sharks in Gangnam, with its hands open to broadcasting officials.
He also said that the reason why Lee Jin-ho touched illegal gambling was investment failure. Lee Jin-ho made some profits at the beginning while investing in a businessman who introduced him to his acquaintances from 2018 to 2019, and eventually invested all of his assets and encouraged his acquaintances to invest a large amount of money. However, he said that not only he but also his acquaintances were hit by a bad news, and that he deliberately reimbursed a large portion of the amount that his acquaintances lost. Since then, Lee Jin-ho, who stayed at home and started gambling on the Internet during the COVID-19 period, said that after recording the broadcast, he went home and was immersed in gambling on the Internet, and even loan sharks borrowed money.
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Currently, Lee Jin-ho said he has disposed of all his assets and is living in a single-person officetel in Gyeonggi-do.
On the other hand, Lee Jin-ho wrote on his account, "I started playing games on illegal gambling sites on the Internet as an accidental opportunity in 2020 and took on an unaffordable debt. I'm so embarrassed. I'm sorry," he wrote in a lengthy post.
He "I'm paying off my money steadily every month, and I'm going to pay off all this debt on my own until I die."When I got a call to an unknown number, I thought it was a debt-related call, and I felt like I was being beaten every day by the fear of when this would be known to the world," he added.
And then "I'm so ashamed, and I'm sorry. As a celebrity on the show, I truly regret the past when I forgot my duty and ruined it with a moment of misjudgment. I promise to repay the debt left to me no matter what. I would also like to bow my head and apologize to many of you who would have been disappointed by me, who caused a social stir and was in a hurry to hide it. The police investigation will also be faithfully conducted and I will pay for my fault. I am truly sorry," he repeatedly lowered his head.
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