Chef Lee Young-sook Addresses Debt Controversy Amid Kimchi Promotion
Nov 20, 2024
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Nagyung Mushroom Farm, run by CEO Lee Young-sook, indirectly mentioned the 100 million won debt controversy by posting an article on Kimjang on SNS on the 20th.
She wrote "I leave a message because I received a lot of inquiries about kimchi. We are planning to decide on making kimchi after looking at the condition of cabbage in the first or second week of December. If you don't mind making late kimchi, please wait a little bit,' she said, adding a kimchi promotion unrelated to the situation.
Regarding the debt controversy, "I caused a commotion about my personal affairs. I will discuss the future with the lawyer and solve it well. I'm sorry."
Earlier, Lee Young-sook was mired in suspicions that she had failed to repay her 100 million won debt due in 2011 for 14 years. The 100 million won borrowed from Mr. Cho was found by the bereaved family along with the loan card, and the court ruled that the money should be paid. However, the bereaved families claim that Lee Young-sook did not repay her debt even after she appeared in the 'Korean Food Battle 2' in 2014.
Recently, Nonsan Branch of the Daejeon District Court accepted this in a case in which creditor A filed an application for an order to seize and collect bonds for CEO Lee Young-sook's performance fees to the Netflix 'Black and White Cook's production company. According to court documents, there are a total of 17 lawsuits related to representative Lee Young-sook.
CEO Lee Young-sook made her name by winning Olive TV's The Battle of Korean Food 2 in 2014 and recently gained attention again by appearing on the Netflix entertainment show 'Culinary Class Wars.'
mj.cho@sportschosun.com
