Singer and actor Lee Seung-gi expressed his feelings about the cold public opinion after announcing his marriage to Lee Da-in. He appealed for generosity, but did not mention in what part he was requesting generosity.
On the 18th, Lee Seung-gi left a short message on his official online account. Lee Seung-gi began by saying, “I respect and love Irene (fanclub name), I’m a person who is a little bad at expressing myself, so I think I haven’t been able to express my sincerity to you all.” He continued, “I would like to express my deepest respect and love to my beloved fans who have continued to believe in me at all times.” He also asked, "Thanks to your love, I was able to come to this point. I will work harder so that the love you gave me is not in vain, and now I will protect my fans. Please watch over me with great generosity."
Lee Seung-gi and Lee Da-in, whom he has been dating publicly, will get married on April 7th. Ever since Lee Seung-gi and Lee Da-in's dating news became known, Lee Seung-gi's fans have expressed great concern. Some fans even staged a truck protest in front of Lee Seung-gi's home.
This is because Lee Da-in's mother, Gyeon Mi-ri, and father were suspected of stock price manipulation. Lee Seung-gi's future father-in-law and his mother-in-law, Gyeon Mi-ri, were suspected of being involved in a stock price manipulation case in 2016.
Could it be that Gyeon Mi-ri, who had a new family through her daughter's marriage, could not stand to see her son-in-law Lee Seung-gi receiving any more criticism? The facts were revealed through an interview explaining past incidents. In addition, an official position was expressed through a legal representative. Gyeon Mi-ri's side nailed it, saying, "Rubo's stock price manipulation incident, in which more than 300,000 victims were said to have committed suicide, has nothing to do with Kyun Mi-ri or her husband." Rather, he said, "Kyeon Mi-ri and his wife are clear victims of the J.U. multi-level fraud case, and are not related to the Luvo stock price manipulation case conducted by J.U. officials."
It was also untrue that Gyeon Mi-ri's husband took Corebit's paid-in capital increase of 26.6 billion won and used it to repay personal debt. It is said that Gyeon Mi-ri's husband borrowed 500 million won, but repaid the 500 million won a few months later.
Gyeonmi-ri's side said, "We express regret for the factual distortions that are difficult to enumerate, false articles with exaggerated content, blog posts, YouTube productions, etc., and we respectfully request the deletion and correction of the relevant articles, writings, and videos. If corrections are not made, “We inform you that after this time, we have no choice but to take legal action.” In addition, "The current situation in which false facts are rapidly and indiscriminately spread and has already become a fait accompli, will no longer be tolerated for the sake of Gyeon Mi-ri's family and those who will become new family members, and we will take strict action to correct any discrepancies with the facts until the end." “He emphasized.
Son-in-law Lee Seung-gi vaguely asked fans to be generous to the fans who turned away, and mother-in-law Gyeon Mi-ri opened her mouth for the first time in 17 years and complained that they too were victims. From their perspective, there was only their own sense of injustice.
However, despite the appeals of son-in-law Lee Seung-gi and mother-in-law Gyeon Mi-ri, who came forward to embrace the new family, the public's hearts are still cold.
Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr