Recently, the Korean online community was abuzz with news that comedian Lee Jin Ho went bankrupt due to gambling. On his personal page, the actor said that he accidentally played a game on an illegal online gambling website in 2020, eventually incurring a debt that was difficult to pay.
Currently, Lee Jin Ho has quit gambling but is still in debt. The actor said he will try to work until the end of his life to pay off his debt every month.
According to some sources, the amount of money Jin Ho owes is up to millions of dollars, including private loans and from celebrities.
According to Tenasia, Jimin (BTS), singer Young Tak and Lee Soo Geun are among the celebrities who were scammed by Lee Jin Ho, borrowing money but not paying it back.
Several anonymous celebrities have filed complaints against Lee Jin Ho for fraud and requested that his wages be deducted.
Tenasia revealed that Jimin lent Lee Jin Ho 100 million won (about 2 billion VND) in 2022. The actor said he needed the money urgently and would pay it back in a week.
When Lee Jin Ho failed to keep his end of the deal, Jimin allowed the actor to repay within 10 years, knowing full well that he might not get the money back.
Lee Jin Ho also borrowed tens of millions of won (hundreds of millions of dong) from Lee Soo Geun, his colleague on the Knowing Bros show. Not only that, Lee Jin Ho also took advantage of Lee Sang Geun's reputation to ask for money from others, causing him to be mentally stressed and have to pay the debt on Lee Jin Ho's behalf.
Young Tak also lent Lee Jin Ho an undisclosed amount of money. After receiving the money, Lee Jin Ho cut off contact with Young Tak.
Lee Jin Ho, born in 1986, is a famous comedian in Korea. He entered the entertainment industry in 2005 and has appeared in many variety shows such as Knowing Bros, Battle Trip, Laughing, Troubled Man... Most recently, he was invited to appear in the show "Comedy Revenge" produced by Netflix, set to premiere on October 15.
Lee Jin Ho's management company, SM C&C, learned about Lee Jin Ho's debt when creditors approached him. However, they ignored the issue and allowed the actor to continue appearing on scheduled shows.
On the other hand, after admitting to gambling and debt, Lee Jin Ho decided to cancel his schedule to attend the press conference to launch "Comedy Revenge", scheduled to take place at noon on October 14.
