Son Tae-jin: "Audition prize money exceeded 600 million won... If I could go back, I would have invested it in stocks" [Okmun-a] [★Night TView]

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On 'Problem Children in the Attic,' singer Son Tae-jin spoke about the prize money for audition programs.

In the episode of KBS 2TV's variety show 'Problem Children in the Attic' (hereinafter 'Okmun-a') that aired on the 28th, Son Tae-jin and Park Ji-hyun appeared as guests.

That day, the MCs asked Son Tae-jin, "They say your nickname is the 'Champion Collector.' How many times have you won?" Son Tae-jin replied, "Nine years ago, I was part of the inaugural winning team on 'Phantom Singer.' I also won on 'Burning Trotman.'"

The MCs expressed curiosity about the prize money, and Son Tae-jin said, "Back when I was on 'Phantom Singer,' the prize was 100 million won, so we divided it among the four of us. 'Burning Trotman' offered the largest amount in the history of the competition. At the time, 'Squid Game' was a hot topic, and the cumulative prize money from all stages kept piling up on stage. The total prize money was around 628 million won," surprising everyone.

When asked where she spent the prize money, Son Tae-jin replied, "I always thought that reaching that stage was due to public voting. Out of gratitude, I donated a lot. Because I didn't feel it was my money, I kept it in my account for a year and a half to two years." She added, "If I could go back now, I wish I had at least used it for stocks." This prompted Kim Jong-kook to say, "You should have put it in Samsung Electronics," and Yang Se-chan to joke, "If you had put it in SK Hynix, you wouldn't have come here today," eliciting laughter.

Son Tae-jin also mentioned that she was living in a jeonse (rental deposit) housing and used the prize money to help move to another jeonse apartment.

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