'Overseas Gambling Trip' Hwang Ki-soon: "Illegal Stay in the Philippines + Use of Alias... Lived in Hiding for a Year" [Day & Night]

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Comedian Hwang Ki-soon sheds tears recalling Kim Jeong-ryeol and colleagues who held her up at the end of despair during her time of illegal stay in the Philippines.

Hwang Ki-soon revealed that she lived illegally in the Philippines for about two years after the overseas gambling incident, growing a beard, using an alias, and spending one year in complete seclusion without even going outside, shocking viewers. However, Hwang Ki-soon recalled that as her will to live began to fade, she mustered the courage to contact Kim Jeong-ryeol, who immediately answered the phone with the warm words, "Ki-soon, why are you calling now?" — a moment that brought her to tears.

Notably, upon receiving Hwang Ki-soon's call, Kim Jeong-ryeol rushed to obtain an emergency temporary passport even though her own passport had expired and flew to the Philippines within two days. Even more movingly, Kim Jeong-ryeol handed over living expenses collected from colleagues including Ju Byung-jin along with food supplies, leaving Hwang Ki-soon overwhelmed with emotion. Hwang Ki-soon shared that seeing a message written directly by Ju Byung-jin in an envelope — "Ki-soon, don't die; come back alive" — gave her hope and enabled her to return to Korea, bringing tears to the audience.

Furthermore, after returning to Korea through many twists and turns, Hwang Ki-soon visited her mother together with Kim Jeong-ryeol. She recalled that her mother bowed deeply to her as a sign of gratitude for having returned alive. As Hwang Ki-soon thought of her late mother, she burst into tears, while host Kim Ju-ha also became emotional and reddened his eyes, making the scene deeply moving.

Kim Jeong-ryeol honestly shared her real estate investment secrets befitting a "famous wealthy person" who owns two buildings. She stated, "I always thought that once I made money, I should buy land and houses." Afterward, Kim Jeong-ryeol gradually accumulated farmland and miscellaneous plots across the country as she earned money, but upon realizing they wouldn't generate immediate income, she sold the land to purchase her first building. Through repeated buying and selling of buildings, she revealed her unique investment strategy that led her to become a "Gangnam building owner," drawing gasps from everyone present.

Most importantly, regarding rumors that during her peak period she earned 100 million won daily and invested it in real estate, Kim Jeong-ryeol clarified the truth: "I didn't earn 100 million won each day; I earned 100 million won once." She explained that at the time, she was recording paid phone fortune-telling services under her popular character "Jeong-ryeol Master," recording zodiac and monthly fortunes all day long, for which she received a single payment of 100 million won. Kim Jeong-ryeol further revealed that even this one-time 100 million won was invested in real estate, surprising everyone on site.

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