'You Quiz on the Block' Im Chae-moo: "Invested 25 billion won in Duri Land... Sold my house and lived in a shower room" [Star Issue]

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Actor Im Chae-moo spoke about operating Duri Land.

On the 2nd, Im Chae-moo appeared as a guest on tvN's variety program 'You Quiz on the Block'.

That day, Yoo Jae-suk said, "I was curious how you've been doing since Duri Land is still operating today. You are the man who has protected children's dreams for 37 years at Duri Land," and welcomed Im Chae-moo.

Yoo Jae-suk introduced, "Duri Land opened 37 years ago. Didn't it open in 1990? Duri Land is an amusement park that your teacher built using all his assets for children."

Yoo Jae-suk asked about Duri Land, saying, "It has been running at a loss since opening, and you've been operating it with personal funds." Im Chae-moo replied, "It hasn't been just a loss; we took out loans from the very beginning. We've been debtors ever since. Electricity bills run into tens of millions of won, and there are many expenses like salaries, taxes, and management fees. Still, seeing that our employees' wages aren't delayed and they're not starving means things are going well."

Im Chae-moo mentioned investing his own 10 billion won plus an additional 4 billion won in loans, saying, "That's an enormous amount of money. At the time, I didn't understand the value of such sums. I was unknown for eight years. When I got married, I borrowed 2 million won and moved into a 4-pyeong newlywed home. After 'Love and Truth,' I suddenly earned so much money that I couldn't comprehend its value. I made about 10 billion won per month. Back then, a 15-pyeong apartment in Seobu-ichon-dong cost only 4 million won. If I had bought those apartments back then, the Yeouido 63 Building could have been mine."

Regarding the amount invested in Duri Land, Im Chae-moo said, "It probably exceeds 25 billion won. I've never calculated it precisely, but considering my earnings and assets liquidated, that's about right."

Im Chae-moo, who sold his Mokdong commercial building, Anseong vacation home, yacht, and camper van, shared, "I got rid of everything and poured all the money I earned through hard work into Duri Land. I sold two houses on Yeouido at once. With nowhere else to go, I noticed a 7-pyeong one-room apartment next to the local government office. After living there for over a year, neighbors started wondering why I lived there. Afraid rumors might spread, I moved back to Duri Land but had no place to stay. The space beside the swimming pool shower room was available, so I ended up living in the shower room."

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