Hong Young-ki hits 1 billion won in sales: "Record-breaking update, currently on high alert" [Star Issue]

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Hong Young-ki, who rose to fame during the 'Eolzzang Era,' personally confirmed that her sales reached 1 billion won.

On the 31st, Hong Young-ki stated, "Beauty and fashion total sales have hit a record-breaking 1 billion won; we are currently on high alert." She added, "The products are selling out so quickly. Since 90% of the fashion items will not be restocked, please hurry to purchase them."

She continued, "Beauty sales are double that of fashion. It seems only those who know truly understand how great this is!" She also announced, "Sales end at midnight tonight!"

Previously, Hong Young-ki had shared a post with the caption, "Is it real that we hit 1 billion won in just 10 minutes?" revealing her sales amount of 166.21647 million won. She expressed gratitude to buyers of the promoted products, saying, "I knew everyone had been waiting for a long time, but I am once again touched by how much you all love these products. Please hurry and buy them."

Later, Hong Young-ki further confirmed through additional shared images that daily sales reached 422.41309 million won with 5,336 orders placed. She remarked, "I am speechless at this record-breaking sales figure. There is very little highlighter stock left," conveying the sold-out atmosphere.

At the same time, Hong Young-ki's past tax arrears issue has been brought back into focus.

Hong Young-ki previously admitted that between 2013 and 2015, while operating a clothing online store, she failed to report sales totaling 5 million won over three years, landing her on the list of high-value tax defaulters.

At the time, some YouTubers raised suspicions that "Hong Young-ki intentionally evaded taxes and resisted paying them until now," sparking controversy.

In response, Hong Young-ki confessed, "Due to personal circumstances when I was young, I started earning money as a shopping mall model and part-time worker at an early age." She added, "Because I started my business at such a young age, I only focused on buying and selling pretty clothes and knew nothing about tax matters."

She explained that during her 2013–2015 online store operation, instead of hiring a professional tax accountant, she asked a relative of her mother to handle taxes. It was not until 2018 that she learned through the National Tax Service that 5 million won in sales over three years had been omitted from her tax filings.

Subsequently, Hong Young-ki revealed that from 2018 until last year when the controversy erupted, she consistently paid approximately 0.5 billion won monthly in installments covering both principal and interest on the arrears, making efforts to resolve the tax issue.

Later, in 2021, Hong Young-ki stated, "Today is a truly meaningful day for me." She added, "Although it's embarrassing, it was only right that I finally paid off all my overdue taxes." She further explained, "I promised to tell everyone once the taxes were fully paid, and today I received the final payment from selling my house, allowing me to pay off the remaining 190 million won."

She continued, "Now that I no longer have a home and recently moved into a rental apartment, it feels like starting over from scratch. But I feel so proud and relieved." She expressed her determination: "I will return to my original intentions and work hard to definitely buy a home again."

Hong Young-ki first gained recognition by appearing on the comedy TV show 'Eolzzang Era' in 2009 and currently operates an online shopping mall called onLINE.

Hong Young-ki married her husband Lee Se-yong, who is three years younger than her, in March 2012, and they have two sons together.

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