[Exclusive]"Decades of Estrangement"... Singer Jang Yoon-jung's Mother, Who Was Arrested for Investment Fraud, Submits Late Letter of Regret

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Yuk Mo-si, the mother of singer Jang Yoon-jung, who was arrested and indicted on suspicion of investment fraud involving approximately 30 million won, submitted a letter of regret to the court ahead of her first-instance sentencing, pleading for leniency.

It was confirmed that Ms. Yuk submitted the letter of regret to Seoul Dongbu District Court ahead of the first-instance sentencing in connection with her fraud allegations on the 3rd.

According to the Prosecution Service, Ms. Yuk, from 2024 to 2025, exploited her estranged relationship with her biological daughter Jang Yoon-jung over financial issues, telling acquaintances that "investing would yield profits," and through this scheme received a total of 31 million won on three occasions before failing to return the promised returns. She was subsequently indicted for fraud.

Later, at the sentencing hearing held on August 27 under the sole criminal judge system of Seoul Dongbu District Court, the Prosecution Service requested that Ms. Yuk be sentenced to one year and six months in prison. The prosecution pointed out that "the defendant had already been convicted of a similar fraud offense and received a prison sentence, yet committed this crime again; the amount involved was not small, and the victims have not been compensated."

At that time, the court noted based on testimony records and other materials that "(Ms. Yuk) does not appear to have cooperated with the investigation." The Seoul Songpa Police Department, which led the investigation, accepted the victim's complaint and tracked Ms. Yuk's whereabouts but could not locate her for some time due to a lack of records regarding her use of a Daejeon hotel and credit card transactions, leading to a temporary suspension of the investigation. She was later located in July and arrested.

Ms. Yuk's side admitted all allegations on this day but requested leniency, stating, "We fully acknowledge the charges and deeply regret our actions; please consider that most of the misappropriated funds were used for living expenses." It was reported that Ms. Yuk shed tears while saying to the victims and their families, "I am truly sorry for what I did."

Additionally, Ms. Yuk had previously been arrested in 2018 for failing to repay approximately 400 million won borrowed from an acquaintance.

The sentencing regarding Ms. Yuk is scheduled to take place on the 10th.

In this regard, according to JTBC's "Case Manager," which aired in June, Ms. Yuk exploited her daughter's name by telling victims that "investing in 'Miss Trot,' featuring Jang Yoon-jung, would yield profits," thereby committing investment fraud. She maintained contact with victims she met at a jjimjilbang (Korean sauna) and received tens of millions of won under the guise of investment funds. Ms. Yuk used two mobile phones to fabricate messages that appeared to be sent from Jang Yoon-jung via KakaoTalk, showing them to victims while falsely claiming to have a close relationship with her daughter.

When Ms. Yuk failed to return the money, the victim pressured her. Ms. Yuk then pretended to be a manager, sending herself messages and showing them to investors as proof of her connection to Jang Yoon-jung. Furthermore, she also falsely invoked the names of fellow entertainer Park Na-rae and Noh Hong-chul, who was once in a romantic relationship with Jang Yoon-jung. However, deposits were delayed, leading the victim's daughter to suspect foul play and report the case to the police. After filing the report, the victim learned that another person had already been defrauded using the same method and filed a complaint.

As a result, Jang Yoon-jung, who has not communicated with her mother for over a decade, initially declined interviews regarding her mother but later issued a statement expressing concern about further victims: "I am not in contact with my mother." A representative of Jang Yoon-jung's agency stated, "Ms. Yuk has repeatedly attempted to contact us through various people around her, asking them to 'pass on messages to Yoon-jung,' but Ms. Jang has completely refused to respond."

The history of conflict between Jang Yoon-jung, her mother, and her younger sibling is long-standing. In May 2013, just before her wedding, Jang Yoon-jung was engulfed in rumors of family discord. Appearing on SBS's "Healing Camp" on May 20 of that year, she revealed, "My parents filed for divorce, and while sorting out assets, I discovered that all my property had disappeared and I had accumulated debts amounting to hundreds of millions of won." In response, her biological mother Ms. Yuk and younger sibling Jang claimed, "We did not squander Jang Yoon-jung's assets; she cut off contact after leaving home." Ms. Yuk also engaged in media maneuvers, including sending direct emails to news outlets.

Prior to this, Ms. Yuk had filed a lawsuit against Inwoo Production, Jang Yoon-jung's former agency, demanding the return of 700 million won she claimed to have lent. The court ruled that "Ms. Yuk managing Jang Yoon-jung's money did not grant her ownership rights," siding with Inwoo Production. Jang Yoon-jung also achieved partial success in a lawsuit seeking the return of hundreds of millions of won from her younger sibling Jang.

Meanwhile, on August 20, during a video titled "Jang Factory Gives a Gift to Jang Yoon-jung" released via her YouTube channel "Jang Factory Jang Yoon-jung," Jang Yoon-jung spoke about her new song: "Everyone goes through difficult moments in life. The loneliest times are the hardest. I felt loneliness when I thought, 'I alone know this pain; I must endure it alone.'"

She continued, "With these feelings in mind, I wrote lyrics such as 'Is there really a god watching over us in the sky?' I spent time constantly looking up at the sky, questioning and resenting. It felt like the refreshing breeze I love and the bright full moon beside me were comforting me, so I created this song with those lyrics."

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