Park Jun-kyu takes on 1.2 billion won in debt, sells home and car; former manager caused 200 million won in losses due to "gambling addiction"

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Actor Park Jun-kyu revealed the story of how he was burdened with massive debt following a failed musical production and embezzlement by his former manager.

On the 27th, MBN's "Overcoming Story <While You Were Sick>" featured Park Jun-kyu and his wife Jin Song-a, who reflected on their difficult period.

That day, Park Jun-kyu disclosed that despite warnings from those around him, he had challenged himself to produce a musical, resulting in approximately 1.2 billion won in debt. He explained that at the time, the structure was such that his partner handled production and investment while he focused on completing the work.

However, problems arose. Jin Song-a stated, "That person did not bring even a single won of the investment funds. Yet we were unaware of this fact." She further explained, "Initially, the investment contract was written under the company's name, and most investors were acquaintances. Later, that person went to find the investors again and changed the contracts from the company to Park Jun-kyu's personal name."

Ultimately, responsibility for the investment funds fell on Park Jun-kyu and his wife. Jin Song-a recalled, "The debt became ours. From then on, misfortunes began to pile up."

Park Jun-kyu revealed that he had sold his home and car to repay the debt. He mentioned suffering from severe stress at the time, saying, "Because of the stress, my hair started falling out first."

The hardships did not end there. After a manager who had worked with him for 20 years quit due to health issues, Park Jun-kyu began working anew with his former manager's friend. Having grown close enough to be considered family, Park Jun-kyu entrusted his bank account to this new partner and requested cash withdrawals, among other things.

However, at some point, that manager cut off contact. Park Jun-kyu said, "It seemed strange, so I checked the bank account records and found that money was being withdrawn in 1 million won increments every 5 to 10 minutes. It turned out this friend had become addicted to gambling."

Jin Song-a revealed that the manager even used her name. He stated, "He personally contacted acquaintances, saying, 'Your sister-in-law has money she can use without her husband knowing,' and borrowed money from them."

Park Jun-kyu disclosed, "Since it wasn't a large amount of money, acquaintances did not verify separately. The total borrowed amounted to about 200 million won." He added, "While most acquaintances did not press for repayment after hearing the situation, we are still repaying it out of moral obligation."

He then drew attention by saying, "They said the manager committed a grave sin, so I forgave him once."

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