Lee Ji-hye, 'Sungsimdang sweep-up controversy' explained → "Bought for staff and their families too" "Grateful as a Daejeon citizen" — Turns into a heartwarming story instead [Star Issue]

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Singer and broadcaster Lee Ji-hye expressed her frustration over the controversy that she had swept up products at 'Sungsimdang,' a famous bakery in Daejeon. In response, the public got angry at what they called a "fake controversy" and rallied behind Lee Ji-hye.

On the 15th, comments appeared on Lee Ji-hye's SNS account, including: "I naturally assumed she was buying for the staff~ You're amazing," "Why is a third party doing the math on someone else's kindness?," "Thank you as a Daejeon citizen," "How can this become a controversy?," and "Controversy just because she bought bread?"

Staff members who filmed for Lee Ji-hye's YouTube channel also directly left comments to clarify the situation. One staff member wrote, "Senior Ji-hye bought almost 600,000 won worth of items for the staff, including their husbands! Gwanjong-uni is the best," "We all lined up together to purchase them. Senior Ji-hye paid! We enjoyed it with gratitude," and "We all enjoyed the cake that Senior Ji-hye bought for us to share with our colleagues. Thank you always."

Previously, Lee Ji-hye was captured by citizens lining up with her YouTube staff at a famous bakery in Daejeon to purchase a large quantity of bread. As a result, some raised a controversy claiming that Lee Ji-hye had swept up the products, causing other customers to suffer losses. However, no one actually claimed to have been harmed by her actions. On the contrary, netizens praised Lee Ji-hye as a kind person who helped boost the bakery's sales, noting that the shop did not have a per-person purchase limit.

On the 14th, Lee Ji-hye posted on her SNS a screenshot of an article describing her as "Controversy: Lee Ji-hye sweeps up Sungsimdang bread without considering those behind her," and expressed her discomfort with the phrase "sweep-up."

She stated, "I am curious about the reason for creating this controversy," and explained, "While visiting Daejeon for filming, on my way back, I only helped with payment so that all the staff could take one item each."

Along with this, she added, "Since there is no group photo, I will directly write down the real names of those who took some," and publicly listed the names of the people who had shared the bread at the time.

Meanwhile, Lee Ji-hye married tax accountant Moon Jae-wan in 2017 and has two daughters.

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