Rapper Gri, son of Kim Gura, says 250 mln-won apartment now worth 1 bln won
In short
Gri (Kim Dong-hyun), a rapper and the son of broadcaster Kim Gura, has disclosed property holdings that have gained sharply in value — an apartment bought for 250 million won in cash that the reports say is now worth about 1 billion won. He said the money came from television work he did as a child. Dong-A Ilbo reported the disclosure was made in a video posted on 2 October on the YouTube channel ‘김그리’.
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Rapper Gri, the son of broadcaster Kim Gura, has disclosed real estate assets that have risen sharply in value, according to reports carried by four South Korean outlets. All four led with the same account: an apartment Gri bought for 250 million won in cash is now worth about 1 billion won. Gri, whose real name is Kim Dong-hyun, said the money came from television work he did as a child, Chosun Ilbo and Dong-A Ilbo reported. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
Dong-A Ilbo reported that the disclosure came in a video posted on 2 October on the YouTube channel ‘김그리’, titled ‘결혼을 허락해주세요 장모님’ (Please let us marry, mother-in-law), in which comedian Cho Hye-ryun played a prospective mother-in-law in a skit. Gri said he bought a small apartment in Guri, Gyeonggi Province, while appearing for four to five years on the SBS variety programme ‘붕어빵’, that the home has three rooms and two bathrooms and is registered in his name, and that he also owns an old car. The other outlets' available reports do not carry those details. [ 4 ]
Why it matters
The story was carried by four business and economic outlets, suggesting it was read as a property-market talking point as much as celebrity news. Beyond the individual figures reported, the documents offer no broader market data, so the significance is limited to the attention the disclosure received.
Key facts
- Gri is a rapper and the son of broadcaster Kim Gura; his real name is Kim Dong-hyun. [ 3 , 4 ]
- According to the outlets' reports, he bought an apartment with 250 million won in cash and its market value has risen to about 1 billion won. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- Chosun Ilbo and Dong-A Ilbo reported that the money came from television work he did as a child. [ 3 , 4 ]
- Dong-A Ilbo reported the disclosure came in a video posted on 2 October on the YouTube channel ‘김그리’. [ 4 ]
- In that video, Gri said he bought a small apartment in Guri, Gyeonggi Province, while appearing on the SBS variety programme ‘붕어빵’ for four to five years. [ 4 ]
- The apartment has three rooms and two bathrooms and is registered in his name, and he said he also owns an old car, according to Dong-A Ilbo. [ 4 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- When the apartment was purchased and its exact current value. The reports give the purchase sum and an approximate market value of about 1 billion won, but no purchase date or exact figure.
- The apartment's location, its layout and the SBS programme reference. These details appear only in Dong-A Ilbo's summary; the other documents' available text does not carry them.
- Independent confirmation of the figures. All four reports rest on Gri's own disclosure, and none cites a valuation or official record.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Korea Economic Daily publishes its report on the apartment, saying the home bought for 250 million won is now worth about 1 billion won (4 October). [ 1 ]
- Newsis carries the same account (4 October). [ 2 ]
- Chosun Ilbo reports that Gri disclosed the property, which he funded with his childhood television earnings (4 October). [ 3 ]
- Dong-A Ilbo reports the disclosure came in a video posted on 2 October and gives details of the Guri apartment and the SBS programme ‘붕어빵’ (5 October). [ 4 ]