Singer Seo In-young cries on viewing 4.65 billion won villa in Guri, voices regret
In short
Singer Seo In-young (서인영) cried in a YouTube video released on the 21st after viewing a villa priced at 4.65 billion won in Achiul Village, Guri, Gyeonggi Province. She said she regretted how she had lived and spent money, and that buying the villa was too much for her for now.
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Singer Seo In-young (서인영) cried after viewing a villa priced at 4.65 billion won in Achiul Village, Guri, Gyeonggi Province, in a video released on the 21st on the YouTube channel "Gaegwacheonseon Seo In-young (개과천선 서인영)". Dong-A Ilbo, Chosun Ilbo, Newsis and Maeil Business all reported on the video. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
According to Chosun Ilbo and Newsis, the video was titled "Seo In-young finally moves, using all her assets". Chosun Ilbo, carrying an OSEN report, said the production crew took her to view an apartment and a villa in Guri, and that the crew pitched the area by saying Gangnam and Sangam were each 30 minutes away. Maeil Business said the crew introduced Guri as close to Seoul yet with nature. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
The outlets differ on the apartment. Chosun Ilbo, citing OSEN, described a 68-pyeong apartment in Guri, while Maeil Business described a 65-pyeong apartment priced at 950 million won. [ 2 , 4 ]
The villa had an exclusive area of 62 pyeong and a 12-pyeong terrace, Dong-A Ilbo and Maeil Business said. Maeil Business also said it had a kitchen, dressing room, terrace, private karaoke room and storage, and that the monthly management fee was about 1.4 million won. Chosun Ilbo, citing OSEN, described it as a villa where Han So-hee and Nana were said to live. Maeil Business said the villa was presented as a home of celebrities including Nana and Han So-hee. [ 1 , 2 , 4 ]
Before the viewing, Seo said that when she lived in Yeoksam-dong she had no thought of buying a home and that she would not have lived that way if she had. Chosun Ilbo and Newsis quoted her as saying the jeonse lease there was 900 million won. She also said that when she was drunk she used to hand over cash. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
Inside the villa, Seo said she liked it and that it pained her because in the past she could have bought it. After hearing the price, she said that buying it would be too much even if she stretched, and that she very much wanted to live there but that it did not seem the time yet. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
In the lobby she said she should not have lived as she did and that she regretted everything, and she cried. She said she regretted losing 10 years and money. According to Dong-A Ilbo, Newsis and Maeil Business, she added that she could simply live harder, that she would have goals even if not this house, and that without goals depression would come. She also asked why she had spent money freely and said she had not even helped people in need. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
Why it matters
The documents give no wider consequences. Business outlets covered it as an entertainment item, focusing on the singer's remarks about past spending and regret.
Key facts
- A video on the YouTube channel "Gaegwacheonseon Seo In-young (개과천선 서인영)" was released on the 21st and showed the singer viewing homes in Guri, Gyeonggi Province. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The villa in Achiul Village was priced at 4.65 billion won. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- Dong-A Ilbo and Maeil Business gave the villa's exclusive floor area as 62 pyeong, with a 12-pyeong terrace. [ 1 , 4 ]
- Seo said she very much wanted to live there but that it did not seem the time yet, and that buying it would be too much even if she stretched. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- In the lobby she cried and said she regretted everything, including losing 10 years and money. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- Maeil Business reported a monthly management fee of about 1.4 million won for the villa. [ 4 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Seo In-young viewed a villa priced at 4.65 billion won in Achiul Village, Guri, in a video on the channel "Gaegwacheonseon Seo In-young" released on the 21st. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- Seo cried in the villa lobby and said she regretted everything, including losing 10 years and money. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- Seo said that when she lived in Yeoksam-dong she had no thought of buying a home, and that she would not have lived that way if she had. She also said that when drunk she used to hand over cash. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
Still unclear
- The size of the apartment she viewed before the villa. Chosun Ilbo, citing OSEN, described a 68-pyeong apartment in Guri, while Maeil Business described a 65-pyeong apartment priced at 950 million won.
- Which celebrities live in the villa complex. Chosun Ilbo, citing OSEN, said Han So-hee and Nana live in Guri, and Maeil Business said the villa was presented as a home of celebrities including Nana and Han So-hee and that Han So-hee and others were "known" to live there. Dong-A Ilbo and Newsis did not mention this.
- Whether Seo has bought or will buy a home in Guri. The video title, as given by Chosun Ilbo and Newsis, says she is finally moving using all her assets, but the documents do not say which home, if any, she chose.