BTS‘s Jimin revealed that he suffered financial losses from comedian Lee Jin-ho, who voluntarily confessed to illegal gambling.

On the 14th, BTS Jimin’s agency Big Hit Music stated, “As reported in the media, it is true that financial losses occurred, and all he did was write a promissory note and lend it.”

On the same day, a media outlet reported that Lee Jin-ho had lent hundreds of millions of won to Jimin, as well as broadcaster Lee Soo-geun. In particular, the media outlet reported that Lee Jin-ho borrowed 100 million won from Jimin in 2022 using a promissory note, but did not repay the debt.

Lee Jin-ho had previously voluntarily confessed to illegal gambling on his SNS. He said, “In 2020, I started playing games on an illegal internet gambling site by chance, and I ended up taking on an unmanageable amount of debt.” “I had already received financial help from many people. He explained, “I have been paying off the money steadily every month, and I will definitely pay off this debt with my own strength until the day I die.”

Meanwhile, Lee Jin-ho, who confessed to illegal gambling, did not attend the production conference for the Netflix entertainment program ‘Comedy Revenge’ that was scheduled for today (14th), and will be leaving the JTBC show ‘Knowing Bros’.

Lee Seul-bi, Donga.com reporter misty82@donga.com