In the ‘Detectives‘ Trade Secrets’ corner ‘Detective 24 Hours’, the father-son detective team introduced the case of a famous Gangnam formal wear company that committed tens of billions of won in fraud and then disappeared. Also, in ‘Case Notes’, the ‘original of the original’ actor Seonwoo Yong-yeo watched the affair case that was revealed by her son’s death.

In the ‘Detective 24 Hours’ of Channel A‘s real-life detective drama ‘Detectives’ Trade Secrets’ that aired on the 6th, the father-son detective team dug into the truth about a famous Gangnam formal wear company that caused over 1 billion won in damages to hundreds of couples-to-be and then disappeared. The problematic company, which had built solid trust with branch contracts in over 20 locations nationwide, wedding expo certification, and certification photos with numerous celebrities, was still in operation the day before the closure declaration and induced the victims to ‘pay in full in cash’. The Rich Detectives‘ investigation results showed that the headquarters of the problematic company reported ‘suspension of business’, not ‘cessation of business’, and that branches spread across the country are still in business.

The branch manager who responded to the interview stated, “I am also a victim. There have been more than 20 cancellations,” and “In 2020, we split with the branches due to the headquarters’ financial problems. We agreed to use the ‘trademark’ free of charge until 2025.” He said, “Instead of the headquarters that has disappeared, we are fulfilling our moral responsibility to the victims, such as by providing free rental services,” and “I knew it would explode someday. The headquarters embezzled a lot,” and revealed the shocking truth, saying, “The two representatives had already looked into ‘dodging’ in early 2024. It was 100% planned, and from what I saw, they prepared separately.” ‘Tambi’ The search for the missing wedding company CEO by the rich detective team who was the first to receive a request from the victims‘ association continues.

Meanwhile, Seonwoo Yong-yeo, who has won numerous original titles such as ‘Korea’s No. 1 Racing Model’, ‘Original Working Mom’, and is celebrating the 60th anniversary of her debut, watched ‘Case Notes - The Heirs’ together. The incident that day began when the wife received a text message criticizing her affair right before her husband left for a business trip to Dubai.



The husband died in an accident in Dubai while the misunderstanding was not resolved. Afterwards, the in-laws received their son‘s belongings and checked the fight on his phone, and suspected their daughter-in-law’s affair and sought out the detective in the video. But when no evidence was found, the mother-in-law in the video even did a DNA test on her grandson, comparing her husband‘s hair DNA to that of her dead son. The shocking result was a ’mismatch‘. After finding out the truth, the mother-in-law went to see her daughter-in-law, revealed everything, and threatened to sue. Seonwoo Yong-yeo showed off her reasoning skills based on her experience, saying, “Isn’t it true that my dead son is not my father-in-law‘s son?”

The daughter-in-law tried a separate DNA test, complaining of injustice. This time, she used the DNA found in her dead husband’s travel toothbrush set. The results showed that the dead husband and son were ‘his biological children’. The detective tracked down and confronted the owner of the text message that caused the incident. It turned out that the owner of the text message sent the text message because he saw the license plate number of the car the mother-in-law got out of and thought that she was ‘the person who had an affair with her husband 40 years ago’. The father-in-law and husband had mismatched genes, but the husband and son had matching genes. In the video, the mother-in-law denied it, saying, “I really didn‘t know... That man (the person she had an affair with) clearly said he had a vasectomy. We haven’t even met since. How could you get pregnant with a man who doesn‘t have sperm?” Seonwoo Yongyeo furiously retorted, “You’re talking about a vasectomy when you were the one cheating on me? You‘re crazy.” The in-laws later divorced, but the relationship between the father-in-law and the daughter-in-law ended warmly and unbroken.

Lastly, Defconn applauded Seonwoo Yongyeo, the ‘Korean Agatha(?) Krusty’, who showed amazing reasoning skills, saying, “She’s like female novelist Agatha Christie.”

The real-life detective drama ‘Detectives‘ Trade Secrets’ airs every Monday at 9:30 p.m. on Channel A.

Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com