"Rent of 13 Million won" Owner Bought a Home After Investing 100 Million won in Stocks 10 Years Ago — with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix

'Rent of 13 million won' rumor laid to rest, and the truth behind 'home purchase'

Singer 'Soyou', a former member of the group Sistar, has put an end to the widely discussed 'rent of 13 million won' live-in speculation. At the same time, based on a steadfast investment philosophy built over 10 years, she revealed the behind-the-scenes story of how she succeeded in 'buying her own home', drawing attention from the public.

On the YouTube channel 'Only Mouth, Open It', 'Soyou' laid out, without holding back, the rumors surrounding her and her money-making know-how. When comedian Lee Yong-jin asked about a reportedly astronomical rent for a top-tier residence in Hannam-dong, she dismissed it, saying, "It is true that I lived in that property, but I didn't pay all of the amount that's been floating around." She also added, showing her trademark candor, "People may mistake me for a huge tycoon, but the reason I didn't correct them is a realistic judgment: 'it’s better for what looks like it has something than to deny what looks like it doesn't.'"

The moment that most sharply seized public attention that day was the fact that her new place, where she recently moved, is not a rented home on a monthly lease or jeonse arrangement, but a complete 'home purchase'. And behind that was a seed of investment she planted by chance 10 years earlier.

A miracle created by a decade of silence, the textbook definition of 'long-term investment in quality stocks'

The key to buying a home that 'Soyou' revealed was none other than 'long-term investment.' She said, "About 10 years ago, with the determination to read the stock market's direction, I put in roughly '100 million won' into the representative blue-chip 'Samsung Electronics' and 'SK Hynix', and then I completely forgot about it." She continued, describing the dramatic moment when her assets grew: "Recently, my mother reminded me that I had a stock account, so I checked it late and discovered it."

This delivers a heavy message to today's investors who are fixated on short-term price gains. In the end, 'value investing'—stock held for years of endurance—became a solid foundation for massive wealth building. 'Soyou' emphasized, "In the process of buying this new home, the stock profits I earned back then played a decisive role."

Even so, she shook her head at the praise of being called the 'queen of personal finance and investment'. "I didn't have exceptional investment instincts; I was simply lucky," she said, maintaining humility. But her case is being evaluated as a perfect, real-world guide that proves the power of the 'compound interest effect' and the strength of holding blue-chip stocks for the long term.

Amid heated market interest in 'Samsung Electronics' and 'SK Hynix' as expectations grow for a semiconductor industry turnaround, 'Soyou''s success story is being talked about beyond simple entertainment-industry gossip, offering economic insight. Meanwhile, 'Soyou' has also released a new mini-album, 'Off Hours', and is charting a distinct path as a musician, her main profession.