How Singer Soyou Turned 100 Million Won into a Dream Home: A 10-Year Stock Investment Journey
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Singer Soyou opened up about how a stock she tucked away a decade ago finally paid off and helped her make her dream of owning a home come true.
The web variety show Ganjeolhanip, which premieres on the 19th, will feature Soyou in a conversation with host Kim Ji-yu.
She said she put 100 million KRW (75,000 USD) into stocks ten years ago to learn about investing, left the money untouched, and later saw a big return.
Soyou explained that the gains recently gave her a significant boost when buying a house. Earlier, she drew attention by revealing a luxury villa in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, with monthly rent around 13 million KRW (9,750 USD). After reporting harassment from obsessive fans, she said she’s considering moving. Last year she told a YouTube channel she was weighing purchases of a high-end villa in Hannam-dong priced around 2.8 billion KRW (2,100,000 USD) and another in Dongbinggo-dong around 2.5 billion KRW (1,875,000 USD).
She also shared how she recently lost 20 kg (about 44 lb) without using weight-loss injections. Two years ago she says she reached 68 kg (about 150 lb) for the first time. She thought the weight was muscle, but it wasn’t. To lose fat and then build muscle, she said you need carbohydrates, so she allowed herself to eat carbs freely to maintain her figure. Because personal training is expensive, she tries to make the most of gym visits by working out for three hours at a time; through exercise alone she said she dropped to 48 kg (about 106 lb).
She also opened up about the emotional toll of malicious online comments. Soyou said that when she gained weight, people told her to lose it and called her \”ajumma\” (a Korean term roughly meaning \”middle-aged woman\”), and when she slimmed down they complained she’d lost charm and individuality. She admitted that malicious comments used to cause her a lot of stress.
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