Beloved Korean Actor Who Had Previously Gone Through Severe Financial Hardships Buys A 2.5 Billion Won Luxury Apartment
Actor Sung Hoon has purchased a luxury apartment, the news of his purchase has gone viral as an inspirational story.
According to the court registry on the 25th of January, Sung Hoon acquired a luxury residential-commercial complex apartment in Yeoksam-dong on October 18 of last year.
The documents reveal that Sung Hoon purchased a unit with an exclusive area of 69.65㎡ for 2.62467 billion won (approximately 1.8 million USD). He completed the final payment on November 20, transferred ownership, and is estimated to have borrowed around 1.2 billion won, considering the maximum mortgage amount.
The apartment purchased by Sung Hoon is a newly built property, completed in June of last year. It consists of 40 units in total—20 apartment units and 20 officetel units. It has also been reported that actor Kim Kangwoo previously purchased a unit of the same size in this complex.
Sung Hoon first gained recognition through the 2011 SBS drama New Tales of Gisaeng. More recently, he was a regular on MBC’s I Live Alone.
The news gone viral due to what the actor had previously revealed in the past. In a 2019 broadcast, he revealed, “After starting acting, I accumulated a lot of debt. I think the debt kept me from quitting. Recently, I’ve managed to pay off most of it.” This latest update has garnered significant attention with many fans happy that he’s doing better financially and able to buy such a luxury apartment for himself.
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