The marriage of Lee Seung Gi and Lee Da In has emerged as a controversy among fans.
As of the morning of February 14th, more than 60,000 comments about Lee Seung Gi’s marriage have been posted on the actor’s official Instagram account and most of them are negative opinions and criticism. Except for congratulations from Lee Seung Gi’s colleagues, the rest are mostly comments from fans expressing feelings of betrayal and displeasure toward the marriage news. There is a reason why fans are sensitive about the marriage of Lee Seung Gi.
◆ Why are fans against the marriage of Lee Seung Gi and Lee Da In? Her family background?
It is well-known among Lee Seung Gi’s fans that Lee Da In’s new father A is the culprit behind a stock price manipulation fraud that caused more than 300,000 victims. As a result, fans are worried that the issues surrounding Lee Da In’s family will damage the image of Lee Seung Gi.
A netizen who has been a fan of Lee Seung Gi for more than 10 years said, “You’re going to become the son-in-law of the perpetrator’s family? I can’t believe it… You really don’t think about your fan… I’m so disappointed”. Other fans commented, “I don’t want to see the person who lives in the family of those who caused more than 300,000 victims, including suicides, and enjoy the wealth they gained from others’ blood and tears”, “Stop pretending to be a victim. Live well with that family and don’t appear on TV shows. That’s the way you and your family won’t get criticized”, “I’ve been his fan for a long time but seems like he doesn’t care about us”, “You’re marrying the daughter of a family that undervalues other people’s sweat”, “I remember you said that the value of someone’s sweat should not be unfairly used for someone’s greed. I don’t think I can support you anymore”, etc.
It’s not because of the marriage that fans are showing their attitude so strongly. In fact, fans have already complained about Lee Da In’s family ever since Lee Seung Gi and Lee Da In publicized their romantic relationship in 2021. Fans are not jealous but they are raising concerns that the controversies surrounding Lee Da In’s family would cause harm to the kind image of Lee Seung Gi. They even held a truck protest. In 2021, fans sent trucks to Lee Seung Gi’s home in Seongbuk-dong to oppose his romance. The trucks carried electronic displays with messages, such as “Are you going to throw away the top position that you’ve worked hard for 17 years to achieve? We’ve been protecting you for 17 years, so Lee Seung Gi should protect your fandom. It’s okay if you don’t know, we’ll tell you about it now. Those people harmed too many victims.”
◆ Not only Lee Da In’s father but her mother is also controversial
In 2011, A acquired a KOSDAQ-listed company and made a false announcement to collect 26.6 billion won. However, unlike the disclosure, he was imprisoned for 3 years. After being released in 2014, A continued to be put on trial on charges of stock price manipulation. He reportedly made more than 2.3 billion won by selling shares received from paid-in capital increase after inflating the stock price of Bota Bio, in which Kyeon Mi Ri was the major shareholder at that time. The prosecution believed that while the company was suffering financial difficulties, A boosted stock prices by disclosing false information. A was sentenced to 4 years in prison and fined 2.5 billion won in the first trial. However, the appeal court confirmed that A was acquitted in the second trial.
In addition, Kyeon Mi Ri was involved in the JU case, a multi-level fraud, and caused a huge controversy. The 2006 JU case was a stock price manipulation case with more than 350,000 victims and more than 2 trillion won in damages.
Afterwards, in 2018, when it became known through a broadcast that Kyeon Mi Ri was living in a luxurious mansion in Hannam-dong worth 9 billion won at the time, criticism naturally followed, with people saying that the actress was living well after taking unfair profits.
On the other hand, Lee Da In previously drew attention for saying that she has a TV in the living room of the room, making netizens infer that she resided in a mansion of enormous scale. As such, Lee Da In became known as an actress not through her career success, but through her family issues.
◆ The cold public response
Lee Seung Gi recently donated 2 billion won of music revenue he received from his former agency to Seoul National University Children’s Hospital, then donated 550 million won to the Korean Red Cross and 300 million won to KAIST. He started to change the atmosphere with his appearance.
At the same time, he succinctly yet clearly expressed the resentment he suffered from his former agency, saying, “The value of someone’s sweat should not be unfairly used for someone’s greed.” However, it is ironic that he’s now becoming the son-in-law of an economic crime family that caused hundreds of thousands of people to shed blood and tears
An old fan of Lee Seung Gi said, “I’m about to stop being a fan after 19 years. I’ve been cheering for you ever since your debut, why were you in such a hurry? As expected, when I look at it now, donations are only image-making. It doesn’t make any difference. I wish your words and actions were the same…I can’t believe you want me to support your future. I can’t believe you’re asking the viewers and fans to cheer you on. You’re shameless. I’ll change the channel when you appear on TV.”
Another fan said, “Even if the sins of the parents are not the sins of the children, if the children are living using scammed money, they should at least know shame. I hope you don’t be too happy.”
After Lee Seung Gi’s marriage announcement, the voices of concern and disappointment were louder than congratulations. However, on February 13th, his agency took a firm stance, saying, “There is no additional position (about the current situation).”
Lee Seung Gi, who is currently filming the movie “The Great Family”, will attend the press conference of JTBC’s new entertainment program “Peak Time” on February 15th. As this is the actor’s first official appearance after his marriage announcement, attention is being focused on what he will say in front of reporters.
Source: Daum
