DinDin Says He Trusted an Entertainment Industry Contact on a Stock Investment, Lost 70%, Then Was Ghosted

Singer DinDin has opened up about a painful stock investment experience, saying he once trusted the words of a senior entertainer he believed in, invested a substantial amount of money, and ended up suffering a major loss.

On June 5, a video themed around “Betting” was uploaded to the channel “Tingtingtingting.” DinDin, Eom Ji-yoon, Leoranta, and Lee Seon-min appeared together and shared a range of stories connected to betting, including stock investing and balance games.

DinDin began by recalling how someone around him in the entertainment industry approached him with what sounded like a personal favor. According to DinDin, the person told him, “I like you so much as a younger colleague that I’m only going to tell you.”

When that acquaintance called and pointed out what he claimed was the right timing to buy, DinDin said he felt grateful and put in a fairly large amount of money. But from the day after the purchase, the stock began to plunge day after day until its value was cut in half. Alarmed by the sudden drop, DinDin asked the acquaintance what he should do. The person responded by saying, “Now is the timing. Put in more,” advising him to average down by buying additional shares. DinDin trusted him again and made an additional purchase, but the stock continued falling, leaving him with a devastating final loss of 70%.

As the stock price collapsed, the acquaintance who had encouraged DinDin to invest suddenly cut off contact and disappeared. DinDin exposed the absurdity of the situation by saying, “After that, he never answered my calls at all.”

DinDin said he later happened to run into the older acquaintance inside an elevator at an entertainment awards ceremony. He recalled, “I opened the closing doors, went in, and asked him directly, ‘Hyung, what happened with that?’” But according to DinDin, the acquaintance avoided responsibility and offered only the excuse, “You know the economy is hard for everyone these days.”

DinDin added that he later asked around and heard the stock had already gone through one boom before he entered. With a bitter expression, he said he was told people did not understand why that older acquaintance had told him to buy into it at that point.

Asked about the size of the loss, DinDin admitted, “It was quite a lot, in units of ten million won. I took a big minus.” Lee Seon-min also warned about the danger of reckless investment tips from acquaintances, saying, “I once invested only after listening to a friend, and the company ended up being delisted.”