Kim Su Yong reveals stock trading history totaling tens of billions of won

Entertainer Kim Su Yong surprised his junior colleague Kim Won Hun by revealing cumulative stock transaction records amounting to tens of billions of won. In the transaction history spanning from 2020, the total purchase amount was approximately 21.1 billion won, and the total sale amount was approximately 23.9 billion won. Unlike Kim Su Yong's usual image, known for his indifferent and dry wit, his highly active investment behavior was revealed, drawing reactions such as “He looks like a real expert” on set.

In a clip related to the Netflix variety show “Retail Investor Kim Won Hun: The World of Stocks,” which was recently released through the YouTube channel Sijak Company, a conversation regarding Kim Su Yong's stock account took place. When Kim Won Hun asked Kim Su Yong, “Senior, are you good at stocks?”, Kim Su Yong replied without hesitation, “Should I show you?” It was an attitude of intending to reveal actual transaction history rather than just being an investment expert in words.

Kim Su Yong mentioned people who claim to have earned a certain amount through stocks, saying, “Those people should have their accounts checked.”

He meant that to talk about investment profits, one must verify actual accounts and transaction histories. Watching this, Kim Won Hun reacted by saying, “He feels like an expert” after checking the screen, and Kim Su Yong showed his transaction history accumulated since 2020.

The numbers displayed on the screen were significant. In the transaction history from July 1, 2020, to July 14, 2026, the total purchase amount reached approximately 21.1 billion won, and the total sale amount reached approximately 23.9 billion won. Upon checking the numbers, Kim Won Hun was astonished, saying, “This is no joke? You are a real stock expert,” and repeatedly expressed admiration, saying, “Senior, you are so cool,” and “How can you be like this?” It was a moment where another side of Kim Su Yong, hidden behind his professional image as an entertainer and comedian, was revealed in an unexpected way.

What is particularly eye-catching is not just the scale of the transactions, but the investment record that has continued for a considerably long period. Rather than a one-time transaction where a large sum was put into a specific stock in a short period, it shows that Kim Su Yong has been steadily participating in the stock market as it was a cumulative transaction over approximately 6 years from 2020 to 2026. This part suggests that he employed an active investment method, repeating buys and sells according to market conditions.

However, caution is needed when interpreting these numbers. The purchase amount of approximately 21.1 billion won and the sale amount of approximately 23.9 billion won shown on the screen are the cumulative scales of transaction values that occurred during that period, not meaning that Kim Su Yong earned 23.9 billion won or achieved investment profits of several billion won. Since purchase and sale amounts include all transactions repeated multiple times, one must comprehensively check the purchase/sale prices, held stocks, realized profits/losses, unrealized profits/losses, and current holdings to judge actual investment performance.

Nevertheless, it is hard to deny that the scale of the transactions itself is substantial. In particular, as a cumulative transaction amount at a level different from simple small-scale investors was confirmed on the account screen revealed to the public, Kim Su Yong's investment career drew renewed attention. The surprise Kim Won Hun felt on set was precisely at this point.

Stock investment is no longer the domain of only specific wealthy individuals or professional investors. In variety shows, content themed around wealth management such as stocks and coins continuously appears, and the investment experiences of celebrities have also become a matter of public interest. Especially recently, as content that reveals actual accounts or verifies investment performance increases, the pattern of celebrities' wealth management methods being consumed as a type of entertainment material has become distinct.

In Kim Su Yong's case, he created an even more unexpected scene within this trend. This is because he, who has been active on broadcasts with his characteristic cynical way of speaking and indifferent character, was revealed in front of his junior to be an active investor who recorded cumulative transaction amounts close to tens of billions of won in the stock market. However, the expression “fund manager level” is merely a reaction from the broadcast and does not mean actual professional investor status or investment performance.

Ultimately, what the account revealed that day was not Kim Su Yong's “23.9 billion won profit,” but the fact that he has continued to conduct transactions of a significant scale in the stock market since 2020. While investment skill cannot be determined by a single number, his financial life, which was not easily revealed in variety shows, has provided viewers with a new, unexpected side of his character. The reason Kim Won Hun repeatedly expressed admiration upon seeing the account screen was precisely due to those overwhelming numbers.