Singer Kim Serena lost over 10 billion won after two marriages

Singer Kim Serena revealed on the MBN show 'Scoop World' on the 5th that she lost over 10 billion won in loans to acquaintances and faced massive financial setbacks after being betrayed by two husbands. Her losses included an apartment in Busan and land on Jeju Island due to gambling and fraud.

Singer Kim Serena has revealed a harrowing story of betrayal through two marriages and the loss of her entire life savings. Her first husband was already married to another woman, and her second husband caused her to lose both an apartment and business funds. Furthermore, she confessed that the money she lent to acquaintances without promissory notes exceeds 10 billion won. The singer's turbulent life behind her glamorous career has drawn sympathy from viewers.

In the MBN show 'Scoop World' broadcast on the 5th, the current life of Kim Serena, a singer with 60 years since her debut, was revealed. Having moved to live with her second son about a year ago, she showed her modest home located on the outskirts of Gyeonggi Province for the first time. Having once enjoyed a busy heyday performing on stages and in nightlife establishments, she is now finding happiness in daily life with her son.

Kim Serena's first marriage faced a shocking truth from the very beginning. Although she married a bandmaster during her heyday, she discovered during the process of registering her child's birth that her husband was already married to another woman. He already had a wife and two daughters. Recalling that time, Kim Serena confessed, "He had a wife and two daughters first. He deceived me." During the divorce process, she, the victim, even had to pay alimony.

Her remarriage, chosen 14 years later, also did not lead to a happy ending. Kim Serena described her second husband as "a gangster who did nothing." While she took responsibility for their livelihood by balancing performances and nightlife activities, her husband spent his time indulging in gambling and drinking. She expressed the pain of the marriage, speculating that her husband engaged in gambling, drinking, and met other women.

The economic burden she had to bear during the divorce process was also significant. Kim Serena revealed that she provided an apartment in Busan at her husband's request, but after he lost it to gambling, she had to buy him another apartment. Additionally, she poured large sums of money into her family, such as setting up a restaurant in Hong Kong for her sister-in-law. Regarding the money given to secure custody of her second son, she explained, "If it were today, it would be close to 2 billion won." This highlights the desperation of a mother who had no choice but to give up her assets to protect her child.

The losses from her marriages were not her only setbacks. Kim Serena confessed that because she earned millions or tens of millions of won in a single evening during her heyday, she did not properly realize the value of money. She readily lent amounts such as 100 million or 200 million won to acquaintances without promissory notes. She surprised many by stating, "If you only collect those, it exceeds 10 billion won." Her second son also shared that while they lived in a large apartment in Seocho-dong, they lost all the land they held in the mountains and on Jeju Island due to successive fraud.

Despite experiencing numerous betrayals and financial losses, Kim Serena showed that she accepts her past as her own rather than resenting it. "What is the use of regretting? That is also my fate, my lot, and my fault," she said, her words containing the resignation and calmness of someone who has endured many years. Her greatest remaining comfort is her children. Expressing her deep maternal affection, Kim Serena said, "My children are like my life. I am happy when I am with my son."

Born in 1947, Kim Serena entered the music industry in 1964 when she won first place in the year-end finals of the Dong-A Broadcasting 'Gayo Baekiljang' at the age of 18. Having two sons with different surnames from her two marriages, she is currently living with her second son, Jin Ui-nam. Jin Ui-nam, who is also active as a singer, is currently serving as his mother's manager. The life of Kim Serena, once a star on glamorous stages, is now finding new happiness in ordinary days spent with her son.

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