Lee Kye-in reveals betrayal by ex-wife in fraudulent marriage

Actor Lee Kye-in revealed on the GreeGura YouTube channel on the 21st that he sold his first Yongsan apartment due to the emotional trauma of a fraudulent marriage, during which his ex-wife lived with a lover for 10 years.

Actor Lee Kye-in has opened up about the devastating emotional toll caused by a past fraudulent marriage. The decision to dispose of his Yongsan apartment, which was the first home he had successfully acquired, was driven not by simple real estate issues but by deep wounds inflicted by the marriage. He confessed that the memory of being betrayed by someone he trusted made it difficult to endure even the space of his own home.

Appearing on the video "Sell and it rises, move and it fails? Lee Kye-in's Real Estate Cruel History" released on the YouTube channel GreeGura on the 21st, Lee Kye-in revealed his past history regarding real estate. When asked why he disposed of the Yongsan apartment he first acquired, he mentioned the events of his past marriage and revealed the pain he experienced at the time.

When Kim Gura, during their conversation, remarked, "My first marriage also failed," Lee Kye-in distinguished between the failure of a marriage and the experience he endured. He emphasized, "A marriage can fail. But being defrauded is different from failing." His point was that it was not simply a case of a couple drifting apart, but that the circumstances surrounding the marriage remained a great betrayal to him.

Lee Kye-in claimed that his ex-wife was living with a lover. He explained that at the time, he was going through a busy period, filming four dramas simultaneously, and accepted the situation where his ex-wife did not hurry the marriage registration without any particular suspicion. He recalled her saying, "Why are you in such a hurry?" He stated that after discovering the situation late, he had no choice but to reflect on the relationship he had trusted at the time.

While he expressed that he considers it a relief in hindsight that the marriage registration was not completed, he confessed that feelings of resentment remain in a corner of his heart. Lee Kye-in recalled the time, suggesting that the legal situation would have been different if the marriage registration had been processed. However, as specific legal judgments or the nature of the incident are separate matters, his remarks should be understood centered on the experiences and emotions he explained as having undergone at the time.

Ultimately, Lee Kye-in revealed that he disposed of even the Yongsan apartment he first acquired due to the scars of the fraudulent marriage. While a home is a space where anyone finds rest and stability, for him, it became a place that brought back memories of the past. His confession that the emotions tied to the location felt greater than the real estate value or location suggests the magnitude of the shock he experienced at the time.

Upon hearing the story, Kim Gura offered consolation, saying, "Your case is different from mine, but I also went through something like that and now I just think of it as my fate and move on." Although they had different experiences, they shared a sense of empathy in that they both had to live with the wounds received in relationships. Lee Kye-in's confession looked back beyond the fluctuations of house prices or real estate investment failures to the personal pain that forced him to leave a space that was once the foundation of his life.

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