When singer and actor Lee Seung-gi announced his marriage to his girlfriend, actress Da-in Lee, with whom he has been in a relationship amidst mixed public opinion, many people's attention is focused on them.
On February 7, 2023, Lee Seung-gi released his handwritten letter through his Instagram and said, "I think I have a lot to write a long letter about in many ways this year."
Lee Seung-gi announced the news of his marriage, saying, "Today, I would like to tell you the most important decision of my life. I have decided to spend the rest of my life with my beloved Da-in Lee as a married couple, not as her lover." .
He went on to mention the specific wedding date, saying, "I proposed and received approval. We will be getting married on April 7th."
Lee Seung-gi said, “I have someone to take responsibility for for the rest of my life, so I was happy and wanted to share this news with you directly.”
Regarding his wife-to-be Lee Da-in, he said, "She is a warm-hearted and loving person who I want to keep by my side forever," and added, "I want to share joy with her and overcome hardships without letting go of her hand even if there are hardships in life." Showed affection.
At the end of the post, Lee Seung-gi said, "I hope you will support the future of the two of us, and we will continue to share a lot and live happily."
The two have been plagued by 'marriage rumors' ever since they acknowledged their relationship, and with this, the two ended up getting married after two years of public dating.
In particular, there have been a lot of rumors in the industry recently that "Lee Seung-gi and Lee Da-in's marriage is imminent. They will get married in March."
In relation to this, both sides denied it as “not true,” but immediately announced that they would be getting married on April 7, 2023.
At the time of her romantic relationship recognition on May 24, 2021, Lee Da-in's side made a cautious statement, saying, "We met as a senior-junior relationship with her, and we have had good feelings for 5 to 6 months ago and are carefully getting to know Seol."
Lee Seung-gi also announced his official position, saying, "I am in the stage of getting to know each other little by little with Lee Da-in and her good feelings."
The two, who became close friends through golf and developed into lovers, admitted to their relationship when a photo of them visiting Lee Seung-gi's grandmother's house in Sokcho, Gangwon-do together was revealed, leading to suspicions that "if they go to grandmother's house together, they have promised to get married." It was also.
In June 2022, Lee Jin-ho, a YouTuber and former entertainment reporter, claimed, "Lee Seung-gi and Lee Da-in are not only lovers, but they already share business aspects," further spreading the marriage rumors about the two.
Jin-ho Lee said, “Lee Da-in’s name is listed as an executive director of the Seongbuk-dong single-family home that Lee Seung-gi purchased for 5.6 billion won in 2020.”
Public reaction varies widely
When news of the couple's marriage broke, one media outlet said, "It's a love that should be blessed, but the reactions of fans and the public toward the two are very different."
The media wrote, "While there were congratulatory messages from fans cheering for the happy meeting, there were also quite a few voices saying that the negative issues surrounding Lee Da-in's family had taken a toll on Lee Seung-gi's image."
At the same time, "Lee Seung-gi's many fans and netizens gave an unfavorable view of Lee Da-in's romantic relationship based on rumors surrounding the past financial issues of Lee Da-in's adoptive father and actress Gyun Mi-ri's remarried husband," he explained.
In fact, immediately after acknowledging his romantic relationship with Lee Da-in, the daughter of actress Kyun Mi-ri and younger sister of actress Lee Yu-bi, some fans of Lee Seung-gi opposed their relationship, saying, "Lee Da-in's adoptive father was involved in a stock price manipulation case and was sentenced to four years in prison in the first trial in 2018. He raised his voice, saying, “I was sentenced to a fine of 2.5 billion won.”
One fan even staged a truck protest in front of Lee Seung-gi's Seongbuk-dong single-family home, saying, "Are you going to throw away 17 years of hard work?"
This fan delivered powerful messages such as “It’s okay not to know,” “They created too many victims,” and “I’ll tell you now.”
Lee Seung-gi Gallery drew a line at the time, saying, "Lee Seung-gi Gallery clearly states that it respects Lee Seung-gi's privacy."
However, he added, "However, there are no fans who will support a meeting that should be criticized due to an incident that has nothing to do with Lee Seung-gi," and added, "Please stop creating various speculations and rumors that disparage the results that Lee Seung-gi has faithfully accumulated over the past 17 years as an entertainer." .
Upon hearing the news of the couple's marriage, netizens commented, "The most shocking thing in 2023," "Song Joong-ki is leaving, and Lee Seung-gi is leaving," "Kyeon Mi-ri's son-in-law...?", "Evande," "He got scammed and is with the cheater's daughter." , “Congratulations, Seunggi,” “Live happily ever after,” “You’re really getting married,” “They say you come from a family of con artists,” “They’re getting married in the end,” and “Will you marry me is singing Lee Seunggi.” there is.
I thought my image had been cleaned up with donations.
Lee Seung-gi, who enjoyed syndrome popularity upon his debut in 2004, was born in 1987 and is now 37 years old. Despite some criticism, he was steadily growing in love with Lee Da-in, who is 5 years younger than him. However, the conflict with Hook Entertainment, with which he had been with for 18 years since his debut, is expected to end in 2022. It surfaced in November 2018 and attracted a lot of attention.
This issue was sparked by the issue of non-payment of music fee settlement, and Lee Seung-gi sued his former agency, Hook Entertainment, on charges of violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes (embezzlement) and violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes (fraud). .
In particular, when it became known that Hook hid the sales of music materials for about 18 years after Lee Seung-gi's debut in 2004 and did not settle the sales, public opinion supporting Lee Seung-gi increased significantly.
Lee Seung-gi said, "I will donate the entire amount no matter how much the unsettled amount is," and donated a total of 2.85 billion won (2 billion won to Seoul National University Children's Hospital, 550 million won to the Korean Red Cross, and 300 million won to KAIST) over the course of two months. I received a lot of applause.
Nevertheless, regardless of this, views on the announcement of marriage with Lee Da-in are still sharply divided.
One media outlet reported, “For Lee Seung-gi, the negative label of ‘Kyeon Mi-ri’s son-in-law’ has become a problem that needs to be resolved.”
Why am I criticized?
On May 27, 2021, Lee Jin-ho said on his YouTube channel 'Entertainment President Lee Jin-ho', 'Gyeon Mi-ri's son-in-law? Why is Lee Seung-gi, the nation’s younger brother? The video titled ' sheds light on Lee Seung-gi and Lee Da-in's romantic relationship.
Lee Jin-ho said that he had received information about the husband of Lee Da-in's mother, Gyeon Mi-ri, and said, "Lee Seung-gi, who has built up an image as the 'nation's younger brother', is shaken by this romantic relationship."
He added, "Economic crimes are treated very lightly in Korea, but the harm they cause cannot be expressed in words. There is nothing more miserable than an economic death sentence, and criticism is growing because Lee Da-in is the person at the center of it."
Regarding Lee Da-in's criticism, Lee Jin-ho said, "Mr. Lee (Kyeon Mi-ri's husband) was indicted on charges of making profit by inflating the stock price of a women's clothing company that she actually owned. He was sentenced to three years in prison and was released in 2014." He said.
She then explained, "Kyeon Mi-ri also participated in a paid-in capital increase and was investigated by the prosecution, but the stock was placed under protective custody and she was ultimately acquitted."
Mr. Lee was also indicted on charges of artificially inflating the stock price of KOSDAQ-listed Company A, where he served as a director, from November 2014 to February 2016, and then selling the shares received through paid-in capital increase to make a profit worth about 2.3 billion won. He was sentenced to four years in prison and a fine of 2.5 billion won.
However, the appellate court overturned the first trial judgment and found Mr. Lee not guilty, saying he did not disclose false facts serious enough to be considered a violation of the law in the process of raising funds for a paid-in capital increase.
At the time, the court said, "Mr. Lee worked very hard to save her collapsing company. In the process, she expanded her capital, including bringing in funds from Mr. Lee's wife and her wife (Gyeon Mi-ri) to make long-term investments." “You can see the circumstances that led up to this point,” he said.
Lee Jin-ho said, “The Kyun Miri family’s assets continued to multiply,” and added, “The Kyun Miri family exclusively owned Hannam-dong, Seoul, worth 9 billion won.”
Even the victim appears and says, “I’m angry about the relationship.”
On this day's broadcast, Lee Jin-ho attracted attention by revealing the story of a person who claimed to have suffered damage related to stock price manipulation for Company A following the news of Lee Seung-gi and Lee Da-in's romantic relationship.
The victim said, "I spent close to 30 million won in legal fees during the four-year lawsuit, but it seems that our country is a world that tolerates fraudsters more. Of course, 100 million won may be a small amount of mone