Koyote's Kim Jong-min realized seven years later that he had been embezzled from the congratulatory money he had intended to give at Kim Dong-hyun's wedding by his former manager.
On the 9th, during the broadcast of Channel A's 'Groom Class,' Kim Jong-min met with 'married senior' Kim Dong-hyun and Moon Se-yoon to discuss marriage and having children.
That day, Moon Se-yoon asked Kim Dong-hyun, '(Did) Hyung come when (Kim Jong-min) got married?' and Kim Jong-min explained, 'But I hurt my arm, so I couldn't even eat and went.' In response, Moon Se-yoon asked, 'Did (Kim Jong-min) come when Dong-hyun got married?' and Kim Jong-min said, 'Did I go? When did you get married?' expressing confusion.
Kim Dong-hyun recalled, 'It was quite a while ago. Around 2019, Hyung probably took a picture next to me. I must have worn a very flashy suit in front of him.' Moon Se-yoon asked, 'Did you give the same amount for the congratulatory money? How did you do it?'
In response, Kim Dong-hyun revealed, 'Actually, it’s quite difficult. The congratulatory money. But if someone gives a lot, isn’t it rude to give less than that? So my wife checked, but there was no name for Jong-min Hyung,' shocking everyone.
Kim Jong-min was shocked and said, 'I don't not give. If I went, I definitely would have contributed.' Kim Dong-hyun replied, 'Hyung isn’t the kind of person who wouldn’t contribute in social situations,' while admitting, 'But I also felt a bit hurt for about 3 minutes. What happened?'
Moon Se-yoon suggested, 'It could have been directly deposited,' and Kim Jong-min explained, 'That's right, it probably was. I usually deposit a lot into my account.' Moon Se-yoon then said, 'In my opinion, there's a 100% chance you'll see the transaction details after you eat and go home.' Kim Dong-hyun had his wedding in September 2018. Moon Se-yoon remarked, 'You just need to check that day. Whether you went or not,' and Kim Jong-min expressed his intent to verify it immediately.
Watching this in the studio, Moon Se-yoon wondered, 'I wonder if it was revealed,' and Kim Jong-min said, 'I checked it,' and by saying, 'When I checked the details, it didn’t show up,' he surprised everyone.
Moon Se-yoon gasped, 'You didn’t give it?' and Kim Jong-min clarified, 'It’s not that; it's not an excuse. At that time, I entrusted the congratulatory money to my manager. The friend who was working with me then had an error with the delivery,' explaining, 'I went straight into the venue, and my younger brother paid, but that younger brother made a lot of mistakes...'
Upon hearing this, Moon Se-yoon acknowledged, 'It was quite a famous incident,' and Kim Jong-min confirmed, 'There was a well-known incident.' However, when he chided, 'Shouldn't you pay it again?' Kim Jong-min expressed his indignation, saying, 'I did pay it...,' which sparked laughter. Unaware of this, Kim Dong-hyun remarked, 'I must have missed it. I think so,' while Kim Jong-min, who was in the studio, expressed remorse, saying, 'He blames himself. He must have missed it...'
Meanwhile, fellow Koyote member Baekga revealed his experience of being embezzled from the congratulatory money by his former manager in July 2021 on SBS Power FM's 'Escape from Two O'Clock.' At the time, he recounted, 'Not long ago, I spoke with a friend. They asked if I didn’t pay the congratulatory money when I came to their wedding a couple of years ago. How could I not have? I asked my manager or my younger brother to do it, but there was a delivery error,' adding, 'I had done it that way many times, but suddenly I became anxious. That friend has not been in contact recently,' shocking everyone.
Later, in October 2023, during the broadcast of 'Cultwo Show,' Baekga once again mentioned the congratulatory money episode. He said, 'I mentioned it on a show before, but our manager took the congratulatory money for himself. I asked him to put it in because I was taking out the money in front of him. One day, an acquaintance contacted me and cautiously asked, 'Why didn’t you contribute to the wedding when you came?' It turned out the manager was embezzling everything in between. When I messaged everyone around me to ask if they didn’t receive my contribution, they responded, 'I didn’t receive it either,' and it made me anxious. That friend (the former manager) did that and quit.' In this context, Kim Jong-min's experience of falling victim to embezzlement of congratulatory money has also come to light, evoking sympathy.
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