"I'll give you 30 million won"... Why did comedian Lee Sun-min put a "bounty" on himself?

Comedian Lee Sun-min announced he would quit smoking and promised to pay 30 million won in cash to anyone who reports seeing him smoke.

On the 27th, a live broadcast video titled "Comedian Lee Sun-min Special Guest" was released on the YouTube channel "Chimchakman Original Museum."

In the video, Chimchakman shared his experience of successfully quitting smoking and encouraged Lee Sun-min to do the same. In response, Lee Sun-min said, "I want to quit smoking and maintain a weight below 90 kg before I turn 40," adding, "Right now, I weigh 96 kg."

Hearing this, Chimchakman expressed concern, stating that quitting smoking and dieting at the same time is like being placed in an extreme environment.

He then revealed his secret to quitting smoking. Chimchakman said, "I used to be a smoker, but after I quit, I didn't smoke once for three to four years," and added, "I told anyone who reported seeing me smoke that I would pay them a bounty of 10 million won."

He then suggested to Lee Sun-min that he try quitting smoking by putting up a 30 million won bounty.

Although Lee Sun-min hesitated over when to start quitting, he immediately made a pledge to quit smoking in response to Chimchakman's suggestion. He promised, "If anyone sees me, Lee Sun-min, smoking anywhere on Earth and reports it, I will give them a 30 million won bounty."

However, he set conditions that false reports would not be accepted and that evidence confirming actual smoking scenes must be reported directly to Chimchakman or his own YouTube channel "Myeonsangdeul."

Lee Sun-min debuted as an SBS 16th public recruitment comedian in 2016. After the SBS comedy program "Search for Laughing" was discontinued, his broadcasting platform disappeared, and he continues his activities by running the YouTube channel "Myeonsangdeul" with fellow comedian Cho Hun.