Comedian and film director Shim Hyeong-rae has come under criticism from some netizens after it was revealed that he gifted luxury bags to his YouTube production team.
Recently, the YouTube channel "Yeonggu TV" released a video showing Shim Hyeong-rae attending a beer festival in Jangyang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, and touring a traditional market.
In the video, Shim explained that he performs to revitalize traditional markets, stating, "When I was young, going to the market made me so happy. Back then, the market was like a theme park."
While looking around various parts of the market, Shim stopped by a clothing store next to the performance stage. He suggested that a YouTube writer present with him pick out an outfit, noting that the store might be experiencing business difficulties due to the noise from the loud performances.
The item the writer chose was a T-shirt priced at 99,000 won. Upon hearing the price, Shim joked, "You picked something expensive. Last time you bought one for 20,000 won, so why are you buying one for 90,000 won today?" Nevertheless, he purchased the clothing by telling the shop owner, "I'll take this one."
In response, the writer said, "This is the most expensive thing Director Shim has bought me since the Chanel bag," revealing that Shim had previously gifted her a luxury handbag.
When a co-star present asked, "Where do you keep all the things your brother bought for you?" the writer joked, "I put them all up on Danggeun Market."
Shim then encouraged other members of the production team to pick out clothes as well. One member retorted, "Please buy me a Chanel bag too," after which the screen cut to a different scene.
Regarding this scene, some netizens criticized the attitude of the production staff. They reacted with comments such as, "Be careful around people close to Mr. Shim Hyeong-rae," "Writer, please stop asking him to buy things for you," and "The joke about putting a gift up for sale on a second-hand trading platform is too much."
Meanwhile, Shim revealed last month on MBN's "Teukjong Sesang" (Exclusive World) that he received 80 million won per commercial during his peak period and earned 200 million won in appearance fees for the film "Yeonggu and Ttaengchil." He later confessed to taking on 17.9 billion won in debt after entering the film production business. Shim was declared personally bankrupt in 2013.
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