• Super Junior's Shindong Reveals Strategy to Buy a House: "I Sold SM Stocks to Buy a House"

    Super Junior's Shindong spilled some fun details about the group’s wealth on KBS Cool FM's "Park Myung-soo's Radio Show" on July 4th. Alongside Ryeowook, he shared some inside stories about their long journey together.

    Shindong said, "We often get asked if there were any crises during our 17 or 18 years together. There were definitely crises." When Park Myung-soo mentioned that the atmosphere drops when members leave, Shindong admitted, "When our opinions didn’t align, we questioned if we should continue as a group. But after those times, it felt like we should keep going." Ryeowook added, "As the youngest, I never had such thoughts."

    Shindong revealed a fun fact about Ryeowook: "Ryeowook included a clause in his contract renewal specifying that Super Junior must release a certain number of albums within a set period. He discussed it alone with the CEO without telling us. We later asked him why he did that."

    Talking about their schedules, Shindong shared, "When a schedule comes up, I let the member who can do it best take it. I’m OK with everything. If they ask me, 'Do you want to do this?' I say OK. But Ryeowook says, 'If Shindong hyung goes, I’ll go.' So we end up going together." Ryeowook joked, "What about the other hyungs?" Shindong teased, "It's been 19 years; if the hyungs are uncomfortable, they should say something." Ryeowook humorously admitted, "It's a bit uncomfortable."

    Park Myung-soo asked if Super Junior is a veteran of SM Entertainment. Shindong responded, "Almost everyone below the director level is younger than us. The manager who initially took care of us is now the CEO. We’ve reached a point where we can call everyone from the CEO down 'hyung.'" Ryeowook praised aespa, saying, "The aespa members are the best at greeting." Shindong added humorously, "The NCT members once asked me to buy them a meal, and I spent about 3 million won at a barbecue restaurant. Now, aespa makes so much money we should ask them to treat us."

    When asked about company stocks, Shindong said, "Not anymore. I did receive some as a bonus in the past. I sold them at their peak and was very satisfied. I used the money to buy a house." He continued, "I think Leeteuk hyung is the self-made wealthy one. He’s very interested in financial management and, although he has debts, he’s like Scrooge. He's practically 'Teuk-scrooge.' Leeteuk would love to hear this."

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  • Lee Min Ho Shares the Hilarious Story Behind His Famous Baeksang Fall—The One Thing He’ll Never Forget!

    Actor Lee Min Ho recently shared an unforgettable and embarrassing moment from his early career, revealing how he became a “falling star” at his first Baeksang Arts Awards.

    On the December 25th episode of You Quiz on the Block (Episode 274), Lee Min Ho made a guest appearance and reflected on his rise to fame.

    The actor, known for his iconic role as Goo Jun Pyo in Boys Over Flowers, won the Best New Actor award at the Baeksang Arts Awards, but it wasn’t just his victory that grabbed attention.

    Lee Min Ho recalled, "I was attending the Baeksang for the first time, and I was so excited. Since I wasn’t going as Goo Jun Pyo, but as Lee Min Ho, I styled my hair in a perm and was ready to go." However, things took an unexpected turn when he tripped and fell on the red carpet.

    He sighed, recalling, "That day, I fell. I fell and created so many memes. Even now, I look back and think, 'How did I walk that quickly on the red carpet?'"

    Laughing at his own clumsiness, he admitted, "I was moving at the speed of light, no composure, no focus. Honestly, more than the joy of winning the award, that day was chaotic and so embarrassing for me."

    Though his win was a highlight, Lee Min Ho humorously shared that the incident of tripping overshadowed the excitement of his achievement.

    It’s safe to say that while the fall became a funny meme, it also became a lesson in humility for the actor, and a moment that fans still remember to this day.

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