'Running Man' star Kim Jong-kook lost ‘billions of won’ to investment scams

South Korean entertainer Kim Jong-kook revealed that he lost a lot of money to investment scams. Photo: Kim Jong-kook/Instagram

Celebrities can easily fall prey to scams as well, as revealed in an episode of South Korean reality series My Little Old Boy.

Kim Jong-kook, best known for being a member of the popular South Korean entertainment series Running Man (2010 to present), admitted that he has lost “billions of won” to investment scams. One billion won is about S$981,000 (RM3.4mil).