Kim Gu-ra [YouTube channel 'Geurigura']
Kim Gu-ra [YouTube channel 'Geurigura']

Broadcaster Kim Gu-ra has revealed that his family clan owns about 1.32 million square meters of land in the Pocheon area of Gyeonggi Province.

Kim made the disclosure Monday on his YouTube channel "Geurigura," in a video titled "Economic Stories Good to Listen to While Lying in Bed — Kim Gu-ra's Economic Research Institute," where he discussed real estate concerns raised by a subscriber alongside a panel of experts.

The subscriber had written in about the difficulties of managing and inheriting real estate owned by their parents. Kim cautioned that children who worry too much about such matters in advance risk making themselves miserable, then added a personal aside: "Back when I had no work, I used to think every day about how the clan land just wouldn't sell."

When asked where the clan land was located, Kim said, "It's in Pocheon. About 1.32 million square meters." The disclosure visibly surprised those present. The area is roughly half the size of Yeouido, which covers 2.9 square kilometers.

"Before I made it big, my mother also used to say, 'We really need to sell some of that land,'" Kim said. "Now that things are going well for me, she doesn't say that anymore."

When one of the experts remarked that proceeds from selling clan-owned land would not necessarily go to him personally, Kim pushed back. "Our clan doesn't have that many descendants left, so there's hope," he said, signaling his expectation that he would receive a meaningful share of any future sale of the jointly held property.

Kim has said on several broadcast occasions that he is a descendant of the Andong Kim clan, which wielded strong political power during the late Joseon Dynasty through a period of clan-dominated rule. The clan's ancestral home is located along the Yeongpyeongcheon stream in Pocheon.


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