Broadcaster Ji Suk-jin. [Herald POP (now Herald Muse)]
Broadcaster Ji Suk-jin. [Herald POP (now Herald Muse)]

Broadcaster Ji Suk-jin has gone public with his stock investment losses.

On Sunday's episode of SBS variety show "Running Man," the cast visited a stock market-themed cocktail bar in a university district in Seoul.

During the segment, the members revealed their actual brokerage accounts and had their loss rates verified on air.

After checking Ji's account, co-host Yoo Jae-suk clutched his head and let out a sigh, drawing laughs when he said, "I happen to know something about this personally — you didn't leave that part out, did you? This is too painful."

Ji took the situation in stride with his trademark upbeat attitude. "Life isn't over yet," he said. "It's still in progress."

He then added, "I could open this bar in the red," sending the cast into fits of laughter.

Ji also offered words of comfort to fellow investors in similar situations. "A lot of people must be hurting right now," he said.

Yoo was also left momentarily speechless after seeing cast member Yang Se-chan's brokerage account. "I really have to give you credit for showing up to film in this state," Yoo told Yang — before echoing Ji's words: "It's not over yet."


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