On the first episode of SBS variety show “I Will Win You Over With My Channel,” which follows Kang Ho Dong, Yang Se Hyung, and actress Lee Young Ae in their competition for subscribers as they make their own content channels, Kang Ho Dong introduced his own channel, which he named “Kang Ho Dong’s Petty Competition.”

Kang Ho Dong sought out BIGBANG’s Seungri for his first broadcast and his first “petty competition.” He said he came to Seungri because he’s the biggest winner in Korea, whose name even means “victory.” Seungri replied, “In the history of idols, I have the biggest will to survive, like a cockroach. I never get stepped on, and I can survive in any situation. That’s the kind of survivability I have. I’m someone who was almost eliminated from BIGBANG and came back in the revival round.”

He added, “[G-Dragon] once was asked in a magazine interview what he’s most scared of, and he said, ‘That Seungri rises above me.’ Even GD is afraid of my survivability.”

Kang Ho Dong then gave Seungri a series of questions. When asked to name three reasons why YG is better than SM, Seungri couldn’t immediately answer and said, “I have to say three things? I don’t know if there will be that many.”

Seungri’s first reason why YG is better than SM was that Yang Hyun Suk is smart. Kang Ho Dong, who is part of SM C&C, retorted, “Is [Lee Soo Man] not smart?” Seungri then said YG makes a lot of great songs. Kang Ho Dong shot back again, “Can [Lee Soo Man] not make great songs?”

Seungri gave up and said, “Let’s move to SM! But only if I can be the leader. Honestly, I’m tired of being the youngest! I want to win everything!” Seungri quickly concluded, “That’s just how I feel. My forever leader G-Dragon, I love you.”

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Many celebrities, as their wealth builds, take to investing in real estate for the steady source of passive income it provides in addition to their main work.

Here are 10 K-pop idols who are publicly known as proud building owners (Note: all dollar amounts are approximate, based on the current exchange rate from Korean won):

1. Suzy

In April 2016, Suzy purchased a building in the Samsung neighborhood of the Gangnam district in Seoul for about 3.7 billion won (approximately $3.3 million). The building is five stories tall with two basement levels, and Suzy makes about 15 million won ($13,400) monthly from the lease.

2. BIGBANG’s Daesung

In 2017, Daesung purchased a building around Apgujeong Rodeo Station for 31 billion won ($27.7 million). The building is eight stories tall, and lease brings Daesung about 94.7 million won ($84,500) monthly.

3. Han Seung Yeon

Formerly of Kara, Han Seung Yeon purchased a four-story building in Cheongdam in April 2014 for roughly 4.5 billion won ($4 million). Afterward, the star invested 1.1 billion won ($982,000) in renovations for the building, after which the building is now appraised at 6.7 billion won ($6.0 million).

In 2017, Han Seung Yeon bought a building in the Samsung neighborhood with her and her mother as co-owners for 3.7 billion won ($3.3 million).

4. BIGBANG’s Taeyang

In May 2016, Taeyang purchased a seven-story building in Hannam for about 7.75 billion won ($6.9 million). The security deposits for the building total about 400 million won ($357,000), while the monthly lease brings in about 30 million won ($26,800).

In 2014, Taeyang also purchased a 2,490 square-foot villa located in the UN Village in Hannam for 4.2 billion won ($3.75 million).

5. Super Junior’s Kyuhyun

In 2014, Kyuhyun bought a six-story building near Myeongdong Station in Seoul for about 7.3 billion won ($6.5 million). The building is currently a guest house being run by Kyuhyun’s family.

6. Girl’s Day’s Yura

In March 2018, Yura revealed on tvN’s “Taxi” that she purchased a building in her hometown of Ulsan.

7. BIGBANG’s G-Dragon

In 2017, G-Dragon purchased a building in Cheongdam for roughly 8.8 billion won ($7.86 million). Previously in 2013, the star purchased a building in Seongsu for 3 billion won ($2.7 million).

8. Dasom

Former SISTAR member Dasom has long had an interest in real estate because her mother is a real estate agent. In 2014, she purchased a four-story building for 1.4 billion won ($1.25 million), which she sold two years later for 1.8 billion won ($1.6 million). In 2016, Dasom purchased a five-story building in the Jamsil neighborhood of the Songpa district in Seoul for about 3.1 billion won ($2.8 million).

9. CNBLUE’s Jung Yong Hwa

Jung Yong Hwa is the owner of a four-story building in Cheongdam, which he purchased for about 10.5 billion won ($9.5 million). The building is currently leased by a luxury Swedish bed brand with a security deposit of 600 million won ($535,600) and monthly lease of 30 million won ($26,800).

10. Goo Hara

Goo Hara, who purchased a building in Cheongdam in 2012 for about 1.1 billion won ($982,000), sold the building three years later for 2 billion won ($1.8 million).

In 2015, the star bought a building in Nonhyeon for 3.2 billion won ($2.9 million).

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