A K-pop idol's wife says she's selling his $150,000 Pokémon card collection

After catching him buying cards again despite his promise, wife decides to sell his collection.

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Anonymous

So... why'd you call me here?(불길한 예감) 그래서... 뭐... 뭐 하시려고... 부르신 거죠...?

I'm selling them.팔게

You buy too many every Japan trip.아니 왜냐하면 일본 갈 때마다 너무 많이 사고

You said you'd stop buying.안 사기로 했어

But you kept buying?근데 계속 샀죠?

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Anonymous

About $150,000.대략 2억

(Stunned silence)(멍)

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Anonymous

Where'd you sell them, why?!어디다 팔았는데 왜애

To some middle schooler on Carrot Market(?)중딩한테 당근으로(?)

You got scammed.사기당한 거야

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Anonymous

Right after promising, she grabs a bag?확답받은 후 갑자기 가방을?

I never sold them.안 팔았어

(Wanted to prank him back, but...)(솔하게 당해 왔던 깜짝 카메라로 복수하려 했지만)

Still her husband — so, a card gift instead.그래도 사랑하는 남편이니 포켓몬 카드를 선물하기로

Finds a Pikachu that's exactly his taste.취향 저격 피카츄 발견

Buys it fast, thinking of him.남편을 생각하며 빠르게 구매 결정

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💡 Why did the fake story land so hard?
Why the lie landed: 2억 원 (about $150,000) worth of graded Pokémon cards is real money in Korea's collector market — and Carrot Market is the country's default neighborhood resale app, so 'sold it to a middle schooler on Carrot' sounds horrifyingly plausible.Klore note
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Anonymous

Angelic Sang-hwa's gift, unboxed천사 같은 상화님의 선물 언박싱

Whoa허어

Don't make that face그 표정 하지 마

Yes, I won't넵 안 할게요

He's so cute♥귀엽다♥

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Sang-hwa sells off the Pokémon cards Kang Nam collects강남이 수집하는 포켓몬 카드 팔아버린 이상화

Turns out she never sold them — staged with the crew lol사실 안팔았고 그냥 제작진과 짜고 찍은 깜짝 카메라 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Gifts him a card, gets his promise for the year.포켓몬 카드 선물해주고 올해 포켓몬 카드 안사기로 약속받고 마무리

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  1. Anon· on the original thread

    Honestly if my wife had 5x my wealth like Kangnam says his does, I'd just humbly accept it if she sold my hobby stuff too.

    근데 난 저런 와이프랑 약속안지켜서 와이프가 내취미 팔았어도 겸허하게 받아들일거같은데?? 강남본인피셜 와이프가 재산 5배라더만 나도 와이프가 내 재산 5배갖고있으면 걍 굽히고살음

  2. Anon· on the original thread

    Wait how does Sang-hwa have that much money? Do gold medal ads pay more than Kangnam's whole entertainment career?

    그래?? 이상화가 돈이 어떻게 그렇게 많지 금메달따고 광고찍은 게 강남급으로 연예활동 하는 것보다 잘벌리나??

  3. Anon· on the original thread

    Sang-hwa's a skating legend, she probably had ads when young and now makes bank as a coach or committee chair post-retirement.

    이상화정도면 스케이트 레전드라 젊었을적 광고 나간것도 있을테고, 은퇴후에도 감코나 어디 위원장 해먹을텐데 돈 많이들어오지

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  1. Anon· on the original thread

    People like her make a fortune just coaching.

    저런 애들은 코치만 해도 돈방석이야

  2. Anon· on the original thread

    Even Hong Myung-bo, who gets shit on constantly, still rakes in billions of won easily.

    홍명보가 욕 그렇게 먹어도 수십억 그냥 땡겼지

  3. Anon· on the original thread

    Kangnam's literally the son of a Japanese chaebol family, what are you talking about? They have a vacation house in Hawaii.

    강남은 일본 재벌 아들인데 뭔 헛소리야...하와이에 별장있는 집안인데

  4. Anon· on the original thread

    Yeah, apparently even baseball players like Jung Geun-woo charge like 200-300k won per hour for appearances.

    하긴 정근우 같은 야구선수도 1시간에 20~30만원 이라던데

  5. Anon· on the original thread

    Come on, it's literally straight from Kangnam himself.

    아니 강남 본인피셜이라잖아

  6. Anon· on the original thread

    Watching them, they seem like such a great couple. Kangnam gave up having kids to protect her body, and pranks her just to teach her how to have fun. She acts tough but clearly cares deeply for him.

    얘네 보면 참 이상적인 부부 같음. 강남은 이상화 몸이 더 망가질까봐 애 가지는 거 포기했다고 하고, 장난치는 것도 이상화한테 재미라는 감정을 알려주게 위함이라 하더라. 이상화는 잡도리치는 것 같으면서도 남편 위해 주는 게 보이고.

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