Former K-Pop Girl Group Member Admits To Living In Debt Until She Quit Being An Idol

A former K-Pop girl group idol confessed to falling into the trap of credit card loans and lived in debt until she left the industry. On October 11th, a video titled “Avoid Card Loans! Life Advice from a Senior Who Switched Careers from Idol Life” was uploaded to YouTube. In the video, former fromis_9 member Roh Jisun said, “I was active in the group until I was 28. Until then, I couldn’t rely on help from my parents or older brother. I needed to survive, so I looked into loans. But since I had no job and no income, I couldn’t get approved for loans.” She continued, “I felt desperate. Then I found out I could get a card loan. It was urgent, so I didn’t even consider the interest rates or think about them seriously. They said they would give me ₩3.00 million KRW (about $2,240 USD), so I thought I could live for three or four months and took the card loan.” Roh Jisun revealed, “The debt snowballed rapidly. After using the card loan, my credit limit increased. I borrowed more money to repay the initial ₩3.00 million KRW (about $2,240 USD), but it just kept growing.” She stated that she has now fully paid off all her debts. “I paid it all back a year after leaving the group. It wasn’t ...