"Chasing Kim Hye-sung" Gocheok Kim reveals the whole story of "120 million debt investment"

Nov 21, 2025

'Chasing Kim Hye-sung' Gocheok Kim reveals the whole story of '120 million debt investment'



SBS 'Curious Story Y's side met with Gocheok Kim, who chased big leaguer Kim Hye-sung, and heard the reason.

The production team said, "There is a man who always shows up when Kim Hye-sung is playing." He has been chasing Kim for seven years, often appearing in Gocheok Dome and calling him `Gocheok Kim Teacher.'," he said. His trademark yellow banner always says the same thing. That is, an article asking Kim Hye-sung's father to pay back the money. He even appeared inside the ballpark and blacklisted him at Gocheok-dong ballpark.

As Kim Hye-sung, who recently won the U.S. World Series and returned home, appeared on his way home, the controversy over Kim Hye-sung's father's debt pitching has become a hot topic again. In an airport interview, Kim Hye-sung pointed to Gocheok Kim and showed signs of discomfort. Baseball fans' opinions were sharply divided over the behavior of Gocheok Kim, who pursued Kim even though it was not Kim Hye-sung's own debt. Amid a flurry of speculation, the production team was able to meet Gocheok Kim and hear his story for the first time.




In an interview with the production team, Gocheok Kim said "Where do I get compensated for the 16 years I lost in my life?," he asked back.

'Chasing Kim Hye-sung' Gocheok Kim reveals the whole story of '120 million debt investment'
In 2009, Kim Hye-sung's father owed Kim 120 million won while running a nightclub. One day, the nightclub closed without notice, and Kim Hye-sung's father said he couldn't reach him well. In 2017, Kim learned that Kim's son, who was not paying back his debt to him, had become a professional baseball player, so he went to the ballpark and started hanging the banner in question.

The production team reveals the authenticity of Kim's statement that he has money to receive from Kim Hye-sung's father and the reason why he has not been paying back the money so far, although 120 million won would not be such a large amount for a person with a major leaguer son.




Kim Hye-sung's father will explain the whole controversy himselfHe said he visited the production team and met the two in person with the persuasion of the production team.

SBS 'Curious Story Y', which contains stories related to Gocheok Kim, will air at 8:50 p.m. on Friday the 21st.






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