"There must be a lot of wills." Kim Woong-seo's pre-suicide transcript amplifies suspicions of aiding and abetting (GR)

By Minjeong, Cho

Apr 06, 2025

'There must be a lot of wills.' Kim Woong-seo's pre-suicide transcript amplifies suspicions of aiding and abetting (GR)



The situation surrounding the extreme choice of the late Kim Woong-seo, a health YouTuber and a franchise entrepreneur with 120,000 subscribers, is shocking. SBS 'I Want to Know It', which aired on the 5th, dealt with questions related to Kim's death, and the released transcripts and interviews with officials further raised the repercussions.

Kim Woong-seo was found dead in February at the age of 38. At first, Hong Joo-young (pseudonym), a former cohabitant, said 'accident' and Kim's agency said 'heart attack', but during the funeral, a suicide note was posted on a YouTube channel and deleted in just four minutes, sparking numerous suspicions.

In particular, Kim's mobile phone had more than 1,700 voice files he recorded himself while he was alive, and 430 of them were calls with Hong. Some of them were disclosed, adding to the shock that Hong seemed to plan the death of the deceased himself.




In the recording, Hong said "You're not going to die today, are you?", "I heard you're going to write everything down in your will? You can watch that, right?", He said, "I'm going to organize my phone book." Kim said, "Now I'm really going." Goodbye" was the last message left.

Hong cited 'Pressure on Honor and Money' as the reason why the deceased chose to die in the broadcast. He struggled with the division of property in divorce proceedings worth KRW 800 million and the seizure of his partner Kim Hak-soo"The reason for deleting the will was because of emotional judgment", he explained.

But Kim's father was adamant. He said "This is an aiding and abetting suicide" The message Kim left before his death clearly contained resentment towards Hong" he insisted. In fact, Kim left a will and fair certificate that he would hand over his property to his second son, and designated Hong as the executor of the will.




At the end of the broadcast, Hong said "I didn't help him die. However, Kim said he needed it to protect himself, and I followed him and stopped him at the same time"Wept. However, viewers are debating whether he was a mere bystander or a more active interventionist.

On the other hand, after the broadcast, online communities posted "That tone as if I had heard the words, I got goosebumps.", "We need to reveal what was in the deleted suicide note.", "Isn't it aiding and abetting suicide?" came one after another.






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