Broadcaster Ham So-won said on the air that the rental house was his in-laws villa, and then revealed his position regarding the controversy.
On the 5th, in a phone call with a SBS Entertainment News reporter, Ham So-won asked, "Is the airbnb (shared lodging) right in the in-laws' villa in Harbin on the broadcast?" Ask me," he avoided the immediate answer.
Earlier, Ham So-won showed a trip to Harbin, China with his in-laws in TV Chosun's'The Taste of a Wife', which aired in 2018, and introduced the luxurious three-story mansion as a villa where his father-in-law stays whenever he comes to the farm.
However, suspicions have since been raised that the house is a shared accommodation rather than a private residence.
In the process of introducing the wealth of her husband's evolution right after marriage, Ham So-won gained a lot of attention by saying, "My father-in-law is farming on a farm 30 times the area of Yeouido in Harbin," in MBC Every1'Video Star'.
At that time, the subtitle "Owned a farm 30 times larger in Yeouido" ran along with the broadcast.
Even if the area of Yeouido is calculated as about 1 million pyeong (3.3㎢), it is explained that the farm owned by the Evolution Father reaches as much as 30 million pyeong.
However, in China, it is legally impossible for individuals to own land.
As a result, some netizens raised the problem that Ham So-won lied to inflate the in-laws' property.
Regarding this, Ham So-won explained that "China is forbidden to own land by individuals," and explained that "It was not that the father-in-law owned it, but that it was farming."
In fact, when asked whether it was true that Yeouido had the right to use 30 times the area of land, Ham So-won explained, "I have never measured it before. I will go to China and do a survey later if I have a chance." I also added an explanation.
In March of last year, Ham So-won showed his father-in-law's financial help to purchase a house in'The Taste of Wife', but in fact, this house turned out to be the place Ham So-won owned for three years, which was controversial.
When asked if the production crew knew whether this house was owned by Ham So-won, Ham So-won said, "That part is not a personal part, and I can't tell you." I said," he added.
(SBS Entertainment News reporter Kang Kyung-yoon)