The post about popular TV personality Jeon Hyun-moo's accumulated wedding gift money sparked a relatable and often controversial discussion among Koreans about the escalating costs and social expectations surrounding wedding gifts.
Bro, everyone's talking about how much *chuk-ui-geum* (wedding gift money) celebrities like Jeon Hyun-moo and Yoo Jae-suk must have dropped over the years. Ngl, the amount they've probably shelled out for countless weddings is actually insane, making people wonder if it's even a gift or just a straight-up investment for their own future wedding haul. This whole convo has Koreans spiraling into a deep dive about our wedding culture, especially the pressure to give a certain amount based on the 'meal cost' at the venue. People are highkey fed up with wedding hall food prices being ridiculously expensive and broadcasters normalizing the idea that you HAVE to give 100,000 won just to cover the food. It's got everyone questioning if we're celebrating or just splitting the bill, and some are even wishing for a 'non-wedding ceremony' just to collect all that cash back without the actual marriage part. The way this whole system is set up has people feeling like it's less about congratulations and more like a nationwide mutual aid fund, and they're not wrong, fr fr.
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TMI but I wish broadcasters would STOP saying "the average is 100,000 won because of the meal cost." Like, wedding hall food prices are actually insane, no? 😤
If Jeon Hyun-moo ever gets married, his wedding gift haul is gonna be INSANE lmaooo. If he's not gonna marry, I wish there was a way to just get all that wedding gift money back, like, just have a solo "wedding ceremony" for the cash 💀💀
Fr fr, it feels like broadcast media is just validating these messed-up norms.
But when wedding halls in places like Gongdeok charge 66,000 won for food that's worse quality than Ashley (a buffet chain), people are gonna complain it's too damn expensive.
Jeon Hyun-moo and Yoo Jae-suk probably drop SO much cash on wedding gifts, no cap. 💸
Even considering inflation and quality, it's still double the normal price, it's actually stupid expensive.
Wedding hall food prices aren't just inflation or quality, it's because during COVID they couldn't get proper payment due to guest limits, so they hiked the prices. Now COVID's over, limits are gone, but they're secretly keeping the prices high and gaslighting everyone saying "oh, inflation, quality improved." 🙄
Ngl, for celebs at that level, wedding gifts are basically just investments. 📈
If it's "I should give 100,000 won to congratulate them," fine. But if it's "I should give 100,000 won because that's the meal cost," then idk if I'm there to celebrate or just split the wedding bill. 😤
A "non-wedding ceremony" already had its moment, fr.