Actor and broadcaster Ji Ye-eun has opened up about her first foray into stock investing, revealing she lost nearly half of what she put in.
On SBS variety show “Running Man,” which aired Sunday, Ji confessed that her return on her first stock investment stood at negative 47 percent.
“Everyone around me was talking about stocks, so I thought, ‘Why not give it a try?'” she said. “People kept telling me not to get in, but I went ahead anyway.”
Singer Kim Jong-kook sympathized, bringing up the concept of FOMO — fear of missing out — the anxiety of being left behind while others profit.
FOMO in investing refers to the impulse to buy into the market after hearing about others’ gains, driven by urgency rather than careful judgment.
Comedian Ji Seok-jin also weighed in on his own repeated losses with a resigned quip: “It hurt so much at first that I’ve gone numb. I’m not selling now anyway.”
Meanwhile, shares of major semiconductor companies including Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have been attempting a rebound after recent declines, but retail investors who suffered losses during the downturn — unlike during the market rally earlier this year — have largely moved to the sidelines.
yeonjoo7@heraldcorp.com
This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.
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