Ham Ik-byeong: "Assets around 10 billion won... No change in quality of life" ('Same Bed, Different Dreams 2')

On the SBS variety show ″Same Bed, Different Dreams 2 - You Are My Destiny,″ the couple Ye Esther and Hong Hye-gul mentioned Ham Ik-byeong’s wealth. In that episode, the couple Hong Hye-gul and Ye Esther, married for 33 years, met with dermatologist Ham Ik-byeong and his spouse. Ye Esther introduced them as neighbors living in the same apartment and said, ″Thanks to the 50 million won loan from Dr. Ham Ik-byeong 26 years ago, I was able to start my business and now live comfortably.″ Ye Esther mentioned that recently there has been a buzz about Ham Ik-byeong’s assets being worth 10 billion won, saying, ″The hot topic these days is that Dr. Ham Ik-byeong’s assets are 10 billion won. There are various opinions about it.″ In response, Hong Hye-gul speculated that Ham Ik-byeong’s assets might be over 10 billion won, saying, ″Just the building in Gangnam alone...″ Ye Esther also expressed doubt, saying, ″Could it be only 10 billion won?″ Ham Ik-byeong previously appeared on a YouTube channel and, when asked about the scale of his assets, replied, ″If you add up the apartments and so on, it would be about 10 billion won.″ On this broadcast, he shared his thoughts, saying, ″The number 10 billion has a meaning. It means being very wealthy. Honestly, whether it’s 10 billion or 100 billion, it doesn’t matter. With about 10 billion, you don’t have to check the bill when you eat three meals a day.″ When asked, ″Don’t you get annoyed when you lose money?″ he said, ″It’s just losing a part. That doesn’t change the quality of my life.″ ″Same Bed, Different Dreams 2″ airs every Monday at 10:40 PM.