Soyoujin gifts pure gold bar to 'Soyoujin Show' staff... Celebrating 2nd anniversary and Chuseok

It was revealed that actress So Yoo-jin gifted the entire production team of the GS Shop program ’So Yoo-jin Show’ a gold bar weighing 1 don (3.75g) of pure gold to celebrate the show’s 2nd anniversary and Chuseok. So Yoo-jin personally delivered the gifts to the staff with the message, ″Be sure to sell it and use it when times are tough.″ Along with this, actor SO JI SUB also gained attention for giving pure gold gifts. In the SBS drama ’Chief Kim,’ which ended last July, SO JI SUB gifted about 300 actors and staff members 1g pure gold bars, with the cost of the gold alone reportedly reaching about 100 million won. Additionally, after filming Netflix’s ’The Square’ last year, SO JI SUB also gave gold gifts to the entire staff. Joo Sang-wook, who co-starred in ’Chief Kim,’ revealed on SBS variety show ’My Ugly Duckling,’ ″He gave gold that even came with certificates. He gave those to all the staff. I heard he personally bought them with his own money. I am keeping mine well.″ Both SO JI SUB and So Yoo-jin became a hot topic for their pure gold gifts, and it was also revealed that the two actors share the commonality of being actual descendants of Alcheon Gong (Alcheon Rang), a historical figure from the Silla period. Alcheon Gong is known as the 29th descendant of Sobaeksongong, who founded Hujinhan, and the 25th descendant of Soboldorigong, the village chief of Dolsan Goheochon who raised Park Hyeokgeose, the founder of Silla, and placed him on the throne. The Jinju So Clan Association officially stated, ″Alcheon Gong was a real person from the Jinju So clan, and SO JI SUB and So Yoo-jin are undoubtedly descendants of Alcheon Gong.″ According to the association, SO JI SUB is the 47th descendant of Alcheon Gong and belongs to the Gonam Gong branch of the clan, and So Yoo-jin is also confirmed to be part of the same branch. However, it was added that So Yoo-jin does not use generation names, so the exact number of generations is unknown.