Actor Lee Mi-sook confesses stock investment wiped out savings: 'My whole house is gone'

Actor Lee Mi-sook has opened up about painful losses suffered after recently diving into stock investment.

On Friday, a video titled "Misuk's Sister War Season 2 — Jeyuk or Sundubu, That Is the Question" was uploaded to Lee's YouTube channel "Lee Mi-sook — Sookseureo-un Misuk-ssi."

In the video, Lee is seen shopping at a supermarket with older sister Lee Mi-kyung when a crew member approaches. Lee's expression stiffens as Lee snaps, "Don't bother me right now. Because of stocks, I'm completely—" Lee then quips to the crew member, "The house I was going to buy you? Gone."

When asked why Lee had jumped into stocks so late after avoiding them for so long, Lee said, "If you don't invest in stocks, you feel like a criminal."

"I'm easily swayed, and I just can't stand watching other people make money — even if it means I crash and burn," Lee said, drawing laughs. Lee then headed to the snack aisle, saying, "Let's just buy some chips."

At one point, Lee turned to the camera and told viewers, "Subscribers, unintentionally, we'll be taking a week off." But Lee quickly changed course, saying, "I tried to take a week off, but I just can't. I have to keep going." The video did not reveal which stocks Lee had invested in or the extent of the losses.

Lee had earlier shared plans to buy a home for retirement. In a video posted to the same channel last August titled "Misuk's Home-Buying Journey — A Townhouse Tour That Will Make Your Eyes Pop," Lee toured a townhouse in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, with the same sister.

"I'm going to end my days in Gwangju. I'll bring my mother here too," Lee said at the time, adding, "I really like big houses and big cars."

Lee also outlined retirement plans, saying, "I've already taken out a lot of insurance, and I want to give all my assets back to society before I die."

Born in 1960, Lee made a debut in the 1979 film "Momo Is Carefree" and has appeared in films including "Whale Hunting" and "The Affair," as well as the drama series "East of Eden" and "Hyena." Lee opened a YouTube channel last April to share glimpses of daily life.