Yook, the mother of singer Jang Yoon Jeong, who is currently facing charges of investment fraud, has reportedly cut off contact after sending messages expressing despair to a reporter.
According to The Fact on July 3, Yook sent a KakaoTalk message to a reporter on June 17, stating, "How wonderful it would have been to have a home to go to and to cook a warm meal with my own hands..." She expressed her financial hardships, adding, "As my pain has grown, I have been living as a wanderer, crying... I think this will be my last message. I am sorry for causing so much trouble."
Previously, in May, Yook reportedly sent another message saying, "I am waiting for the time to go out and die, carrying this painful body. Neither lies nor truth matter anymore. You all have gone too far. I had made a firm resolution to try and live. It is heartbreaking to throw away a living life. Please give me a chance."
Yook was recently sued by an acquaintance, identified as A, on charges of fraud. On June 30, JTBC's "Crime Chief" reported that A met Yook at a sauna about two years ago and built a friendship. A claimed that Yook gained their trust by showing messenger conversations she allegedly had with her daughter, Jang Yoon Jeong, claiming they had reconciled and were on good terms. A alleged that Yook then swindled 30 million KRW from them, promising high returns on investments in "Mr. Trot," leading to a lawsuit in April.
It is reported that Yook's whereabouts are currently unknown, as there has been no activity such as mobile phone usage or credit card transactions. According to "Crime Chief," the investigation into Yook has been suspended due to her unknown location, and police are continuing to track her whereabouts.
Jang Yoon Jeong's mother became estranged from her daughter in 2013 after it was revealed that she had mismanaged the earnings her daughter had accumulated through her career and had incurred hundreds of millions of won in debt. It was later reported that in 2018, Yook was sentenced to prison for fraud after failing to repay hundreds of millions of won borrowed from an acquaintance. She was reportedly released on parole in December of that year for medical treatment due to terminal liver cancer.
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