It has been confirmed that actor Seo Hyun-jin is taking legal action as she has not receIVEd a high amount of key money back, drawing public attention. In April 2020, Seo Hyun-jin moved into a luxury villa in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, with a key money of 2.5 billion won. Then, in March 2022, she renewed the lease by increasing the key money to 2.625 billion won, but the landlord did not return the key money by the contract expiration in April 2023. Subsequently, in September of the same year, Seo Hyun-jin applied for a lease registration at the court to secure the right and initiated the forced auction process. The Seoul Central District Court accepted this in April this year and issued a decision to commence the forced auction. A forced auction is a procedure where a creditor sells the debtor’s real estate through a court decision to recover the debt. The problematic villa is already undergoing multiple auction and seizure procedures. The appraised value of the property is approximately 2.874 billion won, but there were no bidders in the first auction. The current minimum bid has dropped to 2.299 billion won, and the next auction is scheduled for June 17th. In a situation where the leasehold is set as a priority, the new winning bidder will also bear the burden of returning the key money to Seo Hyun-jin in addition to the auction price. Seo Hyun-jin’s side briefly stated regarding this issue, “It is difficult to confirm the details as they pertain to personal matters.” Seo Hyun-jin is an actress who has receIVEd wide love through numerous popular dramas and is currently taking a break from activities. There is interest in how this incident will affect his image and future activities.