It really does sound like Leeteuk is done taking care of his late father's debts and can finally go back to living normally without that weight on him. Little by little, he's regaining what he lost. I'm glad for him. It took years and was a tough time for him but he did it.

What's sad to me is when you realize, given how long he's been in the industry, just how long it took him to pay everything off. I'm no millionaire by any means, but when you realize that the debt was around 4.5 million....it really made me wonder why it took him so long. This man has been in the industry for most of his life, has done countless promotions, television appearances, he's quite literally the 'host' that people think of when considering programming. Again, I'm not saying that 4.5 mil is spare change or anything, but it's crazy to think how long it's taken him to be able to pay it off when you realize what a successful idol he is. All I can say is that I hope that burden is finally behind him, I can't imagine having to take everything I'd earned from years of hard work and paying off another person's debts regardless of whether or not they were family.