SEOUL, Feb. 24 -- Miyeon of K-pop girl group (i-dle has purchased a high-end apartment in central Seoul for 5.05 billion won (RM13.6 million), with records showing the transaction was completed without a mortgage, adding to a growing trend of celebrity real estate investments in South Korea.

According to Xsportsnews, the singer signed a contract on February 3 to acquire a 135-square-metre unit in Yongsan Central Park, a luxury mixed-use complex in Seoul's Yongsan District. She completed the balance payment and ownership transfer registration on Februrary 12, according to industry sources cited by Xportsnews on February 21.

Property registry documents reportedly show no mortgage registered against the unit, suggesting the purchase was ma...