Ben Opens Up About Divorce Struggles, Sparking New Divorce Trend in Korea

Nov 07, 2024

Ben Opens Up About Divorce Struggles, Sparking New Divorce Trend in Korea



'Pillow' became a new divorce trend.

Singer Ben brings up his divorce two years after his divorce. In the recently released trailer for TV Chosun 'I'm Alone', Ben introduced himself as "A singer who is in his second year (divorce).

Ben Opens Up About Divorce Struggles, Sparking New Divorce Trend in Korea
She said "I'm dead. I suffered from depression." And "I tried, too. The last thing you should do is lie," he said, shedding tears.



Ben made her debut as Bebe Mignon in 2020 and made his solo debut in 2012 with 'Don't Go Today'. Since then, he has been loved by releasing hit songs such as 'Darling'180 Degrees'What are you doing now' and has been on a roll by singing OSTs for popular dramas such as 'Oh Oh-young'Mr. Sunshine'Hotel Del Luna'. Then, in September 2019, he began an open relationship with Lee Wook, chairman of the W Foundation, and reported on his marriage in August 2020, a year later. The two first registered their marriage due to COVID-19 and married in June 2021. And I got a daughter in February 2023, but I announced the divorce in February. At the time, Ben said he decided to divorce Lee Wook for reasons attributable to him, and Ben also decided to have custody of the child.

As Lee Wook said that the reason for divorce lies with him and brought up the meaningful words "The last thing to do is lie", speculation has been raised that the marriage between the two was catastrophic due to Lee Wook's lie. Some wondered why they suddenly disclosed the reason for the divorce two years after the divorce.



Ben Opens Up About Divorce Struggles, Sparking New Divorce Trend in Korea
Earlier in the day, Yul-hee, a former Laboomer, received a lot of attention for revealing that her ex-husband Choi Min-hwan of FT Island had sexually harassed her while she was married. After the revelation, public opinion was completely reversed, and Choi Min-hwan said KBS2"Superman is back."It dropped out of broadcasts including ' and suspended FT Island activities. Yulhee filed an application for mediation against Choi Min-hwan for custody, alimony, and property division.

In this regard, Yul-hee said "I have never abandoned my role as a mother, nor have I abandoned my children." I was in a situation where I couldn't raise children together at my home, and it was so different from the situation my ex-husband could raise. I thought that my thoughts were short when I saw the saying, "'If I had worked hard and filed a lawsuit, this situation would not have happened, and the children would have grown up next to my mother.'" Because I'm a mother, I thought I wouldn't have made that choice if I had the mental security or the leeway."



Then "I found out about the reason for my ex-husband's fault and got divorced. My ex-husband asked me to divorce an agreement instead of a lawsuit, so I did. I was exhausted and scared of the lawsuit. There was no acquaintance around to ask for advice. I wanted to get out of the house so badly. (Choi Min-hwan) urgently demanded (divorce). He added, "Three days after the divorce came out, they asked me to go to the court and write a document."

In addition, broadcasters Park Ji-yoon and Choi Dong-seok fought sharp revelations against each other after being broken up last year, claiming 's evidence and sexual assault' and 'mental wind'.

As the `pre-divorce and post-divorce seedlings' continue, public support continues, but on the contrary, fatigue over excessive exposure to privacy is also increasing.



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