<<Ryu Ye-ji's yellow card>>
TenAsia reporter Ryu Ye-ji takes a proper look at the entertainment industry incidents and accidents that are attracting the most attention.
Actresses who dominated the era heated up portal sites thanks to their ‘husbands’, or rather, because of their ‘husbands’. There were various reasons for disappointing his wife, including soliciting prostitution, manipulating stock prices, fraud, and embezzlement.
The chemistry between the actress and the businessman was particularly bad. This is because there have been cases where top stars who debuted more than 20 years ago often appear on the social scene because of their husbands. Although she had a brilliant start with a man with affluent economic conditions, her ending was shabby. There are also stars who are still hanging on the edge of a cliff.
Pure white skin, deer-like eyes. Actress Park Han-byul, who was loved as a representative ulzzang in the early 2000s, disappeared from the entertainment industry after 2019. This is because her husband, Yoo In-seok, former CEO of Yuri Holdings, was indicted on charges of arranging prostitution (violation of the Prostitution Punishment Act) and was sentenced to 1 year and 8 months in prison and 3 years probation in the first trial.
Park Han-byul kept quiet about her husband's controversy, but eventually there was an incident where she raised a white flag. Singer Choi Jong-hoon from FT Island exposed Park Han-byul's controversy. Park Han-byul became the center of controversy after it became known that she played golf with her husband, Superintendent Yoon, who was suspected of collusion with the police.
The husband's allegations even spread to Park Han-byul, who was filming a drama. In the end, Park Han-byul and his wife went to Jeju Island, ran a cafe, and often shared updates on their current situation.
The most recent ‘husband’ risk arose was Sung Yu-ri from Fin.K.L. She faced her greatest crisis 25 years after her debut. Her husband, professional golfer Ahn Seong-hyun, is under investigation by the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office. The charges include violation of the Act on Aggravated Punishment for Specific Crimes (fraud) and breach of trust. The prosecution's judgment is that Ahn Seong-hyun took advantage of his close relationship with Kang Jong-hyun, who is suspected of being the actual owner of the virtual currency exchange 'Bithumb', to receive billions of won in money and valuables under the pretext of listing virtual currency on Bithumb.
Fortunately, he escaped arrest, but it is known that the prosecution plans to continue the investigation and indict Ahn Seong-hyun without detention. Sung Yu-ri still remains silent about her husband's suspicions. According to entertainment industry sources, Sung Yu-ri was scheduled to appear in a next film, but rumor has it that she will not be able to appear due to her husband's risk.
Pop artist Nancy Lang had a marriage that was ruined by the entire nation, and she was left with debt. She announced the news of the breakup of her marriage with her husband, Wang Jin-jin, after three years. The reasons were violence and debt.
Nancy Lang said that Wang Jin-jin, chairman of Wihan Collection, took out a loan using his Hannam-dong house as collateral. I paid off the mortgage on my house and even took on private loans.
He also revealed that he had been confined and assaulted by Wang Jin-jin. During the divorce proceedings, Nancy Lang revealed that she had been threatened by Wang Jin-jin. Nancy Lang additionally filed a complaint against Wang Jin-jin on 12 charges, including special assault, injury, and special threats.
Afterwards, Nancy Lang said she needed money to repay her debt and appeared on a survival program with a winning prize of '400 million won'. His face, shadowed by wrinkles, predicted the pain of the past three years.
Of course, it's not just the worst compatibility. There is also a model example of holding the hand of a businessman's husband and exerting a positive influence. Actress Lee Young-ae follows in the footsteps of her husband, Jung Ho-young, who donated 20 billion won in the past, and extends a helping hand to the socially underprivileged every year. Lee Young-ae's sincerity in sharing her heart without ignoring the pain was conveyed to the public. Baek Jong-won and So Yoo-jin can also be cited as good examples.
Nancy Lang has already gone through divorce proceedings and is living her life. Despite various risks, Park Han-byul became pregnant with her second child and restored her relationship with her husband. The only one left is Sung Yu-ri.
The meeting between an actress and a businessman attracts a lot of attention in itself. It's fortunate that people can live well without problems, but cases of people taking advantage of actresses' fame to run bad businesses are piling up. In the end, it's all about the life the actress chooses. Fans just don't want to see any more excuses from the businessman's wife, the 'actress', who 'didn't know'.
Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr