Maybe I want to express it, but I don’t want the attention. Lee Beom-soo and Lee Yun-jin have publicly posted actions and words on social media that hint at divorce rumors, but are keeping quiet as controversy erupts. Choi Dong-seok, who previously announced his divorce from Park Ji-yoon, was also criticized for his stance of taking strong action after causing misunderstanding with meaningful messages. The gaze towards those who forget that they are public figures and bring about careless behavior is not kind.
On the 19th, rumors of divorce between Lee Beom-soo and Lee Yun-jin suddenly emerged. Yunjin Lee wrote “The end of my first chapter” on her SNS and tagged her husband Beomsu Lee. All followers and posts on Beomsu Lee's SNS were deleted. As a result, Lee Beom-soo and Lee Yun-jin have canceled their following of each other.
Yunjin Lee also shared a video of a foreign woman and added the phrase, "I decided to stop giving my kindness to the closest one who doesn't absolutely deserve it. All done." What Yunjin Lee added meant, "I decided to stop being kind to the people closest to me who don't deserve my kindness at all."
As divorce rumors arose, Lee Beom-soo's agency, Y1 Entertainment, said in response to Lee Beom-soo's wife Lee Yun-jin's SNS post, "It is not a divorce" and "it is a personal matter." However, this is only the agency's position, and there was no direct statement from Lee Beom-soo or Lee Yun-jin themselves.
In the past, rumors of divorce also arose through SNS, and although they once denied it, they eventually divorced. In May of last year, Seo Joo-won said, "Now I have to fight against you. I thought you would admit it until the end, but you just cleverly evaded it. I've said it for a long time. The law is a battle for evidence. Don't leave a trace. Don't leave a trace even now. There are already too many. He posted a meaningful message saying, "and deleted all the photos he took with Agglyi, sparking divorce rumors.
At the time, Agglyri said, "I also saw what Joowon posted. Since it was Joowon's words, I don't think it's up to me to explain, so I think it would be better if you ask directly or send me a DM." Afterwards, in a live broadcast held in July, Agglyri revealed her plans for a second generation and dispelled divorce rumors by mentioning filming a vlog with Seo Joo-won. However, in January of last year, she filed a lawsuit for incest due to her husband Seo Joo-won's infidelity, proving that the divorce rumors were true. It turns out.
Park Ji-yoon and Choi Dong-seok are examples of cases where the controversy grew further on social media after announcing their divorce. Shortly after Park Ji-yoon released a long message about divorce, Choi Dong-seok left a comment on his SNS saying, "When people are afraid, they talk longer," and then deleted it, sparking various speculations.
This was a different move from Choi Dong-seok's earlier statement when the divorce news became known: "I want to correct the manipulation and distortion as if it were my wife's fault, and I will take strong action if such speculation continues." This is because he is the one who gave reasons to create speculation. Afterwards, Choi Dong-seok posted many articles containing his feelings, increasing the possibility of misunderstanding. His inexplicable outpouring of feelings also caused damage to Park Ji-yoon and her two children.
SNS is an individual's communication channel, so it doesn't matter what you say, but if you recognize that you are a public figure watched by the public, it is right to avoid expressing your feelings rashly. This is why their brief thoughts are disappointing.
Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr