Celebrity Divorces in 2025: A Year of New Beginnings and Heartbreaks
As 2025 progresses, the entertainment industry has been filled with joyous news of marriages, pregnancies, and births. However, the year has also seen its share of heartbreaks with several high-profile divorces.

Celebrity Divorces in 2025: A Year of New Beginnings and Heartbreaks
Actress Lee Si-young was among the first to announce her divorce this year. She married a non-celebrity involved in the restaurant business in 2017, but news broke on March 17 that they had parted ways after eight years of marriage. Her agency, Ace Factory, confirmed that the divorce was proceeding amicably. Lee Si-young has a son, Jung-yoon, born in 2018, and is currently pregnant with her second child. Despite initial opposition from her ex-husband, she decided to proceed with the embryo implantation without his consent, and he later expressed his intention to fulfill his responsibilities as a father.

Celebrity Divorces in 2025: A Year of New Beginnings and Heartbreaks
Two months later, actress Kim Bo-ra announced her divorce, just 11 months after her marriage. She met director Jo Ba-reun, six years her senior, on the set of the 2021 film 'Grotesque Mansion' and married him after three years of dating. Kim Bo-ra plans to focus on her acting career and will appear in the upcoming SBS drama 'Mantis' alongside Go Hyun-jung and Jang Dong-yoon.

Celebrity Divorces in 2025: A Year of New Beginnings and Heartbreaks
In June, singer-songwriter couple Yoon Ddan Ddan and Eun Jong announced their divorce. Eun Jong revealed on social media that she had won a lawsuit against a third party involved with her husband, and she is currently undergoing treatment for mental and physical distress. She emphasized that her statement was not meant to blame anyone but to document her journey towards healing.

Celebrity Divorces in 2025: A Year of New Beginnings and Heartbreaks
This August, broadcaster Hong Jin-kyung and singer Lyn & Lee Soo also ended their marriages after more than a decade. Hong Jin-kyung, who married a businessman in 2003 and has a daughter, Rael, shared that her daughter maintains a good relationship with her father. She clarified that the decision to divorce was mutual and not due to any fault on either side. Lyn and Lee Soo, who married in 2014 after a year of public dating, announced their divorce on August 23. Their agency stated that they will continue to support each other as musical colleagues.

In 2024, several other celebrities, including actors Hwang Jung-eum, Lee Beom-soo, Sunwoo Eun-sook, singer Ben, T-ara's Jiyeon, and voice actress Seo Yu-ri, announced their divorces. The previous year, 2023, saw 15 celebrity couples part ways, including actors Kang Sung-yeon, Ki Eun-se, singers Yulhee, Seo In-young, YouTuber Daedoseogwan, and former fencing athlete Nam Hyun-hee. Notably, in November 2023, four couples, including Kim Byung-man, Ahn Hyun-mo, Sung Jin-hwan, and Park Ji-yoon, announced their divorces within two weeks.

Divorce can signify a new beginning for individuals. Rather than assigning blame, it's important to view these celebrities' difficult decisions with empathy and understanding.

By Da-yeon Jeong, TenAsia Reporter light@tenasia.co.kr
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