Choi Dong-seok receives divorce notice from Park Ji-yoon

Choi Dong-seok revealed that he found out about his divorce from Park Ji-yoon through an article.

On the 9th, TV Chosun's entertainment show 'Now I'm Alone' featured the daily lives of Jo Yoon-hee, Jeon No-min, broadcasters Choi Dong-seok and Lee Yun-jin.

On this day, Choi Dong-seok introduced himself as “one year into the second act of my life, father of two children, and freelance announcer.” Choi Dong-seok and Park Ji-yoon broke up in October last year, 14 years after their marriage.

Choi Dong-seok said about divorce, "When I actually went through it, it became a time to reflect on my life rather than my relationship with that person. Since neither party was at fault, it was an opportunity to look back more objectively and organize my thoughts." .

Regarding the changes between the early and late stages of married life, Choi Dong-seok said, "I don't know. I think I just tried to treat them the same," and couldn't continue, saying, "But this story is too difficult. This story doesn't come out."

Recalling the time when the divorce was announced, he said, “To be honest, I didn’t make any decision about divorce. “I found out after reading the article,” he revealed.

Choi Dong-seok said, “One day, I went out and came back, but my family had not come home, so I came to Seoul to look for my child. But then the reporter got a call. An article came out and they asked if you knew about it. “That’s how I found out,” he recalled. When asked if it suddenly happened without any premonitory symptoms, he was cautious and said, "There was an incident, but I can't talk about it now."

Choi Dong-seok emphasized his affection for children. He said, "My life has changed since I had children. Children are at the center of my life. With the right to interview, I see my children for 4 days and 3 nights every two weeks. The pattern of life that used to be centered around children is changing. I am adapting to alone time. “I’m trying to hold on,” he said.

He added, "When I signed a contract with the company, the only condition I made was, 'Please don't make schedules when I meet the kids.' I didn't care about money or anything else."

He, who is not yet used to seeing his children once every two weeks, said, “I couldn’t see my children for almost a month, and then I came home from seeing them, and I couldn’t clean up the traces of the children’s leftover food, clothes, etc. “Because it remains, it feels like my children are by my side,” she said, wiping away tears.

Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr