Choi Go-gi Reveals Reasons Behind Divorce from Yu Gye-ppip on 'X's Private Life'

Choi Go-gi has opened up about the reasons for his divorce from Yu Gye-ppip.

On the October 14th episode of TV Chosun's 'X's Private Life', Yu Gye-ppip (Yu Ye-rin), who is seven years post-divorce, appeared in the studio to observe the daily life of her ex-husband, Choi Go-gi (Choi Beom-gyu), after their separation.

During the show, Choi Go-gi reminisced about his first meeting and married life with Yu Gye-ppip, revealing, "Shortly after we started dating, we found out we were expecting a child. We registered our marriage and held a wedding," explaining that their daughter was born just two months after their wedding, which took place six months into their relationship.

Choi Go-gi, who divorced after four years of marriage, stated, "I divorced thinking, 'Why can't she understand my feelings?' I felt we were incompatible. I have a strict sense of time, but she is more free-spirited. We often fought over our different lifestyles."

As a content creator, Choi Go-gi admitted, "At the time, I was deeply engrossed in work, earning 20 to 30 million won a month. Filming was both my job and my life, but she didn't like the idea of dating while filming." He added, "I was too focused on money and didn't consider her feelings."

There was also conflict between the families over the dowry. Choi's family, who provided the house, demanded a dowry of 50 million won, but Yu's family argued, "Didn't we agree not to exchange dowries?" and prepared only 10 million won. Commentator Kim Gu-ra remarked, "It's not like they're creditors and debtors; they met out of love, so setting a specific amount seems inappropriate."

Choi Go-gi also mentioned, "She wasn't very warm to the elders," revealing that his father had rated his ex-wife poorly as both a woman and a parent. He admitted, "I was criticized a lot for not being able to mediate." Yu Gye-ppip agreed with Choi's statements, saying, "The work-related issues and conflicts with my father-in-law were the biggest problems." The two also disagreed on who first requested the divorce.

By Tae Yuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr