Actor Lee Dong-gun says he still uses furniture from his marriage after divorce
In short
Actor Lee Dong-gun said on SBS's “My Ugly Duckling” that he still uses the furniture he bought when he married, including the living-room sofa and a table, despite his divorce from Cho Yoon-hee. Guests Tak Jae-hoon, Choi Jin-hyuk and Kim Hee-chul visited his new home in the Oct 4 broadcast. Lee said how belongings are divided after a separation depends on the individual, and that he keeps using everything himself.
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Actor Lee Dong-gun said he still uses the furniture he bought at the time of his marriage, even though he has divorced Cho Yoon-hee, in remarks aired on SBS's “My Ugly Duckling” on Oct 4, according to Chosun Ilbo and Dong-A Ilbo. On the program, guests Tak Jae-hoon, Choi Jin-hyuk and Kim Hee-chul visited Lee's new home, Dong-A Ilbo reported. Kim Hee-chul pointed to the sofa in the living room and asked whether it was the same one used since the marriage, Chosun Ilbo and Dong-A Ilbo reported. Lee replied that he had moved furniture including the sofa and a table to the new home, Dong-A Ilbo said. Chosun Ilbo's headline quoted Lee as saying he uses it all “because it was originally mine.” [ 1 , 3 ]
Asked how belongings are divided when people who lived together separate, Lee said it would depend on the individual and that those who need items might take them, according to Dong-A Ilbo. He added that he had bought the home and started his newlywed life himself, so he continues to use everything as it is, the outlet reported. Newsis also carried a headline saying Lee still uses the wedding goods after the divorce. Tak Jae-hoon said some people replace everything because of the memories, and when the question about the bed was turned to him, he said he has no memory of being married, drawing laughter, Dong-A Ilbo reported. [ 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The item is a light entertainment segment from a Korean variety show, and the outlets covering it are general news dailies treating it as celebrity news rather than as a policy or industry development. Its relevance is mainly to viewers and readers who follow the show's cast; the documents give no indication of wider consequences.
Key facts
- Actor Lee Dong-gun said he still uses the furniture he bought around the time of his marriage, despite divorcing Cho Yoon-hee. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- He made the remarks on the SBS program “My Ugly Duckling,” broadcast on Oct 4. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Guests Tak Jae-hoon, Choi Jin-hyuk and Kim Hee-chul visited Lee's new home on the program. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Kim Hee-chul pointed to the sofa in the living room and asked whether it was the one used since the marriage. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Lee said he moved furniture including the sofa and a table to the new home. [ 3 ]
- Lee said the division of belongings after a separation would differ by individual, and that he uses everything himself because he bought the home and started his newlywed life. [ 3 ]
- Tak Jae-hoon said he has no memory of being married, drawing laughter. [ 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- How other shared items, such as a bed, were handled. Kim Hee-chul raised the question on the show, but the documents report no answer from Lee; only one outlet gives this detail.
- Where the home visit was filmed. The documents do not state a location.
- Why a Newsis headline about Lee Dong-gun's remarks is attached to article text about AI finding software security flaws. The headline and the body of that document do not match, so only its headline could be used for this event.