Singer Seo In-young meets divorce lawyer on E Channel show, ahead of planned remarriage
In short
Singer Seo In-young appeared on episode 4 of E Channel's "Seo In-young's Yuhaeng Kkondae", aired at 9 pm on 22 October, with divorce lawyer Park Min-chul as guest expert. She greeted him with "I should have met you before", and he replied that she should not need to meet him now. Korean outlets also noted that she divorced in 2023-2024 and is due to remarry.
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Singer Seo In-young appeared on episode 4 of the E Channel entertainment programme "Seo In-young's Yuhaeng Kkondae (서인영의 유행꼰대)", broadcast at 9 pm on 22 October. According to Chosun Ilbo, Seoul Shinmun and Seoul Economic Daily, the episode took divorce as its theme, and divorce lawyer Park Min-chul (박민철) joined Seo and Mimimi Nu (미미미누) as a guest expert. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Seo greeted the lawyer by saying she should have met him before. Park answered that she should not meet him any more, which the outlets described as drawing laughs. Newsis reported that Seo also said she did not know she would divorce, and that everyone but her seemed to have known. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 ]
Chosun Ilbo and Maeil Business said the programme looked at property division in the divorces of wealthy people overseas and of domestic business-group chairmen. Seoul Shinmun reported a case it called the world's most expensive divorce, with a settlement of 2.55 trillion won and a scale of 80 trillion won. It said Seo reacted with disbelief. Chosun Ilbo also listed celebrity pre-marital contracts, a marriage contract said to be about 4,000 years old, and a case of divorce proceedings brought the morning after a wedding night. [ 1 , 2 , 8 ]
Maeil Business reported that Park advised keeping a daily record of childcare and housework and sending it by message, saying contribution is the core of property division. It quoted him as saying a written pledge to give up property over infidelity has no effect in Korea. Seo said she regretted not writing a pre-marital contract when she married, and said she had switched to a Samsung phone so that calls could be recorded. [ 8 ]
Chosun Ilbo, Seoul Economic Daily and Maeil Business said Seo placed first in a survey on female celebrities likely to write a pre-marital contract; Maeil Business dated it to 2010. [ 1 , 3 , 8 ]
On background, Chosun Ilbo, Seoul Economic Daily and Newsis said Seo married a non-celebrity in 2023 and the marriage ended the following year; Seoul Shinmun and Newsis said by mutual agreement. Newsis and Seoul Economic Daily named her fiance as Choi Ji-hoon, head of the content creative company NP (엔피). Newsis said they would marry at year-end, while Chosun Ilbo said no wedding date had been made public. Maeil Business quoted Seo as saying she must live well this time. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 6 , 8 ]
Why it matters
The coverage is entertainment reporting on a television episode about divorce and property division. The documents give no wider consequences beyond the show and Seo's personal circumstances.
Key facts
- Episode 4 of the E Channel variety show "Seo In-young's Yuhaeng Kkondae" aired at 9 pm on 22 October with the theme of divorce. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 8 ]
- Divorce lawyer Park Min-chul appeared as a guest expert alongside Seo In-young and Mimimi Nu. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 6 , 8 ]
- On seeing the lawyer, Seo said she should have met him before; he answered that she should not meet him any more. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 ]
- Seo married a non-celebrity in 2023 and the marriage ended the following year. [ 1 , 3 , 6 ]
- Seo is due to remarry; Newsis and Seoul Economic Daily name the groom as Choi Ji-hoon, head of the content company NP. [ 3 , 6 ]
- Seoul Shinmun said the show presented a property settlement of 2.55 trillion won, described as the world's most expensive divorce. [ 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Seo In-young said "I should have met you before" to divorce lawyer Park Min-chul on the 22 October episode, and he replied that they should not meet any more. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 , 8 ]
- Seo In-young married a non-celebrity in 2023 and divorced the following year. [ 1 , 3 , 6 ]
- Seo is planning to remarry, with outlets giving the groom as the head of a content creative company. [ 1 , 3 , 6 , 7 ]
- The episode covered property division in divorces of wealthy people overseas and of domestic business-group chairmen. [ 1 , 8 ]
- Seo and the lawyer discussed pre-marital contracts, and Seo ranked first in a survey on the subject. [ 1 , 3 , 8 ]
Still unclear
- When Seo's wedding will take place. Chosun Ilbo said the wedding date and details have not been made public and gave only the second half of the year; Newsis said she remarries at year-end.
- The size of the divorce settlement shown on the programme. Only Seoul Shinmun gave figures (2.55 trillion won and a scale of 80 trillion won); a Chosun Ilbo summary mentions only "2 trillion".
- When the survey on pre-marital contracts took place. Maeil Business said 2010, while Chosun Ilbo and Seoul Economic Daily said 16 years ago.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Chosun Ilbo publishes a preview of episode 4 on 22 October. [ 1 ]
- Seoul Shinmun publishes a preview on 22 October. [ 2 ]
- Episode 4 of "Seo In-young's Yuhaeng Kkondae" airs on E Channel on 22 October. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Chosun Ilbo publishes a post-broadcast report on 22 October. [ 4 ]
- Newsis publishes its report on 23 October. [ 6 ]
- Maeil Business publishes a detailed report on 23 October. [ 8 ]