Lee Cheon-su and Shim Ha-eun, the couple, directly addressed the divorce rumors.
On the 2nd, a video titled "I can't stand it anymore" was uploaded to the "Lee Chun-su" channel. In the video, Lee Chun-su's wife Shim Ha-eun also appeared, drawing attention.
The producers mentioned the divorce rumor, saying, "The reason we invited sister-in-law today is because brother showed me a photo last time, right? That divorce rumor. What happened?" Lee Cheon-su said, "Ha-eun sent it. I was startled," and Shim Ha-eun revealed, "I saw that and called oppa, but he didn't pick up. What made me so angry was that it came out not as a mutual divorce or mediated divorce but as if it were an unilateral divorce announcement from Lee Cheon-su's side, so I felt very upset and called, but he didn't answer. I thought they had made a move."
He said, "I was so angry I posted it on my story, and Joo-eun's school parent sent me a crying emoji and said 'unnie...' So I said this is fake news," and described even being misunderstood. Lee Cheon-su pointed out the problem, saying, "There are many instances of us fighting shown, and realistically couples do fight, but because so many things are shown on broadcasts, fake news has become severe."
He added that their daughter Joo-eun also watched the video. The producers asked, "Did Tae-gang also see the divorce video?" and Lee Cheon-su replied, "I don't know about that." Shim Ha-eun revealed, "Tae-gang once said, 'I'm going to live with mom,'" and Lee Cheon-su teased, "Why are you sprinkling MSG like this?"
Shim Ha-eun said, "(Joo-eun) knows it's fake news," and added, "The fake news is severe, and even neighborhood rumors are harsh. There were even stories about education. They said we provide private education for Joo-eun equal to school tuition, that in that house every subject has a foreign teacher to start with. They say we have a building but live as if we don't, but we don't. And they said we have a driver. The divorce was absurd — people don't live every day without fighting. We fight, make up, scold, cry, laugh; we live like that, and we have no intention of divorcing."
She asked Lee Cheon-su, "Do you? If you do, tell me in advance," and Lee Cheon-su calmly replied, "No. You empathize too much. I saw the fake news and laughed it off. And you don't need to worry about that. YouTube and the media use my name in fake news so it gets picked up by algorithms, gets a lot of views, and becomes an issue among those people."
The producers asked, "With so much fake news and stress, didn't you think about suing?" and Lee Chun-su said, "I have everything," revealing they are already collecting evidence. Shim Ha-eun expressed her grievance, saying, "Oppa lived his whole life receiving malicious comments, right? But after I married oppa, I was noticed for the first time in my life. I wasn't that famous as a model; I was doing small gigs, and suddenly I started getting insults. At first I captured and sent them, asking if I should endure this. But oppa said, 'Isn't it normal to be insulted once or twice?' Even when he did good things, he received insults."
Lee Cheon-su said, "From my perspective, it wasn't something that would particularly stimulate my life. But family suffers," and Shim Ha-eun confessed, "And as the kids grew, I became a parent. Meeting other parents makes even a small comment bother me." Lee Cheon-su emphasized, "Right now we are very happy and the kids are growing well, so when such fake news or nonsensical things come out — if it's not fake news, it's just made up. We're actually living well, so I wish they wouldn't touch it, but I have everything."
Shim Ha-eun said, "I have a separate album on my phone. I named it 'criminal complaint.'" Lee Cheon-su pointed out the severity of malicious comments, saying, "Honestly, the comments are harsh," and Shim Ha-eun said, "I want people to know this. I think they won't catch alternate accounts, but they catch them all," and added, "What I'm very afraid of is that if they catch them, they might be someone we know. That scares me most — that I might get hurt because I would lose that person."
Lee Cheon-su said, "When they caught someone after searching, the person who even liked the bad posts turned out to be someone we knew. They said it was a mistake, but you can't meet them again. I've been holding back because I was afraid it would get like that, but once I'm fixated, I go after it. It's better to handle it amicably; that person may have a family or children, so I try to let it go peacefully." He continued, "Once, someone wrote something so severe I tracked them down, and when I called, a little kid answered. His voice was so kind. I wondered if I had the wrong number, but it was him. I went to see the teacher and talked with the parents; the parents were very surprised, saying, 'Our shy child did this?' It was a way for them to relieve stress. I wasn't talking bad about him; we talked about life, football, family matters. What do we talk about? Don't look then."
Shim Ha-eun criticized his political activities, saying, "It's not because of your 'Lee Chun-su' content; it's because you suddenly went to a camp and did this and that..." Lee Cheon-su clarified, "I know that, but you have to forget it. It's been more than a year; I don't contact anyone, have no relations, and have no interest, so let's not bring that up."
He said, "It's better not to make fake news. If you like someone, go to them and see for yourself. That's what I wish. I'm saying this strongly for that reason, and honestly it doesn't feel good for either of us." Shim Ha-eun quipped, "If everyone just liked who they like and supported them, and if they don't like them, they wouldn't watch. First, you should do well yourself. When someone watches football because of you, people don't insult them. It's because they keep doing other things," teasingly and drawing laughter.
The producers asked, "So is the divorce story just baseless?" and Lee Cheon-su answered plainly, "Of course not." Shim Ha-eun said, "We decided to raise the kids and later move to Goheung to live. At the foot of a mountain," but when asked, "Are you two happy?" she honestly replied, "Are we living happily? We're not happy. Even if we're not happy, we have to live — what can we do?"
Lee Cheon-su showed affection, saying, "Now I play football for work so we are apart, but after raising the kids I'll go to the countryside and live with Ha-eun. Lately I tell Ha-eun, 'The more I see you, the more I think you're the prettiest.'" Shim Ha-eun, embarrassed, asked, "When did you say that?" and added, "My husband once said this: 'I don't know if Ha-eun is pretty, but among pretty kids, Ha-eun is the prettiest.'" Lee Cheon-su boasted, "Her bare face is really pretty," and Shim Ha-eun emphasized, "I'm not pretty, but I'm satisfied being myself, and I have a husband who says I'm pretty, so we're living well. Stop making fake news, and I hope everyone will be happy too."
Meanwhile, former footballer Lee Cheon-su and model Shim Ha-eun married in 2012 and have a daughter, Joo-eun, and twin siblings Tae-gang and Ju-yul.
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