"Dynamic Duo's Gaeko personally announced his divorce, and past remarks by his former wife Kim Su-mi are drawing renewed attention."
In April last year, a video titled "Kim Su-mi, Gaeko's wife, a cosmetics CEO who makes more money than a celebrity husband" was posted on the YouTube channel "Not hateful attention-seeking sister." In that video, Kim Su-mi candidly recounted how she achieved independence through the cosmetics business after childbirth and childrearing.
At the time, Lee Ji Hye asked, "You were a career-interrupted woman who started working again — weren't you afraid?" and Kim Su-mi replied, "I had been preparing to develop cosmetics even before I had my second child. While raising my children, I didn't want to give up my life."
A remark that attracted particular attention was a question about income. When Lee Ji Hye asked, "There are stories that the wife's income was better than Gaeko's," Kim Su-mi cautiously said, "I don't know exactly how much my husband earns. But when I started the business, I also earned a lot." Lee Ji Hye admired, "The fact that there was a time when a star's wife earned more than the star is cooler than any success story."
Recalling that time, Kim Su-mi confessed, "In my late 20s, after giving birth, I looked out the window thinking, 'What is my life?' and eight years later I launched a cosmetics line and came to earn more than my husband, which surprised me myself," drawing deep sympathy. Hearing this, Moon Jae-wan said, "It's a story that could be made into a movie," and Lee Ji Hye added, "It's a story that gives viewers vicarious satisfaction and consolation."
These remarks were spotlighted again because of Gaeko's divorce announcement delivered in January 2026. On social media, Gaeko said, "After many long conversations, we decided to end our relationship as a married couple while respecting each other's lives," personally announcing the divorce. He added, "As parents, our responsibility for joint custody will continue to the end," emphasizing responsibility for their children.
Gaeko is a member of the hip-hop duo Dynamic Duo, and he has publicly acknowledged Kim Su-mi's abilities, even saying on variety shows that "my wife is a more popular star than I am." Recently, he also drew attention by revealing on a show with Choiza that "when I received the most in royalties it was about the price of one foreign car."
Even in the face of the choice to divorce, the narrative of independence and self-reliance that Kim Su-mi demonstrated continues to resonate with many. Her words, "I didn't even know how much my husband earned," recall the attitude of someone who protected her own life even within a relationship.<
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