Dynamic Duo's Gaeko, known as part of a picture-perfect couple, and influencer and entrepreneur Kim Sumi shocked the public by announcing their divorce after 14 years of marriage. Interest has focused on whether their trip to Japan last year, taken to celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary, was a "farewell trip."
On the 16th, Gaeko wrote on his personal social media, "With a cautious heart I share personal news," and said, "After many long conversations, we decided to end our relationship as a married couple while respecting each other's lives." He added, "Our responsibilities and roles as parents will continue unchanged," making clear their plan for joint parenting.
On the same day, Kim Sumi also wrote on social media, "After long, sufficient conversations last year, we made a choice that respects each other's lives," and said, "We will continue our responsibilities as parents together in the future."
Meanwhile, it became known that the two had already decided to divorce last year, and photos from the trip celebrating their 13th wedding anniversary, published in June of that year, have attracted renewed attention. At the time, Kim Sumi posted on her social media, "The flour party we had on our 13th wedding anniversary trip to Kyoto was so happy," along with photos of the trip with Gaeko. In the photos, the two spent time affectionately in various places at their destination, drawing more attention.
Netizens offered various guesses, saying, "Was it a trip taken after settling their minds?", "It could have been a family trip for the children," and "There must have been circumstances only the parties know," while others responded, "We support them since it was a choice made out of respect for each other."
The two had long been noted as a picture-perfect couple, openly showing affection for each other on broadcasts and social media. In 2022, Kim Sumi revealed a touching story that drew attention, saying her husband Gaeko gave her a bankbook containing savings he had put aside by saving 1 million won a month for 10 years, a total of 120 million won.
The couple married in 2011 and have one son and one daughter. After marriage and childbirth, Kim Sumi devoted herself to childcare before entering the cosmetics business and establishing herself as an entrepreneur, candidly sharing her career break and reemployment process and gaining sympathy. Gaeko has continued steady musical activities, including work with Dynamic Duo as well as producing and songwriting.
The words "I was happy" from the 13th wedding anniversary trip hide a choice to part. Attention is focused on what new paths the two, who ended 14 years of marriage, will take as parents and in their respective places.
[Photo] Kim Sumi social media
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