Dynamic Duo's Gaeko and influencer and entrepreneur Kim Sumi have decided to go their separate ways after 14 years of marriage, and Kim Sumi's candid past remarks are drawing renewed attention.
Gaeko announced the divorce directly on his social media on the 16th, saying, "After many long conversations last year, we decided to respect each other's lives and end our relationship as a married couple." He added, "We have ended our ties as a married couple, but we will continue to carry our responsibilities and roles as parents to the end."
On the same day, Kim Sumi also released a statement. Kim Sumi said, "After sufficient conversation, we made a choice that respects each other's lives," and added, "Both of us will continue to share our responsibilities and roles as parents unchanged going forward." She urged, "Please watch with warm eyes rather than excessive interest or premature interpretation."
Amid public attention over the sudden divorce announcement, Kim Sumi's remarks on past web variety shows are being reexamined. On the YouTube variety show 'Unlikable attention-seeking sister' released in April last year, when asked, "Would you marry Gaeko again if you were born again?" Kim Sumi was momentarily at a loss for words and countered, "Do I have to be born again?" creating a meaningful atmosphere.
When MC Lee Ji Hye changed the question to "Would you marry a star or not," Kim Sumi answered firmly, "I would not marry a star." She said, "Living as a star's wife is not as easy as you might think," and honestly shared her feelings, saying, "After finishing a play when I gave my remarks, I said, 'Thank you for letting me exist not as someone's wife but just as the person Kim Sumi.'"
Kim Sumi also said, "When you live as a star's wife, wherever you go you are introduced as 'someone's wife.' Having been under that gaze since my girlfriend days, I began to feel more and more like 'there is no me.'" Her remarks resonated deeply. Although this comment was a topic of conversation at the time, it gains new meaning in light of the current divorce news.
Meanwhile, Kim Sumi married Gaeko, a member of the hip-hop duo Dynamic Duo, in 2011, and they have one son and one daughter. The broadcaster, influencer, and beauty and fashion entrepreneur has been actively working in those fields, and recently took on a new challenge as an actor through the play 'Twelve Angry Men.'
[Photo] Kim Sumi SNS, video capture
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