Actress Han Guru calmly confessed to the difficult time after her divorce, and her past family history is being reexamined.
On the 21st, KBS 1TV's Hwang Shin-hye's Let's Live Together featured idol-turned actress Han Guru as the first guest. Known for the drama Love, Not Marriage, he candidly recounted the time she chose divorce after an early marriage and childbirth in her early 20s and about seven years of marriage.
Han Guru said, "I was born in 1992. I married at 24 and gave birth at 26," and coolly added, "I returned four years ago. I divorced." Han Guru said, "They are twin siblings, conceived through artificial insemination. The daughter and son are fraternal. Now they are going into the third grade," and confessed that her foremost intention in divorcing was not to hurt the children.
Han Guru said, "I absolutely did not want to fight with the children's father. I did not want to fight during the divorce process. I also did not see my biological father often. I grew up in a single-parent family. I resented not being able to see my father. I vowed I would not do that, and I vowed not to fight during the divorce process. So I thought we might end up fighting over money and such," and said she excluded her parents during this process.
Her confession has again drawn public attention to her family history. In 2015, Han Guru's family history became controversial when, ahead of her wedding, her stepsister posted on the internet and caused problems. Han Guru's stepsister posted on a portal site, "Han Guru has no blood relation to the so-called older siblings who attended prestigious universities," sparking controversy. In an interview during her unknown years, Han Guru introduced the siblings from her blended family when asked about family relations, and when it became known that the siblings attended prestigious universities, she was labeled an "envy-worthy child of successful parents."
Han Guru soon clarified the matter. In an exclusive interview with OSEN at the time, Han Guru said, "As the previously reported older sibling accounts stated, the 'prestigious university older siblings' mentioned in past articles are step siblings who are not blood-related to me," and spoke about the controversial family history. She said, "My parents divorced when I was young, and I grew up from elementary school under my stepfather after following my mother," adding, "In elementary school I briefly lived in the same house with older brothers and sisters for about one or two years. After that, I did not see them for a long time, and every time I was asked in interviews after my debut about my siblings, I worried a lot."
Han Guru said, "When I said there were none, I worried that if the older siblings saw the article they might feel hurt, and because they were my newly formed family, I identified the sibling relationships as two older sisters and one older brother," and added, "But as a result, that interview led to the epithet 'envy-worthy child of successful parents.' If that article hurt my older siblings, I am very sorry. Still, they were once family, and I have never once forgotten them."
Han Guru apologized, "Although I cannot see them in person, I always remember my new sister and brother, and although they were hurt by my interview, I hope someday we can face each other with smiling faces. I am sincerely sorry." After debuting as a singer in 2011, Han Guru transitioned to acting and was active in works such as A Warm Word, Love, Not Marriage, Can We Get Married?, and If Only Today, earning recognition as a lead actress. She frankly revealed she was proudly in a relationship and drew attention on MBC's Real Men by writing a love letter to her lover and showing strong performance as a soldier.
After a hiatus and returning to the screen following her divorce, Han Guru also faced hardships. Han Guru said, "After the divorce, living expenses were really tight. We did not divide assets. Because I worked hard, there were people who helped me," adding, "When I returned to work, a director I had worked with called me back, so I had that kind of good fortune." After returning in The Midnight Studio and starring in Cinderella Game, leading 101 episodes, she said, "Now there is no one to take care of me, so I have to do even one thing to be able to do something. Since I have the children, I have nothing to be ashamed of," and surprised everyone by saying she is preparing for a pilates certification.
Divorce, family controversy, a hiatus, and then rising again: Han Guru's confession clearly shows the present of an actor "who does not hide her wounds but proves herself through life".<
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