"Love Catcher" Kim Jiyeon revealed she is in the process of divorcing her husband, baseball player Jeong Cheolwon, and news of Jeong Cheolwon's neglect of the family is shocking.
Kim Jiyeon announced on her personal SNS on the 25th that she is in the process of divorcing Jeong Cheolwon. She said, "He ran away from home and unilaterally filed a lawsuit to obtain custody, so as a mother I can no longer endure it," and added, "I will do my best and, for the first and last time, try to win," saying she would go ahead with the divorce lawsuit, drawing attention.
Kim Jiyeon, a talented alumna of Hanyang University's dance department, gained fame after appearing on the Mnet variety program "Love Catcher." She later gave birth to a son with Lotte Giants pitcher Jeong Cheolwon in 2024. The two appeared to be building a happy home after holding their wedding on Dec. 14 last year, one year and four months after the birth of their son.
However, their marriage ended in divorce just over a month after they wed. Despite both being working parents, Kim Jiyeon exposed Jeong Cheolwon's neglectful behavior toward the family.
In particular, in response to a fan's question asking, "Does your son recognize his father?" she replied, "To what extent should he recognize him? Even in the off-season he's not home, so he doesn't recognize him. I'm very sorry to my son, but I'll raise him thinking he has no father," adding to the shock.
She even sarcastically answered regarding sole parenting, "Since the newborn period, when he came home from work he would go into the master bedroom, use his phone and sleep, or go to a PC room. It's no big deal, but I must have been sensitive because of hormones. Other colleagues said they do the same. Besides that, although we are both working, I was the only one doing housework and childcare. I was so exhausted from doing even his work that I sent an SOS around five times at dawn; when a game didn't go well that day I was told it was my fault, and I cried from being sensitive then, but thinking back now it all seems true. He would play games until every morning and not be tired, so I asked him to watch the baby a bit, but I was interrupting his healing time after a game and he even lost promotion matches, so it's understandable that I get criticized. Sole parenting, fighting," which added to the shock.
Above all, Kim Jiyeon said, "Last year he used more than 30 million won of his annual salary for personal use, melted our son's first birthday ring and bracelet and added 5 or 6 million won to make a 10-don gold necklace. I wanted at least something for our son, but he claims he lost it," and, "I had no separate allowance and spent all my income on living expenses, but please consider about 500,000 won," and, "I hid and kept one of our son's first birthday rings," revealing that Jeong Cheolwon did not properly provide living expenses, which drew sympathy.
Jeong Cheolwon has remained silent regarding Kim Jiyeon's claims. His team, the Lotte Giants, has also kept quiet citing the player's private life. Meanwhile, Jeong Cheolwon is reported to have joined the Lotte Giants' spring camp starting today (the 25th).
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