Singer Hong Seo-beom and Cho Gap-kyung's former daughter-in-law, a person surnamed A, demanded a proper apology.
On the 29th, a person surnamed A posted on her personal social media, "Apologize to me, my child and my family, not to the public."
Earlier, Hong Seo-beom and Cho Gap-kyung apologized through some media outlets over divorce controversies stemming from their son's affair. They said, "Thinking that we should respect the privacy and autonomy of our adult son, we did not interfere in the divorce process," and added, "As a result, as parents we failed to closely monitor our child's faults. We sincerely reflect on not setting an example as public figures."
But regarding this, a person surnamed A said, "They pretend to apologize to the public because it became a fuss," and added in anger, "Properly apologize for what you did to me and my family. A false apology, a forced apology, the same shameless attitude. It has taken three years on broadcast to reveal this." In desperation, she appealed to internet users, "Please, everyone, keep helping so this does not disappear easily."
Hong Seo-beom and Cho Gap-kyung's son married a person surnamed A in 2024 but the marriage collapsed eight months later. In connection with this, a person surnamed A said she became pregnant shortly after the marriage but had a miscarriage; fortunately she became pregnant a second time, but filed for divorce alleging that Hong Seo-beom and Cho Gap-kyung's son committed an affair during the pregnancy. The first trial court found Hong Seo-beom and Cho Gap-kyung's son responsible for the divorce and ordered him to pay 30 million won in consolation money and 800,000 won per month in child support until the child reaches adulthood. The court also ordered that the other woman pay 20 million won in consolation money to a person surnamed A.
However, a person surnamed A has complained that she has not received the consolation money and child support until recently when the child turned 18 months old. In response, Hong Seo-beom and Cho Gap-kyung said they helped by giving their son money to pay part of the consolation money, and they denied the claim, saying the child support is still under appeal and their lawyer advised that it be paid after the trial concludes. The appeal trial for the divorce case of Hong Seo-beom and Cho Gap-kyung's son and his spouse is known to be proceeding on April 23.
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