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"X's private life" featured Jin Hyun-geun and Gil Yeon-ju, known as the dogfighting couple, who shared updates after their divorce. In particular, Gil Yeon-ju attracted attention by revealing that she is a single mom raising her son alone while working part-time.
On Tuesday the 31st, on TV CHOSUN entertainment show 'X's private life,' the dogfighting couple who appeared on the divorce consideration camp were guests.
Gil Yeon-ju, who said she cried uncontrollably at the unbelievable truth, said, "I felt betrayed and angry that you deceived me for six years," conveying the shocking fact that made her unable to contain her anger, and said, "Why did I marry this person and let my life become like this? I blamed him," and "My ex-husband only said sorry, and from that point my harassment began."
Gil Yeon-ju said, "When I'm in a situation where I'm being criticized, you should protect me, but you actually criticized me saying that's what I did, and seeing that you couldn't be objective, I got a divorce," and she told the story of agreeing to a divorce in the seventh year of marriage. When asked about trying to live well, Jin Hyun-geun said, "I appeared on 'Ask Me Anything' thinking of maintaining the marriage even if my wife took the brunt of the criticism," and said, "I openly discussed past divorce history and children broadly, but on the day of filming I received the divorce papers."
Thus, seven months after the 'divorce consideration camp' broadcast, the two chose divorce in March 2025. Afterwards, Gil Yeon-ju was living with her son at her parents' home. Her obsessive cleanliness seemed to lessen as her mind stabilized after the divorce. After sending her son to kindergarten, while watching the monitor, Jin Hyun-geun said, "Why didn't I make him brush his teeth?" The panelists showed discomfort saying, "He probably did," and Kim Gu Ra made a cutting remark, "You're trying to nitpick somehow," and Jang Yoon Jeong also noted, "They're getting increasingly annoyed."
After sending her son to kindergarten, a scene was shown of Gil Yeon-ju working part-time at a local jjambbong restaurant timed to her son's schedule. She said, "We divorced without alimony and I'm in the negative, so I have to earn money; I have to raise my son," describing her financial difficulties. Gil Yeon-ju, who said she even started group buying through the popular DolDol-i product, recalled, "I thought I needed to earn more money to take responsibility for my son," and "I was looking into things I could do from home and received many inquiries about DolDol-i," and added, "The CEO of the DolDol-i company personally contacted me with goodwill, and I was grateful, so I started the group buys," explaining why she began them. Everyone admired Gil Yeon-ju's determination for her son, saying in unison, "It will sell well; she's working hard." Reportedly, DolDol-i sold out through the fourth round.
After finishing a few hours of part-time work, Gil Yeon-ju picked up her son from kindergarten. On that day she mentioned that Jin Hyun-geun rarely exercised visitation. Gil Yeon-ju said, "There was a period of six months when he didn't do visitation; he said that just sending child support doesn't make him a father," and said, "He nags that he needs to fulfill the child's desire to see his father, so it's been a long time since we've had visitation with our son."
In response, Jin Hyun-geun said, "After the divorce I moved back into my parents' home, and my income was cut in half," and said, "I asked to reduce the child support because my income decreased but was told absolutely not, so I took a second job to pay for child support," describing how hard it was to work double shifts. But Gil Yeon-ju said, "No matter how busy you are, shouldn't you come to see the child?" and regarding reconciliation with her ex-husband she said, "No, people never change," and added, "I think I'd revert to my old self." Watching this on the monitor, Jin Hyun-geun bristled, saying, "That's what I want to say, you person." Both expressed a shared sentiment that they would fulfill their parental responsibilities but could not fight again in front of the child.
Regarding the fact that her ex-husband married while keeping the existence of another child secret, she said, "It would have been fine if only I had been harmed in the past, but wouldn't the child be harmed too?" and "My son doesn't know that my ex-husband has another child; I also feel guilt about that toward my son." Jin Hyun-geun said, "Only the bad things stand out in memory," and added, "If I had been a little more honest, things might not have come to this; I'm sorry I couldn't give my son a complete family."
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