Film director Hong Sangsoo and actress Kim Minhee's recent situation once again stirred public opinion.
On the 24th, a media outlet reported on the recent whereabouts of director Hong Sangsoo and Kim Minhee. According to the report, the two enjoyed a weekend outing with their son near Misa in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province.
In the photos published together, while director Hong Sangsoo, wearing sunglasses, was pushing a stroller, Kim Minhee, wearing a hat pulled down, walked behind director Hong Sangsoo and the son. In the eyewitness accounts released, it was reported that director Hong Sangsoo looked around as he pushed the stroller, and Kim Minhee walked behind them at a certain distance.
In particular, the child's build, which did not fit entirely in the stroller, attracted netizens' attention. "The baby seems to be big," "The kid has grown a lot," "The child is bigger than expected," were some of the reactions.
It is no wonder, as this is not the first time director Hong Sangsoo and Kim Minhee have been photographed with their son. They were also spotted in March at Misa Forest Park in Hanam. At that time, it was also reported that director Hong Sangsoo was pushing the stroller carrying the son, and Kim Minhee was walking with them.
The public's interest was piqued by the child's recent condition, which seemed to have grown noticeably compared with previous eyewitness accounts two months earlier. However, director Hong Sangsoo and Kim Minhee's side have not issued a separate statement regarding this.
Director Hong Sangsoo and Kim Minhee publicly announced they were "in love" at the press screening of the film Night Alone on the Beach, where they met as director and lead actress in March 2017. At the time, director Hong Sangsoo was already a married man with a wife and children. The public announcement of an affair in public without a divorce provoked fierce criticism.
Afterward, director Hong Sangsoo filed for divorce mediation against his wife, but it was not accepted by the court because he was the at-fault party. He then filed a divorce lawsuit in June 2019, which was also dismissed. Ultimately, having abandoned the appeal, he continued his relationship with Kim Minhee while leaving his legal family with his wife separate.
Furthermore, Kim Minhee gave birth to director Hong Sangsoo's son in April last year, resulting in an extramarital child. The repeated sightings of Hong Sangsoo and Kim Minhee around Misa shocked the public. On the 6th, they presented Hong Sangsoo's new film The Day She Returned, on which Kim Minhee participated as production director.
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