Jiyeonsoo's Tearful Confession: "I Was a Show Window Couple with Illai... Got Divorced and Became a Credit Delinquent"

Photo by SBS Plus, screenshot from the broadcast of 'Do You Eat? - Kang Ho-dong's Power of Food'.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Ji Yeon-su confessed the story behind her divorce from her ex-husband, Elly. Ji Yeon-su and Elly were said to be a show window couple.

On the 29th, Ji Yeon-su, who returned to being single, appeared on SBS Plus's "Are You Eating? - Kang Ho-dong's Meal Power."

Ji Yeon-su, who announced her divorce from Elly, a former member of U-KISS, last November, said, "The divorce papers are not yet finalized," and added, "I envy those who are completely on their own."

Ji Yeon-su revealed, "It seems we will have to go through a lawsuit. After announcing the divorce, I was glad I didn't have to act anymore. Since broadcasting is directly linked to livelihood, we had been pretending to be a show window couple for a long time. We were worse than strangers. Thinking about that time makes me so sad that I cry."

She said, "I decided to divorce because I wanted to live and be happy."

Regarding the background of her divorce from Elly, Ji Yeon-su explained, "There wasn't much work in Korea, and Elly had left U-KISS, so we left for the United States. To get a green card, certain documents were needed, but we lacked them. I came to Korea alone to prepare those documents, and the next day I received a phone call notifying me of the divorce."

Ji Yeon-su said, "At first, I clung on desperately. I wanted to divorce, but my child was in the U.S., and I missed him so much."

She continued, "I wanted to give the child's father a grace period. I thought about waiting just six months."

Ji Yeon-su, who missed her child terribly, choked up as she said she endured with sleeping pills.

She recalled, "For two and a half months without seeing my child, I only took sleeping pills. Because at least in my dreams, I could see my child. I thought about the end of my life and even considered an extreme choice. I was standing holding the railing on the 20th floor," reflecting on her past thoughts of suicide.

Ji Yeon-su said, "If I died, the first person to find me would be my mother. I thought I shouldn't make my mother sad by making her miss her grandchild. I thought, 'Maybe tomorrow I can meet my son.' I endured day by day, and now I live with my child. Every moment with my child is happiness."

Ji Yeon-su also said, "I want to save money little by little and attend a beauty academy," adding, "If I learn beauty work, I think I can make a living with my child anywhere in the world as long as I don't get greedy."

Ji Yeon-su explained the reason she became a credit delinquent.

She said, "My mother-in-law lived in Korea during my ex-husband's active period. She wanted to live in a monthly rent house, so my ex-husband put it under his name, but then she asked to change the name to hers, and without consulting me, my husband did so. A month later, my mother-in-law took the deposit and left Korea."

She added, "Since then, our family had to live in monthly rent houses instead of jeonse (long-term deposit) houses. Elly liked supercars since he was young, and I had to bear living expenses and various costs. I survived with help from my family or with the money I earned. I have to remain a credit delinquent for about 8 years and 6 months going forward," she lamented.

Meanwhile, Ji Yeon-su married Elly, a former member of U-KISS, overcoming an 11-year age difference in 2013, but announced their divorce last November after seven years.

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