| ^ Ha Jung-woo, Kim Yong-gun. photo| Star Today DB |
Actor Kim Yong-geon (76) is being accused of forcing a woman A (37), who is 39 years younger than her, to have an abortion.
Kim Yong-gun appeared on the MBC entertainment program ‘I Live Alone’, which aired in August 2015. On this day, Kim Yong-gun met and had a conversation with his son Ha Jung-woo.
Ha Jung-woo recommended the movie to Kim Yong-geon, saying, “If you watch the movie ‘Best Offer’, it will be interesting. It’s a story of love with an uncle who is over 70 and in his 20s.”
When Kim Yong-geon asked, “Does it sound like your father’s story?” Ha Jung-woo said, “It’s not like that. The age difference of nearly 50 years is not so embarrassing.” Kim Yong-geon agreed, saying, “It doesn’t have to look ugly. That’s important.”
Ha Jung-woo added, “It ends with that woman in her 20s cheating, but she looked so beautiful until there was a twist.”
Kim Yong-geon said, “What would it be like to see an old man like that? (Dating) What would it be like? Is it true love? Is it something material or something?” He said, “How much betrayal would you feel?” He was immersed in the male lead in his 70s. Then, he replied, “I can’t find it in the end,” and Ha Jung-woo said, “I go looking for it with hope. It ends after I find it.”
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| ↑ Ha Jung-woo. photo| MBC broadcast screen capture |
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| ↑ Kim Yong-gun. photo| MBC broadcast screen capture |
At the time, this conversation seemed like a rich man’s conversation. However, the fact that Kim Yong-gun and 39-year-old woman A, who had been in a relationship with Kim Yong-gun for 13 years, filed a complaint with the police last month on charges of forcing Kim Yong-gun to have an abortion. The two met at a drama ending party in 2008 and maintained a good relationship for 13 years, but the conflict over the pregnancy and childbirth of Mr. A led to a legal dispute. In 2015, Kim Yong-gun is 70 years old and Mr. A is 33 years old, similar to the men and women in the movie.
Some netizens watched the episode again and reacted in various ways, such as “Surprised at the question of whether this is true love”, “Now that I see the conversation, it looks different”, “The reality is more surprising than the movie”, “Didn’t Ha Jung-woo know about Kim Yong-gun’s relationship and talk about it?” showed
After the fact that Mr. A’s accusation was made known, Kim Yong-geon personally issued a statement and admitted that he was opposed to the pregnancy, saying, “It was not a situation where we promised or planned for the future, so I was more surprised and worried than happy.” He continued, “Although it was late, I realized that children are more important than face value, and informed my sons that I was pregnant. It has been communicated several times,” he said. Kim Yong-gun and his ex-wife had two sons, Ha Jung-woo and Cha Hyeon-woo (real name Kim Young-hoon).
However, Mr. A’s lawyer countered, “(Kim Yong-gun’s) sudden change of attitude does not feel sincere at all. He is injuring the client by cleverly mixing the truth and lies.”
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