[Focus Y] Following Choi Dong-seok and Park Ji-yoon, Yul-hee and Choi Dong-seok...Time-bombed 'Now I'm Alone'

If one person in a conflict relationship opens his mouth, will the other person stay still?

Park Ji-yoon and Choi Dong-seok, who are currently filing for divorce, have been at the center of controversy day after day as the process of breaking down has been revealed so far that it is hard to find cases in the entertainment industry. Following the lawsuit against the Sanginja, the couple has recently been accused of sexual assault, and the image of the couple has been severely damaged.

Yul-hee and Choi Min-hwan, who divorced in December last year, are also under fire. Yulhee shot Choi Min-hwan by releasing a recording of his call, and in the aftermath, Choi Min-hwan stopped all media activities. He has even been accused of prostitution and sexual assault between couples.

What they have in common is the TV Chosun entertainment program "Now I'm Alone." "Now I'm Alone" began with the aim of showing a divorced celebrity finding his own self-esteem and preparing for a comeback at the beginning of the second act of his life. Even before

{Now I'm Alone', there were many entertainment programs about the story of a divorced celebrity couple. TV Chosun's "We Got Divorced," which depicts a reunion trip between a divorced star couple, MBN's "Decision to Divorce at least once," which depicts a virtual divorce of a star couple, and TVing, which observes the daily lives of a conflicting star couple.

However, unlike the existing divorce entertainment show, which consists of a couple's co-star, only one of the couples "Now I'm Alone" appears. Even if it is not the purpose of criticizing the other person, in the end, there is no choice but to mention divorce from his own point of view, which is bound to be considered unpleasant to the other person with different thoughts. In the end, unnecessary battles continue to occur.

Earlier, Park Ji-yoon sent a proof of content to the production team of "Now I'm Alone" ahead of the pilot episode, opposing Choi Dong-seok's appearance. Park Ji-yoon said, "I do not intend to interfere with broadcasting activities or livelihoods," but added, "It is said to be a program that deals with life after divorce, and the divorce lawsuit is still underway, and I do not want the children or Park Ji-yoon to be the content of the other broadcast."

This means that Park Ji-yoon herself will not publicly comment on the divorce. However, "Now I'm Alone" recruited Choi Dong-seok, who is in a lawsuit, and conveyed his feelings regarding the divorce. This may have affected the two's decision to release recordings, message conversations, and diaries to the media containing the fight process. As the controversy grew, Choi Dong-seok was forced to leave "Now I'm Alone."

Yul-hee, a former Laboum, was in a similar situation. Yul-hee, who appeared in "Now Alone," shed tears, mentioning that Choi Min-hwan first demanded a divorce, contrary to the planning intention of focusing on life after divorce. Regarding the accusation of abandoning the children, he also stressed that he was engaged in influencer activities for a living, saying, "I gave up custody because I wanted to protect the children's economic stability."

Yulhee's confession brought a huge aftermath. Immediately after the broadcast, a YouTuber revealed that Choi Min-hwan and his in-laws were in charge of school attendance and childcare when Yul-hee decided to send her children to a kindergarten three hours away from home. He also argued that the decisive reason for the divorce of the two was Yul-hee's runaway.

Yulhee then released a recording of Choi Min-hwan's entry into the business and suspected prostitution on her YouTube channel, saying, "Choi Min-hwan's entry into the business was the reason for divorce." As a result, Choi Min-hwan dropped out of KBS2's "Superman Is Back" and suspended all media activities. He was also accused of prostitution and forced harassment between couples.

Seo Yu-ri appeared on the broadcast on the 29th. The divorce settlement process was completed in June, but the conflict with her ex-husband, PD Choi Byung-gil, continues over money. In "Now I'm Alone," Seo Yu-ri said on the show that the reason for the divorce was due to a loan worth 1.1 billion won during her marriage, and criticized her for being listed as a 320 million won creditor in the bankruptcy document of her ex-husband. Did PD Choi

also predict this situation? Prior to Seo Yu-ri's appearance on the show, Choi explained that he had no intention of not paying back the settlement, saying, "I'm stirred to see if another strange speculation article will be produced." In his message conversation with Seo Yu-ri, he revealed, "I never said I was going to take it off. It also included a sentence, "You can either sue or come out on the show and talk as you please."

Divorce is not a taboo time. However, whether the proportion is large or small, one person's unilateral talk about the conflict between the two sides is only resulting in the other being a "curse." As conflict is re-examined rather than a developmental aspect of leaving pain behind, "Now I'm Alone" is acting as gasoline to increase the fire. In fact, many viewers who watched the show cheered the cast and immersed themselves in it and criticized the divorcee.

Some viewers expressed critical opinions, such as, "Can I disclose everything that happened in my marriage on the show without the consent of the other party?" and, "I think I have to listen to both sides because I only told one side of the story." Some viewers say that they are reluctant to marry because of the behavior of divorce entertainment, which does not feel any respect for the person who promised to be with them for the rest of their lives.

[Picture = TV Chosun's "Now Alone"]

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