K-Pop Idol Claims She Was Blindsided By Ex’s Divorce Request

She says she never felt it coming.

In December 2023, former LABOUM member Yulhee and FTISLAND‘s Choi Minhwan filed for divorce, officially ending their five-year marriage. In their divorce, Choi Minhwan took full custody of all three children.

Yulhee (right) and FTISLAND‘s Choi Minhwan (left).

Yulhee is currently appearing on the program All By Myself to discuss her divorce and has faced criticism for doing so. She has also been accused of “hurting her children” in the process of doing so but has shared content showing her relationship with them.

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In a new episode of the program, Yulhee discussed how the divorce happened, saying that it felt sudden and unexpected.

I didn’t notice it, so it [the divorce] was too sudden. That’s why I have many happy memories; I never felt that a crisis was coming. From the moment I found out, it was like my own personal hell.

— Yulhee

She added that she thought they would be able to overcome it but ultimately chose divorce.

When we reached a point where we thought we couldn’t overcome it, the emotional distance between us grew even wider. We decided to get divorced for each other’s sake.

— Yulhee

When a member of the production staff commented that it must have taken courage to bring up divorce, Yulhee stated that she “didn’t bring it up, so I don’t know about that.“