Kim Minhee having an affair with married director Hong Sangsoo

[hurtmybones.livejournal.com]

On September 28, 2015, Director Hong Sangsoo's wife, A, watched 'Right Now, Wrong Then'. A felt like Jung Jaeyoung in the movie was Hong Sangsoo. Jung Jaeyoung's lines felt like Hong Sangsoo.

"I think I'm in love. I want to marry, but I don't think I can. You see, I'm already married. I have two kids." (Jung Jaeyoung's lines)

Hong Sangsoo and his wife always mention that they have 'two kids'. They actually have one daughter but they think of their pet as their son. They raised their pet for 13 years already.

Furthermore, Hong Sangsoo's brother-in-law is an artist.

"I think artists are more inclined. My brother-in-law is an artist and I think it's really true." (Jung Jaeyoung's lines)

"You're so pretty. I love you because you're so pretty. Thank you for making me feel this way. I'll treasure it forever." (Jung Jaeyoung's lines)



A viewer asked Hong Sangsoo what's on his mind these days at a panel on September 29, 2015.

"It's okay to die. Let's not worry....Loving is more important than being scared. I think about that a lot." (Hong Sangsoo)

A watched over this event on the Internet. Her apprehension turned into certainty. She reassured herself that it was just his artistic thinking.

On the dawn of September 30th, Hong Sangsoo left the house after receiving a text. 9 months passed without him coming back.

"A and the daughter grabbed Director Hong's arm. They asked what what was going on. Director Hong said....'I have someone I love. I want to start a family with her." (A's family)



Director Hong Sangsoo (56) and Kim Minhee (34) with an age gap of 22 years fell in love. The two started their relationship on January of 2015 during the filming of 'Right Now, Wrong Then'.

"I'm sure the two think they did nothing wrong. They must be in heaven right now, but the people he left behind are in hell...." (A's family)

'Dispatch' met with a close relative of the couple, B.

B spoke without hesitation:
"They lived together for 30 years. They were the couple that everyone was jealous about. Director Hong is a family man. He was also affectionate. A was his strongest supporter. She respected him as a director and loved him as a husband."

Director Hong confessed to his daughter first that he had another woman.

"Dad has another woman. That woman gave me courage. I'm going to live with her now." (September 30th to his daughter)

To his wife:
"A! I want to live with someone else now. You too should find another man." (September 30th to his wife)

Director Hong Sangsoo used work as an excuse for his one month absence from home on February 2015.

"For filming in Seoul, a dorm isn't used. However, he got a guesthouse. He said because there were a lot of overnight shootings, he needed a place to rest with his staff...." (B)

However, Director Hong was lying.

Last July, Director Hong Sangsoo's mother passed away. Kim Minhee came to her mortuary. She stayed for a long time and went back.

Director Hong Sangsoo would acknowledge A as a dutiful daughter-in-law. Even as the youngest daughter-in-law, she took responsibility for her father-in-law's memorial service since 1992, even until this year, when Director Hong left home. A also did her best in taking care of her mother-in-law for the past four years who had Alzheimer's.

"A did her best for her mother-in-law. Director Hong and his family would know. But Kim Minhee came. It was an uncomfortable situation." (B)

On September 30th, 2015, Director Hong Sangsoo left home.

A went to Kim Minhee's house late October and asked about the situation.

"You should've managed your husband better." (Kim Minhee)

"Look here, what's with your old fashioned remark?" (A)

At that time, Kim Minhee's parents came.

"Mom, this woman is out of her mind. Don't listen to her." (Kim Minhee)

A and Kim Minhee's mother had a long conversation. She promised that she would put her daughter and Director Hong in their right place and that he will be returned to his family.

However, there was no solution.



On February 2016, the two even worked on a new movie together. It was for 'Right Now 2'.

The two both went to Cannes as well on May. Director Hong Sangsoo was filming a new movie there and Kim Minhee participated. They also both went to the press conference for 'The Handmaiden'.

A talked to Director Hong after nine months.

"Sangsoo-ssi, is divorce the only way?" (A)

"If you did, that would be good for us. 30 years is a long time. I want to live with someone else now." (Hong Sangsoo)

This is the last scene in 'Right Now, Wrong Then'. Snow falls as Jung Jaeyoung and Kim Minhee parts ways.

"On the last day of shoot, snow came. Director Hong called it a miracle and was excited. It seems like the 'miracle' he said had more meaning to it." (B)

Hong Sangsoo and Kim Minhee reversed the movie ending. They are living the reality that didn't happen in the movie.

"Innocent love that needs no conditions? They were...ill fated, nothing less and nothing more than that." (B)

[Naver: Dispatch] (Exclusive) Director Hong Sangsoo and Kim Minhee's affair...

1. [+31,574, -767] Seeing how the family got involved, there's no denying it. They both should just retire from the entertainment industry.

2. [+28,535, -544] This is unbelievable. The entertainment industry is an utter mess.

3. [+24,170, -500] I don't like Dispatch but this was so refreshing

4. [+17,023, -277] You should've managed your husband better..... I can really get a feel for her character with that one line

5. [+17,425, -479] Kyah Dispatch at it again.... ㄷㄷ

6. [+9424, -208] The wife that wants to save her family. The husband that wants to move on since it's already been 30 years. ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Director Hong and Kim Minhee are really showing the results of a country that abolished adultery as a crime. Ha, I didn't see Kim Minhee that way but she's trash. I hope to never see her on the screen again. The same goes for Hong Sangsoo.

7. [+8855, -123] You should've managed your husband better?? His standards is much lower than I thought. tsktsk

8. [+8077, -131] Kim Minhee is no joke, huh... She must be a keen watcher of makjang dramas

9. [+7957, -146] I hope we don't have to see Kim Minhee again. She's just gross.

10. [+7320, -110] She told her to manage her husband better ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Kim Minhee's seriously so gross

source: dispatch via naver | knetizone

omona: have you cheated on your wife of many years with a younger woman, like classic man-with-midlife-crisis trash? or alternatively, have you fucked your career by having an affair with some old ugly and then blamed his wife for not managing him better?

Comments

[mercury-sound.livejournal.com]

Years ago, I saw one of his movies at the theatre. He was also there and was answering questions from the audience afterwards.
He came across exactly as he is described in this article: Your typical middle-aged director realising the fantasies he couldn't fulfill in real life on the screen. I didn't get what all the fuss was about, and left with a very negative impression of him which I haven't been able to shake until now.
Based on that (though it's nothing really, ofc), I am not at all suprised by this news.

About Kim Min-hee ... a shame really, because I think she is a great actress. This certainly won't keep me from watching The Handmaiden, but well.

[leighbee333.livejournal.com]

Very interesting.

Do you remember anything in particular he said, or was it just the vibe and the little reactions, etc.?

[tempestdance.livejournal.com]

a lot of the articles that came out were written from the wife's perspective, who still wants to keep the family together (i think partially out of vengeance so he can't divorce her and marry kim min hee) but most of the reactions blamed both if not more so the director because he's had similar history like this.

[jinkiestabi.livejournal.com]

I'd have managed my foot in her ass. Then his. A collective ass whooping, if you will.

[tempestdance.livejournal.com]

korean woody allen, whattaya know.

apparently their affair's been an open secret for months and cj (the distribution company for park chan wook's handmaiden) was desperately trying to keep the reporters from leaking it so the movie doesn't flop. now that it's been to cannes and it's almost reached its box office goals the reporters are going at it.

i'm just so annoyed, like you date lee jung jae, lee soo hyuk, and jo in sung and this is whom you settle for? one of her fans compared it to basically having ridden bmw, mercedes, and rolls-royce and then decide you want to try out the sewage truck.

someone bring me the tyra banks gif

[mercury-sound.livejournal.com]

"korean woody allen" - Yup, exactly.

Also, that comparison by her fans is mean but I enjoy it.

[pippopippo.livejournal.com]

Mess all around. I feel bad for their daughter, having been in a similar situation. It sucks.

[hurtmybones.livejournal.com]

hope it worked out well for you! <3 children are really the ones that are 100% not to blame for messes like this and yet they usually get hit the hardest

[tree-star123.livejournal.com]

messy. girl doesn't love herself. srsly him!?!?!

[haixiao.livejournal.com]

fuck hong sangsoo, seriously
i've always hated cheaters but after my grandpa cheated on my grandma and basically destroyed our family for a good few months until we could all organize ourselves without him i have a special hatred for them
like, i don't get it. why throw away everything you have and ruin other people's lives just because you think you found something special and life changing like?? yeah who cares about your partner and your children (if any are involved). i can't even imagine how selfish someone has to be to do that. especially someone so high profile.
also fuck kim minhee for saying "you should've managed your husband better" lmao
i hope the wife and her daughter can move on from this situation

sry for the long ass rant lmao this just rly gets me heated

[awsteven.livejournal.com]

i totally get you. it's unbelievable how selfish some people are. yes it's important to pursue what makes you happy, but don't fuck up other people in the process

[saemcrh.livejournal.com]

They're both disgusting. Especially since she knew he was married, and him because he broke his vows and couldn't wait to jump in to bed with a woman young enough to be his daughter.

I don't understand why people who don't like being in their current marriage/relationship, or people who want to stray either break up with their partner or discuss it. Anything other than breaking that trust.

[jeliza]

Exactly! If it's Twoo Wuv it'll still be there when you've finished things properly with the partner you already have.

[chewyish.livejournal.com]

they're both trash
I hope karma bites both of them in the ass

[hebk.livejournal.com]

she's too good for this smh

[symmetra.livejournal.com]

ngogokgfkgmkgm, i can't believe she said "you should've managed your husband better"
she got some nerve...

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

ikr
what k-drama realness

[awsteven.livejournal.com]

ugh this affair makes me sick. both kim minhee and hong sangsoo are trash. he should've divorced his wife before cheating on her and kim minhee should've refrained herself until he was single. fuck them both. i feel terrible for the wife and daughter. a similar situation recently happened to a loved one of mine. it was brutal to witness.    the wife apparently doesn't want to divorce but i think she should for her daughter's sake and her own. nothing good can come out of being tied to a shithead of a husband

[leighbee333.livejournal.com]

Even if they had officially "waited"...how you established a romantic "connection"/flirtation with a man you KNOW is married and is old enough to be your father is beyond me. She is messed up, and they're both pathetic.

[in-noctem.livejournal.com]

and apparently he took his daughters school funds or something to give to KMH because she lost her cf deals?? LMAO WHY ARE MEN SUCH TRASH tbh they both deserve each other and reading the texts between his wife and KMH's mother was truly 🙃

[awsteven.livejournal.com]

holy shit that's terrible. the wife needs to divorce him and get full custody of the daughter b/c its obvious he doesn't give a shit about her

[turtles-tszx.livejournal.com]

Smh gurl, you went from public rship with most people approved etc and had to find yourself with a married person.

And the director is so fucking stupid, it takes two to tango. If you dont give her the chance to seduce or etc, she would not even able to do anything. You're basically throwing away your family and your reputation.

[cacalicious21.livejournal.com]

Wow!!!! This I cannot take!!

[soyunatetera.livejournal.com]

"You should've managed your husband better" WTF ... and he's a piece of shit

[sra-interesante.livejournal.com]

the problem is not dating around but ....dating married guys
like girl love yourself a little bit , everybody know how this will end up
and no, he wont leave his family for you

[callherblondie.livejournal.com]

if anything I think Kim Min Hee will leave him eventually. She's got a rep as a love 'em and leave 'em femme fatale type. I think he's more responsible, though, because he's the one who cheated on his marriage and abused the trust and love of his wife and children.

[yohan94.livejournal.com]

they're both absolute trash, and it takes a special type of trash to be able to say those words to the person you wronged

[angela-derp-otp.livejournal.com]

This is gross.

I do want to say though, lf you fall out of love with your significant other (even after 30 years of marriage) because you found love in someone else or want to be with someone else or for whatever reason, I can't really judge or say its wrong, life is not black and white, even if you have children involved. What is wrong though is being a gross cheating asshole.

As for the women involved, all I have to say is love yourself a little. Both of them, that man is trash and not worth it.

"You should've managed your husband better"
Kim MinHee showing her true colors with that quote tho...

[haixiao.livejournal.com]

ia, sometimes you can't control your feelings but what you CAN control is how you act on them

[callherblondie.livejournal.com]

He seems like a really foolish person. She's dated Lee Soo Hyuk, Lee Jun Jae, and Jo In Sung, what makes him think she really wants to settle down with him? She's probably dating him for the novelty factor and she'll split once she realizes that daily life with someone who she thought was a talented auteur more resembles being a care attendant at an old folks home. He threw away a 30-year marriage that sounded as though it was a good one and the trust and love of his wife and children -- bright move.

[love-quake.livejournal.com]

i agree with everything you said.

[bubblyshades.livejournal.com]

wow so disappointed in Kim Minhee. To have the gall to say that to HSS's wife... and deny any and all personal responsibility for the affair :(

and fuck HSS. what an awful thing to do to your wife and daughter. so selfish and painful and disrespectful.

my mom's friend's then-husband reconnected with his high school first love through email. he demanded a divorce from my mom's friend after 20+ years of marriage and two sons. it was really heartbreaking to see how the whole affair affected her. she'd been a homemaker and didn't have a source of her own income. After the divorce, she lived on her own (their two sons are now adults and live out of state). She was lonely a lot of the time and came to stay with us for a while. It's just really sad and I hope she's doing better.

[ocean-pig.livejournal.com]

They both suck. I hope they both get blacklisted and sangsoo's wife and daughter take over all his assets.

[kwonsoonyoung.livejournal.com]

they're both disgusting

[tjmok125.livejournal.com]

Your self esteem has to be as low as the pits of hell to knowingly date a married man instead lf finding a single one. Im not sure what kind of relationships with people (even including family) shes had in the past but they have definitely fucked her psyche up.

As for the wife I currently dont blame her for wanting to stay married. Its what I would do but ONLY because in korea adultery is legal and I cant get money/alimony. She likely doesnt work so that puts her and the daughter in jeopardy plus if I took care of your sick mom and you think im not gonna get a dime best believe you thought wrong. We can be married and he could stay with her but I want access to the money. It sounds stupid and it is but thats all she has. Now if we could get divorced and I get more than half then id drop his ass like a hotcake. Id even still be nice and comfortable with my inlaws so that they all hate and dislike him. Id be petty af

[banira94.livejournal.com]

I have no sympathy for cheaters, and no sympathy for people who get with people already in a relationship. Disgusting behaviour on both ends.
He has some nerve doing this to her when she looked after his parents too. And kmh had the gall to say she should have managed her husband better...
He could have just told his wife straight out that he had feelings for someone else and wanted to get a divorce.
Disgusting.