FTI Minhwan and ex-Laboum Yulhee announce wedding date, confirm pregnancy

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

The couple first confirmed their relationship in September of 2017, and announced their engagement in January. While there were reports at the time of their marriage news that Yulhee was pregnant, FTISLAND and LABOUM’s agencies did not confirm them.

On May 9, Minhwan wrote a letter to fans on FTISLAND’s fan cafe, in which he stated that he wanted to let his fans know about his news before anyone else. In addition to confirming Yulhee’s pregnancy, Minhwan also announced that their wedding is planned for October 19.

His full letter is as follows:

“Hello, everyone! This is Minhwan. It’s my first time being on the fan cafe a while, so I’m having a lot of thoughts about old times. I feel like the events of the past few years have passed by like a dream..

From the public announcement of my relationship at the end of the year to the sudden marriage news at the beginning of this year… I think you must all have been very surprised… I’m writing a letter to you because I wanted to tell you my sincere feelings, rather than using formal language!

At first, I was honestly very scared as I wondered about how I should tell you. You’ve supported me until now without change for over 10 years since I debuted at the young age of 16, and I was worried that you might be disappointed by my decision.

So more time passed, and I’ve ended up telling you now like this… After a lot of thought, and after my thoughts have settled about my situation. I wanted to tell every small and big thing first to you, who have supported us so much and had such a love for the group called FTSLAND.

I’m going to be a dad soon!! I’m still very young and I’m very lacking in terms of becoming a father.. but I’m trying really hard so that I can become a good and respectable father!

I wanted to tell this happiest of news to all of you quickly. The baby’s nickname is Jjang! I want our Jjang to quickly be born so I can show them to all of you!! The baby is so, so beautiful even just looking at the sonogram! The wedding ceremony is planned for October 19, after my wife has recuperated enough!

Until now, I’ve focused on just working hard while running forwards as FTISLAND’s youngest member and drummer, but now I’ll try to walk forwards while looking at my surroundings, and checking who is beside me and who is behind me.

We decided on getting married. And also now that I’m preparing to be a dad soon, at some point I realized that the world seems very different than I used to see it! Every day is just so precious and I’m so grateful.

Now that I’m becoming someone’s husband and a child’s father, it’s become a new part of my life. Like the past moments have become good memories, I hope that these moments now will also someday become good memories.

I’ll have a happy life!! Please support me a lot!! Everyone, I thank you sincerely!”

sources: soompi, newsen

Comments

[horichansenpai.livejournal.com]

Confirming what we all guessed feels very pointless indeed. I feel better knowing the wedding is being done later?

His fancafe message is quite sweet, he sounds very sincere whenever he talks about her and the marriage so I wouldn't be bothered by him (but srsly Hongki's talked about using protection on TV before, you two kids have no excuse). People should just wish them happiness/support/a healthy birth and move on. fti as uncles will be very entertaining I imagine

[giriboy.livejournal.com]

praying yulhee’s pregnancy continues going well & that she, as well as their baby, are healthy now and always! 😊💫 thx for finally confirming, minhwan

[miss-suunshinee.livejournal.com]

this means baby will be already born by october?


tbh all ftisland members seem to be very supportive , they dont let fans forget he's a maknae ... im not worry about that part im sure they will shower mother and baby with lots of love


about laboum girls i have no idea if they care or not

[nana-the-dwarf.livejournal.com]

Everytime an announcement like this is made, I can't help but feel bad that these babies were most likely unplanned. Is it really that hard to wrap it up?

[jyushimatsu.livejournal.com]

It’s weird how many shotgun weddings I’ve heard of in the past few years. I know that society looks down on kids who were born out of wedlock, but I can’t imagine they’ll be happy marriages.

[gigabytexx.livejournal.com]

Not all accidents are regrettable tbh, people's mind can change once it happens. I do think having certain accidents can wake someone's responsible-sense up, especially in Minhwan's case it's in Korea where it might look quite weird to see a single parent mom who isn't married. I don't know in Korea but in my country if you have a child but you're unmarried, you will have a really hard time to get the kid registered in any government documents, such as school, etc. A lot of people I know registered their unplanned kids under their parent's name. Meaning, in government papers, the kid is listed as his grandmother's son, As if that kid is his mother's sibling.
So with all that difficulties, the father of the kid will most likely have this responsible feeling to marry the mother.

My brother's marriage was happened because his partner got pregnant, he didn't think he wanted to have a baby that soon but once the baby was born he said that's the best thing that happened in his life. He loves his partner even more and also the baby. Even us family thought he wouldn't changed his bad habit, but after he holds the baby it's like he became such a different person (to the better, of course). He also said that if there was no baby he would probably still stuck to the old lazy habit, so he thinks it's actually a good thing.

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

i'm so happy that i live in a country where people can have out of wedlock babys or raise them without a partner and don't get judged by society

[bob-dabuilda.livejournal.com]

So happy idgaf about not being married but knocked up, cause i wouldnt stay with someone just for a kid.

[nana-the-dwarf.livejournal.com]

Of course; please don't think I'm contesting these new parents' love for their children, or how society still looks down on single parents and their kids. My own younger brother was accidentally concieved and although it's now become a running joke in the family, my parents were initially freaked out when they found out about the pregnancy as they already had two kids (5 years apart) and that's as far as they had wanted to grow their family. They were religious, and also from a conservative society, so abortion was out of the question, adoption was also looked down upon and they never married so we're in the goverment's eye, we're technically bastards recognized under my father's family name.

This was over 20 years ago and it was incredibly hard for them to raise us even though they were mid class and had stable jobs. And that's kind of my point.

It was difficult decades ago, so I can't imagine how it will be for young parents to concieve and raise a child nowadays with how things are changing. It's hard to find a stable job and even harder to keep it, the costs of health care, education and real estate are sky rocketing, not to mention the changes to our environment. It is different for every family, but it's safe to say that unless you're rich, the odds of giving your kid the best shot at life are considerably decreased and that is an incredibly depressing thought.

Taking all of that into consideration, it's difficult for me to understand how some people don't think ahead of the 20 minutes of unprotected sex they'll get because it's more "pleasureable", and then succumb to the pressure of family and society to bring a surprise kid to life regardless of whether the kid is considered a blessing or not.

It's just easier in the long run to wrap the weenie up until you're ready, and yes, I’m aware birth control is not infallible.

Wow, this got serious fast, lol.

Changed child birth to birth control because I’m an idiot, lawl.

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

this is korea, where kids dont get educated enough about sex and adults think the pull out method is legit

[aures.livejournal.com]

just because it's unplanned does not mean it's not welcome or a blessing

[sra-interesante.livejournal.com]

idk everytime i see foreigner female youtubers in korea confirming myths about dating korean men one of the first thing they mention (beside penis size lmao) is their ignorance and lack of awareness about birth control and EDs in general ....refusing to use condom seem common between young people

i would say that for korean guys wrap it up isnt really in their minds (until female ask for it)

[timetobegin.livejournal.com]

People in general are super casual about birthcontrol imo. I live in a country where contraceptives are not taboo at all and they're widely available, yet I know many people (and especially fellow women) who don't take it very seriously. "I should have gotten a new implant three months ago but eh who cares it's probably still active right???" n o p e

Then there's also this very strange..... raw vegan feminist movement that's gained traction in the Western world in recent years that's declared contraceptives the devil lmao people just really don't want to use birthcontrol for a reason that completely escapes me.

[neoreulwonhae.livejournal.com]

It makes me laugh how many shotgun weddings seem to be happening lately. Do they not know what a condom is? Or literally any other kind of birth control? My half-brother had a situation like this, like seriously, condoms exist for a reason. She turned out to be completely psycho and manipulated the shit out of him so much that his concept of reality was so warped by the time she divorced him, and he had to go through a lot of painful shit to become himself again. These kinds of marriages never turn out well, if you ask me. Any marriage that's been done for the wrong reasons is not a good marriage.

But anyway...hopefully it all works out for them lol.

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

i'm surprised that agencies don't force their girlgroups to get the pill since they can control their periods with it. they don't even have to visit a gyn, you can get the pill over the counter in korea.

[sparkb.livejournal.com]

Cant imagine having this heavy responsibility when shes only 20. I wish Yulhee get all the support she needs and have a healthy baby.

[kori-ya.livejournal.com]

My mom had me when she was 20, she's a tough cookie and wanted a baby so much. :) Guess it depends on the person.

[sra-interesante.livejournal.com]

aww that's nice

shotgun wedding controversy aside he's one of the not messy ftisland members so i guess he could be a good husband and father

lucky for them yulhee isnt an idol anymore so she can rest, take care of herself and have a peaceful pregnancy ..... hopefully nobody will invade their privacy when baby arrives, primadonas are a wise and chill fandom i hope they protect minhwa and his future family

[dropthecrates.livejournal.com]

the part about the sonogram is v. cute. i wish them both the best

[annayism.livejournal.com]

she must be close to full term right? it feels like ages since the news first came out. hope they share pics of the bb, it's gonna be one cute kid!!

[welljustguess.livejournal.com]

Good luck

[timetobegin.livejournal.com]

He sounds genuinely excited and sweet, I hope things work out for them.

[horichansenpai.livejournal.com]

Looks like they've registered the marriage itself already

Ahead of thewedding ceremony for October 19th, FTISLAND's Choi Minhwan and Yulhee revealed to be legally married as they have made their official registration

Through fancafe, Minhwan has also referred to Yulhee as 'his wife' instead of 'his girlfriend'https://t.co/AGflrfa8NF (https://t.co/AGflrfa8NF) pic.twitter.com/3v83luS1Jb (https://t.co/3v83luS1Jb)

— 파룬 (semi-hiatus) (@balloon_wanted) May 10, 2018 (https://twitter.com/balloon_wanted/status/994487246416855040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

[cairistiona.livejournal.com]

it looks like they're already legally married, which i guess solves the problem of the baby being born out of wedlock. yulhee's been pregnant for 7 or 8 months now, baby should be born in june or july, so i guess it makes sense.

anyway, i still wish them good luck. he definitely does seem to love her a lot, despite them both being suuuuuper young.