She had previously reported her husband on social media.
Actress Hwang Jung Eum she recently opened up about her psychological struggles following her turbulent divorce.
On December 17, KST, Hwang appeared on the popular variety show Because I’m alone and visited a psychological counseling center to treat his insomnia. He told the doctor that by getting up late, he had difficulty sleeping well, affecting his lifestyle.
I slept very well. These days I go to sleep well but I keep waking up in the middle of the night. This keeps happening and it is very difficult and painful. Even when I wake up after sleeping, I don’t feel rested and have difficulty concentrating. I feel like I’m always in a daze.
— Hwang Jung Eum
Hwang hinted that these symptoms started appearing after the divorce.
The actress had a very public argument with her husband, a professional golfer, Lee Young Don, this year. Their seven-year marriage fell apart when the actress exposed Lee’s infidelity in a series of controversial social media posts. He also accused a woman unrelated to a celebrity of being the lover, leading to defamation claims and legal disputes.
It turns out that the circumstances took a toll on Hwang who had to seek the help of sleeping pills for the first time in his 20-year career around November 2023, around the same time he was going through his troubled divorce.
Around November 2023, my sleep quality got a little worse. Suddenly I couldn’t sleep well, so I was going crazy. I took sleeping pills for the first time in my twenty-year career in the entertainment industry.
— Hwang Jung Eum
Fortunately, the medications helped her a little during that difficult period. But Hwang shared that she has improved a lot with time and that nowadays she can fall asleep very easily and sleep well at night.
You can read more about Hwang’s tumultuous divorce here.
