She gave her father full custody of all three children.
In December 2023, ex LABOUM member Yulhee AND FTISLAND‘S Choi Minhwan filed for divorce, officially ending their high-profile marriage as an “idol couple”. A son and two daughters were born between the two, and during the divorce process, Choi Minhwan took full custody of all three children.
Former LABOUM member Yulhee and FTISLAND’s Minhwan are getting divorced
Since then, idol-turned-influencer Yulhee has been scolded again and again for this “surrender” about his children. When it was announced that Yulhee would appear TV Chosunthe new program, All alonefor speaking out about her divorce, she faced intense backlash “hurt his children.”
Recently, after a recent teaser showed Yulhee getting emotional as she talked about the hate she received for letting her ex-husband take the kids…
I heard that I gave up on my children… that I abandoned them so I could go back to having fun and living a carefree life…
— Yulhee
…comments heated up over whether or not Yulhee had the right to talk about her children on television.
- “You couldn’t keep your group together. I couldn’t keep your family together. You always run away from your commitments. I’m not criticizing you for this, I just feel guilty. Haven’t you tried university but dropped out? Try to commit to something and see it through. Pending.”
- “It’s not that the kids’ dad loves them any less. In general… It is not normal for a mother to leave her children behind. Especially if the children are small. It is impossible to live without them. But to see how he left all three of them behind… it says a lot.”
- “I think it would be better if he stayed out of the spotlight for a while. I know he probably wants to show something from his point of view, but… I don’t think people will be that understanding.”
- “Choi Minhwan should be the one crying, though… Like, she deserves the criticism. Why is he crying? She has given up on children and is living life as she wants.
- “I mean… you could have chosen to raise them. But you didn’t and you freed yourself from everything. Raising three children is no joke. I wish my ex-husband good luck.”
But despite the negative buzz, it appears that Yulhee and her children are doing well.
In his last questions and answers he held back Instagram Stories, showed a screenshot of a phone call that lasted more than an hour and a half, with a caption noting that she and her son, Choi Jae Yulwe chatted and played together all the time.
In fact, this isn’t the first time Yulhee has featured Jae Yul or her other children on her Instagram since the divorce. Unlike naysayers’ claim that she up and left the kids for a life as a non-mom, Yulhee seems to find time to spend with her kids, though not everything is documented on social media, and her kids seem happy to be with her.
The divorce, however, changed the way Yulhee felt about dating. Read more of his more unfiltered advice here:
Former third-generation idol gives unfiltered dating advice after divorcing and giving up custody
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