Koo Jun Yeob's Past Remarks on Marriage Revisited Amidst Wife’s Passing

By YoonSeon, Cho

Feb 09, 2025

Koo Jun Yeob's Past Remarks on Marriage Revisited Amidst Wife’s Passing



With clone Koo Jun-yeop suddenly leaving his wife, the late Taiwanese actor Seo Hee-won, his past interview remarks that revealed the real reason for his decision to marry are being re-examined.

In May last year, Koo revealed his happy marriage to Seo Hee-won in an interview with a Korean YouTuber based in Taiwan.

When asked what he was doing when he was in Taiwan at the time, Koo Jun-yeop said, "Painting and watching Korean dramas with Hee-won." These days, I watch 'Queen of Tears' Honestly, I've never seen a drama in Korea. I didn't even watch the Squid Game. But I came to Taiwan and watched it with Heewon. It is my pleasure to watch Korean dramas while having dinner together. I think small things are the most interesting. What could be grandiose?"




When asked if he misses Korea, "Honestly, I don't have that because I'm with the person I love the most. I don't know much about romance. But when I'm with Hee-won, I come out and do it." Then, let's say that in Taiwan, the most romantic thing is for a man to peel shrimp "I can do everything for Hee-won. It's possible to have 100."

Koo Jun Yeob's Past Remarks on Marriage Revisited Amidst Wife’s Passing
Koo Jun-yeop said, `I cook Korean food at home. The whole family likes pork belly. Pork belly is not even a dish, so everyone grills it the same way, but my family says it tastes better like a Korean drama when I grill it. "I didn't know I would do this." I thought, "This is what happens when you meet someone you really love." I'm not a romanticist originally, but I got bitten by Hee-won." "Honestly, I got married because I was confident that I could do it for the rest of my life without doing it well only in a relationship," he said.

Koo Joon-yeop, who usually takes care of anniversaries, secretly gives gifts the night before or when Hee-won is resting. Heewon doesn't really like to take care of birthdays, so she says 'Don't do it' Still, I like it if you give it to me. "Hee-won told me that Valentine's Day is the most important thing. Looking at that, Hee-won is the crystal of love in my view. It teaches me a lot of love."




Koo Joon-yeop couldn't hide his happiness throughout the interview, showing deep affection and love for Seo Hee-won, who was reunited after a long time. However, less than a year later, they are saddened by the eternal separation.

Koo Jun Yeob's Past Remarks on Marriage Revisited Amidst Wife’s Passing
Meanwhile, Koo Joon-yeop and Seo Hee-won made headlines by announcing their marriage in February 2022. The two first met in 1998 and dated for about a year before breaking up. Since then, Seo Hee-won married a Chinese businessman and Wang So-bi in 2011 and had one son and one daughter, but divorced in 2021. Koo Joon-yeop contacted Seo Hee-won after hearing about his divorce, and the two, who reunited after 23 years, became a couple by registering their marriage.

The love between the two drew attention as a movie-like story and received support from many people. However, Seo Hee-won suddenly died on the 2nd due to complications of pneumonia while traveling to Japan with her family.




Koo Jun-yeop said on the 6th that `My angel returned to heaven on February 2, 2025' and `Now I am passing through a time of pain that seems to break my intestines in indescribable sadness and pain. I didn't have the strength to say anything and I didn't want to say anything"He expressed his grief. He opened his mouth due to various rumors such as Seo Hee-won's inheritance and fake news despite his hard time, saying, `I intend to give all my authority to my mother-in-law because Hee-won's precious inheritance was saved in blood to protect her beloved family during her lifetime,' and added, `I am trying to take legal action to protect my children until they reach adulthood through lawyers to prevent bad people from touching them.' "The time I spent with Heewon was a precious and valuable gift that cannot be exchanged with anything in the world."I think it's my last job to protect the family that Heewon loves the most." he said.

On the 9th, the 3rd anniversary of his marriage, Koo Joon-yeop tagged Seo Hee-won's account with the words 「"I love you forever」, causing regret.



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