Kim Min-hee, who became a son's mother, talked about the family register of out-of-wedlock children..Solo vs Biological Hong Sang-soo's agony
Apr 09, 2025
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According to the film industry on the 8th, Kim Min-hee, who was pregnant with director Hong Sang-soo's child and drew attention, recently gave birth to her son and recovered by staying at a postpartum care center in Hanam-si.
Director Hong Sang-soo, a married man who married A, whom he met while studying in the U.S. in 1985, and has an only daughter, has developed into a relationship with Kim Min-hee since the release of 『Right Now, Wrong Then』 in 2015, and he officially announced his affair with Kim Min-hee at a press conference for the 2017 domestic premiere of 『Alone on the Beach at Night』, drawing public outrage.
Later in 2019, director Hong Sang-soo filed a lawsuit for divorce from his wife, A, but lost. At that time, the court dismissed the divorce suit filed by director Hong Sang-soo, judging that the main responsibility for the breakdown of the marriage lies with director Hong Sang-soo. Director Hong Sang-soo later gave up his appeal for divorce and is currently in a legal marital relationship with A, but apart from this, he has been living with Kim Min-hee in Hanam, Gyeonggi-do, and has been having an affair for 10 years.
In particular, the fact that Kim Min-hee was pregnant with director Hong Sang-soo's child last summer shocked the entertainment industry once again. Kim Min-hee, who was due to give birth this spring, is said to be continuing her life as an ordinary couple by going on a date with director Hong Sang-soo and his obstetrics and gynecology clinic. In addition, Kim Min-hee received a lot of spotlight by attending the 77th Locarno International Film Festival held in August last year while pregnant, and once again drew attention when it was revealed that she attended the 75th Berlin International Film Festival in February, when Kim Min-hee was full-term. At that time, a photo of director Hong Sang-soo and him together at Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 was released to attend the Berlin Film Festival.
And when it was finally reported that Kim Min-hee gave birth to the son of director Hong Sang-soo, her affair partner, the public's reaction to the two became even hotter. Still, those who criticized Kim Min-hee and director Hong Sang-soo's affair and worries about the future of out-of-wedlock people poured out, followed by a sad reaction to director Hong Sang-soo's wife A.
In addition, interest in out-of-wedlock family registers has increased. Even if Kim Min-hee and director Hong Sang-soo have not registered their marriage, they can register their son's birth. This is because the family relations register system was introduced due to the abolition of the Australian system, allowing unmarried women to register their children's birth. Kim Min-hee can put her son on her family register alone.
However, the problem is that a complicated situation arises when he says he will post his family register to head coach Hong Sang-soo. Director Hong Sang-soo is still married to his wife, A, and in a word, the genealogy has become twisted. If Kim Min-hee's son is put on the family register of director Hong Sang-soo, his biological father, he will be registered as an extramarital person through recognition procedures. Kim Min-hee is listed as his mother and Hong Sang-soo as his father on his son's family relationship certificate, but Hong Sang-soo's family relationship certificate is marked separately as an extramarital person. On top of that, director Hong Sang-soo and A have a daughter, and their daughters also have an unexpected half-brother.
Currently, A is still taking the position of protecting his family without any intention of divorce from director Hong Sang-soo, so Kim Min-hee's son is likely to be put on the family register of his mother, Kim Min-hee.
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