[KOREA] Ok So-ri fires back in marital affair allegations
October 29, 2007 by Dennis Amith
Last week, the divorce of actress Ok So-ri and Park Chul was announced. Then days later, So-ri’s business partner told the media that she was having an affair with an Italian chef.
Now, actress Ok So-ri is firing back in a press conference.
According to the article on Chosun, “Appearing with her family, Ok told reporters she had contemplated divorce for a long time, and G. was merely her private English and cooking tutor. She denied any extramarital relationship with the cook, saying that she learned English and cooking from him in cafes, restaurants or his home.”
“Ok said she had seldom been happy during her marriage and her husband had rarely had sex with her — no more than 10 times during the 11-year marriage. The actress said she suffered depression due to the lack of conversation with her husband. According to Ok, she demanded a divorce, but Park rejected the request, telling her to see another man instead. Around the time, Ok met a classical singer at a concert and dated him for three months. But Ok ended the relationship when the singer started asking for money. She said her husband knew of the affair.”
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HI I TOTALLY AGGREE WITH HER .AS A MAN I FIND IT TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE THAT A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE TO DEFEND HERSELF IN THIS WAY .OKAY I AM NOT KOREAN SO IN ENGLAND THIS JUST NOT HAPPEN NO MAN OR WOMAN WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH SHE HAS IN THIS COUNTRY. MANY KOREAN MEN SIMPLY CAN NOT ACCEPT THAT THEY R TOTALLY OF NO USE TO A WOMEN IF THEY STARVE THEIR WIVES OF AFFECTION . NO WONDER YOUR COUNTRY IS NOW NUMBER EIGHT IN THE WORLD LEAGUE DIVORCE TABLE.BE A MAN AND TELL HER YOU LOVE HER ,SHOW HER U LOVE HER .I WISH HER ALL THE HAPPINESS IN THE FUTURE .I HOPE SHE FINDS REAL LOVE ..STAY STRONG!
After living for 6 years in Korea (I currently live in the U.S.) I find it amazing that this law even exists. It seemed like hardly a married male in Korea didn’t go out to the various little clubs, coffee shops, and other establishments and “get a little” on the side. It was just an excepted fact that men would do this and most wives known about it. So why are the courts picking on a woman for adultery when there is probably about a 98% chance that judge has committed adultery as well?
Come on Korea, GROW UP! You can’t have it both ways, either prosecute the males for adultery or leave the women alone who do the same thing. Are you so insecure in your manhood that you have to use the courts to keep your women in line? If you don’t like it just divorce them!