Actress Jo Yoon Hee once again caused a stir in the public because of her tumultuous marriage with actor Lee Dong Gun.
The failed marriage of the former A-list actor couple Lee Dong Gun and Jo Yoon Hee once caused a stir in Asian public opinion. Marrying actor Lee just 1 month after her husband broke up with Jiyeon (T-ara), actress Jo Yoon Hee faced a "storm" of criticism but still believed in love. But the happiness did not last long, the couple divorced in 2020 and the cause originated from Lee Dong Gun's indifference.
On June 21, the trailer of the show Now I Am Alone once again caused a stir in public opinion when it revealed a part of Jo Yoon Hee's sharing about the difficult process of marriage and divorce. Her married life haunted her to the point of having nightmares: "I couldn't sleep well until the divorce. I had so many nightmares, almost every day." This information shocked Korean audiences. Many people are curious about how bad her marriage was that actress Jo Yoon Hee had nightmares every day like this.
In 2016, Jo Yoon Hee and Lee Dong Gun first met in the drama Laurel Tree Tailors. A year later, they publicly dated. What made the public even more angry and disliked the couple was because Lee Dong Gun had just broken up with Jiyeon (T-ARA) not long ago. From here, rumors of Lee Dong Gun betraying Jiyeon to be with Jo Yoon Hee also spread, and the beauty named Jo was labeled as a "mistress" until now.
Despite public opposition, the two stars still publicly dated. What was even more shocking was that 3 months later, Lee Dong Gun and Jo Yoon Hee hastily got married with the announcement that the woman was pregnant. From the details of the timeline, the suspicion that this couple had an affair behind Jiyeon's back, even "married by accident", caused Dong Gun and Yoon Hee's careers and reputations to hit rock bottom. In particular, Jo Yoon Hee was shunned, had no new films, and had to take care of her children. These are said to be the reasons why this actress could not live peacefully and was haunted many times to the point of having nightmares every day. However, the story did not stop there.
Thinking that love regardless would help the couple's quick marriage to be more stable, but after 3 years together, both announced their divorce and even took each other to court. The reason was announced as the two people having too big a difference in personality. However, the public quickly found out the real reason behind it, and the most blameworthy character was Lee Dong Gun. The audience could not help but feel sorry for actress Jo because she buried her career because she married a heartless husband.
Many evidences from Lee Dong Gun's own statements to the sharing of both husband and wife contributed to denouncing this actor as ungrateful and not caring about his wife. He admitted that he did not remember his wedding day and had made his wife cry many times because of his grievance. This is also considered one of the reasons why Jo Yoon Hee does not feel happy, haunted even in her dreams.
After the divorce, Lee Dong Gun also expressed his regret, but it was too late. On the show My Little Old Boy, Lee Dong Gun opened up about his loneliness after divorcing his ex-wife: "There were 3 people living in the house before. But after my ex-wife and daughter left, the house was left with only me. The feeling was completely different from before and I felt very empty. Sometimes I didn't even want to go home anymore."
