Yulhee Takes a Stand: Legal Battle Unfolds with Choi Minhwan Over Custody, Support, and Shared Assets

After a prolonged silence following her divorce, Yulhee has decided it's time to exchange whispers for declarations as she prepares to file a lawsuit against her ex-husband, Choi Minhwan. It's a twist worthy of a soap opera, don’t you think? On November 4, the former Laboum member strutted into the Seoul Family Court, armed with an application for mediation that seeks to change the custody arrangements for her son and twin daughters. No more quiet acquiescence; it seems Yulhee is ready to reclaim her narrative, along with a fair share of what once belonged to her.

Once, she thought it noble to step aside, believing that giving up her claim to custody would provide her kiddos with a “realistic” upbringing. After all, the world has enough drama without being painted as the “bad mother," right? But the universe has a funny way of throwing a wrench in that kind of thinking. Following some not-so-flattering reports that cast her in a less-than-stellar light—as if she had fled from the sanctity of family life—Yulhee took to her YouTube platform like a knight in shining armor, ready to defend her honor. She didn’t hold back; instead, she revealed her trump card, exposing Minhwan for the cheating husband he was.

In a video that could make an entire network's reality show blush, she unveiled audio recordings that depicted her ex-lover contacting a broker to meet service girls—a white-knuckled twist of “whoops, did I say that?” during what some might call a marital crisis. And as if that wasn’t shocking enough, she narrated tales of his disrespectful antics that left the audience gasping—instead of him being the sweet prince, she was left humiliated in front of her in-laws. One moment, he was her partner, and the next, an auditioning villain for a melodrama.

But there’s more. Not only is Yulhee gearing up for a legal showdown, but Minhwan is also under a magnifying glass for potential violations of the Prostitution and Sexual Violence Punishment Act—yes, you read that right. It appears that even the bravest knights have their dark secrets. Following these shocking revelations, Minhwan retreated from the spotlight, stepping back from all broadcasts, including the darling of family programming, “The Return of Superman.”

In the end, this saga might well be the kind of story that leaves us all questioning who plays the hero and who wears the villain's mask. And isn't that the essence of life and love? A beautifully messy painting filled with strokes of irony, heartbreak, and the dramatic turn of fate?