**[Exclusive] “KakaoTalk Opened Pandora’s Box”… The Details of Park Ji-yoon and Choi Dong-seok’s Divorce (Transcript)**
[Dispatch | Jeju=Kim So-jung and Koo Min-ji] To conclude, the main issue is not the lawsuit over adultery.
More than anything, Mr. X, who has been pointed out as Park Ji-yoon’s affair partner, has been her friend for 20 years. Choi Dong-seok already knows him well. He is well aware that the lawsuit itself is unfounded.
Who is the woman pointed out as Choi Dong-seok’s affair partner, Y? Choi Dong-seok revealed, “We met after the divorce mediation; it has nothing to do with the divorce.” If his claim is true, this too may not proceed.
The divorce between Park Ji-yoon and Choi Dong-seok cannot be summarized in one word. It encompasses all aspects of physical and mental conflict, including verbal abuse, violence, suspicion, surveillance, threats, insults, humiliation, and criticism.
Where did things go wrong? Choi Dong-seok pointed to December 31, 2022. It was the day he secretly looked through Park Ji-yoon’s phone. Simply put, he opened Pandora’s box of defamation.
Park Ji-yoon described it as an explosion of 10 years. The turning points she mentioned were November 25, 2022 (LA trip) and July 13, 2023 (business meeting). She explained that she could no longer endure the repeated suspicion, nitpicking, and sneers.
They got married in 2009. They lived together for 15 years and had two children. Now, they are at war. There are hundreds of reasons for their fights. (Adultery is not the reason for the divorce.)
‘Dispatch’ met with Choi Dong-seok and Park Ji-yoon more than twice each. They exchanged countless phone calls and messages. It was impossible to sort things out. Their views were too different.
Ultimately, the conclusion was to reveal their last fight on October 13, 2024. All the reasons they could no longer continue together were in that day’s war.
(The couple has two children. The reason we hesitated to report during the past two months of investigation was because of them. However, at some point, rumors turned into facts. The couple wanted the reasons for their divorce to be properly known. Therefore, they are releasing the materials based on their last fight.)
**1. Attack**
**Choi Dong-seok**: Don’t say things like I showed signs, or I targeted on Instagram.
**Park Ji-yoon**: People are commenting on your Instagram captures uploaded in the community; that’s why I’m speaking up.
**Choi Dong-seok**: More than 15 people you talked about it with.
**Park Ji-yoon**: Did those people let the whole nation know? Did they upload it for the community to see?
**Choi Dong-seok**: Let’s not talk about that.
**Park Ji-yoon**: Is private conversation the same as public announcement? Should I point out what’s not a fact?
**2. Suspicion**
**Choi Dong-seok**: Listen! The junior who saw you meeting a guy at the café last time has done that.
**Park Ji-yoon**: Yeah, okay.
**Choi Dong-seok**: But he captured and sent it to me, asking if it’s alright that you meet with a guy.
**Park Ji-yoon**: Isn’t it weird for him to think that way?
**Choi Dong-seok**: But it can be seen as you fooling around from his perspective. That’s what I’m saying.
**Park Ji-yoon**: Did I go on a date with that guy? I just had a coffee with him as he was leaving the company and wanted to thank me. Am I meeting a guy for that? Was I the only one in the business opening party picture? Did I drink there? Did it happen at night?
**Choi Dong-seok**: It might have seemed like you were playing around from his view. That’s what I’m trying to say.
**Park Ji-yoon**: Isn’t it that he assumed that because he didn’t know I was invited to a business opening by the representative? Can’t you explain to the junior that it was a business-opening event?
**Choi Dong-seok**: I didn’t even address it with him.
**Park Ji-yoon**: Not saying a word makes it seem strange, right? Am I asking you to shield me? What do you want me to do?
**Choi Dong-seok**: Listen up. Also—
**Park Ji-yoon**: No. It’s not conveying a junior’s thoughts. By passing on his thoughts, you’re saying, ‘I agree with the junior.’
**Choi Dong-seok**: I’m also upset.
**Park Ji-yoon**: Why are you upset?
**Choi Dong-seok**: Can’t you not attend that event?
**Park Ji-yoon**: No, I can’t not attend.
**3. Tuition**
**Choi Dong-seok**: I said I would handle B’s tuition from now on. And I learned you paid some already. But you whined about not having A’s tuition.
**Park Ji-yoon**: That wasn’t whining. You said, “I made 200 million from joint purchasing. Is joint purchasing that easy that you need to boast? Also, I won’t give you any money.” So I replied, “If you have money, I’ve paid B’s tuition. Please pay A’s by the deadline.”
**Park Ji-yoon**: But then you suddenly sent me 8 million won. So I said, “What’s 8 million won? I won’t take that,” and you responded, “After asking for tuition, won’t you take it?” That’s when I said, “Tuition isn’t 800, but close to 3,000.”
**Choi Dong-seok**: Forget it, forget it. Just set aside tuition. I gave you money. You could use it for living expenses or academy fees.
**Park Ji-yoon**: I asked for tuition, whenever you have the means. Am I asking for living expenses? I’m telling you to pay A’s tuition on time.
**Choi Dong-seok**: Then why bring up living expenses?
**Park Ji-yoon**: I didn’t ask for living expenses. If you hate me meeting people, hate business meetings, hate attending opening events, just create a setup where I stay home entirely! Or, allow me to hire someone to handle the household, so I can go out.
**Choi Dong-seok**: I will handle it, starting now.
**Park Ji-yoon**: It’s too late now. Why do it after these tough years have passed…
**4. Inner Wounds**
**Park Ji-yoon**: Why didn’t I take the 800 or 1,000 you tossed over like charity?
**Choi Dong-seok**: Was it charity I sent you? I sent it irrespective of wedding anniversaries.
**Park Ji-yoon**: Regardless of my financial condition, when deposits came in, I paid kids’ tuition by the deadline and lived. Even when I couldn’t pay my taxes, I used my card to pay in installments.
**Choi Dong-seok**: You took care of your taxes, bought your car, and sent money to me whenever it suited you. Claiming you contributed more to the household is factual. And then you said, “Give back the 30 million won given to clear your mother’s debt.”
**Choi Dong-seok**: When did I say, “Give it back”?
**Park Ji-yoon**: You definitely said that.
**Choi Dong-seok**: You said you’d give it back because it was prideful.
**Park Ji-yoon**: You said, “Pay back your mother’s debt of 30 million won.” And when I said I’d pay it back, you bragged that “No one pays back money taken by someone else” and tore me apart.
**Park Ji-yoon**: Can you imagine taking money from a husband who demands payback for his mother’s debt? 800? 1,000? I don’t need money thrown at me according to your convenience when you can’t even pay tuition on time. If you do, do your share right.
**Choi Dong-seok**: From now on, I will do half.
**Park Ji-yoon**: From now on?
**Choi Dong-seok**: I’ll pay B’s tuition.
**Park Ji-yoon**: Stop talking about what’s not yet come. Do it, then boast. Admit what you haven’t done until now, and then talk after paying.
**5. Meeting**
**Choi Dong-seok**: I told you I couldn’t pay tuition; that’s why I opposed sending to an international school. You sent them.
**Park Ji-yoon**: That’s why I suggested we move to Seoul midway.
**Choi Dong-seok**: You pledged to be responsible in Jeju.
**Park Ji-yoon**: Yes, I’ve taken responsibility, so let your wife work. Meet or not meet business staff. Arrive or depart at a certain time.
**Choi Dong-seok**: Your statements always change. You said the man was a business employee before.
**Park Ji-yoon**: Yes, the business employee. S company employee, luxury brand employee. I clearly stated the business staff member from S company.
**Park Ji-yoon**: Look, you are nitpicking over meanings; is that a fact? Then call the person in charge, verify if the person left or not with your junior. Why do we need such a conversation? That’s why you’re sick.
**Choi Dong-seok**: It’s not about the male (employee) being the issue, it’s whether it is work-related or not!
**Park Ji-yoon**: It is related to my work.
The argument continues with them continuously having differing views and values, leading to their final decision to divorce. The conversation includes various points of contention such as suspicions, personal attacks, and financial misunderstandings, all while exhibiting underlying unresolved emotional conflicts.
The couple struggled through a series of personal disagreements, ultimately resulting in an irreparable breakdown of their marriage, marked by a significant emotional gulf and misunderstandings on both sides.